The Evening Star.

Vol. lI.—No. 370.]

AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1871.

[Price One Perm



NOETH SHOEE FERRY. I mIME TABLE OF THE P.S. X 'ENTERPRISE No. I.' I —. From From S Korth Shore, From Auckland. North Shore, Old Wharf. New Wharf. 7.0 a.m. 7.30 a.m. For Auckland 8.30 „ 9.0 „ 9.20 a.m. 9.30 „ 10.0 „ 11.30 „ 10.30 „ 11.0 „ 4.50 p.m. 11.40 „ 32.0 noon 6.0 „ 12.40 p.m. 1.0 p.m. 1.30 „ 2.0 „ 2.30 „ 3.0 „ FromAucHand 3.30 „ 4.10 ~ 11.0 a.m. 5.0 „ 5.30 „ 4.10 p.m. 6.0 „ 6.50 „ 5.30 „ At low spring tides the Old Wharf only. On Sunday, the first boat from North Shore is at 9.30 a.m. j from Aiickland, at 10 a.m. HOLMES, BROS. 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 the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa, the dates of 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. The Service will be performed by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the 'NEBRASKA/ 2143 Tons Register, 'NEVADA/ 2143 Tons Register, 'DAKOTA/ 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 be 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 all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, ia 24 days. Passen gers who may desire to 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 upoß 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., i Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870. TpOR LONDON DIRECT. The New Composite Clipper Ship 'CITY OF AUCKLAND,' Al 16 years at Lloyd's, Captain War. Ashby, will leave Auckland for London on THURS DAY, 30th March. For Freight or Passage apply to Captain Ashby, or board ; or, to CRUICKSHANK, SMART & CO., AgentSt Auckland, February 27,1871.



T>OSITIVELY FIRST SHIP FOE X LONDON. The Al 13 years Clipper Ship 'QUEEN BEE,' Captain E. G. Dent, is now receiving Cargo, and -will sail on WEDNESDAY, 29th March. Has first-rate accommodation for twenty passengers in the saloon andj sixteen in the steerage. Early application is necessary to secure passages. Apply to BROWN, CAMPBELL, & CO., Agents; Or to Captain E. G. DENT, On board. March 14, 1871. QTEAM TO THE THAMES. THE p.s. 'ROYAL ALFRED.* TIME TABLE. KJO3I AUCKLAND TO GEAIIAMSTOWN : Saturday, March 18, 4.30 o'clock afternoon PEOII ORAHAMSTOWN TO AUCKLAND : Friday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day FROM TAEAIHJ TO AUCKT.AM) : Saturday, March 18, 10.30 o'clock morning S. HAGUE SMITH. REGULAR STEAM COMMUNICA TION WITH FIJI. SYDNEY, AUCKLAND, & FIJI, Transhipping to any Port in the Australian Colonies by the A.S.N. Co.'s steamers. The s.s. 'JAMES PATERSON' F. Mookb, Commander, will leave Auckland fnr Fiji on or about Bfch April. For Freight or Passage apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. Til O X SYDNEY. The Favorite Regular Trader 'KATE, 1 will sail for the above port on TUESDAY, the 21at inst. For freight or passage applj to HENDERSON & MAOFARLANE. DR. C. F. FISCHER'S HOMOEOPATHIC INSTITUTE. MR. CHARLES W. SANDERS, HAVING succeeded Dr. C. F. Fischeb in his Practice, is at home for Consultation —Morning, from 9 till 1; Evening, 6 till 8." 215, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE CITY Kill. DAVIS & BROOKING, Sharebrokers Legal Managers, Commission and General Agents, Rent; and Debt Collectors, 6, Wyndham-street, Auckland. VENETIAN HOUSE, SHORTLAND- STREET. "TTENETIAN, WIRE GAUZE, and PER FORATED ZINC BLINDS made of any dimensions, in any number, and Wire Work in all its branches. Sent to any part of New Zealand. OLD BLINDS RENOVATED. M. HOBTON BUSBY, Manufacturer. IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER NOTICE. rpHE undersigned can Bupply SETS of X STRIPES (silver). JAS. CAMP, Junction of Queen and Grey-streets.



QUEEN-STREET WHARF. R. MOOR E, WINE, SPIRIT, AND BEER MERCHANT, AND IMPORTER. THE PUBLIC AND SHIPPING SDP PLIED WITH WINES AND SPIRITS OF FIRST QUALITY. MA RTE LL' S PA IE AND BROWN BRANDY Campbellton's Scotch Whiskey Fine Old Irish Whiskey Browning's Celebrated Old Tom Geneva Gin Fine Old Hum, 30 o.p. Curacoa Maraschino Cherry Cordial Cherry Brandy Orange Bitters Orange Boven German Bitters Strong Vinegar, for Pickling Walker's English Ginger Wine Sparkling Hock Champagne, pints and quarts Australian White and lied Wine BURTON ALE, 11s per dozen PORTER, 4-3 per gallon ; in botttle, 9s Gd per dozen The Trade supplied with khds. and qr.-casks. R. M. has on sale a small quantity of OLD PORT, of the finest quality that can be had in London. CROWN DISTILLERY! COLONIAL INMSTM !! Cawkwell's AUCKLAND DISTILLERY. mHE following are SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLE :— WHISKEY 3s. per bottle BRANDY 3s. 6d. „ ENGLISH ALE la. „ ENGLISH PORTER... Is. „ $§§" Every article guaranteed genuine at the PRINCE AETHUE HOTEL, HOBSON-STREET. WALTER DUDLEY, PROPRIETOR. AUCKLAND CEMETERY AND GENE RAL STONE WORKS. TAMES H. BUCHANAN, having resumed tl the trade, is prepared to execute orders for every kind of STONE WORK. Designs and prices forwarded to the country and ad joining provinces on application. Address :— AUCKLAND STONE WORKS, Corner of Victoria and Barrack-streets. TO BE LET, ON LEASE, nnHAT FIEST-CLASS HOUSE, in Napier, X Hawke's Bay, known as the " EMPIRE HOTEL;" splendid Billiard Room, Sample Rooms, and every convenience for carrying on a first-rate Hotel business. The present Pro prietor is retiring from the business. The Hotel does the largest business in the Province. For particular s, apply to the Proprietor, I .: G. H. SWAN, . " ■• i ■ Napier ; or, to E. & H. ISAACS, Fort-street. FOR SALE. THE STOCK and FIXTUEES of my Tobacconist Shop. P. H. LEWISSON. Auckland, March 8,1871.



ALL WHO DESIRE pENERAfL GROCERIES ■Oi' the best quality, at the lowest price, should call at THE JUNCTION STORE, 252, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. In consequence of the present depression, the proprietors of the People's Tea Warehouse, tave re- Eolvod to supply as under, for cash : — Best Oatmeal, 3d. lb. Soap, from 7d. per Bar ISest Rice, 31 1 lb. Salad Oil, 9d. per bottle Sugar, from 3d. lb. Matches, i)J. per dozen Mould Caudles, s}d. lb. Blue, Is. per lb. Starch, Gd. lb. Sperm, F. VV., Is. per lb. Tobacco, 4d. per cake, or 8?. lOd. per lb., and other articles too numerous to mention. CCFFEE GROUND OK' THE PREMISES, and pack-.d in air-tiglit canisters, from lib. upwards at Is. 4cl. lb. TEAS FOR THE MILLION. Good Useful Tea, Is. Ud- iN'o. 3 Ri.li Pekoe, full lb. flavoured, 3=. lb. No. 1 Concou Tea, 2< lb. No. 4, finest quality, 3s. No. 2 Fice Tea, 2s 6d. lb. Gd. lb. F. anil Co. never had a better selection of firat-class Teas, imported expressly for their retail trade, which will give satisfaction in price and quality to all who favour them with their orders. 2d. per lb. discount on the 6 lbs. of No. 2 Tea, and 3d. per lb. on the 61bs. of Nos. 3 and 4 Teas. Flour ahd Bran ,\t Mill Peicils. Quality of i.ll nrticles guaranteed. Orders promptly executed. Goods delivered. Remember t!:» Address — FRENCH & C 0., FAMILY GROCERS, THE PEOPLE'S TEA WAREHOUSE, 252, Queen-street, Auckland, Coaurcit of TVA KEI'IELD-STREET. ESTABLI HED 1860. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS HOYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND HIS EXCELLENCY SIR G. F. BOWEN. T) H. BARTLETT, PHOTOGRAPHER, CORNER OF QUEEN AND WELLES LEY-STREETS, Auckland. PATRONISE LOCAL INDUSTRY. OVENS! OVENS! OVENS! HBEBBBT H. SMITH'S IJATENT PORTABLE SMOKE-CON SUMING- OVENS are acknowledged by all to be the best and cheapest in the colony. Prices from 30b upwards. ® Note the Address—HlGS-H-STREET, opposite Rout's Store, and back of J. C. Morrin's, Grocer, Queen-street. Parties visiting the manufactory can inspect every article. N.B.—All kinds of Ovens made and re paired, Gasfltting and Spouting fixed, and machinery repaired. 10th February, 1871. N. B.— For sale, cheap, a Colebrook Dane Range. ■OEOWJU DISTILLERY, FORT BRITOMART. PURE WHISKEY, at 120. per gallon, duty paid. Also FINE PALE BRANDY, at 15s. per proof gallon, duty paid. Can be obtained, in quantities of two gal lons and upwards, at the Store, High-street. Terms —Cash on delivery. Kega charged for until returned. W. J. CAWKWELL, Vulcan Lane. NOTICE. MR. W. M. CHAPPELL is authorised to CANVAS for ADVERTISEMENTS for the Evening Stab. REED & BRETT, Proprietors,



THE LSTTLEJUSTPAH, NOTICE. SELLIN G OFF ! S BLLINa OPE ! GIVING UP BUSINESS. TO THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, HOTEL PROPRIETORS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE ABOUT TO FURNISH. HENEY PEOBEET Begs most respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Auckland and its vicinity that lie has decided, upon giving up business, and go into the Country for the purpose of Farming : therefore, he submits the whole of his Large and Well-selected Stock of CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE, AT He does this, believing that it will be better for parties to select the goods they may require at Auction Prices, without the incon venience of attending an Auction Sale. H. P. takes this opportunity of again thanking his numerons friends and the public generally for the very liberal support received during the nine years he has been in business in Auckland. The Premises to Let, oe foe Sale. Auckland, February 10, 1871. NEIL CAMPBELL Tailor end. Clothier, Q UEEN-STREO 1, OPPOPT'L'B THE MARKET RESERVE. BEGS to return thanks for past favors, and also to inii.nate to his friends and .he public LLul he has received a large assort ment of SUMMEE GOODS, and can execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that will defy competition. ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, 1 r lONS NO. 1 FINE SYDNEY BOISE -10 DUST 100 cases Johnson Bros.' Jar Jams 2 tons Prime Port Cooper Cheese 100 cases Lea and Perrins' Worcester Sauce 20 cases Morton's Pints Pickles 10 cases Taylor's Homoeopathic Cocoa 1 case Brewer's Isinglass 2 cases Nelson's Gelatine, assorted sizes 10 cases Harper Twelvetrees' Soap Powders &c, &c., &c. JOHN ROBERTON & CO., Durham-street. ICE! ICE! ICE! Q. GLEDHILL, MINERAL WATER MANUFACTORY, Wellesley-sircet, BEGS to inform the public that he he has added the manufacture of ICE to the business he has hitherto been carrying on, and is prepared to supply hotels and private families with this delicious drinking cooler, either wholesale or retail. Customers dea ing with G-. G. for all the articles he mauufacturts will find themselves liberally dealt with. ICE! ICE! ICE' NOTICE. NIGHTMAN. A. FLETCHER BEGS to inform the Public that he it prepared, on the shortest notice, to limpty Ceespools at the most reasonable prices. Orders left at Mi1. Sceats, British Hotel, Queen-street ; Mr. Everson, Cale donian Hotel, Symonds-street.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STOBE, O TJ E EN-STRIfiT, TWO DL»oBS PEOil WELLESLEY-STEEET, 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, DuuviHe's Old Irish Whir Ley, Greenless & Caldwell's Campbellton W hiakey, Mavtell'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 | Dunville's case Whiskey 4. 61 o Bernard's case Old Tom 4 6f « Gin, JDKZ ... 5 0| S Ditto (small) 3 0 J * Wines — Per bottie. 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 0 Wo. 2 Champagne 6 0 No. 2 Champagne (small) 3 0 Claret .; 4 0 case 36 0 Ginger Wine 3 0 All Cordials 1 O * Townsend's Sarsaparilla ... 5 0 Biood &Dawsonß Stout ... 1 3" ... 14 0 Tennant's & Bass's Ale ... 1 3 ... 14 - Jeffrey's EdinburghAle.pntsl 0 ... 11 0 BASS'S ALE ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT. NOTICE. THE BLUE POSL 1 DINING-ROOMS, VICTORIA-STREET EAtfT. A LL MEALS AT ONE SHILLING C. DUNNIJSGHAM, Late Steward of the Governor Browne Hotel. ImUIT! PEUIT!! FEU] T!!! THE Undersigned has for Sale, ex Lato Arrivals from Sydney, 05 CASES CHOICE APPLES & PEARS Also, First-class POTATOES on hand, at tho lowest market prices. N.B. —All Goods delivered free of chargo Teems : Cash. 11. CAN II AM, HIGH-STBEET. THE EAT-KILLEE! ! THE RAT KILLEE ! ! THE only Bure REMEDY for destroying RATS in Auckland is W JIIILAW'B AMERICAN RAT DESTROI.KK. This Paste is Poison to Eai.s and Mice without i?Aiii. One trial will suusty anyone* who is troubled with such vermin. To be had O^LST at my Establishment. Pitt-street. The Poisons imported from Homo fire lire* less on account of the sea voyage. Mj b A l'- DESTROYER does NOT contain uuy i'liUS* PHOROLW. Manufactured at my Laboratory, Piri'-gTBIHT AUCKLAKD. ffSHT Note the Address— THE IiED GLOBE LIGHT. Sold in boxes at 6d., Is., Is. Q'\ 2s fid. Sold wholesale at lhe above prices less 23 per cent, for cash. MR, T.. R. GILMAN, (liouaisj;, Gi\v Liunga, bus been uppoir.ti <i AGKi\T for Use Salo of this Paper. November 5, 1870. • H