SHIPPING.

POUT OF AUCKLAND

ExTETtED OtmvATiDS. — Mary, for Wni heke, in ballast; Ruby, for Russell, in ballast.

The Mary Eliza arrived from Mercury Bay Mm morning,- with 18,000 feet timber, and fix and a half tons gum.

The Countess of Kinxobe. —This beauti ful clipper will clear at the Customs to-day, with one of the largest cargoes that have left this port for pome time. She will also take n, full complement of passengers, and about 15,000 ounces gold. The B.s. Storm Bird will leave the Manukau for the South to-morrow.

The p.s Simson, 111 tons, Captain Mun dlp, arrived from Wangarei this afternoon, at one o'clock, after a passage of twelve hours, with the following passengers : - Saloon : Dr. nnd Miss Seecombe, Messrs. Sherry, Rees, Blandon, Crippin, Grainger, Recce, Close, Bree, Horn, Edlington, Mrs. Davis, Mrs McQuire, Messrs. McCul'ogh, Dent,. Hewson, Gotch, Mrs. Bunter, Miss JenkiTis, Miss Wilson, and eleven in the steerage Cargo : 4 tons gum and sundries.—G. Thorne, agent,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames and Tau^anga, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Mungonui, per lvanhoe, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Gi "borne, per Tawera, to-morrow, at 9 a.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, and the Southern provinces, per s.B. Storm Bird, to morrow, at 8 a.m. IFoi *t. Andrews, Kapanga, Driving Creek, and Tiki, per p.s. Challenger, to-morrow at 9 a.m. For Tauransa and Opotiki, per p.s. Samson, to morrow, at 11.30 a.m. For RusseU and Kawakawa, per Comerang, on Friday, the 6th mat, at 3 30 p.m. Mail" for the undermentioned places per s.c City of Melbourne will close at this office, on Saturday as follows : —For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of .America, British, Central and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England a: 12.30. For Tutted King om via San Francisco at 1 p.m. For money orders Hegiatered letters and newspapers at 11 a.m. Lnte letters for United States of \merica, and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee o sixpence in addition to the postage, will be received at tnis offiV till 13(> p.m. and !>y th 3 Mail Agent on bjurd the steamer u;j to lime of muling. Note. —Closed mnil.j for letters and telegrams' will he in«H<- iv^ a> ibis office d-ily for Tnu ranpn, ovurian'l via Ihumea. Houra vvili U notified. S. B. Bids, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Hughes.— On the 29th December, at Dedwood, the wife of S. E. H'-fir*"**. inn., of a son.

DEATH.

Armstrong.—On the 3rd instant, Ann Jane Arm strong, aged 26 years. The funeral will leave the residence of her sister, Mrs. ThO3. Bell, Wellington-street, to-morrow, at half past three o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

The Evening Star. WEDNESDA Y, JANUARY 4, 1871.

It Mill be of considerable inters?!; to those who take pleasure in noting the progress of tlie country, to observe that the fir-t tele grams from the South, "vi.i '! auranga, over land, were yesterday received here by the agent of G-revillo and Co. Although we can not but commend the enterprise of the com pany, we long to see the time when oul* Southern news will come to hand without a break. And it is almost past all patience that the superstitions and ignorance of A handful of savages should be tolerated in delaying the progress of such a necessity to progress. In order to make as far as possible available in the meantime the advantages arising from the wiro, so far as it is stretched, we learn that the Government will next week com n ence the running of an overland mail bc tw en Shortlai d and Tauranga, when; through the efforts of Greville and Co., we shall ob, to a large extent brought into telegraphic con nection with the South.

The annual meeting of No. 3 Co., A.R.Y, will be held at the Alexandra Hotel, Parnell, this evening, at hr.lf-pa.9t seven o'clock. As this is an important meeting all memb.rs are requested to attend.

The Domain, yesterday, was lively as it ever ia in holiday times, and rang again with sounds of merriment, several of' the schools which had not joined in the fetes of the pre vious day having congregated for another day's enjoyment. This was of the usual kind, including the elephant, who wa3 an inexhaustible source of fun to the little people, and an unlimited receptacle for cakes and lollies.

This day, at noon, the Golden Crown started ou her first trip to the Thames, and a very large number of passengers availed themselves of the opportunity for a trip. On her return this really handsome and commo dious steamer will be again laid up fora short time to complete the paintiug and other works necessary to turn her oiit in first-class style.

Many will ho interested in knowing the after history of the singularly beautiful pen and-ink sketch recently executed by Mr. Wrigw, and won in raffle at the All Saints' Church bnziar by Mr. Joseph Brown. he work is designed to grace a higher sphere than it could ever expect in colonial life, for we learn th:it Mr. Brown s loyalty has prompted him to present it to his Roy.l Hitjhi.ess the Duke of Edinburgh.

\\ c o!>se:ve tbht the p.s. Duke-of Eclin :in;Q;h will i.aye lor the Thames 10-moiv.w. at '.vvelre o'clock, and land passengers on the wharf, Grahiimstonn.

THEATRE ROYAL.

Pue fippearaaces of Herr and Mrs. Bundraann at. this pretty litbie theatre have given it a position which we should like to see it re tain. It is needless to s; eak of the success that must necessarily have attended the re presentation of the Corsiran Brothers last night. The house was full, and the conduct of the piece satisfactory in the highest sense. This evening, in his benefit, Hen- Bandamrm appears in "Hamlet," find as the Prince of I'enuiark, web -lieve, this artor is ut his beat. We have no doubt the theatre will be filled to its utmost ciipaeiry.

THE JAPANESE TROUPE.

The really wonderful performances of this singular company drew a largs at tendance to the City Hall last night. The tricks were many of them wholly new to the spectators, and elicited very loud and prolonged applause. The cool daring of the lad " All right," and his steady achievement of the most impossible-look ing fiats, made him the admired of all; and one trick played by him on a ladder, loosely put together, was a treat sufficient lor the evening. The performances of this company, which are of the most un questioLably unobjectionable kind, should be witnessed by everyone in the city ; and we are glad to observe that on Saturday again a daylight performance will be given for the delectation of our little people and their big friends, to whom the evening is inconvenient. We trust to see this troupe of gymnasts and jugglem obtaining the success which they so well deserve.

THE HOLIDAYS.

At last we may regard the holidays as come to a close, a circumstance which most business people will not regret. Play is all very well in its vrny, but after an over dose of the confusion called keeping holiday, there is refreshment in the return tc the routine of life. On the whole the weather might have been worse, aud the apparent set in of rain to-day shows that tlie Clerk of the weather was really op pi\ ssed with a burden of humid atmo sphere, and although we all abused him a good deal for not giving sunshine throughout the holidays, it is evident he has been doing his best, and his efforts have fairly broken d^wn at the close. At the races, proceeding yesterday as we went to press, in the third event, that of the Ladies' Purse, the horses came to the winning post in the following order: JMuma, Wizard, Cripple. The se cond horse however was disqua lified and i ripple took sec nd place. In the fourth race, that for the .farmer's Plate, the following was the order in which the horses passed the Grand Stand : —Yattfrina, Slander, Marsella. In the fifth, the > oiling Kace, Hark away was the winner. In the Hack llace five horses ran, and the first three were thus placed ; —Pacific, Marquis, Tripod In the race for |the Consolation Stakes Marsella was the winner, Cripple second, and Satanella bolting was thrown out of the race. Taken altogether, the Annual Races, of 1871 have been highly successful, and have contributed greatly to the enjoyment of the holidays. Ihe Caledonian Games were also brought to a close yesterday At the time our reporter Jleii yesterday, as re ported by us in that day's issue, the com- j petitors were tossing the caber, in which ]

Mr. W. Stirling was the winner. In 'he cue mile race, handicapped, Mr Lewin won; Mr. Cooper being se cond. Messrs. Glover aiid Whytlaw competed, m ft friendly way, in dancing the Dance; the Piper of. his Royal Highness playing appropriate Scot tish music on. the pipes. In throwing the light hammer (1G lbs.) Mr. W. Stirling was the winner, having thrown it 75' feet 5 inches. In Hop-step and Jump, Mr. Bradley jumped 38 feet 7 inches-. In -the boy a' race, a lad named I)oiiovan' was first, Balneavis being second: In tlte Run ning Long Leap, Mr. J. Bradley jumped 15 feet9iucb.es, and won, Mr. Manning jumping 17 feet 1 inch, but falling on his hands. In the 300 yards Foot Race, Mr. Lewin took first place, Mr. H. H. Man ning second. For the Best Dressed Boy, the first prize was given to Alexander Fort. In the Mock Tournament, the first prizo was won .by Mtf. P. White, the second by Mr. Loggie, and the third by Mi 1. Morrow. This "concluded the pro gramme of a highly successful fete.

SUPREME COURT.—Civil Sittings.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4,

(Before His Honor Sir G-. A. Arney, Xn l>

Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) FTi3 Honor took his seat on the Bench at ten o'clock.

Mom M'a'N'Caka.uia r. Craig.—Mr. Mac- Cormick was counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Wynn and Mr. Heaketh for the defendant.— The facts of this case have been before the public for some tinvo. The plaintiff is the re puted native owner bF the Opifcorini block, a Wangapoha, arid defendant is a timber mer chant-, and the propretor«of the Wangapona SfiM Mills. The declaration continued two counts, and set out that the plaintiff is pos sessed of certain land, of whi h the bounda ries were described, and thatithe defendant, on the 31st December and tho 18th May, broke into and entered upon the saul laud, and committed certain ■wrongful acts, viz., by cutting down curtain timber trees, and disposed of the same by sale td hi 3 own use and benefit j that (he defendant seifceui took, and carried away certain timber, logs, ifcc. The plaintiff claimed £2000 by way of damages, and prayed the Court, when lih had proved the allegations spi out in the declaration, that the Court, would restrain the defendant from committing such wrongful acts, and all such and ••(.her injuries The defendant pleaded t-iat the plaintiff mis nor possessed of the said land, that the alleged wrontrs were don;; With the knowledge an.i permission of the plaintiff; that the defend ant did silch acts under the authority of a demise held fmn one of the native owners of the said land; that the plaintiff was not solely possessed of the said land ; to the se coritl count the defendant pleaded ihat the timber logs were not the properly of the plaintiff ; that the land referred to was native Jan 1 which hud not passed through the Native Lamb Court, and of which no Crown Grant was held by the plaintiff at the date of the said wrong'ul act. To the pleadings there was a replication to the effect: That plaintiff was lawfully no?* sessed, and an order for a crown gran-: was issued by tllo Judge of tho N'atire Lands Court; that there was no acquiescence! that the plain tiff requested the defendant several times to d 'sist irom entering or cutting timber upon his land. The ailegati >ns contained in the declara tions were supported almost wholly by native tes imony, of which the following is an out- Inc. The plaintiff was examined at great length, Mr. C. O. Davis acting as interpreter. He said land belonged to him, and conse quently the timber -which grew upon tho land; that the defendant had never any authority to go upon the land or cut timber upon it; that the defendant had cut upwards of six millions feet timber upon tho land, of which four millions had been taken away by the defend ant and sold ; that about two millions feet remained still on the ground. The value of limber in the bush was a shilling the hundred feot. The plaintiff claimed to recover for four millions feet timber at a shilling the hundred feet, amounting to £2,000. Tho timber was cut between March, 1868, and December, 1869.

POLICE COURT.—Wednesday.

(Before Dr. Horn* anl Captain Wynyard, Justices.) Drunkenness. — H. Advie, T. Johnson, and J. Jacks, for flr*fc offences, and R. McGregor for a second offence, were punished in the usual manner. George Miohael,- for a third offence of drunkenness, and also as a vagrant, was sent to gaol for two months ; and Margaret. Sain3bury, for a third offence of drunkenness, and for indecent expos ire, was imprisoned for three months with hard labour. Desertion.—C. Stone, a deserter from I*I.M.S. Virago was ordered to be sent on board to-morrow. A String of Offences. —James Dunne, against whom no less than seven serious charges were laid, was first charged with hav ing, on the morning of the 24Lh December, stolen from the dwelling-house of W. JS'etcle ship various articles to the value of £20. — Caroline £ ettleship deposed : I am the wife of W. Nettleship, jeweller, of Albert-street. On the morning of the 24th December my hus band had gone to the tie chemist's lor medi cine. I was out at the gate abut five minntes, waiting for my husband's return; heard v noise in the house. On returning and enter ing the room of the sick gentleman on whom J was waiting, I saw a man come out of my bed room and go out-by the door. He seemed a tall dark man. rJ he prisoner answers the de scription of the man I saw. I called out that there was a man gone out, and that I had bejn robbed. The sick gentleman got up and roused the neighbours. I observed that a small box in my room bad been emptied, an I my jewellery gone. I missed two brooches, earrings, a nugget pin, a lady's watch and chain, a silver buckle and wnistband, a silver pencil case, gold dust, art Albert chain', 'and other article*?. 1 identify the articles pro duced as those stolen 'from me, They are w rth in all-nbout £18. My front door dad been opan all the evening, so that while I \va engaged in the ki'chen a person cduld hive entered unknown to me. A pair of boot* and a smelling bottle taken at the .same time have not yet been found. All the other

rbicles wore shown to me by Sergeant Jeffrey two hours afteu they ha I . been stolen. I do not know the pri-JonetOiK Sergeant Jeffrey deposed: From the de3erip

tion given me by last witness I arrested the prisoner, whom" I found sitting beside n drunken man ill Wyndham-street. He said he was waiting to get into a boarding house He refused to get up. I was in pi .in clothes. I told him I was a policeman, and that I was going to. search him. I put my hand in liis pocket and pulled out the handkerchief .a«cl waist belt produced, also a black brooch. He then ran away towards the Catholic chapel. I overtook him, tind in the slriiggle a revolver which he had in his Hand fell. ( I held him till another constable'came. I handcuffed him, and searched him, and found-the. articles pro duced, (as before enumerated). He had them all tied in a handkerchief in his pocket except the watch, which was on his chain. On my charging him with the offence, he made no answer to the charge, but said he would shoot me with the revolver. He subsequently, in the lock-up, stated that he had got the articles from a roan that he had been fighting with the evening before. He first gave the name of Brown.—W. Stone Pardy deposed :lam a detective, stationed at the Thames. I know the prisoner. He has always gone by the name of James Dunne. He is'known there as a drunkard. —Prisoner, after being charged in the usual Way, said he had had the articles in his possession, but would reserve his defence. He was committed for trial.

Anotueb Robbery.—James Dunne was further charged with having, on the niglit <>f the 20th of December, 1870, stolen from the house of Kichard Williams, ilobson-street, various ar ide 3of jewellery, worth £20. I lie prisoner pleaded not guilty. Adelaide Wil liams, wife of Richard Williams, deposed that on the morning of the 21st of December, she missed from the house a small gold watch jet chain, gold riiig, &c, worth £5: She list saw them about ten minutes past 12 on the night befoi;e. During the forenoon of the 24th of December, she w.s shown the articles stolen, by Sergeant Jeffrey. During that night the window was lifted up a. little, and the jewellery was lying on a tible in side. Any person, by lifting his hand front the oulside, couli have removed the articles from the table. — Sergeant Gh Jeffrey deposed to arresting the prisoner in Cbnpel-sti'ect, on the m irning of the 24th December, on a charge of robbery from the house of William Nettlesliip. .While seiirc.h ing him, witness found a gold brooch, a jet chain, and also the purse in his trousers pocket now produced. The purse contained the gold watch produ cd. The various articles had since been identified by Mrs. Williams. Ho afterwards charged t!ie prisoner with stealing them from the house of prosecutris, to which charge he made no lvply.— The prisoner was then duly committed to take his trial at next criminal st tinus ot the Supremo Court; A Kobjlery at Siioktland. —James Duime Was furth?r charged withhuvingj on the1 3rd July, 1870, stolen from the house of .Richard Hudson, at Sllortland, money aud other pro perty fci the value of £46.—Prisoner pieaded not guilty.—Richard Hudson, mining agent, Shorttaud, deposed th it on Sunday, the 3rd of July last, he left his house at half-past six o'clock with his family to go to flmr hj and he returned abjnt ciglit o'clock. The front door was fastened as he had left it, but on entering the house he found all the drawers pulle I out. Ue thought something was wrong, and went to the windows and found one of them open, the fastening having been turn-d back after breaking a pane of glass. It was dark at the time, but on getting a light he found a desk removed from the tubie, a quantity of jewellery and other ar ticles from th- drawers, a homeopathic medi cine chest, also a small cedar chest. The back dcor was open. (Witness here enume rated the various articles, amongst which were 48 English penny postage stamps, and their values.) All the articles were in his house when he left to go to church. The two rings produced by Sergt. Jeffrey were two of those lio had described. The 34 English postage stamps produced by Detective Purdy were similar to those stolen from his house. One of them had been taken off a letter, and one of ihoso produced appeared to have been on a letter. The two ruby rings, ilia two plain cold wedding rings, and one with the word "Ellen" on it (produced), he iden tified ; also onogold ring set with hair, morkeJ "E. A.," he identified. The "E. A." seemed to have been erased. A quantity of coins, a ruby set in gold, several pieces of a desk, were preduced and identified. In addition to the articles he had named, the writing-desk w.is full of valuable papers, and coi'respondence extending over a period of 40 years. There Wis also his miner's certificate.—Loui3 Hei.r/ Neumeg^n, licensed pawnbroker, Queen-street, depose; I : On the 20th December last the pri soner came into his sho > and pledged one of tiie rivgs (produced) which had been identified by the last witness. Witnpss advanced him 5). upon it. The pris >ncr tuld him he had worn it for some time, and knocked the centre stone out of it. Ho also -aH it would be pawned only far n few days. On the 24th December witness showed the ring to Sergeant Jeffrey, and after wards handed it over to him.—Sergeant Jeffery deposed to arresting prisoner on the morning of the 24ihDecember. On searching him he found in a pocket-book in prisoner's trousers po< ket a ring produced, and since identified. He also found a pawn ticket for a ring, -which prisoner had pawned with Mr. Neumeger. He then corroborated Neumegen's statement. When he charged prisoner with this offence he replied, " I saved your life once, aud now you are my prosecutor."—Defective W. S. Purdy prov"ed that he searched prisoner's house at the Thames, in the presence of his wife, on the 25th December last. He found the following articles concealed in a box, which Gad since been identified by prosecutor : 34 I'nglish penny postnge stamps, 2 wedding' rings, 2 small silver guards, .3 copper coins, 1 gold ring, set with rubies surrounded with pearls; 1 piece of gold ring, set wilh variom stones ; 1 hair ring, with the word " Ellen" worked in white hair on the outside ; 1 hair ring set in gold ; 1 small ruby set in gold ; 1 •'lrish" diamond,-and two. small pieces of pearl.—The prisoner reserved his defence, and was fully committed to take' his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court.

The chairman a of a vigilance commit tee which had been appointed to duck an ob noxious citizen in lowa, thus reported to his f-How-citizens :™" We took the thief down the river, made a hole in the ice, and pro ceeded to duck him ; but he slipped through our hands, and hid under the ice, and os lie has been there over eight hours, it is suppose J he is dr.-wned."

At Reichschoffen, when the French were in retivat, ihe Turcos adopted a strange plan, to shelter Mi' mseives from the enemy s bullets. JEach'picked up a dead Prussian and carried him on his back. . ...'.."

THE SOUTH.

[G-reville's Teitor&m Co up amy, Rettter's Agents.]

WELLIN GTON

(Via Taukanga).

December 31. The Beilringers are going to Auck land. ? . Mr. Yogel leaves this place on Mon day. , There has been heavy weather along the coast; No wrecks reported. /

NAPIER.

December 31

The Lord Ashley arrived yesterday. She had heavy Weather ou the coast and strong easterly winds, having left Tauranga on Wednesday evening.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We are not responsible io. our CorrespondneV opinions.

THE CASE OF HENRY SPARROW.

To the Editor of the Evening Stab.

g lß) —Will you please to insert theenc'oaed letter from- Dr. Aickin as.a sequel" to H. Sparrow's communication to jou •of the 31st ult, " ' " ... I have long since pointed out to one ot Ins friends the proper steps to be taken to secure his disclia-ge, if oii re-eiamination before the Chief Justice, he should be > djudged a person of sound mind. Out of the three medical men •who have seen him, not one will certify to his sanity, and therefore it could not, be expected that I should personally undertake the serious responsibility of doing that ■which I really be lieve would not be safe to do. I fould get you a dozen letters fit any time of the same purport as that of this poor deluded man, for it is seldom indeed that the patients of a lunatic asylum ever admit the justice or prol ! priety of their ■'seclusion. At the same time I heartily "fish that some g^od friend of his tfoxild interfere and secure him a quiet re treat elsewhere although every possible kind 1 ness and indulgence is allowe.l him where lie With these remarks, all public notice of the<a;eon my part must stop, for I have already rather exceeded the ordinary rules of the service. Every officer »ud attendant of tho Asylum is. doing his ut- Oit to promote the cure or comfort, of the Be unfortunate;, and it is in such treatment, under the con stant superintendence) of an able and con scientious physician, that the confidence ot the outer" public may safely repot & —I an), &c, 11. H. TuKTOir. I'arneil, 3rd January, 1871. Provincial Lunatic Asylum, 2nd January, 1871.. Dear Sir,—ln the letter addressed to you by H. Sparrow, and published in the Even ing Star, of the 31st ult., I find it stated by the writer that I " had told him again and again that I had not seen the bast sign of insanity in him, and that I had made out his certificate nearly lour weeks ago." It may appear needless to inform you, who are thoroughly acquainted with the facts of the case, that these statements are riot true, but as it is quite possible they might curry weight with some parties, I think it right to give them an emphatic denial.—l am, &c, Thos. Aickin, JM.D., Resident Surgeon. To H. H. Turf on, Esq., Inspector of Asylums. [Our correspondent might give us and the public credit for knowing sufficient,of lunacy to place a proper estimate on a letter from an inmate of a lunatic asylum. We inserted the advertisement as we should any other equally harmless production.—-Ed. E. S.J

FAREWELL SOIREE.

LAgr evening a very pleasing ceremony took place at the Primitive Methodist School-room, Ed wardes- street, on the occasion of a vale dictory soiree to the Rev. J. Dean, who is about to be removed to Wellington. A! very excellent tea was provided, to which about 200 persons sat.down. After tea the proceed ings were adjourned to ike chapel, when Mr. Cheesfmnn was called upon to take the chair. He explained the purpose for which they had met together, and paid a well-merited tribute to their pastor, who was about to leave them, after having laboured earnestly and zealously in their midst for the last three yeai'3. He referred to the Tarious services performed by Mr. Dean since his connection with that church, after which he called upon the other gentlemen present to address the meeting. The Revs. Messrs. Warlow Davies,' Rigg, McDonald, and Lewis then briefly spoke upon the subject of the meeting, especi ally in reference to the duties of a pastor, and to the circumstances of Mr. Oenn's leaving Auckland.—Mr. J: C. Wilkes next came forward, and on behalf of the con gregaticn, prccnted a purse of sovereigns to the Rev. Mr. Dean,inafewneatand appropriate remarks dwelling upon the esteem in which Mr. Dean was held by them all, and expres sing the regret they felt at his departure from tbeir midst.—Mr. Dean made a sui'able reply, and thanked the congregation for the kind ness which they bad shown to him, and spoke of the good feeling whidi had always existed between them. —The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. Mr. McNicol, the Rev. Dr. Wallace, and the Rev. J. J. Lewi3. —An account was laid before the meeting of money contributed for various funds sinoe the arrival of Mr. Dean in-18681. The total amounts were : — Church expenses, -JEG37 ss' sd; minister's stipend, £267 63; and Sabbath Schools, £166 63.—'Ihe proceedings closed with votes of thanks to the ladies who pro vided tho tea, to the choir who'had sung «P7Pral selections of sacred music, and tot'ie chairman.

CLEANING-UP OF SHOTOVER.

FIRE ON UPPER MOANATATRL

[From the " Heva'd."]

Giuhamstown, Tuesday, 8.24 p.vr. The Shotover has cleaned-up at tlio M aim- Is au and Partingtoii's batteries, with a result p^ 735 ounces. They clean-up at their own machine to-morrow, but do not expect much,

is it has been engaged on trial lots. Abo'it 900 ounces, probably, will be the total. *rH A large fire has started behind the Staro"^%4 the South, on the Upper Moamtuiri,-and iV^f'f lushing fiercely down the creek, the str6ng ** rtafterly wind making ifc irresistible. Q- reat destruction of iiroporty is feaiei.

SHIPMENT CF GOLD.

The Bank of New South Wales shipped; per Buko^of Edinburgh, yesterday morn ing, 4500'ozs. of goltlj which makes a total of 17,235 dzs. sent from h tita by the various bunks daring the past weelr, composed as follows i—5500 ozs., Union Bank of Australia ; 5100 oz?., Bank of Au- 4500 ozs., Bank of New South Wales; 2135 ozs., weekly, Bank of New Zea and j total, 17,235 oz*.

A marvellous disrioveiy is reported in a ■Russian newspaper. • ~A-^erman »«oaw< htw^, been engaged, for souie time m.exploring tlie" ■ plain of Troy. While makingsoine excava tions near the village of Cyplax, he came sud denly-npdn thetfuins of a Cyclopean wall about*1* eight feet thick. The works w. re actively pushed on, and, from what has already been brought to lijjht, ho is convinced that hehasat last discovered the remains of the famous P. * lace of Priani. . Indeed, he asserts that the part of the ruinsalready uncovered exactly 'tallies with the desertion o° the place given by Homer in the Iliad. As soon as the excavations .-p are sufficiently advanced he promLes to publish f a detailed account. ,____r" -

THE EVENING JTAR, JANUABY 4, 187 i



GEORGE SIBBIN, AUCTIONEEE AND COMMISSION AGENT, COENER OF QUEEN & WYNDHAM-STREETS. EVENING STAE PUBLISHING OEEICE, QUEEN-STREET, NEXT SIB BIN'S CORNER. Advertisements received till 3 p.m. NOTICE. MB. W. M. CETAPPELL is authorised to CANVAS for ADVERTISEMENTS for the Evening Stab. REED & BRETT, Proprietors. mHE "THAMES ADVERTISER" May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE "EVENING- STAR,' Queen-street, (Next to Sibbins' Corner), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamer . from the Thames. Reed & P.eett, Ageuta for Auckland. mHE FIJI TIMES. The Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the sale of the " Fiji Tim*" in Auckland. Advertisements received and forwarded by the earliest opportunity. Copies of the " Times" to December 21st have been received per ' Kauri.' REED AND BRETT, "EVENING STAR" OFIFCE, Queen-street. JUST ARRIVED, j AT THE CASH P.UACB, -J A A OASES RAISINS, at sd. per lb. H. P. COHEN", CASH PALACE, QtEBH-STREST.



W^NTIiD— An APPRENTICE—an 1m,,, prover.—Appy to Miss Jenkiks, - Dressmaker (from London), Pitt-street, WANTED— The public to know tHa^ PEINTING of every description' ft executed at the Evening- Stab Office, witfi neatness and despatch. WANTED, a Situation as COOK, by ai respectable person recently arrived.-^ Apply at the Even/no Stab Office. '-^ HORROCK'B LONG CLOTH, at 6d. per yard. ~ ~ J. COSGRAVE & CO. T) LEACHED SHEETING-; 2 yards wide. J.J lid. pei 1 yard. ~'/ ■ ; - „() J. COSGRAVE & CO.'3. ,„; INSPECTION INVHED, Comparison i challenged, Competition defied, at | J. COSGRAVE & CO. 1 GAA YARD* of GOOD STOUT LONG 1/oUU CLOTH, nearly a yard widest 3fd. a yard. ; ■ ■/ i ! V.I. LTD J". COSGRAVE & CO. (*$ r,O PIECES of BROWN HOLLAND, at OO 4 id. per yaril. J, COSGRAVE &!.CQ;«j q ,io TAA PIECES of DRESS' STUFF, 6|d. 0U U per yard, worth Is. 6d. J. CCSGRAVE & CO. A A GENTS STRAW and CITEiP HATS, OUU from la. lid. each. J. COSGRAVE & CO. 1 1 KA YARDS of CRIMEAN FLAIf-: 1101/ NEL, 10|d. per yard. J. COSGRAVE & CO. QAA PTECES of WELCH JPLAMEL,_ /O\J\J at 94d. per yard. J. OOSGRAVE & CO. £AA MEN'S BLACK SAC COATS, OUU1 Perfectly New, 13s. 6d. ; . ; ;:Orf J. COSGRAVE & CO. j rA A PIECES of PRINT, warranted >:W-oI OUU wash, at s^d. per yard. J. COSGRAVE & CO. Q Q A PIECES of MAGNIFICENT DRESS! i E OOU STUFF, to be sold at s|d. per yard,; worth Is. ;•!.'»!'"■. . . J. COSGRAVE & CO. A TTCKLAND RIFLE VOITJN- A TEEE.S. NO. 3 COMPANY. The Animal Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Alexandra Hotel, Pavnell, THIS EVE NINO, at 7.30 sharp. All members are requested to attend. JOHN S. LEPINE, . Hon. Secretary. , ~ ONE POUND REWARD. - '» STOLEN or SPRAYED, from Mount Eden,' on the 2nd iust, a Strawberry COW, two years old, rising three ; branded on the right shoulder with the, letters Q-, ; . 4 over R, C—not quite legible, three days. t afcer calving. I hereby off^r the Reward of £i for tha recovery of the above Heifer, or £2 for tile apprehension and conviction of the _ thief or thieve?. THOMAS MERIGAF, Warder, Mount Eden Gaol. Any pevsin or persons detaining in his or their possession, after tins notice, the above Cow, will be prosecuted. TO LE T, THE OFFICE lately occupied by vth|;) ■ Evening Stab, next Bank of New Zeil'-' land. ■■ ~ . ■■ ___ILT* ■ TO LET, ABEAUTJEULLY-SITUATED Eight roomed HOUSE' in Wellington-street with detached Kitchen. Rent: £60 per an- ('• num.—Apply to M. McKerbas, Queen-street. OCCIDENTAL HO TEL, VULCAN LANE. CAFE open from nine o'clock a.m. until . twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, with a neWJ^. Alcock & Co. 's Table. vJSf'1 E V WA R D PER KIN S, ■?• H Proprietor . •'*? , | TO BOOT AND SIIOEM VKR S, '&?OJjmgoH KKEPJCRB, AND OTHERS. ; W^ J, W.r HO ARE ..begs to inform the aboTft ■.■; , that lie receives shipments by evfij; ' slean.er of MKhm i RNK VI nV. BOOTS' and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPBBft LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, ■, i ; --'u! 12, High-street, Auckland. ,'.'-.,,■... j \