SHIPPING.

POET OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS.

E^anison, p.s., Mundle, from Wangarei.

ARRIVAL OF THE SAMSON.

The p.s. Samson, which has been detained at Wangarei for several days with boisterous weather, arrived in harbour this morning. She left Wangarei Heads at 7 o'clock last n'.ght, and at 3 a.m. had to anchor, the weather being very dirty. At daybreak, still raining heavily, proceeded, and arrived in harbour at 7 a.m. She brings 16 pa^sengeis ; 30 cases produce, and 6 tons gum.

COMMERCIAL.

Eyeksng Stab Office, Friday afternoon. Mes-r3. E. end H. Isaacs' boot and shoe auction sale yesterday was fully attended. Bid ding was fpir, considering the glutted state of the market. Prices were quite up to what WP9 anticipated, but not high enough to remu nerate the importer. About £300 worth of boots, leather, and boot uppers was disposed of.

SHARE MARKET.

Me. Stevens' Repoet.—There has been a fair business doing in gold mining shares dur ing the week, and there is evidence of in creased confidence in the permanent valua of mining property. The chief fluctuation in price has bsen in the Cale Jonian sbaves, which, after falling as low as £46 with div., advanced, almost at once to £60 ex div. This company paid on the 23rd in3lant a dividend of £G per shore (£2800), and the Thames Gold Mining Company havo declared a dividend payable on Monday next of £1 per share (£5000). Business done : Caledonians, £50 to £60, ex div.; Thames, £10 to £10 155., ex div. j Junction, £1 ; Cential Itply, 10s. to los. ; Waitemata, £1 2s. 6d. ; Nonpareil, £3 17s. 6d.; Toobeys, £6 to £7. —Prysent quoJations : Coliforniar.s, £G0 to £62. ; Thames, £11 to £11 10?. ; Waitemata, £1 to £1 ss. ; Non parc'l, £3 15s. to £4 ; Central Italy, 12s. to 15s. ; Cure, 7d. 6.1. to 83.; Junction, £1 to £1 10i.; Moanata'ri, £1 ss. to £1 10s. ; All Nations, £4 to £4 55.; Long Drive, £12 to £13.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will dose as under :— For Thames, this day, at 4 p.m., and 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow it 8.30 a.m., and 4 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thames, this day, at 4 p.m. For Tauradga and Opotiki, per Tauranga, to morrow, at 9 a.m. For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per 5.9. Hero, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne will be received at this office till 10.30 a.m. For "Wangarei, &c., per p.s. Sanason, to morrow, at 5 p.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, Biitish 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, Eegistered 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. The rates of postage to bo charged in New Zep'and on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will in the future be as follows : —Letters: Wot exceeding §oz., 9d. ; exceeding £oz. and not exceeding loz., Is. 6d.; and so on—9d for every additional \oz. or fraction of £oz. Newspapers : Under 4oz. each, 4d. ; for every additional 4oz, 4d. Books and Pattern Parcels : Not exceeding loz., 2d.; exceeding loz. and not exceeding 20z., 4d. ; exceeding 2oz. and not exceeding 40z., 7d.; exceeding 4oz. and not exceeding Boz., Is. 2d.; and so on—ls. 2d. for every ■dditional Boz. or fraction of Boz. S. B. Bias, 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: — Saturday, February 25 : fclessr3. H. Gilfillan and W. Graham. Monday, February 27 : T. Henderson and J. H. Home. Tuesday, February 28 : Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 1 : H. M. Jervia and S. Kempthorne. Thursday, March 2 : T. B. Kenderc^ne and J. S. Maefarlano. Friday, March 3 : J. May and E. Isaacs. Saturday, March 4 : G. M. Mitford and H. Morrow.

DEATHS

Berbidoe. —On the 21th instant, the infant son of the late Mrs. Berrldge, aged two weeks. The funeral will leave its father's residence, John street, Dedwood, to-morrow (Saturday), at i o'clock p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1871.

Aftee the fiasco of last night, in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, it might seem as if it were idle to at tempt to infuse life into that institu tion. We hare tried to do so, and we shall not cease striving until the public will have wrested the Institute out of the hands of the clique who for several years have continued by a ruse to elect themselves to the management, and have degraded the .institute to a position of chronic uselessness. A dozen persons assembled last nigbt as representing the membership. The smallness of the attendance may be charged against the indifference of the public ; and much was attempted to be made of that apathy manifested iv nobody nominating candidates save the three worthies, who acted by the direction of what was well described by a speaker as the " power behind the scenes." But who has produced that indifference in the public ? who has choked off hundreds, and so sick ened them with the incivility and dis agreeableness, and the absolute Hfe lessness that characterise every thing connected with the Institute, that it is left to itself? "Who is it but the committee of management that is responsible for the inefficiency and the I'npopx^arity of any institution ? It is a!. 1, very well to taTk of the public being indifferent. The public is never indifferent when it is well served—when its feelings are con sulted, and its tastes and wants grati fied. But when, year after year, a few men, f 'om interested motives, taking rdvantage of their own knowledge of the ri°es of the Institute, and of the natural forgetfulness of the pub lic, hush up their preceedings in silence, and without giving the smallest chance to tae public, without notice or iut''mation of any kind, at the very latest moment nomi nate themselves to the management, and then insult the members, as on last night, by asking them to come and give their sanction to the choice, we cannot wonder that the public simply turns aside and passes on its way. The Auckland Mechanics' Institute, with the exception of a library and news-room, is not fulfilling one of the functions of a Mechanics' Institute. And even these two departments are characterised by r ipleasant ness, uncleanliness, and mcir^ity, which have turned many away in disgust. JSTo classes, no lectures; neither science nor art, nor even rational and harmless entertainment receives encouragement. The hall which should be devoted to the pur poses of members, and for which it was built, is devoted to questionable purposes, while readers are crowded into little stifling rooms where " no speaking allowed" is insultiugly en forced. While all the time the same managers stealthily lay their plans to continue their hold on office, and perpetuate the worthlessness of the Institute, by taking advantage of the indifference and apathy which they have themselves produced. It is a gratuitous insult to charge the mem bers with apathy as the cause of the non-success of the Institute, and, worst of all, as the cause of the ne glect in nominations. Those interested in perpetuating the abuses of the Institute purposely kept the intended nominations secret, it was the busi ness of the committee to have en lightened the members on a matter of such importance, as is done to the members of every other institution. And that was not done, simply because it was not intended that the public should interfere with the possession of power and the perpetuation of abuse. We do not charge all the office-bearers of the lustitute with be ing participants in the discreditable ruse, but we do charge them with con niving at it ; and in accepting office as the result of its success, they are equally censurable with the plottars themselves. The principle of public

nomination contained in Mr. Kiiby's motion was capable of being canned out in various ways, but the growl of c l:ssent with which the mo tion was rejected showed that the majority of the twelve present had come to the meeting with no intention that the cobwebs should be swept out of the Mechanics' Institute. "We re gret the result of last night's meeting. It is such a disregard of the character of openness and straightforwardness that should characterise a public insti tution that it augurs ill. for the Insti tute. The suggestion was made that a public meet:ng of mem bers could rescind the action of last night. It was, doubtless, -'nteuded that the suggestion should be inoperative, save to lay pre sent excitement ; we sh?. 11 take care that it prove a liv'ttg re ality. This jouivaol was chajpged with personal am'mosivf, in haft/^g severely criticised the action taken in connectiou with the Institute. "We disclaim all such feeJmg: we have never had such, nor grounds for such—so far as we are aw?re. But we regard the conduct of the Institute, ri its present hands, as an abuse—inoperative for the right pi'rooses of a literary aud scientific institution, and nee^essly offensive to its members As such, we

have criweised it; nor shaH we cease our effoi £s until it 's wrested r>oin the hfids of the clique by which it is at present abused, and its advantages and enjoyments placed withm reach of the people, in as far as they are disposed to qualiftr themselves for a share in. its piivi i leges.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

ANNUAL MEETING-.

The annual meeting of members of tbe Mechanics' Institute nas held last niiht, in the Hall. The President (Mr. Whit aker) occupied the cliair. There were twelve members present. The Secretary read the annual repo.i; and balance-sheet. After some discussion, the moilon of Mr. Kirby, of which notice was given last year, for the purpose of doing away with secret nominations of office-bearers, was put aud rejected, and the meeting pro ceeded to eiect the Prosident, Vice-Pre sident, and twelve members of committee. Those already nominated, to the number corresponding to the seats to be-filled, were formal'y proposed and elscted. It wasiriderstoodthatapublic meeting might subsequently be held, at which those so ele3ted could be cal'ed on to resigu, aud pq opportunity given to the members pubJicly'o express a voice in the election. After tbe consideration of various other subjects the meeting separated. The fo'low'ng are the names oi the office be.—'ers: —President, Fjederick WHtaker, Ksq. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. P. A. Pl-i;ps and James George; Treasurer, M.v. n'oderick McEay ; members of com mittee, Messrs. J. McGowan, Alfred A. Smith, John W. Diddams, Jetnes Sere right, C. H. Mclntosh, W. J. CawkwcH, J. H. Bpvas, P. Darby, John Price, WiUiam Gregory, Dr. Bayntua, and Dr. StockweJ'.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Fbiday. [Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., E.M.] Deeexded Cases. Wilson v. Ley..—Claim £3 16s. — Mr. Brock for tho plaintiff, Jand Mr. Wynn for the defendant.—The money sought to be recover: 1 was advanced, to the defendant, for the pir pose of bis getting a benefit at the ParneU Hall. The affair was a loss, pnd the money had not baen since re turned.—A nonsuit was recorded. Nathan t. Eodgkrs.—Chr-n £20, dam age for trespass.—Judgment for plrimVff, £5 ss. U^DEiEyiJEi) CAS23.—Judgments for plain tiffs:—Ellyv. Charlei O'Biien, £4 6i. sd. ; Poach v. Heary Mason, £10. . Cases A^oou^ued. —Eaton andDewolf v. Burke; Wells v. Euker ; Smale v. &olden Horn Gold Mining Company, to be reheard on the 3rd of March. • Noxsuit.—Niccol v. Wrllaoe and Jones. The Court adjourned shortly after twelve o'clock. „•

POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY.

[Before Dr. Home and E. Isarss, Eiqs., Justices.] DauNKSSNE-s.—Win. Swanson, second of fence, fiaed 10s.; Jame3, a Kanaka, third offence, seven days' imprisonment. La"2Cj£NY.—G-eorge Hesford, chrvgel with the abo7e offence, —Mr. Joy appended for the prisoner, and pleaded guilty.—The Benuh sentenced pr'soner to three months' impison raent. MEG-IT OT£D AXD CEIMIXiI CHILDREN'S Act.—Johu Smith, a little boy, was bibught before the Cou"t, chrrged by Constable Evers with wanderl jg about the streets.—The Bench ordered the lad to be pla3ei v\ the Indistrial School, Fori Britomart, the father to con tribute 2s. 6d. per week towards h'.z suppoii. —The Cou: t then rose.

Tbe Waugarei Begatta has been postponed till Monday the 6th proximo. The annnal public tea-meeting of the Auck land Sunday School Union will be held ia the Rooms of the Young Men's Christian Asiocia tion, this evening'; tea on the table at 6.30 p.m. The annurl meeting of the Eureka Q-old Mining Company will be held th's evening at the Greyhound Hotel, at7o'clock. In consequence of the unfavourable ■weather the prise filing for the second district isige;n I ostponed to the following dates : F'i-s! set, Saturday 25th insfc., at 9 a.m., second set Monday 27th iust., at 9 a.m.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OTTE OWN COBitESPONDENT.]

THE THAMES.

THIS DAT,

THE CALEDONIAN.— 3 CWP. SPECIMENS TO-DAY. NOJS; PABEIL. —150 LBS. THIS MOENING-. THE CALIFOENIAN. THE SHAKE MAEFET. 2 p.m. The Caledonian bave taken out this morning three hundredweight of very rich specimens from the low level, aud the mine looks as good as ever. The Nonparei 1 have broken out one hundred and fifjj pounds of exceeding ly rich specimens this morning. The Guy Fawkes curbing of six tons yielded five ounces. The Californian tributors have lodged twenty-five ouui-3s to-day. The share market; is dull. Cale donians are offered at £60; Non pareils have sold at £3 10s.; Waifce matas, 18s.; Junctions, 20s. and 225. ; West Coasts, ss. 6d.; Unas, 14s. ; Shotovers, 7s. No sa^ for other stock.

THE LATEST.

NONPAEEIL CRUSHING,

3 p.m. The Beach Claim crushing is com pleted. 39 tons yielded 201 ounces.

TheNonpariel wi'l commence crush ing to-day, with L.renfcy-six head of stirnps, on genera 1 sfcoff, of which they have about 150 tons ready. On Mon day the large quantity of rich speci mens on hand wi M bo put through the Kuranui's single stamper. About 200 lbs of specimens have come out to day.

The Caledonian is tak'ng out mag nificent stvff.

THE THOUSAND OUNCES GOLD FROM THE THAMES.

The s.s. Golden Crown brought up from the Thame3 last evening 10,023 ounces of gold for the Bank of New Zealand

THE MATRIMONIAL NEWS.

(FBOM THE " SFECTATOB.") The l'ttle boys who started out of the mud when the Echo was born to sell that paper, and who constilute a'ready a feature in Lon don )'fe, p~e getting overloaded with odd publications. They are not bed little though they iright pay more respect to civili zation in the matter of breeches, and have not quite pi adequate sense of the dignity of labour, ha\ing advised a vei/ advoit method of beg o lng. They don't beg, they despise that: but if a " black," that is pn individual in broad cloth, buys an Echo and stops for his change, they suggest in the most insinua ting of whines that he had better ta'ce two copies, a hvit on which ho often 8 3ts by walking off without Ms copper, whereupon tholutle salesman winks, exultlngly executes a war dance, and if we are not utterly mistaken, proceeds to some kind of a division of spoil, the financial principle of which we should ex ceedingly l;ke to understand. However the " Echo boy :> is not a bad Hfclle fel'ow, though troublesome; he always does give change "if you ask for it; he is never insolent, considering himself in the light of a tradesman and you bis customer ; and he ha 9 a notion of keopiug b's capital moving, which inspires vivid hopes as to hisfinancirl future. If he would only leave offselling illustrated papers, al< legs aud gar ters vilely draw,), he might become quite a respectable institution. Turning over nine penced three times a day, as some of these children do, is hard work, and it is hardly the fault' of a chid at seven yenrs of age that he makes such a profit out of the very doubt ful publications included v, Ith" :a his stock-in trade. Eecently he has taken t, selling.alt plong the Strand a publication called the Matrimonial News, which we advise any reader cuvlous in sociil oddities t, buy and lock up for a gonerafon. It wi'l then bo worth money to pny histoiiun or man curious in customs, who will doubtless base on it very learued end very erroneous ideas as to the manners of the English in 1870. It is a very little paper, not by my meeus too well printed, costing 2d, filled with advertisements alone, and with advertisements of one kind alone, namely, people who want to be raaivied ; yet it is, as far as we can gather, perfectly "respectable." There is no trace in it of New York Herald ways, noue of the advertisements of assignations, or demands for mistresses which thatjouvanl in its colutriu of " personp.V 1 does not, or recently d'd not, scruple to publish. The editor, perhaps instmietcd by some experience iv the NorJh ofEnglpnd, where most respectable journals have been compelled to give way to an incessant demand, seems to have formed a notion that t>n enor mous number of persons of both sexes me

inclined to rnrr 7, aud cannot get nia::ied for want of introduction-. He accordingly mates introductions the purpose of bis paper, tnvas it into a kind of Matrimonial Exchange pnd Barter Gazette, or as lie put 3 it, " a journel devoted to the promotion of Mairiage and Conjugal Felicity;" and he succeeds. Week after week the papers comes out, -with one page filled by a wasky feui'.'eton —usua^y full of vulgar abuse of rearriage, but otherwise unobjectionable,—and of old news, end seven pages of advertisements from people who wont to get married. It is quite impossible that these seven pages e.~ c filled wltb. clirnsy jokes, that anybody should be fool enough. 1o spend his money in circulating a paper which, as a joke, would not sell, f.nd as a paper could not be read, and there 13 no thing in them to attract any but those in terested. I'any value is to be attached to intern rl cv.den"?, the advertisements are genuine ; and if they are genuine, hundreds of men and women in this London of ours adveiiise for wives and husbands in the most direct style, in a badly-p;inted little paper, sold by ragged little boys up and down the Strand. What do they do it for ? We repeat, for it is eesentie! to our puvpose, there is no tra^e fn the Matrimonial Neivs of any improper or illicit purpose whatever. The paper itself, though vulgar, is es clean as Islington could desire, admissable in any family under any theory of manners j and in the three numbers before us, out of many hundred edverliee meuts, only two even suggest a doubt as to their purpose and those two may be, and posibly are, as honest as the remainder. The mass of advei tisements, if we can judge at 9.11 of such documents, are honest, thick skinned advertisements for goods—namely, husbands and wives — inserted by people who rea"'y want the avcicles they pro fess to want. Wuy do they want them, or rather, why do they adopt this singular means of rnak'ug known their want ? That a s.ray man here and there should be so cut off u'om society by circumstances, or habits, or temperament as to welcome the Matrimonial Newi as a method of introduction i 3 easily conceivable, and that a pprt'.cula" class of women should be tempted by it we can, with out much effoit, believe. The world at largo scarcely knows how life, iv the nvddle class, sometimes closes up, how utterly without s quir'nt^'ico, or ■"riends, or change a family of girls may be. The father is, perhaps, a retir ing miin, the mother content with home, the tone of the house evangelical, aud the whole house, consequently, as secluded as ?£ its in mates were vowed to some Order. The pro portion of girls, too, who not only never ran »y, but never receive sn offer, is now so vevy fe"*e^t, the well-known dispouty of the sexes being mainly in one class, that we can scarcely wonder at any effort, however outre, to widen the area of chance ever so little. We csm perfectly imagine an exceptional effoifc to break up that 9tate of affairs by breaking through, rules ; but it is not equally easy to divrie why men, presumably educated cid able to niariy, should in Bcores be driven, or allow themselves to be driven by others, tro so unusvial and iuipei&et a device. There have been dozen?, we spe^k literally, of ad vertisements from clergymen, professionals, well-to-do people of a" sorts and kinds, in the Matrimonial News. What, for example, can be the meaning of this advertisement ?—

" A gentlenipn holding tlie rank of Major in the Indian army, having on income of £1200 per annum, wishes to meet with a lpdy, aged from 25 to 30, who would not object to go to India in a fesr months. She must be a lady by bl' ih and education, musicf 1, of an affectionate disposition, who could appreciate a kind husband, with private me-ns, which would be settled on herself. As this ; i a lon-x fide advertisement, every inquiry will be accorded to the family solicitor." The Major may bo a little getting into years, but an Indian Major ought not to be above 45, and majors of that age are not habitually rejected by women of 30, with no objection to go out to India. What brings lrm down to an advertisement which, though in itself unobjectionable, is, after all, a very stupid mode ef avoiding rather than securing the privilege of selection ? Or, supposing the advertisement genuine, what can by possibility be the meaning of this ? " A gentleman aged 37, barrister-at-law, hold? ig a very important appointment (up wprds of £1500 a year) in jl.M.'s Civil Ser vice, aid having early prospects of yet higher distinction, would be happy to correspond with any lady (not a widow), who would appreciate a really good husband. This a lvertisemont being genuine, the -advertiser will afford the utmost facility for p.ny inqui"y through the agency of solicitors." Just reflect for a moment what the English middle-clr^s is like, what hundreds of givls there must be in it who, if that advertiser is not rnendurably hideous, or utterly tainted in character, or subject to some equal dis qualification, would be only too happy to be the objects of bis choice. We venture to say he bos only to go to 9ny county town in England, fo tell anybody who knows his position, no matter how d'stant an acquaint ance, his object, and he w'U be overwhelmed with iui 'oductions to g'Hs much n:cer than a iy he is at p..l likely to come across by ad vertisement. But still he advertises. At least that is the statement of the editor, who follows up firs bn't with one st'U mor6 tempting :— "A young merchant in Manchester, aged twenty-four, and having a comfortable income, wsuts to settle. He would like a young lady about twenty, fair and nice looking ; must be of good family, and well educated." Manchester man of twenty-fouv, and com fortable income, advertising for a wife ! The tlv.ag looks impossible, yet'there it is, with no appearance about ie of invention or design to swind'e. Fere Is another of the most business "ke k Jnd :— "A gentleman, aged about fifty, and having an income of about £500 a-yeai*, "would like to eoi/espoud with some lady of suitable age and position." And another, in which theadveitiser positively belongs to the olp-js most " run after'1 by mar rigeable ymng women in the whole country, is a man who has only to pick and choose among the embroidered sappers sent to h;m : " A clergyman, aged 28, with a rice living, good residence, nnd well corncct.ed, wishes to roa.y, and would like to correspond with a young laly under 30 yeau of age, aud havin» some property of her own." ' A clergyman, W, da'-k, handsome, age 1 about 30, whose present ; 'icome is £150, would J'';o to coirespond with a loveable lady, from 20 to 35 ycii'-a of ago, with some means in her own r:ght. He would like to exchange cartes with 747 or 491."

Orllrs:— ' "A gentleman, aged 35, highly connected and in bu*; uess as a wine-merchant, would lit' io coiTespond with some lady under 30. JT lias a good income, and a private country house." Or this:— " A. young gentleman, 27, Christian prnci. pies, highly respected, good appearance, and beplthy, would l;ke to correspond witli a sen sible young lady, with a T.".evr to matrhnonv" Will No. 821ob'''ge?" °ny< We have taken b?1 these almost at random from a pmgle number of the Matrimonial Keitis, 29th October, and we agah ask, who can these men be Pls there someth;-jg against each of them, or is it rer'ly the fact that there are hundreds of men in England with means to mnvry, occupying positions which girls y\ t who have notthe couvjge, or the opportunity' or the acquairtance to enable them t; choow for themselves ? Wi'ich of these things, in a society choked wi'h young women who onght to be mf rrled, end pom the overplus of thei numbers never w:'l be, is it that is lackiigp After much consideration, the w Iter is com. peUed to confess that he is utterly at halt, that no answer really satisfies Fs mind. A f?;end near h-m euggests that there ere bash ful yoirig men ?n the world; but, pfor a 1!, a man who advertises for a bride coiresponds with her, meets her at the office of the Matrimonial 2feivs, and com mences conversation by a tacit betrothal, can hardly be seriously troubled with that disease. T There is no harm that we know of in that -- mode of obtaiuing aa introduction, even on the womau's side, nor do wo precisely see why it should be so constantly pronounced immo dest. Young women do wish to many, and in saying co they break through nothing but an extremely tbm, aid on the whole, very' ' worthless conventionality. But then it is for both parties such on extremely stupid and unreasonable mode of seeking their end, in volv'.ng a possibility oi scrapes, a certainty either of limited choice or of mo3t mortifying refusals. The mode is especially stupid as regards the mau. A woman's choice is plwayg more or less Umitrd, extending at the utter most only to those who a3k her; bnt.the. " beneficed youug clergyJien of 30, with dork whiskers, and 5 feet 10 inches," has tke whole world before him in which to make his own selection, yet he advertises here. "We had intended to draw up on account of the almost equally curious qualifications de manded by the applicants to the Matrimonial News, but, afier all, it is not worth while, Three leading points only may be noted. The woman seldom asks anything in her future lover except means to marry, and " kindness," of which, by the way, his answer can give her no idea whatever, the following being almost typical advertisements : — " A young lady, age 25, well-coniected, accomplished, and of good appearance, would correspond with a gentleman hav:ng meaus to maintain a wife. She ha 3no property, but j is of an affectionate disposition, and would devote herself to the interests of a kind husband." " A young lady, under 25, of good familyl and education, amiable, cheerful, warni" hearled, and loreablc, would like to oonres*--' pond with some gentleman with comfortable means, willing to marry a lady on the basis of love only. She has no money."

THE EVENING STA.R, FEBRUARY 24, 1871.



WHO has kept constantly at work all through the bad times Two Working Jewellers making up Colonial Jewellery ? — Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO baa kept constantly at work two Workmen cutting Greenstone and Thames Quartz ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has the largest and only assortment of Quartz Brooches, Earrings, Pins, Studs, and Slee c Links ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has always on hand Quartz Speci mens for sale ? — Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has the largest assortment of Green stone Drops, Earrings, Breast Pins, Stu3d, Sleeve Links, &c, &c, &c. ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON, Manufacturer of Green stone and Quartz Jewe.'lery. WHO can't pay his debts, having over stocked himself with Colonial Jew eller ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. Then come and help him out and give him a turn, if you hay« any money. Highest price charged and abatement made.



GEOEGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer & Commission Agent, COK2TEK OF QUEEN & WYNDHAM-STEEETS. EEGISTEE! REGISTER! T7IOBMS OP CLAIMS TO VOTE MAY BE HAD AT TH3 OFFICE OF THIS PAPER. PRICE ONE PENNY.



WANTED KNOWN—That Comfortable BOARD and RESIDENCE can be procured at Mrs. Bilisok's, Prospect Houm; Hobson-street, within two doors of St. Mat thaw's Church. WANTED TO SELL—"A Treatiae on the Grain Marketa," "How to Make Money," &c. —Address, one month after date, enclosing 12 stamps, " Alberta," Post-office, WANTED— A GENERAL SERVANT. —Apply to Mrs. Shokt, Remuera. WANTED, by J. FORD, Tailor, 245, Upper Queen-street, Two Really Good Female Workers.—Apply at omce. WANTED KNOWN, that Hook* Oixiff, and Co's Celebrated Bottled Stout and Light Bitter Ales, recommended by the Faculty, can only be had wholesale tt'tbi Golden Crown Brewery, Wellesley-stnet East. The trade and families supplied-. ;* WANTED TO PURCHASE—A Good SEWING MACHINE.—AddrewB., Stab Office. MINING STOCK WANTED. WANTED TO PUROHASE- Thanies G. M. Shares Nonpareil ' , W'eitemata Tobkey Long Drire Caledonian ; Belfast Inverness .■ j',* Gas, Insurance, and Bank of"** Zealand Shares. ALEX. SAUNDERS, s - Stc3k and Share Brofc^ Queen-strwt



A TJCKLANDSUNDArSOHOOi j XX. UNION. The Annual Pnbl'c TEA MEETING of the AW» Union win be held in the rooms of the Young Men« Christian Association, THIS (FBTOAY) EVb« ING, February 24, 1871, at 6.30 p.m.; Rev. •&• »• Bbeb in the chair. _,„_, = Tickets, Is Gd each, ir-,v be had of Messrs. JUt"?i ham, B. Wayte, GlanvOlo and EHyett, SbaMWj Quaen-street; snd of the members of the Assoc.si-' Schools. '-' - - \ EUREKA. GOLD MININ& OOHPA^* THIS EVENIN& the Annua! MBKHBJ of the above Claim -will be held at we Greyhound Hotel, Auckland, at 1 fl^"** sharp. .A By order of the Director's. \ b. McDonald scott, \ Q-rahamstowJi^ 24th February, 1871. __^j, ... , , . ___^ KARANaAHAPE HIGHWAY BOAB^ WILL receive TENDERS up to 7P*» 24th init,.for FORMING-, PATtfft ETC., at the top of Newton Road. . R. H. STEVENSOS, . ' SecreWTv TJOARD and RESIDENOEfor • «JjJj| JL) uian in a private family, in Upper Vfu street. - For address, apply at th« Sl**V»