SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.31. HKtII WATER. —Thia evening, 11.2

ARRIVALS.

Meteor, schooner, Trimmer, from East Coast

DEPARTURES.

Nevada, p.s., r.loth^n. for Honolulu. Samson, y.s., Stnndle, for Tauranga and South Janet Grey, schooner, for Fijis. Hero, cutter. Moller, for Tauranga,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London.—Countf-ss of Kiutore. early. New York.—Alics, early. . SouTBEJasTdETS --P'ncebe, 7th ; Taranaki, Tin Fijis.—Lsetitia, ta-day. .-•»•.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Nebraska, p.s., from Honolulu. Xapier, s.s , from Sapier. City of AucklamV, ship, from London. ChUe, ship, from London. Alice Cameron barque, from Sydney. L*dy Franklin, barq\ie, from bydney. Flirt, schooner, from Fiji. KenQworth, schooner, from Fijis. Argo, schooner, from i'ijis.

The schooner Meteor arrived from Poverty Bay and East Coast this morning, with 150 bales wool, L. D. Nathan and Co. ; 20 ditto ditto, Owen and Graham ; 45 ditto, 30 ba»s maize, Lcvis Bros. ; 30 package, Trimmer. Captain Trimmer reports sighting a large number of whales in the Bay oi Plenty. The paddle Vernier S;imso-. [recently pur chased by Captain Clarke, of Port Chalmers, left the iinrbour a!, eight o'clock last evening. for Taurarfga- Napier, and Southern por:> On arrival at Duuedhr, she- will i,e employed a 3 a tug-boat. She left here in comtnaml ot Captain •Mandle. Prior to her departure, this useful little steamer was tsktm ou the slip at the North Sliore, v.here she vecoived a thorough overhaul. Her bottom was found to be in perfect order, and the machinery was also in first-rate order.

COMMERCIAL.

EVEKISO-STAi: Office, Saturday afternoon

Mr. K. Arthur held, to-dar, at his mart, a sale of apples, oranges, lemons, &c. There was a pretty fair attendance, and the following prices were realised:—Apples, 2Jd per lb. ; oranges, 9s 9d to 10s per case ; lemons, 5s 6.i to 6s per case. Mr. George Sibbin held a sale of Fijian curiosities, at his mart, to-day. There was a good attendance, and fair competition.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in tL» companies named be low :—

AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c. This Evening.

Koyal Italian Opera, 8. Diorama of Ameican W&r, City Ha'! 3,

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under : For Thaine", on Monday, at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. For Kapanga, per challenger, on Monday, ijth last., at 9.30 a.m. For Kawau, Wangarei Heads, r;tc., per Duke of Edin burgh. on Monday, Uth inst., at 11 a.m. For Kuato, per Speedwell, on Monday, ctli iast., at 1 p.m. For Newcastle, per Briton', this day, at "> p.m. For Russell, per Herald, this day, at r> p.i:i. For Tasmania, per Bella Mavy, on Monday, 6th inst., at 11 a.m. For Xapier and Southern Province, per S.S. Keera-, on Txiesday, 7th instant,: ;it lla.no. Late letters and telegrams for transmission fi in Van Xapier station will be received till 11.30 a.m. For New Plymouth, Xt'l-son. and AVc.t Coast ports, per s.s. Phiebe, immediately oh arrival of Nebraska. from Honoulu. For Australian Colonk-i, psi" Nebr.iiki, six hours after her arrival. For Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago, per -s.s, Taranaki, immediately ua arrival of Xe'oraska. at 11.30 p..ni. S. B. Bis.s, Chief Postmaster.

"NEWS OF THE WORLD."

Messrs. Rued & Bbf. :, ivoprietor3 of the " Evex iss Stab," having been appointed sole Agents at Auck land for the " XEWS OF THE WORLD," published in San Francisco, will be prepared to deliver the paper to subscribers in the city immediately after the arrival of the Mail Boats in harbour. Subscribers in the country will have their papers forwarded by the first opportunity. Subscriptions, payable in advance, 12s per annum. 600 copies will be received by the^Xebraska.'

BIRTH.

Soppett.—On the 2nd November, Sirs. Jolin Sop pet, of a son.

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.

" For tlie cause that lacks assistajito, For the wrqng that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.'

3 f there was anything wanting to show the utter unfitness of f.La Domain Board to msfyngei* public IcHstj it is supplied in the Llilnouift'i ruiacd ffespScting the Toluntter veriew. It is i»oi. a question as to wliethet' the Domain would be luoro; or less saitablo for the uiiirfceuVriflg of our citizen soldiers tlian I In; old Knee Course, where the review is to l)(! hclrl. The Domain is not a place bcßt.arJii]jt.-a /'qr tho movements of a consider able nuiubei1 uf troops, ancl the incoiivoiienc^ in tliiu A'apacLhas been previously experienced. The old Knee Course, r.ot. (he One-tree E i ill i as erroneously stated, is on the contrary] admirably stdupted for the purpose, and •though its disiance from town is un objection, probably (lie /distance is not. so great, as <o materially uffijct j th« atlendance. But 'he Doumin wua asked for and re iu.^e.<l, uijtj Uio pcriuis.-j on Miihrtrqnently '_li red m u <) my uffeele tlio earn-. is or do we altogether Biarne the lbsgee. Jlo mode Uk bu-guiu with the JJoard oh he would with auy proprioUn- of gra/.i«f/ hnd, and the injury done to the gvtuis would b« Jjia priyato loss. Bu( ihai a Board, oppoinlxjd to ca.ro for the place of r<;crfi*tioH <4" the peopie, should have bliown it» L -li' bo utterly iiidj^'eront as to hare looked ujp the Dosmiu iigafu.|t any pur

pose of recreation (ov which it might happen ! to be required, shows the high-handed way in j which the People's Park would be conducted I if placed under the direction of the Domain Board. It is not in the nntura of things I hat an irresponsible body of men will consult | popular feeling.'. The fact of. the possession jof power is all but invariably attended ' with a supert'iiidus feeling for the pro tests <•{ those who are powerless to j make tiu-ir wishes nvru-tiea'-y frit. L'ho | Domain Boar-1 do not r.; ■ a farthin,' l"i" ■.v|,a: \~<:c ciiiz>'i!4 Iliink uud can iifl'or.J to ! qui.t!y snub titt-rn j M'ld s !i-.u'd that Lio-s>• i j ever bocoMio vest>'d vvitii uutuo'ity ov-r iii» Peo()!.-''s Park—whirh may the »ods avert - •we renlura to «y thai tlib people o'' the city I frill bo iu.i-.Ui to ftri.-l their contemptiHlr.' {position, whether Ike treatiuent roei-ired ".'ill ibe simple snubbu.g, or the equally insuiTfr | able insjlenco of p-ilronising. haw Imw, con- : I cesssion. The esistent-c of this irresponsible . Domain Board, iv the midst f responsible | and popular i;istitutiou j, seems really au j anachronism. And we sincerely trust; tuut an | effort will be made to remove tho Domain | from the present management, and rest it j either in the Borough Council oi1 some other popular responsible local authority.

7 Some oi" the members of the Agricultural 1 League appear, to have felt our lash moiv i severely than we intended, but as they pro i fessed to be indifferent to any such criticism, we are not'to be blamed for being 'unavrnro , that they wero so thin-skinned. Yesterday one of I hem came into our office in a feoiing of great excitement, and asked to see tho papers containing our strictures. We complied with the reon'est, but on his becoming rather insolent* (ft rsquvsled him to leave, but from the frigho in Trhirb he appeared to be, wo really had not the heart ho putlihn o-.U. His hands were trembling, un I the paper us he rend seemed smitten with the pn.lsy. }L> .n ---deavouved to pa?s himself off under another name, but on subsequent enquiry we found ihs' he was a person vvhiue little game waslo ob'-.an a legislative enactment for the payment of* the ftu-iuera' mortgages. We really do not know, however, why he should harp, been so much frightened when !:e came. We would not hurt a fly. Durinj- the hearing of a'case oi petry larceny ihis morning, v' the P lu-e Court, the Resident Ma'/isinLe made some very , severe an 1 .veil- t-iiird remarks in iv ::r:l i<> the ready market wui h petty pilferers find for their stolen goods. A woman k > pin,' v huckster's shop was placed in the witness-bos to depose to having purchased somo trifling articles from a man who hud annexed them while in a state of" ; .■.briery. His Worship commented instrongand appropriate language on tho number of times on which the petty shopkeeper had appeurcd as a witne&s in siruil.tr rasi's ; and remarked tii'.tt it there were ;.a i-LC-.-iver- jf-sMen uroi-t-riy, therej would be no thieves. Th ■ woman, instead of J doing her vc-y beat in the interest of her 3ei j to diseouiMUft drunkenness, actually assisted drunk.-uU !o procure more liquor, by furnisij ing money in return i'or gujda w!ii h the ieaif ■ amount It' reflection inu?t tell her had not bee;i honestly come by. His Worship con cluded by expressing a Iw'ps that the police j nrouLi ke»*p a, Av.o o watch upon ;:!! such ! shops) and the moment they caught the owners tripping, bring them before him, when he would deal with thorn according to their * deserls. In another column will be found the District Orders with reference to the musler :i.:id order of march to b.i observed by the Vo!;-.n'eors mi the Prince of Wales Birthday, namely, Thursday nest, the O.h instant An illustration of the entente cord'iale now existing between Ihn Into European bciii- appeni'a in ihc f:\:l that a Prussian has been selec!e«l to provide ..beef to the j French ruan-of-ivur vow lying in our iiai' bour. The nortleWt'st wind Iliis morning caused the dust to whirl nboiil the s re*'l? 'i iin" city in a m 'st extraordinary ami dwiinreejibJe manner. The hil!v ij;ilsireof the ground over which Auckland is spread, and the iticquali'y in the lieight of the buildings', ciiised Ih wind, wheii it. blows \n-r;<? the corners of th" blocks, to assninosoihewhat Ihe oharacter of Paddy's inirricane, hikl blow right up and down.. The few shower.* which have failcn since Ihe lr.orning hiivo been very vrc]comc, for the watering carls were quite insufficient.

At the usual monthly "meeting <>f the L'dd-je of Light, held at the lodge-ro >m, Vv* arf Hotel, Thames, on Thursday evening, the foil >wing officers were appointed for the eii'iiins* year : — W. M., J. fl .[.craft ; S. W.,8. You-/; .!. \\ r., J. O. Jones ; S.D., VV. Laird ; J !>., J. Preston ; 1.G., J. Cheshire; Tyler— Ro<s 3 Secretary, P.M., C. Walinutfc; Treasurer, F. Lipsey ; Oliaplin, llev. V. Lush. The installation takes pluce or. St. John's Day. If some of oil" sidestrocis had greater pitch in: the centre, there would be f;ii*'greater pro babiiifcy 0' their remaining in repair. As it i->, the water, instead of flowing from the middle of the road to the gutters, rushes down the centre of the street, and rery s;on tears ir in to gullies, which renders tha work of repairing Ten 7 e^pi'nsf>-e. The siDiie frofn Mji; crown to It-he water Fifties loh«»ht cei'tuiniy (j bt> far 'greater fclion iho inclination o-'iii^ wnteritself, but iuch is f.:;1 i'runj being the case. Wnke field and Slior;land-streets are iiialiineei of (his faulty formation, and ilie result can ;i: wars be seen m their wretched st:tte of re p ir. The pauoramic representation of scenes in tho late Civil War was uguin suc cessfully brought bx'fore the public Jast pvfin ing, and the Oily HaVl^was we!i i'dlnd. ThU afternoon tht-re is a gpcciul exposition for liie benefit of schools and country people ; and in the evening, at the usual hour, the diorama will be again exhibited. The business af tho Police Court du-int; nexf; week will lv !ii.--.posi'H oi" by tin; Llcikleul Magistrate. Last erftiiin.f »'s !'iia;:..r Slur jiy-<: -",Wo Understand. thufc,a nu.'iibeiv n!' isien ill tho Caledonian mine, having neglected (despite the warnii'g of the Inspector) to l;t';e ouh miners' rights will be proco.-deJ 'igiiin-fc. jSTotiee is ;:■■;! !'i.; iii sriaa Ci'aiij, liurjcr merchant, hm iii' 1 ■: rl«.i.:!:ir.t'i >'i of i - -s jiv- ■■ 3 ",' Alcfuic 0:1 tiia electric toU'^rapli wi 11 l>e given ill, i\\c Chora! il.-i!! nil Mdiuftiy \itXJt, by A. Sheath, E»q , Telrgrnph Knginei ". The high iwp-.iJaUon O!« >;; h tuuuLo pin-e has obtained its :i ho.usi'holtJ o.>udiinoiit, has brpuglit ninny inlerior ar(iclcs iulo iiso uiitrjict Tht; pithliu i\v/ : t^isy'ivfin'o w.iriieii i.C>l 10 bo iiji- . J)Ori;Ml ii;>o;i vVlril .'llf)!)is.'l. l)ll! iisk ibl" Ulsou's ! fjenuiue. Loniafw tiiu -;, n;\ i see i.irit l;i !iU->>>'-' i is on Ilie bottle. "-To '»!:■. iJ;t;.s Oieoti.— I Dear yir, -liy sifitc miikiko a bofllt1 of your ! tomato since yvm* put m vuy in my iious^l, a>idjj rouiained unoorko.l i'ov upwaris of twelvo-i months. The same boti.io of sauce w:is ufter wards used nl ,->. vo, :i !:ib'e and 1 fff'.ind vt. was onnally us ijoxl a-\ w-Hen first niuJo. — »'. VV. l)<)oniii,'wlinlus-ilii aii.'i I'oliiii gfouerj £18, ; Qucen-fctrcct, Auckland." — [Abtt.] A number of tlm saddlerfl in town giro notice that in future they will on •Qiifcuvduy tihfio tlieir pluoca of business fit 011 c o'clock, iiislead of five us lieretolbi'V, Tendon hit I'oqiiiwil f r UlO <-.;ii-t ruction of Htouo culverts, uud olhor work, tit Jftistj Tfloiflki,

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

no. xr.vrir.

The town appears all at oacc to have brokea out in operatic " spots," and every man, woman, and child worth :> straw is infected with a nuinh for buying a red cloak, a pair of kid gloviv, and n» opera glass. And whoever you go yon hear some of » eidi's. Aubet'-.-*; Mozart's or 11 s-ini'j '.'•-•HHtiiu! music being huinraed by I'tJirs', or whistled by gentlemen Thcve be-illtiful ariiis. solos, choruses. i avatinas, t-yniphouies. and what not kn-'-rtJ) as " iiill/ Barlow," '■ Let'B riust-f to tlio TWdfling," ""St. 'Patrick's t-ay,!\ and " Hie i)irk Girt r Divsse"d in j3iue,'; iovai (.he staple ot.ch^e fine operas, meet us at every iii:-:i. I am sharpeniny'up my musical ttiste by practising .several well known Euuiau airs !.o Jin^.b-h words, such as " The Sollicking j{ ims," " Meet me in the Lane," " Barney O'Hea," xo., upon that beautiful instrument knosvn as the English concertina. My performance upon this instrument is so sweet aud per fect that my neighbour's cog has been known to i.ovd for two hours ufter vvard.s. while my neighbour himself, unable 10 appreciate the harmonious flow, ■generally clears out as-"I strike the first chord. Speaking about the opera trcipe rcmiuds me of the smartness of a izentie maa, wi'll-kuo»vri among the ladies of Auckland as a would •be gallau!", whose talents liaro during the last to.v days shone out in a manner worthy uf Bamura husself. The gentle man \u question purchase.l Us enly-four tii1:;'. is fur the opera for seven guineas — thus paj-ing for them a little over six shil lings each. .Bat it was not his intention to commit himself to any sne'i piece of extravagance as this, so lie at once pro ceeded round to a number of friends, and disposed, of his tickets—out' here, two there, and so' on, at ton shillings each. This of course paid him very well, and he will now be able to do tha Oig!>y Grand at the Opera House on the profits accru ing from this smart tpeert ation. JJ.r'c had an idr-3 that s juj •; hin_c was to be done in this line, and wanted me to buy ujj the whole of the tickets, and retail thorn at a profit, if I had done a> he wanted, I should hare made fi'veral hun dred pounds, but it is not too lute now, and 1 shall go in for buying up as many as I can get fur seven guineas the set, and retailing them at a little under single entrance fee—say l Os. '■ jl/io " Eretipiira ofiauij/fo*ti" !•! not dead,' and will, I believe, he ag.iin to ti;. front "fighting the battles of the- doc tors," as he likes to term it. il:> is fza>v,<> . in, or, rather, coming out for i ity \V r- .:<;. The ftjllowiug is an early i:.ipy of the requisition and reply wi.i.h hare been shown to me for publication :—" !'n the Hi-iht rfonorable Mr. Gnorg' -ta:ne;. Km|., late M.P.0., and C.8." : The uu deisi.:ned electors ol City West having gi-i'a! \y rais-ped y>u since your relii'tineut among your barrows, cliairs, and fables, do Lu-reby request you to consent to be nlectod to represent th.s great district in the Provincial L'ounHl. VVe fj-el tliat after the disappointment you experienced in being shut out from the Mayor's supp t, you fully deserve our recog jjition, and we heiebv p-rdmiso to supuort you—should you be u^un overtaken' by the h-at of the ' sun. Like yourself, jwe are nmii or nur beef and beer, :md >>ill tftko ■is much at your expense as you itiiifik proper (o j^y f,> r . Should ycu be elected, we vrish you to abolish all tr.xes, thfoa- open public-hoiisps and cook-sh'oj)B free, and otherwise ameliorate the condi tion of the working classes.—We are, &c, Hill .Tones; Jack Smith, Tom Kobinson, 11. White, Bob Black, and a great many ujihoW tcb numerous to mention." 'he requisiliou having been presented i.;'i tlie Champjpn, who read it with tears in his eye.- j.ve.oughl.,in justice-to thatgenf le.uan, t» state tnat a second before he had par taken of a strong disc of liquorice-water j in a tumbler], that gentleman asked them to "-walk over as far as the ' Anchor' with ! him." This request was speedily complitd j with, and in a few minutes there seemed . a singular affinity" between the lips of the ! deputation and the lips of a number of;

1; large pewter pots filled to Hie 'oriai witli a Jiquor said by tliose best able to form an opinion to be nothing inorv uor !e.>s than WhiUon's beer. VVhile tin's pleasing ■ occupation wics #oitig 'on the Champion, having composed iiis feelings by staring [ hard nt the bofrom of ;i tumbler (doubt less to see if it was-a local industry), in:ide (lie folloiving rfplr :—" Grenttemt-u, I fee'i proud of the gfn-at honor- tfhieh you purpose besUowih-r upon me. When I look aitthisJa'r^e and influential depxifcaliou (con sisting of iwo men anil a boy), the tears .i^iin spring up to my eyes, and fall un bidden into m ; y gin aiui wafer. (Loud applause.), .1 aic;'.*pt your confidence, and will at once pfajce myself in nn'nifh'ation. if elected, my first iduty will be to brin^ :n a bill to. abolish the, office of Mayor altogether, and another to legalise a lair stand-up ii-jht in the B'oanl-rodra between fciio councillors. (Frantic cheers and more ''afliuity.") i shall do away with Luxes, cause a ln;:>j> CO be placed at the< house of every one of niy baclcei's, j^o in lor a gO'ict Groverninent billet, and, if elected Superintendent, will turn out ovov-y one of the present officials— (iioroor!) —so letthem tree-embel. And now, gentlemen, return me at tho top of the poll (wo will, we will) —and th> Bhadow of my departed uncle shall fall upon and bless you—(sensation). In con- I elusion, let me assure you that you may j cill for anything you like to par for." j Afier (his, I think thero is little clou' fc ; about. Greordie's return. Whon i wrote the paragraph about Craig and Harris settling their little dis- ;

■puteg. by an appeal to arms, I little thought that they liad 'actually engaged •in t!ie"eojifllct. I think it is uo^f neces sary more than e?ov that my advice shoiild he arferl UTLO.U. , . ™ .«-«^^-r*" f if ~ > j i :- •:■•■;■-■-■.' .: '.'"•'- -■■■ -■ ■' ' I eotafori ks f«<i *-.■■• ; ' ■ I v:-.,.'; G?enj ':■•-■ ■ .'■•'■ -■■'• ' -■.' . '■■' j tlieir boctii ovpt ■:■ ■■: ■■■"■■; ■ I Observe ths v ■.■;v' r ,-:.-.. ---! be placed upon Volunteers. They should not be tied up with so much reel tape. Why not study their tastes and feelings a little more ? Some objection seems to have been taken to one of our gallant defenders smokjng the other day when marching andxaanoßiivring "-atattention." t would even suggest that in future, as many of our Voluuleei*3 show a predelic tion for making smoke-stacks of them selrcs, they should be all allowed to smokf on parade. Indeed, I son jio reason why a bundle of cigars should not be s "ye i out to each man with his am:niiuition, previous to tlic review next w«clr. Their teelings should be con sidered upon sucli occasion*—-poor fello'vs! It there should be -.n r.,casional explosion uf tatcidge-boxi-s, and an occa sional journey into the nir by our citizen soldiers, ie would afford pleasaut diver sion to the spectators. Pray let them have their ov\n way, and dv not distress them. And speakjuggfof tlie review, £ would earn stly ad vise-tub authorities to select One-tree Mill. It is out of the way, very few ptop'f will attond. and they wi i cou svquontly be out of danger. It will be safer in all respects. A.UHAN'IEL B-E£sWINJ.

SUEZ TELEGRAMS.

[Srkcul to iiie "Thames Stab."] I Is livjconlruiec with our custom, we anticipaie I rlif; arrival jF the Neva la, from Sydney, an! publish our o;vn telegrams via Su z, u-hi-h, on lliis occasion, we may puy, wiihoui vanity, j are reilly replete with interest Acting im ici* advise telegraphed hi them by Mr. K'.i-.vjri Th-.ir.rs, the Bri'i-h Cr.jvern iwent offerc i the island of Heligoland to Pruisi-i f, r 20) Uiny/< sc-rip. 'I'ae i-'i!-'.1 >vj» a'- once accepted by Bismarck, who made a utposit ot .L'o to bind tho bar gain. Subsequently t;:o British Ambassador at, Berlin, under instructi'ins from iheG^overn* I went, lojuiir'.'n- i ttio mutter. The who!:: ;»'.:':i'- i- considered most mys terious. Sir. Giadstouo wr >S- !o tTi*_■ TiuKs suing that he had rebeivi-d lliree h'U'^r.uiis from I Mi1. Thorna*, .1:1 lon l)\c of flics.' j autii t*pd a great ri:e in Otugo?. lid uftcr j v i ,;. fuuint ili.il nu fpeei iifns lii i been I obtuiaed froai ' ■ mim.*. Repeated inquiry :i, U'ii"gra:ii to Air. Thonirts ; pi-odiice-.l n<> . ■ •■!• iuisiier limn liiat ''he (l'lioiuas) li'id ! St-'Mi a man." t'ublic .ctirioMty a a! fever lieut. No oil' 1 j k;i"-v< whtrd tlio Sfieinifiis caiuc from. 1 i iif-r.: h;t.J ti ■■ a it t'-'T.ii : CX)'lo-ioil ill tllO i I'<:;i. Wvnin:i:.i-.-tr«i>ji. l*nis3 and .Bill niinf, (Join» ill. Nuin '-i-.- have been in jured. !!]•,: Ciii-o <j'~ !:!■: eiploiiO'! i-. S:llti t I ;be ill.- t-o u-istj pursued !jv I'iil.v K;.\v ii Inning ', t»:n Ciiludiniiun r-fij) wliit'h T.» i '!'■!■-, il was I il.i-ii t r a fail, and rL-f-s'iiijj I > givf Ihein I back vvln-ii the fall would nol c-.-nc. Tusscll i is s»i-i to hare " g nit! -v mic'-cnr." The Emp.'l-op Wiihi-liti has conferred the I grand n-.v? of tho order of \)er Zwindel und 1 JLJ'.iab i« 'Mi Hie X'tiimos convsporident of the New Zealand Uet\ild, The cross i^ only ; conferred upan persons who have approved ' themseh'i's iiiustfr* in the art ot fiction. The o >rredp.>ndent's ietier.4 in regard to ih<" Pmri d'-ncv c'ise ;.ie sujip ,se-l to Irtve drawn the ijlinpcriui attention to firs merifs. Messrs. John JI. L\-rricr aii'l J. Leslio Now bury liaving tnken tne Gaiety I'hfatre, vucan! siiieo t!ie rfuAth uf Sloufgomery, huve been producing !iu liii'giLimute dt-a :iii in con j'liifli'.ui willi I. >-ir iVi. n I L\ib:il. i'he Loiiiio:i pi-i-.-s \* nol q'nite utiitDimoiious to their merit*. ']'i:o S'.iturd'iy Review says " they are not iir, 'o [i iy Irr sour tipples." The I all Mall Gazette ! in or'oiiiniou that, " thej are about the beathiest I (?) crowd of actors ever seen." ; iEr. Hugh Mellhone, Inspector of Mineral ' Ri-iit-, has obtain.;d Miss Bi.ulelt Coutta1 i ! prize for inmlccnee. Ife produced :i testi -1 monial from .^lr. i). J. O'KeefT-j, iriiiuli was regarded ;is perfeclly conciusive, Air. Walker, of uw Lonjj Drive Gr. M. Co., ! h;:d bL'en in London for boiuo time. He j stayed sit (Jin ridge's Hotel. His avowed object in visiting England was to float the ' VVai-o-karaka Q-. .M. L'o. As a fljatist he his j been a failure, ile has since left. At, his :' departure the band of Iho CoLlstream Guards, 1 under the direction of J)«ui Godfrey; played " Floutiug Away."

THE OPERA.

To-viQriiT 'tho Princo of Wales Theatre "will present n 3d ncr^'sucii as hus rarely been witnesse-.l in Art'-Jvland. As our renders uro aware tho " Oaatli and Poinpei" Opera Com puny will op^n flic short sjtison wiLh.onc of thu most, doliyhfeful opoiMS "II Trovatoiv," am! dospil-u tiie ihi'eatening aspocfc of-.tbo vvi-allier, we iitvc iso doubt, wiil bo greeted by the best that Auckland can ulford in t';i\, w. v of a brilliant suul crowded asS-.'.n!)/. \Vv vortfeiire to say tlial tliero ■<\vt! few in A-.: ;!.i ;i; ! \v!io iiin j.i Tor.i ;!.(• fii»!, ivho Will 11 ■>!. |JV::1 L:iCinS.-lvW tO til. ni'tgnitipout dram:ib t; Miusic Lo be provided b_v Iliirt 0 Kiifiany ihiriiu it? stny ; and as the cbn- S"i:.-i>tiu'.i.s si.Tiiuied win. ii tunny t\:A wnUre forvneo to onlinnry drarnal.io acting are ,not. cut rtaliied in ,ie!aii<>n to opera, wo have no doubt lh.it the cl.ihns of iiiu-?io >vill fuily assert tlicir power u,vor the iriiizoiis of Auckland.

CORRESPONDENCE.

j [We ara uot ro.-uoasible for our Corrwapoacleuts' oiiiiiious.J TIIE KKVIEW. To tlu• lul'Lor of t-lic hJVKA'iWa St.vi. Sun, - i c.uinuL but think the seloiniun of iv I distant plucu Jor holding the review is a great I misMkf1, and i ope some pltipe nearer town ! may bo j t eelod.ed, wUrre tht) numerous 1 frieufla of fchc men tin ! cadeti may be. enabled' to .-<•!' ili'j evolution? wii.lioiih the wearisoisio; toil of trars-iling such ii distance aa tht> ?ilo proposed, vviieto 1 imagine they will havo it pretty much (o themselves. —I am, &c, Philo-Kiile.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAY.

THE CALEDONIAN.-2148 OZS GOLD.

1 N() NVA RML. — GOOD C R UoH- I ING,

TIIK KUKANUI AND UNA CIIU>HINGS.

(xRAH.VMSTOW.N-, 3 p.lll

The Caledonian have just banked their week's return, and the resnlt is 2L48 ozs.

The Kuranui have lodged for the fortnight 111 ozs. The Nonpareil crushing i« looking well for another gool yield. They I have taken off the plates alone for one week 97 ozs. The Ail Nations have lodged I<oo ozs. from a partial cleaning-tip. Golden Crown—Bo tons save US ou n cos. The CTna have lodged 19L ounces for the fortnight. The Eed Queen leader is increasing; good show of gold. Imperial Crown tributers have ob tained 2! ounces from 17 ion*. North Devon tributers have got 2-i ounces for the past crushing.

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from i\\c manager: — ' "9.17 am. " Have taken out li cwt. of Sjieci mens since yesterday morning, from specimen leader and main run. Main run is greatly improved : looking better than for some weeks past. \\fo have not cut any further in the reef at bottom level. We are driving towards Xo. 1 winze."'

THE SHARE MARKET.

Mr;. J. M. Lennox's Report—The share market is mo.-t unsettled. Caledoniiui shaivs advanced to £125 this morning j t-hey hare receded. My .-ales comprise:—Caledonian, «L"i 22 10s -, Thames, £23 Ws to £23 ; Tokitea, 82s; AM Nttli'M)*, £5 ss. Closing sellers: Cuhdtwian, >.122 10s; Tlmrn.-s, £23 10s. Cio?inu buyers : Caledonian, £120 j Tliamcs, £22 10a. Mb. Mautix SIIOXL reports t!ie following pile-: -Citletlonian, £125 ; Tunnies, £24 ; Italians, l.)~ 61; Otago ; 70i. Buyers- of Tokut.-u, at 80s; Bright. Smiles, 50s ;" Of ago, at 70n Thames, £TS 10s.

UNKNOWN

A I'nAPTKHOF'ULrNDKKS AND MISTAKES. — . i\ PEKING L'?iK OF WOKDS. .\no hek class ofmistnkps nrisps from the misuse of worvls. .Mrs. Mala prop and .M r<. Parliu^ton htirc fanns!:'«M many illustrations, t»111 none of them m >r-> comical than are constantly to be tiiol v^ ith in real life. J roiuc-mbor a small boy coming to as!> for a frieud if I had a book railed " The I J/i. !(/■/'■•>// o! Worlds." Another little boy, son f»t" Glis^ow merchant on hfins; ask^il one day how they all wfvn at home replied that they were all well ex cept Ins father who had heea co:di;ed to the .'souse by "an allegory in his leg."

The ini^takcs m ;do by forciaftvefs speak irii» our lan^ua^o are often very amusing, as iiiir mistakes in rovcrs.cJ c.ircumstaiicSs must bo to them.

Every one his heard of the eminent Continental divine who prayed that Dr. Jbaliners might loii£ be "kippered" to his congregation. Pastor John Bost of La force told me of a somewhat siiililav mis take which he made in addressing the Free Assembly. In travelling through Scotland lie had heard the word " barren" con tin nnlly applied to hill-topswliere there was no vegetation. Accordingly on rising to address the Assembly in which there

happened to be an unusual number of venerable and bald-headed divines he said his nervousness was increased when he looked round mid saw so many barren heads, ihe Scotsman remarked next day that foi* once the Free Assembly had got the truth told about it, 1 he negroes in America are entitled to more indulgence that foreigners oven, and they need it owim* to the peculiar craze they have for the uxa of big-sounding words. In their dcsiie to " get hrnin'," and belike the white ranu. they clutch at a bi.g worJ whether (hoy understand its mean'm* or not, much jih b hungry boy would clutch at n ]>iecic of broad. I re r'ncm!)er once at a acgrb prayer meeting referring to tins life as a slate :' of proba tion." Tlie black gentleman who followed me ' improved •my remarks by earnestly reminding the audience that "asour white briulcicr says, we is all in state of prohi bition !

Dr. W- osili (vow President of Princetou Scininjirv) tells tho story of a negro who pr.-jyed earnestly that he and his coloured bretiicn might be preserved from what he eall'd their " upsettin' sins."

" .rudder," said- one of his friends at thu c!o-;i! of the mooting '"'you ain't got de li'nrig of 'hit ar word. It's' 1 ieaefctin'," not 1 UpsrUif.'. "

" I'.ud.lrr,1' replied the other i: if dats so, it's so. But I was a pray in' de Lord to save us from de sin of intoxification, and if dat ar ain't a upsettin' sin I dunno what am.'

Ihiriii^j /in exciting discussion in tho Victorian L'sirlianient a member, with this sam cvaze for magnificent; phraseology, denounced the opposite party for '; in dulging in diatribes." j hereupon ano ther member who suspected that the speaker did not know the moaning of his ov.'n word, rose with a great show of indig nation nnd demanded, in reference to the alleged " diatribes," that the honourable member should either retract or explain.

| The honourable member was caught, and being unable to explain the espiession, withdrew it. Pity that circumstances did not allow of some one calling upon the preacher to ex plain who spoke of.Death '' mowing down his catagogibs of vie fill's!" Ofallthe blunder-! which people ..fulj into from this fdndness for words that conveya»iimpression oi scho'arship, liiere aiv none t!iat Ciill -For !p?s, cbmp ission than blunders in the use <>i' Latin. Frencli. or other unsssimilated vroni's in the pla.'Ll o! goo<l plain English. I re tnenjbcr a di.iniiy student at a writieu examination fiadiug hiinseif loi't with too little (imo t.o finish a particular exercisu breaking oft abruptly with a iiash of thy pen and the iiij4l11^ classical pxpianution,

2\on temp its ! An equally learned speaker' Tit a public mee'irit; concluded his appeal by the re markable wrauing—" Jiemembpr the eyes of the vox popul! are upon you ! ' When the Queen visited i'urdee, in

1844, the Town Council provided a piece of red cloth for her Majesty to walk. upon in-passing from the steamer to the s'ioya! carriage. At a subsequent meetiisg a discussion arose a> to what should hu donewith llio cloth when a learned coun cillor proposed to preserve it "a.< a memento movh of thelioyal vi.-it." A story is told oi' two shoemakers whose shops faced each other from opposite sides of the street, and who carried on a keen competition, advertising in their windows all the newest fashions o! boots and sh; e.-\ One of them h-id a son at college who pro vided his father with the motto "M k:« Coxscta Eecti," which vra.s immediately displayed in the window. The rival boot maker saw if. He had never heard of any boots of that name before but ho was not to be outdone. Next day accovcliiig'y there flumed in his window the announce ment " Men's and Women's Go3»sci.\ Becti." blunders fko:.i igxohaxce. Blunders are alwaysjnore absurd when accompanied by an affectation of superior knowledge or wheamade in.matters which 1 every one is expected to be familiar with. A Canadian paper stated not long sine:' that the Mayor of Bran tt'ord while reading ti; t'iO the Council a raotioa written out by one of his colleatuies broke out into au uncontrollable guffaw when lie found ••canal"' spelt kannell. The Councillor demanded an explanation. The Msyoi explained that the word should be spelt ca.uucl.' A. story i.s toid of two American politi cians—one from Kansas, the other from Louisiana—that meeting on a Missis.'-ippi steamer they got into a dispute a~ i>> which had got the be>t religious education. The Louisiana man brought lise matter to a test by betting 10 dollars that the other could not repeat the Lord's Prayer. "Done!" said the Kansas man; and after a squirt to afford a moment's re flection, he began in a slow aud steady

1 voice— " Xoiv I lay me down to sk:-p, I pray the —'-' , "Yes, yes; stop, I see you Lure it," said the other, "you needn't go on," —and handed over the stikes. A somewhat similar story is told of a Glasgow- merchant whom T.ve shall 'all Mr. L., ami who or.cc occupied a pro minent position in the Town Council. He had 4jone one Sabbath to hear a candi date in one of the city churches of which the Town Council held the presentation. Next day he was speaking with high com mendation of the sermon when some one happened to aslc "What was the text?" Mr. L., whose knowledge of Scripture was rather hazy, and who hi i probably been dozing the greater part of the time, was taken a little aback. "The lest?' he said, "the text. What vras It aznin? It bewail with 'iS'ow—' now 6> — 'now is the —' ay, that's it ! now's ihe day and n iw's the l»cljr.' j Curious storii-o !••"> f^M of tlie blunders iniido by Oxford UM.Lv_,ra,iuates in the Scripture examination w Inch as a matter I of form they h.; • -n pass before taking their degree. i It is told of one >..-..: .•. ;,. v asked who was ihe first &n^ M - \; ! i.c was .-o for tuunki' as I > !■ ! »;b!o ■■■ >~u ■'•■■■ name of " > ><iuf." 1! .-,.-. ~jii he \i-\-] hit the mark and wishi;;:; !o s'uv.V th v rxaminers how intimate his fc-iiow \e\oo of :j ie Scrip tures w-is ho addi.i •.• uiideiiuaiiy " Saul ! — also i;m.l <1 i'aui." i Air t !'-r was called upon ■to mention ' " the fwr. instances recorded in Scripture '' of the lower animals speaking. The ! undergraduate thought for a moment >, and replied —" Balaam's mss " "That; is one. What is the other?" Under- j graduate paused in earnest thought. At last a gleam ef recollection Jit up j his face as he replied—" The whale ! The whale said unto Jouah, ' Almost thou persuadest me to be a Cliristian."' Mr. Don, author of a book on University Life at Cambridge, is responsible for the following cases : One candidate for a de gree stated tlie substance of aul's sermon at Athens to be crying out for the space of two hours, '• Great is Diana of thejEphe sians." Another w;:^ asked to give the parable of the good Samaritan. He did so with tolerable accuracy tiii'lie came to the place where the Samaritan sa\fs to the innkeeper ■• When I coiuo again 1 \xi 1 re pay thee."_ Here ..he unlucky examinee added, ''This he said knowing that lie should see liis face no nior..",

Anoiher gentleman, vyhose acquaintance with Scripture seems to have of an even more remarkable kind,when called upon to trace the connection between the Old and the New Testament, referred'to the eircum stance that Peter with his sword cut oft1 the ear of the prophet Malaehi.

'Hie case, however, which showed tlio rarest combination of good memory with an inferior sense.of traditional order,was thatoFan examinee who was called upon to give aa account of the death of Jezebel. He evidently felt sure of his ground for lie prefaced his account by a remark about the importance of adhering as olo'sly as possible to Scripture language. Tie then proceeded as follows :—" And as lie passed through, the gate of the city there looked out upon him two persons placed for llio purpose. .• nd he said unto them,' '1 lirow her (.'own.' So they threw her down. And lie said, ' J'oita second ;ime.' And they did it a second time. And he said. 'Do it a third time ' And they did it a third time: aud they did it unto seven times ; 3ea unto seventy times seven. Last of all the svuiii'ii! died also. Aud they took it ;

of the fragments Miafc was left seven baskets full."

Oxford undergraduates seem not to be worse than other folk. In the General Assembly, during a discussion as to the better training of r-tudents, Mr. Douglas Mae'aqan said tli3 Assembly would know the nect-s-iiy there was tor more stria se;^y if they nould see some of the papers liauded in by medical students intbepre liminary esarninatioii they are required to pass in iiterature and mathematics, i. question f r instance was put as id the meaning of ti c wor i " hypothesis." ceOue candidate answered that it was " a ma cltine for raising w^r-r " Another .«aidit was •' somethiug that happened to a man after death "

Ln answer to the requirement, " Give some account of Galileo and Copernicus," one sfudent replied that Galileo was a man who had committed five iourders; another that Galileo and Copernicus were twe | classical heroes who had failea together !in some battle. A third student said that Copernicus was " a compound of two njetals."— Glasgow Citizen.

POLICE COURT.-Saturday.

[Before Thomas Beefcham, Esq., R.M.] D rcnkexxess. — Several drunkards were punished in the usual manner. DfirxK .\yo Disorderly. — Mary Arm lu'Wimh, for tLis offence, whs ordered to pava fiiw of twenty shillings, or to be imprisoned forty eiglil hours. Lakc:-:xv.—Jeremiah Byan was chared with stealing two sisfr'? from Mary Ann Q'B-ion. lie said he knew nothing about if at ho was drur.';. Mary Ann O'Brien de pp-f-d CliaC pricoaer hn-i been lodging with her and when ha left on Thursday she missed hvo shirts (shifts produced and identified). Catherine Townsend deposed that prisoner sp!d her the shirts. Sent to prison for one month, to be kept to hard labour. Breaches of Tag-ram Act. — Emiiy Howiey, for behaving in a riotous and in decent manner in Queen-street, last nighr,waa sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. —Catherine Shields, charged with being a, rogue-and vagabond, having been pre viousely convicted as an idle and disorderly person, was sentenced to six,months' imprisoa uieiit, with hard labour.

THE MAIL.

I Th"B Tichbobke Baroxetcf..—lt will be remembered that on the re-examination of the claimant to the Tichbome estates he .let fall some expressions vtfiieb were understood to mean that news of Arthur Orton had been received. It now appears this Tien- is to be relied upon, and tbs reeentcieparture o£oneof the junior counsel for Australia was for the purpose of making necessr.-y inquiries, and bringing Orton to itngland if the information should prove to bs correct. The defendants, on theii" side, have not beeu idle, bat have des patched a gentleman to the antipodes for the purpose of clearing up the horse-stealing case at Castlemaine The agent -rriil bring back a certified copy of the inibrmation laid before the magistrates, which wil. show whether there were t-,vo mcv or only one man implicated. A rumour was lately current that the case had been compromised; but it mis been stated on good authority that when the court re-assembles in November the parties i*i!l resume the con test, as fiercely as before. In ad.'it in to the extraordinary evidence shadowed forth during the examinations already made, there will be the new Australian revelations ; and we bear

I that some curious facts respecting tatociug will be forthcoming. A contemporary pub licl:es the following:—"Some years tiso a geulleman novr living in England, and follow ing the occup ;tion of a eomaiercial traveller \v:!s a resident iv Australia. On oue occasion he lost his way when wandering in the bush, but ;rentua lv goi. to a moor, where he found a shepherd's hut. There was no person :in at the time, but he made himself at home, and determined] »s evening was coming on to pass the night under eov r. Ere long lie was agi'eeab.y surprised to see a man enter Lbe'tint, and had more pleasure in irecogoising him as an Englishman. The traveller, told the new arrival that he had loat his way anil had thought of remaining ia tlie hut all night, and the he dsman, for such he was, gave him a hearty welcome, and promised to make him as comfortable as ii 2 oould under the cireutns-ancos. They entered into conversation about the mother country, when the shepherd, amongst other things-, Said to the stranger, ' You would scarcely think that I belong to the aristocracy of England, would you?' The stranger replied that he should scarcely think he did, where' UjSon the herdsman said, ' I do, though. I am the eldest sou of a baronet.' They spent a pleasant night together, and on the follow i'ig morning the traveller was directed on his way by his singular: host, and soon found himself at home. For several years he thought nothing of t ;is conversation, but in the meantime •he had. returned to England, and when the Tiehborne csse was being heard he bethou^iiL himseli of i.is Australian adventure, and determined to e;o up to London and o'iain a sight of the claimant to ihe title an i estate;. In this he was successful, for one afternoon lie saw the claimant leave the Court, and at once recognised him as the mau he had passed !lie night with in the Australian bush, and who nad told him that he was the son of an English baronet. An interview afterwards took place between them, and the commercial gentleman will, it is understood, appear as a witness for the claimant when the case is resuitted in November."

The lost colours of the 68th fool are now said fco lmve been stolen by t'-e Fenians. As ths fiVid of the fl;ig is green, they probably intend to make u?e ot it in their public displays, aud it. would not surprise iv to hear that it figured nt tiio banquet in the Exhibition Palace, Dub lin, {,'■ o other clay, when there was no other bit of British bunting risible. There is cue com fort for the 68th. The exultation of the enemy over his spoil of war must necessarily be confined to his own bosom, as we do not hear that the fitg went clown in the heady incidents of a fight, and under the circutn staneta if would only be producible in apoiit'C court like tin ordinary "flimsy" that hal accidentally changed hands. Should it ever come to light in the character of stolen pro perty, we presume there would be no difficulty in reclaiming it for the regiment, but » ques'km" might arise whether ii ought to be re-consecrated, "Up with thesreea" must henceforth have quite another rwaning than its patriotic one. V

The last monthly meeting of the members of t;.e Auckland Institute for the present -eason will take place on Mouday evening next. An impatient Welshman called to hte wj& ••'Ooine, come, isn't breakfast ready ? V*f M« none since yesterday, and to-morrow will be the third day." This is equal to the call or the stirring housewife, who aroused her maid at four o'clock, with, " Come, Ifary, get up! Here, 'tis Monday morning, to-morrovr 1S Tuesday., the next day's Wednesday—halt tho wink gone, and nothing done vet! A Consolation foe the Ladies.—Th' 8 world abounds iv him-perfectious.

THE EVENING STAR, AUCKLAND, SATURDAY,, . ? .NjpfBMBBB *4, 1871.



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