SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS'

Hero, s.s, ftO tons, T. Logan, from Sydney and Melbourne. Star of the South, 161 tons, Holmes, from Napier. St. Kilda, s.s., JFlowerday, from AVanganui (at Manu_u\ Duke of JEdinburgh, p.S., Farcnihar, from Bay of Islands. Briton, barque, Dyson, from Newcastle. Tjeonldas, schooner, 90 tons, Norris, from Bay of Islands. Mary Ellefi, schooner, Eosbrlgs, frem Mercury Bay. Tauranga, scliooner, (50 tons, Faulkner, from Tau ranga. Here, cutter, Mollec, from Tauranga. Mary Eliza, entter, Sellars, from Tauranga. 'Jn_- 3. ...-•■ Sea Gull, brigantine P. Jones, from Fijis. Opotiki, schooner, Baker, from Opotiki. Janet Grey, entter, from Talruft. "Whitby, cuttsr, Doughty, from Wangansa. • Hose, entter, from Wangapoa. Agnes, cutter, from Mercury Bay. Margar»t, cotter, from Mercury Bay. Tairua, eutfer, from Tairna.

HIGH WATER.—This evening, 7.31. SUNSET.—This evening; 4.60. . *

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Royal Alfred, 8 o'clock. Enterprise, 10 o'clock.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Leu-eon.—Wild Duck and Aloxandrina, early. STMrar.—Hero, on Saturday. Boir-__*.s Pobtb.—-Wellington and Lord

Ashley, early. Wats. —Merlin, 4th prox. MoKi_aOA.--o**warc., early, WAM9AMVI.— St. Kilda, 8.5., to-morrow. ]*_>__•—Star of the South, "Wednesday,

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Jamie Paterson, s.s , from Sydney. Lord Ashley, s.s^ from Southern Ports. Vapier, s.s;, from Napier. Mary Shepherd, ship, from Londoa. _-ceels.OTa ship, from London. j - Cotinfess of Kin,ore, ship, from London. _tsi Lothian-) barque, from JTew-York via

Sydneyi- AHets, barque, from London.- Kk Nob*>, sohooner, from Fijis.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR.

_eR>, s;s., from- • Sydney.—Crniokshank,

Smart _ Co., agents. ' ; * Sla# of tlie South, s.s;, from Napicl'.-f-J. S,

Macfarlane, agent. Luna, p.s., from Bast Coast. ____^ _eeW~ s s., laid-np.—- - -—~ Samson, p.s, lfttd-up. ' . •* * Alexandrine, ship, from* t_cion, L. D. Nathan oVf-*- "S 61**B .* _ ,;J ? ■fc_r_u_i ship, from Timarn, Henderson! and Macfarlane, agents. \ Albion, barqne, from Kusiell, J. S. Maefar*

1 1 lane, ogontSa Atritrairnd, barque; from Lyttelton, Q-. W. Binney, agent. j- Briton, bftn-ftte, from Newcastle.—Hender-

son and Macfarlane, agents. Prairie, brig, from Hobart Town, Stone -' I Bros., agents. « .7/ Merlin, schooner, from Fijis, M. Niccol,

.■•'■;; ■.: agent. 3 - -" % ■ ■■ y .-■ ; ' ■ ; Excelsior, schooner, from Samoa, Combos

and Daldy, agents. Sea Breeze, schooner^ from: Russell,' re

fitting. "-■"■ ftnninga, schooner, from Tanrftnga.—M. '"'H'i*ol,«gene;i:;ji': ; ' '-'■'■^ Queen, tohooner, from the coast. Xeailworth, sohooiier, from: Kennecjy Bay, CHak*l*sh»nk, Smart <t Co., agents. ©olden Isle, schooner, from.Russell, J. _|j_a_n A C 0.," agents. j Magellan Cloud, schaonet-, from Oaiharu. S. S. 'Macflkrlsiic 1, agent. \ Midee, schooner, from ' Tahiti, |L. D. Mat ban & Co., agents.

IMPORTS.

_■» fl:i. Wellington, from Southern ports.: -^lOdnarterteasks brandy* 6 boxes tobacco, 50 easeshrandy, Bachola and Co.; 2 cases, W. Harrison and Co.; 25bales paper, 3 boxes aitfopßU Lusk !> f^ca_,-_tngl.i Fraser ; 2 eases, Bank of New Zealandj 1 parcel, Must and Co. j MS sacks flottr, 50 ditto oatmeal, _. tT. "BinneJ | 182' ditto, malt order.} 172 ditto wheat, 0."~J. Stone; 4 bales ; paper' Evening llem office f 20 tons pig iron, Fraser ■ndTinne f « oases, 1 package. Collector of C_to_f i 2 ditto, 1 ditto, E. Wayte };2 cases, 1 box, Upton Bros. j-_ eases, Muri'ley ;{2 ditto, 1 cask, G. T. Chapman ; 1 ditto oil, B; Gittos; 1 ease, Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps; 2 owes, T. Kirk) i box, Mrs. Kissliiig; 150 sacks malt, Lyell Bros.; 35 ditto, Ehrenfeld Bros' i _ crates plants, t package trees, C. T. Wren i 120~ sacks barley, 1 bali hops, Beeeo_be and Sons; 1 case, Mrs. Leaf; 4 kegs totter, 1 box eggs, 3 bags bacon, Nodder ; 13 eases butter, 18 kegs ditto, T. "Voalel 6 eases butter, 21 kegs ditto, R. M. Clarke )|2l ditto *tto, McArttror, Shera, and, Co.} £4 ditto _iitei, 0 eases ditto, A.'. Hood* Id ajorses.jl leal.,Cfttte.—Combes andjDaldy, agents.-*"* - Per s.s. Star of the Souths fron| Napior, via Thamcrs j—77o sheep, 28 hew! cattle, order.— 3. S. Mwfarlane, agent. ' Per s.s. St. Kilda, from Wanganui:—3l head cattle, 600 sheep, 80 pigs, 2 horses, order. •-_. Buckland, agent. . ' Per barque Briton, from Newcastle '.—470 tons coals, 1000 oranges.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents*. • ' '''"'''"

Ihe* Mhooner Opotiki brings ajOO bags Ctntocs, and 16 bags maize, for J. S. Macfar le, and the following passengers:—Captain _ robara, J. Faliey, Miss Bates, Messrs. Knott, lelly, and two others. 0 TU* Mar/ Eli}— brings 1 10 tons, glim from Wangamata fot Messrs. Rolph, Sterry and Co.* ; ' VJd'-iH . The ouKer Hero, from Tauranga, brings 10 i bagi pass seed for Mr. A. Buckland, and four . passengers, .r ■ ' r'l. • j 1h« Star of tbe South w/'l leave for Napier OB Wednesday, at 3 p.m. \ A large-number of our co_te« arrived f.. y«at«rdiy and to-day. from the various mills, with timber. Tlie following are now dis charging at the wharf .'—Whitby, 16,000 feet fawn timber| Rose- 19,000 feet ditto; Agnes, Margaret, Janet Grey, Mary Ellen, and Saifua. J ■i-.''•'-' -:' " The lehooner Sea Gull, from the Fijis, arrived in harbour this morning. ; The s.s. Ahnh'ri wa» laid up last week, and (be bands have all beon paid off. Tho laying •a» et the.. Phojbe- and-Ahuriri has thrown ee_e fifty j men onW employment. This is to be regretted in' these timesj and will be •Moeh felt by the peVsons interested.—hide * The ship England, wliich is nor.rly ready for _» bas taken in.a cargo'valued at £4A,G00, of •wool, skins, fl«, tallow, butter, leather, wheat, and timber.-— Wellington, Ece.nmu Post, 29th ' *J£ s.s. Sk _fl*A Captain FloweVdoy, left Wwog-mm on U.« -li*,_' July, al 0. a.m., and arartd at Ouuhunga on tho 2nd, at 4 p.m. i _-.rie-.eed westerly winds with heavy sea. ___ngoM-Mrs. Lyshar 'arid family (6) ; uZn. W. D. brewer, C. BrWer, Middle ton, Having, M»Don»ld. - H I fine steamer Hero, Captain Logan, ar , rfrad in.. Urbour ■■ on Saturday -afternoon, SfT » splendid passage from Sydney of =^^Mfl a half daye. VmtvpTi J-*

From Melbourne :■*— Cabin —Mrs. Constable, Misses Powell, Colls, Colls, Dickey, Berridge (2), and Messrs. D. Brighara, Borthwick, Berridge, Boosie, Dalgleish, Diekoy,' Hen riques, Jones, Parker (2), Wilson, Young. Steerage—36. From Sydney :■—Cabin—The Earl and Countess of Belmore, Captain and Mrs. Beresford, Mrs. Binney and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Cowle, Misses Dentry, Rattray, Messrs. Ralston, Dyer, Lowe, Montrose, Mor rison, A. Levi. Steerage —14. The mail Bteamer Nevada, Captain Blcthon, left Auckland at 1 p.m. on Sunday last, 25th instant, and arrived at Napier at 9.45 on the 26th, thus making the passage in 32f hours, the fastest passage on record between tho two ports. After landing mails, &c, she proceeded southwards at about 11 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 6 p.m. on the 27th, only I7i hours from Napier. She steamed for Lyttel ton and Port Chalmers at 10 o'clock on the 28th.

The Auckland brig Moa, Captain Robert son, was loading at Sydney for thi- port, and was announced to Sail on the2Sth inst.

ARRIVAL OF THE WELLINGTON.

The New Zealand Steam. Shipping Com pany's s.s. Wellington, Captain A. Kennedy, arrived in the Manukau on tho morning of the 3rd instant, crossed the bar at 9.30 a m., and readied the -wharf, Onehunga, by 11 a.m. She has brought a full complement of pas sengers and a large cargo, consisting princi pally of grain and flour, shipped from Oamaru and Canterbury. The fqllowing' is the report of her passage up:-—Left Port Chalmers on the 25th June, at 4.30 p.m.; brought up in Oamaru roadstead at 10.35 p.m. ; left next day at 4.45 p.m., and arrived in Lyttelton on the 27th, at 9 a.m.; sailed for Wellington at 8.50 p.m., and arrived on the 28th, at 2.30 p.m.; sailed for Picton on the 30th, at 12.30 a.m., and arrived at 10.15 a.m.; left for Nel son at 5.35 p.m-i arriving off the lighthouse at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 1«6 of July j left in the evening for Taranaki at 5.15 p.m., and arrived off the coast fit noon on -Sunday, left again at 7.15 p.m. for the Manukau, arriving as above From Otago Heads experienced a fresh N.E. wind, moder ating towards midnight.*- off Oamaru light northerly.. weather^ witlv-a heavy swell rolling in "shore, increasing fhrougiiout the cloy $ simi lar weather till abreast of Banks' Peninsula, ■when think westerly weather set in, with rain ; from Lyttelton to Capo Campbell light nor therly winds, and continuing thick; cleared-; up towards, daylight, and had a fresh N.W. j breeze crossing-the Straits. On leaving Wel lington-for Picton fell in with a very heivyjj _Wa gale, and owing to tho ssa that was I'-u-s. ning, had to take the North entrance to MS Sound ; at Pinion had fine light S.W. weatbfr.,.. -which was also experienced on the run acroME to Nelson; thence to ;Tarana!*i had strong-' winds, with a heavy son, this disabling ncr landing the cargo, but exchanged passen gers and mails. Similar weather wn.« experi enced after leaving, with occasional' heavy squalls during the night. P_3EaTGBB3 :—Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Pulleirie I and two t children,- Mrs. Lloyd and two ehil-l dren, Mrs. Bn'tt, Mrs. Forder, Mrs. Bath, Mrs. ] Silcock, Miss Silcock, Misses Mitchell (2),? Msssrs. D. Stephenson, F. D. Stephensr.n, (*. W. Binney, A. Cleve, J. W. Hakewill,' Owen, Cashmorer Yohrab, Lloyd, Forder, PI Cum: mins, A. "VVetten, B. Faggart, Goo. Dobbs," J. B. I Way, McKay; Outts, Connell, Batb, Slatter, A. Greenwood, O. Silcock, Master Silcock. Steerage: Mr. and Mrs. Amy, Messrs. Holdsworth, Scott, Thompson, Savage, Murphy, Sumpton, Allan, Ifarker, Booker, Wm. Gordon, Constable Kelly, Carnell, Allen, and Ames,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : — ' ' * For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 2.30, 4.30, and 5.30 p.m. For Wangarei Heads, &c, per Duke of Edin burgh, this day, at 5 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Golden Isle, "t\ .to-morrow, at 9 c.m.» [' ' ' For Opotiki, per Fortune, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Wanganui, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Wert Coast, per s.s. St. Kilda, to-mor row, at noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Wanganui st.-tiion will be received at this office till 0.30, and at Onehunga till 1.30 p.m. For Tauranga and «Opo tiki j par Vaurairga, to morrow, at 4 p.m. For Napier, per s.s. St-nr of tho South/dn Wednesday, sth inst., nt 1 p.m. Lnte let-** terS and teiegrams for transmission from the Napier station will be received till 1.30 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, por s.s. Hero, will close at this office on Thursday, 6,_ina*f.,._ .uridcri-f- I \' For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, ab 1 p.m. For the Australian Colonies, at 2 p.-n*. For United Kingdom, via Suez and South ampton (for letters specially so addressed), at 2 p.m. . For United Kingdom, via Biindisi,' at 2.30 A "rxm.» j | ... .; i,| if.? I' For money orders,' registered lett/rs, and news papers, at noon. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom via Southampton, bearing a lato fee of 3d. and fid. in addition to the postage, will be received till 2.50 p.m. S; B. T'.ise, . , . ( .'.,.,.... r . f .... ._—.,. „ . Chief P-jntmaiter. /

POLICE COURT.

Thb following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, Jifiy d, 1871 s— Tuesday—Messrs. Dilworth and J. A. Gil fillan., - ■ ' Wec—esjagg*"'-'"-", J. H.iGflfillah and George Graham. Thursday—Messrs. T. Henderson and T. B.

Kenderdine. Friday—Messrs. Kempthorne and Morpeth. Saturday—Messrs. Mitlbrd and MaclTarlane,

BIRTHS.

Burraits.—On June 29th, at Mount-street, the wife of James Butters of a daughter. Hyde.—On the Ist July, at the Great North Eoad, Mrs. W. D. Hyde of a son.

DEATHS.

Hooper.—On the Ist July, at the residence of his parents, Edwardes-street, after a painful illness, Charles .Edward, youngest and beloved -ion of John James and Sarah Elizabeth Hooper, aged 11 years. . Pearob.—On the 2nd July, James Pearee,- a*j,*d:„ years. ■ ■ j itfC '■ ;_

The Evening Star.

MONDAY, JULY 3, 1871.

" For the cause that lack;; assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For tlie future in the distance,' And the good that we can do."

It will be observed from another column, that a meeting in connection with tlie new projected, comp***'----the On 1 "'lonian Mining Investment Con-.;' *' •-will '■ !'sld to-night, at the Army and y Ho! I'liis is an ad journed meeting \l.,m \nl •• .k, and is held for the purpose of considering -tho principles and rules of the projected company. There cannot be a doubt that there is abundant room for many such investment companies, and that if the operations are judiciously con ducted, the projected association may be made to confer great benefits upon investors of small means.

The many friends of Captain Peek, late of tho Mary Shepherd, -will be interested in seeing that wherever he goes he bears the i same character witli shim, and is engaged in I tho same good work "for which he was so popular in Auckland. We clip tho following I with reference to him from the Nelson Mail: — " Services on board the Betli Shan and at the Wesleyan Clnsrch.—lt will be *icen by adver tisement that Captain Peck purposes to hold a public service on board his ship at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and at the Wesleyan Church, Hardy-street, at half-past six in the evening. Captain Peek.-has, we understand, been in tho habit of holding such services whenever he is in port, and at Auck land at one time had a congregation of a thousand persons. - Wc would draw attention to tho notico of a very interesting entertainment, to be given to-night at the Catholic Institute, in "Welling ton-slreet. It is to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment, and will consist of music and readings, to wind up with a farce. From what wo harp, heard as .to the names of the performers, wo bolicyq it will be^a very great success. , ■ ■-* '...'.. . .'.j.,,'';..•'..1,,;,... ..J. ! |^r y Hi ■V '■- t* OV i . f "i I ".; |. ', .. , 1. "'* ' £S__g3j| ■•'■,,'■.''.•».-.- '~ - j ._.. v*r "*■'- ' ,'.' We have mtiurt pieaiure in congratulating tho solar Bystcni upon tho very proper and correct performance of an oclipso this morning. I The-fiffair, as previously announced, took place a few minutes after midnight. Punctually at that hour the moon approached the'proper' place, and tho earth, as was expected, pro ceeded gradually to draw her shadow over the face of our respected satcllilo, until about one third of that orb had disappeared, (Or had become enveloped-; in -a i kind, of hazy obscurity. lho raff*M paseqd o.F' quietly, -and so far as '-"we Know'*Weft not viewed by a very large number, of persons. We are snot aware how It took among tho resi dents in tho moon, but wc have no doilbt that with their long-blinding days tho eclipso inust^ havo been a pleasant litt-lo episode la their monotonous existonco, and perhaps will fur nish them with interesting newspaper para graphs for several weeks to come.

Great excitement was caused to-day by the peoplo being ordered to " move on" in front of F. 11. Lcwison's shop, tho side-walk being literally bloekod-up by peoplo trying Ijo get a vi '.ti o!" tho new jewellery made iv Auckland, and now on view in tho renowned iwindow. Our reporter hastened to the spot, and found a boy almost trampled to death, and who, on canving to hi** senses, exclaimed^— "Lewisson's j (^nrt*?and!Corpeliap aguin-itlthe world; and hurrah for Ireland."—[Advt]. ; - -. - "We observe that by the Hero aydrj great addition to the stuff of the circus has arrived in Mr. and Mrs. Cowle, the former as*a clown, distinguished for his originality and humour; and the latter a very distinguished equestri enne.. >It is to bo hoped that this addition i'-^illma^e the oirou-T'entertainment more po pular and successful than it has hitherto i$?ci- I y i

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

TiilS DAI

THE CALEPOKIAFr-TWO CWT,

POVERTY AND CHARLESTON—

SPECIMENS.

GOO.D EEPOETS PROM TAPU,

EMBEZZLEMENT—POWER EE-

MANDED.

G-RMIAMSTOWa-T, :3 p.m. i The Poverty and Charleston, thavp tfthen'iout a fiuo'^ lot" of'specimens

to-day.

Tho Caledonian mine never looked better. ThisLinoriiiug two cwt. of rich specimens were taken out o| the reef going towards tho Otago. The main lddfe|afitf'|ho^s'BpleirdH:Sfcpii6. ' M' T;fil^ulcan _ * c|mpleted, and they will commence crushing* ;- Wedncsdnv.

j The Waikawau prospectors report ..expelleiit .prospects four milps below Tapu. | .•

T!ie Bii'd-in-Itand, next to the Queen of Beauty, have traced the latter reef to their ground. Work has j^een-'opinrmencdcla , , >g ,

Power, remanded from Auckland / ■ ■ - j >. was brought up at the Polite Court this morning, and again rtfmafide^.y! 11

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

No. 11.

The excitement -on' the Queen-street wharf on Saturday afternoon was very great; Tho occasion of it was the arrival of tho s.s. Hero, which, it was expected, would bring lots of money for investment. She was loaded very'clf-eply, and it was sans-uinely hoped by those wh(V nntiG- pated doing a stroke of business, that this was owing to the large amount of cash on board; but it wasn't. Fortunately for the passengers, the steamer stuck in the mud tthen some yards distant from the wharf, otherwise she would have-- been inundated with, motley' crowd waiting on the wharf. Among these were many of the genus treated of by us on Saturday. Water men's boats "were quickly engaged, arid fil!'-<t with quasi sharebrokers, who boarded the steamer for the purposes of dealing. They were upon this occasion sold. Only-a single passenger bad,' it appears, brought over any cash to in vest. He at once became tbe cynosure of all eyes. They revolved around him like gudgeons round a bait, waiting for a favorable opportunity to hook him. To recount how they watched- him, shep herded him, threw their shares before , his very eyes, and talked about fortunes to be made for a few hundreds, would be tiresome. No matter how attractive they made the bait, ho would not take it, and after some hours fishing they re turned home considerably crest-fallen, without having had the leastsport. After being kept a whole week in' suspense, dreaming of, the,, fortunes to be made out of tho Heroes passengers, -this was too bad. ........ . .

I I hear some people in town saying the [Caledonian leader don't go through* Too key and Jtho Belfast. I tell such people: for the future to keep silent, as they know nothing about it. .Last week I determined to settle the matter for myself, holding nearly tho whole of the shares in Tookey's and the Belfast. B*ir I don't think'l ought to let/on without "a "tip;" however, as I hold shares, I don't- mind doing the generous for once. Well, then, ltt mo tell all per sons interested, in either of theso claims, „or any others/that I and my son Dick made an underground examination of the whole.of tlie Eurariui and adjoining hills. We paid particular attention to the Caledonian and Belfast. It was very hard work. We were in many places up to our 'nocks in water, nndover ouribcads in rock^ but being fortified with Sniggerson's patent essence of gbkl-beaterskin, we were im pervious to tho wet. And this is our The reef in the Caledonian which contains the most gold runs right through Tookey's, the Belfast, tlie Otago, tl|o« Nonpareil, the Central Italy, and as many more as the shareholders of the adjoining' claims choose to imagine In fact the reef is like,a big golden, snake, and winds out of one intolthe .other, somefcimds -up,, sometimes down—mostly down —sorn-*- ---. time-kin j sight,... sometimes out r nv'v,|j out—and, in fact permeates tlio whole ■•<" this and other hills." B[it it wants work ing, sir; it wants working; nieantimo I am prepared to sell a few Tookoys at £90, which is tho lowest I could talc-.*, and to supply Sniggcrson's Elixir of I!estraint for the cure of quartz on the brain, and olhcr maniacal diseases, on very rrai-oii able terms. There was n partial eclipse of the full moon Inst night. Dick sat up to sec it. I went to bed taking with mo a few gro- cerics for inward consumption. Dick says tlie edge of the ciiclo came in contact with tho orifice, n few minutes before two—tliat the? air* was allien filled with/a gurgling sound, 'Which lasted for seycml seconds — and there was thon a deep si lence, and tho face of the body was affected with a heavy shadow, the penum bra passing athwart' tiift ;orbify whit*© assumed for the rioiico ahidibtical appear ance. Dick says there was then a hoary fall, and on looking into the room he found t me lying on tho floor,, having, •apparently fallen from! the 5 b|d in a! fb't. Tt migot have been vthe effecfc **of the hot- i' nSedicine" I *'hn_ been taking. I don't stay up to see any more eclipses : not if I ki:ow it. My old friends Mr. and Mrs. Cowle have arrived from Australia. I am^glad of it, for the sake of the circus. They ai'o really good, arid will pull it up. Cowle, as a jester, is one of the finciSt fellows ever seen .inside of a tent,- she, is. a bold apd: grapeiul,equestrienne'. V, iMfi friend, Etui of Bciui'ore, U'as'';'a'ls6*! arrivea. T believe he has come for a supply of my patent medicines, but ho has*"not yet called upon me. I can sell him a few Tookeys at £100 —being an old friend, J. don't miiid.giving him-ii <<haaco..,'.' ft So Pollyal'lum is going in heavy for woman's rights. My own opinion is that Polly has come out. rather late, in lifeVTshould >recommend!, hereto travel to America, and " stump it." She would probably make more money thore than here, and I think,this is about her idea of woman'sfirigbtl. Oh! DicklkiDick;! Heaven help you if you get a creature of Polly's imagination for a wife. I see there is some talk of starting a whaling company here. By allmeans..„l, believe it would pay well, and I am pre pared to take as many shares as the com pany will give me, if they w.i 11 guarantee me againstjll calls ;-to which Bam afraid thißy wouJd'|iiswer,f;'' Very liMrawhaio.'' The W'oss says that fjwelve.graitfsJof corn are equal to ono glass of whiskey. I shall in future carry a small bag of this grain about with me, and when'l want a drink I shall chew twelve of the corns; I have no doubt I shall derive great sa tisfaction <th£refroiri7 and I shall sfi| a con siderably. 1 '"''- *3 I uti.ij ILUJ. So Coppin's abolished the " dend head " system in Melbourne. New brooms sweep clean. The system would never auswer^int Auckland?,, the ''-Press alone t excepted.!V j*4nttb know.*' Managers should begin "with the Press) and then there might be some chanco'of reformation. There's on\y one thing to considec, is ;it-better,to-play to rows of empty'" bWchesf' orl to rows of -"dead heads ?" I see that fifty lunatics, living ju a swamp, in Wanganui, have signed in favor of the Permissive Bill, as applying to their neighbourhood. Two, however, refused to do so. These are two, no doubt, hard .-drinkers ,and..fear the mias ma.' •_ t tii. ih coVne vO-Auckland, tliey' will fiitl the j-iieo of the juniper in this healthy cliunto far preferable to the mists of A Wi«igiH).uL *h •> #jj ,4 §• for s t,be ojjher

fifty, ifshallßend them a supply of SniWerson's Anti-ague and Marsh Fever Globules, /but I fear nothing can save them. _, Nathaniel Beeswing.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'WELLINGTON'

CHRISTCHURCH.

June-28.—The Fenians sailed yesterday for Netvcastlo, New South Wales, and were ac companied outside the Heads by a large num ber of their countrymen. The total sum collected was £322 15s, namely : Chrißtchurch, £100; Greymouth, £100 ; Charleston, £100 ; Wcstport, £22 15s.

DUNEDIN.

June 23.—The Menzics' Shire Council reso lutions were carried.—The , mining reports from the' Lakes District aro ; excellent. At Wood's dredging-maehine- they -obtained $00 ounces from Monday's work. Greaves' dredge turned out 270 ounces as the result of a similar period.—The police made an important discovery to clay in re the fi'-e on tlie premises of a carpenter named Goldut-aer, where they found a quantity of goods declared to bo the property of Reicheldt. G-oldamor has been arrested.—Arrived : Wild Deer, from Glas gow, with 194 passengers, including the pro fessors engaged for the University. June 2/.-George Clarke was run over at the Octagon by a cab on Saturday last, and was instantaneously killed. An inquest on the body has been held, at which a verdict of acoidontal death was recorded.—Goldamor, who was apprehended last Thursday, for having in his possession a quantity of goods supposed to belong to Reicheldt, has been dis charged through turning Queen's evidence. Goldamer says tho goods found in his pos session by the police were sold to him by Reicheldt.—Tlie athletic sports were attended by 4000 persons. Tho Champions won every thing: — Tho Provincial Government- have stated their intention of advising the General Government to take measures to check Chineso immigration.—The financial state ment, made ~in .a, full house,; statesjtliat the actual deficit for'the jertf,amounts; toj£|>4,23B 13s. Id. Tho revenue for the"same period is £161,456 9s. 4cl. less than estimated,: there being a falling off in every item.—Arrived — Parana, from tho Mauritius, with a cargo of , sugar. I jU.-.'

TARANAKI (VIA PATEA).

June 28, 4.5 p.m.—Mis. Wilson, the relict o£Df. P. Wilson, died suddenly on Saturday. She was a very old resident. Two other old settlers have died during tho past week. Their ages averaged 80 years. —The weather has been frightful during tho month. Tho overland mail in consequence has been irre gular.

WELLINGTON.

June 23.^—The Education Bill passed second reading in Cduhoiryhst'efflayl^^lU Committee Mr. Hutchison strongly contended for local committees, but was.left in a minority, of 13. —-Tho . Land Resolutions are now- being ! moved.

. June 21.—The Provincial Council have risked the General Assembly to sanction the« construction of a rail way from Wellington to iUaslerton, from Wnn^anui to Martoh, and from Wanganui to W.iitotnra, and, also, for tramways for the interinrdinto portions. The Superintendent is empowered to set. aside lands for their construction, and part payment. —A bill lias been introduced to enable the Superintendent to contract for the construction of ih-.iT'- trii.iii-.vnys.—Tliir '"Waiigahui, jEY,ec^; masons' Grant liill hns passed through 'all'its stages.—ThcKduc.-vl inn Bill has passed through conunittco.—The third reading of the (Educa tion Bill and Highways Bill takes place-on Tuesday next. | Juno 28.—Tho Hon. Mr. Watorhonso does not go .to Australia on a mission connected with the--mail seiyfee, as contemplated. .He 'was neverufferod' the Postmaster-Generalship, and has not joined tho Ministry, as reported. —The. Estimates will bo brought forward in tho Provincial Council to-night.—TheiNevada "attijpA'\nt 6 p.m. yesterday, and loft again at "TOf"drao Wellington Provincial Couhcil' has passed resolutions recommending a j railway from Wellington to Wanganui.—Al general progressive and self-helping policy nas.boen earned Igtfinsf" opposttioitf—Jt is expected ■that the session- of tho P^ofencial JBouuoil will c'iqso (bis week. I•S jl c i

LATEST FROM

[Vsio. Gkrvili.e's Ti-r.Koi._r (Company, Ee-jter's Agents.]

TH_ "WRECK OF THETAfJCKLAND.— IG.i|v„:#| INVESIT)3|||^pN. \

WEIGHTS FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP.

MELBOURNE. ! b"TjSr«i2_fe-,^he*!E!al_fi^iltab^_.6iv*i_9{^ro their rlo-iaion to-day relative to the loss of the s.s. Auckland. They censured (ho N.**S.af. Co; for not having tlie ship swung before! leaving Sydney,j ohA'cpn^i^'td' Captain Walker for leaving withoutV deviation table.—Mr. Mit chell report 8 the sale of 6000 cases ojf Devoo'a kerosene at 2s. 2id., and 500 cases at 2s. 2id., in,(bond, .At tho. sale by auction of Messrs. Bell, Bruce/and.'Co.'s stock, Hennessy's case brandy sold at 28s. (to arrive) ; Martell's pale,' Gs. lid. A largo quantity of sugar, oilmen's stores, and groceries changed hands, at good prices.—Tho Carnarvonshire, which arrived from London, spoke the Ramsay, from Loudon for Brisbane, 40° S., 24 ° E.—Tho Balelutha sailed for Sydney yesterday (Sunday)|morning. f-Bustriess'- ,yery. dull.- Maize; 3s. 94(1. to Bs.-leds"*- 1, ■ 8 H' Li 1 f'-'x. b«J

QUEENSLAND.

Juno 26.—Parliament has been dissolved. —Messrs. Longficld and Lnmbtou, squatters, have been murdere I by tho blacks.—Mr. McAllister, late Speaker, was refused a hear in;-; by the-eleotpt-^oi* Easterndowh. j

SYDNEY.

June 24. —An Imperial despatch) received by tho lust mail, considers the liberation., of. Ruiigi and Captain Hovel!, who -were con victed of jinurderiug -se^euk Polynesians on board their fcejsjelain «U* IS^-blSo.*.*}, was un warranted. In reply to this, tho Governmont sent a despatch by the lust mail stating that, tlie Secretary of fctato interferring in the ad ministration of criminal justice was not eon aidorcd ■ rbgular or expedient, and justifies Captain llovell's i*. lease on I lie grounds that tho conviction whs either erroneous -or based on insufficient evidence.—Parliament was pro rogued to-day with the usual formalities. The speech was not important, the principal topic for congratulation being the expected benefits to bo derived from tho hnrbour defences and tho-new military force. Tho Navigation Board Bill, which passed the Cpuncil last night, was reserved for theiQueeh!a,asient. The Council to-day, prior to prorogation, carried skreiol^wfor an address tojtbe Gover. sJHr.J tifflVM _">JI **-t*Cl

nor praying for the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the working of the sZSa Act—Mr. Holy, proprietor of tlTfloating dock, died suddenly last evening -The remains of the Rev. Canon Stack were brought from Newcastle to Balumm. Jhe funeral too!; place on Saturday last, when the body was buried at Oampbelltown.-In tho new Sydney sovereign the alloy is of copper and on the reverse, instead of the garland and the word "Australia," we have now the English coat of inns, and in the joining stems of the wreath surrounding it a very small letter S, which signifies that it has been coined in ' Svdnoy.—Every person;. traversing the tree's on7a velocipede after nightfal is now compelled to carry a light in the front of such vehclc-Pcarl fishing in Western Australia i I reported to have been of late very success ful.-On Saturday morning last, a man named Tnmes Keefo, engineer on board Mr. _er- Ss .__.«■, tho Waratah, lying at the wharf at the fool of Mort-strcet, was acci dent,!lv drowne-1-Last Saturday a trial of fireproof safes-" MilncrV' and « Wcarne s —was made in the Uolmore Park, Hay maitet. Tho result was considered to show that' "il**. Weatne'l safe had -.sustained least ini'iu'V from the action orthe fire — The mother of tho Rev. John, Dougall sur vived her son only six days, fr'be died on the 13th instant, aged 76.—0 n the 13th instant, at Baulkh-tm Hills, a young man named K.lward Murphy, was killed by a dray accident. Tlie poor man has left a widow and three children. — Bushranging is developing itself at Brewrrina, Gon golgong, and. on the Bogan,- but the actors are receiving prompt attention and sharp treatment at the hands of the police.— Last Wednesday morning, Mr. C. G. Keid, the landing-waiter stationed at Parbury s Wharf, seized a case of looking-glasses lauded from the ship Onward, from Hongkong, and consigned to Sun Kuin On. The back of each glass is fitted with a slide, which upon being drawn, discloses an immoral picture.—His Excellency prorogued tbe Parliament with all , tho; accustomed formalities on Thursday last, (it, moon. The dote named for re-assembling is the first of August next. Tho affair was very thinly attended.—Tho three blaok-fellows who have been committed to take their trial for the late murder on the Marra, were re ceived in Bithurst gaol last week.

MELBOURNE.

June 15. —Mr. Finlayson, an eld colonist, and engaged on tho first newspaper published in Victoria, died yestorday aged sixty-eight.— Arrived: You Yangs,' (s.) from Sydnoy. — Weights for the Melbourne Clip :| Glencoe, 9 et. 8 lbs. 5 "Nimblefoot, 9 st. 2 lbs.; War rior, 8 st. 10 lbs.; CroydoD, -8 .st. 8 lbs. j Mermaid, 8 st. 8 lbs. ; Little Dick, 8 st. 8 lbs. • Barbelle, 8 st. ; Flying Dutchman, 7 at. 10 lbs. ; Florence, 7 st. 10 lbs.; Lapdog, 7 st. 10 lbs:; Romola, 7 st. 10 lbs.; Amethyst, 7 st. 10 lbs. Tho remainder graduate down to 5 st. 7 lbs., being tho weight for the Lord of Lynne. June 10. —H.M.S. Basilisk has put in for repairs to- her, paddles, and awaits orders from.the<Commodbrei^i-Thc Loch Lomond has arrived froijn Glasgow, sixty-eight days out.

June 18.—Mr. Dwight, bookseller, is dead. He leaves his property to the University of Melbourne, in reversion, on his wife's death.

June 19. —The new Ministry were sworn in tbir.mbrning. c It -.■»/■_ follows: —Mr. Duffy, 'Cfti „*_*;c.-etaTj* and 'Posttdaster; Mr. j Berry,, Treasurer and Customs - Mr. Grant,. Minister for Lands 5 Mr. O'Grady, Minister fot Works; Mr. McLellan, Ministor for Mines; \ Mr, Spenseley, Solicitor-General. The appoint jtnept of Attorney-General;* will probably be made during tlie weelc. The Ministry meet' with little adverße criticism among the general public. The new Ministry held a Cabinet * meeting.; 'At their ireg*£*otioH tho-'btily one likely to be opposed is Mr. Spenseley, whom Mr. Henty will' challenge.—Wheat is eh . quired for at firmer; prices ; .flour is selling up "to £I*7 5 feeding grains are in demand.—Some portions of the cargo of sugar, ex James Han nell, was sold; low radon, £25 10s; white crystals, £37. A portion of tho;Maria's cargo was sold at tho same rates. J_l * ' , , June 20. —Tho official enquiry into'tlie'ldss of the steamship Auckland commenced yester day.—Tho recent ball at the Town Hall rea-, Used £220 for the Masonic almshouses.—Mrs. Glads tone, and twenty-one {Other artists have left for Adelaide.—The Formosa \\\ -fill ashore, and tho Cnijpline'is also; r-shore at Belfast.— The captain of tho Alhambra has been cau tioned by the Marine Board; for concealing the fact that the vessel grounded on a coral reef last year at Fiji. -

Juno 21.—After an acrimonious ' debate, Mr. Francis withdrew his. motion to rescind the tariff resolutions, * and tho House ad journed until tho 25th July. The collection of the duties and: tho uncertainty jwhether they will be retained arp likely to interfere with' biioincss. —-'Mr. Mitchio has been elected to tho Council by 1286 votes:, against Mr. Harcourt's 862.—John Brown/ an old colonist, formerly of the firm, of Brown and Stewart, died " tb-Vtay;!oged 67'.-?-Leopo_/ the' dancer, died suddenly.—The inquiry into the wreck'of the Auckland-was'iresumed a_tfad- journed till Friday.—Heavy floods are.reported in Glipps.-Larid.-iThoi mirkfets are quiet; maize. 3s. 7d. to 3s. 94d. , ■■'■'

June 22.—1 n * leading article the Argm commends the giving the prizes for lady students at the r Fnifersity^of Sydney as worthy of imitation, in order to encourage the' education of wpmen.rjr-Mr. Samuel Raymond died suddenly on Tuesday, aged sixty-three. He was tho first sheriff of ■ .Victoria, in 1841, and son of tho late Postmaster-General of New South "Wales.—Tho Licensed "Victuallers', ball takes place at Hocking's rooms: to-night. —Flour is duller.-feeding grains have im proved. Sugar is "quiet. June 23.—Sevoral firms threaten to sue the Government; for! tolleettog; duties under a resolution of the Assembly. June 24.—1t is believed that Stevenson and Soh, soft goods-men, -will tost the' legality of collecting tho duties under the resolutions of 'the Assembly .--Tho markets opened very dull. Flour is rather easier. Feeding' grains are steady, but there is a slight inoliuatien down wards. ". ' ■; *»iiJ i

ADELAIDE.

Jims 15.—Highly encouraging ihlelligenco has been received from all tho.parties engaged, iv the com-truction of the overland [telegraph? . A*Yessel is to sail fpr ; Port Darwrni with the ;tele|raphic staff-iand :insh'uments.4-It is re 'portfedithat'tho >lats iv the ferj_rfir*a_ be. coming n serious nuisance ; in "one night 600 were killed in a house. ■ ' ■*■'•'■ ■ *-..

Juno 16. —Tidemann has been arrested oh m charge,-*of misappropriation of trust funds j b_t-ailbwed\.-=-__:oargoes of sugars e_ Ja-iie Bell and Annie Brown wore offered this morning. 1400 bags ox Jane Bell were sold, and the whole of that by the Annie Brown was i sold at prices showing a fall of £3 to £4 per' ton: nations £23 '17§' Cd to £25 15s yellow counter, £30 10s to £33 ; yellow brew ing crystals, £32 16s to £35 ; white crystals; £35 to £36. ' i « '

June. 23.—The contract for Hansard has been obtained by the Advertiser., This will probably iuvolve the resignation of Stlie seat in Council of Mr. J. H. Barrow.—The t charge against Tidemann of misappropriation; of triist money has been Withdrawn, the money having beep paid,—A despatch, has beep received

from tho "Victorian Government, stating that they have written to the P. and 0. Company agreeing to the ocein steamer calling at Laci pode, Nepean, or Holdfast Bay, so Ion" as they are involved in no additional expense -! The corn market is unchanged. It is reDor.Pi. that 19,600 bushels of wheat were sold yes terday, direct to Melbourne, at 6s 3d —The Mercantile Marine Insurance Company have declared a dividend at the rate of 10 per -'" J —The agreement with the British _?W t M Company was signed in the Executive Cot Tf yosterday, and forwarded to England.—S| I eight thousand persons assembled to see oi j& balloon ascent yesterday, but, owing |£X deficiency m the supply of gas, the ascent 4d to bo postponed till Saturday; great dis appointment was caused thereby, many Der sons having come a long distance. - June 24.—Gale's balloon ascent was success fully carried out to-day. Mr. Vju Bccom . panied him. There was a large concourse of people present—Sales of wheat are reported a, r_~.? c Cap,e Ar 9us> in a lGad'Jt•. implies that the Queen of the Thames was lost throurrh wilful ignorance or recklessness. The mate admitted in his evidence that he took no part in navigating the ship from leaving Melbourne —Tho local insurance companies lose heavily by the wreck of the Queen of the Thatnes- the Mercantile £6000, National £2000, Ade laide £4000, South Australian an amount not vet known.

HOBART TOWN.

June 21.—Mr. Kennerloy is a candidate for election to the Uppsr House, and has issued his address.—Mr. Joseph Penny, an old colo nist, is dead.

June .23.—Breadstuff! have advanoed • wheat is quoted at 5s 9d to 5s lOd; flour £13, and firm. ' '

LAUNCESTON.

June 19.—Overend and Robb, the con tractors for tho Western railway, have pur chased the portrait of the Duka of Edinburgh ordered by the Corporation, and presented it to the Mechanics' Institute.

BOWEN.

• June 20.—Messrs. Longfield and Lambton. of the Strathalbyn station, went out to a camp of blacks for tha purpose of recovering two aboriginal boys from them ; on arrivine there Mr. Lambton dismounted, and got into a dispute with the blacks, when they knocked bim down and killed the unfortunate gentle man on the spot. Mr. Longfleld's horse was stuuncd by a blow and fell,.and the rider speared to death while on the ground. The biacks decamped, taking the firearms of their victims. , A carbine has since been, found, broken and .bloody. f The Native Police have left in pursuit of the savages.

MUDGEE.

. June, 15.—Dr. Zi-nmler, of Gtaleon, was committed for trial to day. , The coroner's jury returned a verdiot of manslaughter foi bis directing liquid ammonia' to be adminis tered to a child of _r..._edmond, publican, which is alleged to have caused its death.

NEWCASTLE.

, Jun«;lß.T-3?hojnaiU archjof the new mar kets, now iv course of erection, fell with a tromendoasl .crash'aji few minutes before one o'clock tO-day, forcing out the north wall, which fell clean through the roof of Mr. Hol linshead's house, destroying a walnut wood suit© Of furuituro, and ongraviafs, and depo siting about ten tons of brick and stone in tho room ; tho houso is also much shaken and injured; [two ;girls ntLviofrlf escaped. The workmen were employed knocking away the centre supports of the arch, and had scarcely done so when the arch fell; one _an, named Hands, was injured, and four others narrowly e-fcaped. It; is estimated" this damage will amount to about £500.

BRISBANE.

June 20.—0 n Monday, a deputation waited on the Aotiug-Gorernoiv"forstho purpose of preseptjing apetition, signed by 3334 persons, praying his Exeelleney to'call Parliament to gether. In receiving the petition, Sir M. O'Connell said that he did so with the respect due. M the | jnflueptjal. oityiofls^ajidr colonists from whom it emanated. _c lamented the , unfortunate stoppage put to-public"business, brought,about by tbe present? state of parties tug the, Assembly, ,He:,al.o^ld act in concert with bis responsible .advisors, and hoped make kno.wnitho decision coinfe to on an early day.—Parliament has 1 been,dissolved.

WINDSOR.

June 24—A.mampoamedMprris died in the hospital this mprning, b .through injuries re ceived from being thrown pjr a horse at Kur rajong. Two persons, are: in custody for causing;tho accident.,' A magisterial enquiry was commenced ~this morning, but adjourned.

GRENFELL.

June -24—Tlift' esoortrdoft to-day, taking from Grrcufell 1666 ozs. 10 grs. gold, the pro duce of ■tho.reeftfor'thaS past fortnight. A 'monster cake--weighing upwards of 800 ozs. of retorted *»old y ' obtained from one claim, : bas been ior,wardeCi to Sydney. shares command high.figures, and considerable specu lation ismanifest.- .Large"quantities of stone are, daily raiseda The crushing odm-panios aro actively engaged. '.. .' ~

LATEST FROM THE EAST COAST.

fepPATA REPORTED TO _A|V_ JOINED

RETURH»OF CAPTAIN PREEOE'S EX-

,_jj m * iPEDiriON. Tub schooner Opotiki has '. arrived from Opotiki, after a smart' passage.^ ._. Capt. Bakqr informs us that Ropata's expe dition had not returned to Opotiki^ but that a report bad been spread that he had captured Te Kootl, and after a long interview, had been persuaded to take up his.cause, and join him irthis ppppsitiohto the .pakeha. _. is need less for fis to say'that tHie-'-rebort does not bear tbe appearance of likelihood, but we give it for what it is worth. The chief Tamai Koha, a man who has ,(*o-nmitted several mur ders, is .at. present at "Opotiki. Captaii Preeee and 120 men of-the „ativo-Contingent arrived, at Opptiki frpm^airdi*..last week?/ They saw nothing of Te j^oUjand his foi- ./ lowers, jsfiii ■■; h-, ~,',,:',- l-; J' _

I' *'' '■■-. "' ' '-. •■ - ■ ~.', :■' .'-T'Tji ~ .'■ It _■ with deep alarm..wo -i-pad in all our Californian exchanges that thp-JYuba couutry onion crop is backward! Pending the inevit able prostration of every industry,of the state, the general stagnation of metropolitan business, and the utter .ruin of the Paolfio Coast, let us weep while we have jeb a portion of the old crop left with whioh to incite a tear.—£«» Francisco News Letter. . . . ; ,

A Japanese pillow is-a curiosity in its way. It is nothing but the rocker of a cradle, broad enough to stand alone,'-with a semi-circular depression on the upper side. The Japanese lie at full lengthon I the floor^pldce not their head but; their h__ltft:theMscent-shaped hollowson* the. upper side,of the pillow, and rook themselves to ilfep _b$ ##istoute»,

THE EVENING 4 STAR, AtJC_:LAirp, MQIOXiY, JIJIiY 3, 1871.



FOE SALE—BI ACRES, 3 Acres of good yielding ( Orchard, with Two roomed House, on the Manukau. Price, £30*—Apply to Ghoku k Sibbijt, Auctioneer, Laud and Commission Agent. TjlOß PETVATE aSALE—An. JD. Original CITY ALLOTMENT, G, Ntlson-strbct,1 92 fost by 2-i-t feet, well adapted for a Family Residence.— Apply to GEORGE fUß!*r:-<", AucTioneer, Land and Commission Agent, Queen-street. ONE POUND SEWARD. -p og T—Last evening, between Q-tyernment I j House and P_nell|a Maltosd SILVER BRACELET.—-The above reward will be given to the finder. Apply at the: -Eteuiso Sj*s Office,