The Evening Star.

Vol. lI.—No. 425.]

AUCKLAND, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1871

Price One Fenny.



NOETH SHOEB FERET. mIMB TABLE OF THE PS X 'ENTERPRISE No. I.' From North Shore. From Auckland. fr-° a.m. 7.30 a.m. 8-45 „ 9.5 930 „ 10.0 io-3o „ ii.o ;; 11-30 „ | 12.0 noon 12.45 p.m. 1.10 p . m . 1-30 „ 2.0 „ 230 „ 3.0 3-30 „ 4.10 4-30 „ 6.10 , 5-3o „ 6 .0 ;; Oni Sunday, the first boat from North Shore is at 9.30 a.m.; from Auckland, at 10 a.m. HOLMES, BROS. The Steam Launch "P A I E T. * OPEN TO CHARTER, BY THE DAY OR NIGHT. Apply to Mr. J. W. Peabse, on board. Correspondence or Telegrams, if left at tha ETENiNa Star Office, will" receive prompt attention. As a Dispatch Boat, her speed is unequalled. Terms:—£3 per day, or £15 per week. Special arrangements made for a longer period. i NEIL CAMPBELL Tailor and Clothier, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE MARKET RESERVE. TT)EGS to return thanks for past favors, and also to intimate to his friends and the public that he has received a large assort ment of WINTER GOODS, and can execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that will defy competition.



£500 RjEW AR D. WeLLESLEY-STBIET, A PEW DOOEB ABOVE Dyson's, THE AMEEICAN KESTAUEANT. SOUP, Joints, Vegetables, Pudding or Pastry, charge 6d ; Tea or Coffee, with Bread and Butter, 3d; Soup, with Bread, 3d. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. LEWIS KELLY. ROYAL MAIL HOTEL, VICTORIA-STREET WEST, THE aboye favourite Hotel has been en tirely remodelled and enlarged at consi derable expense, and visitbrs to Auckland will in it a want much desired, viz., that of a COMMERCIAL HOTEL. ] The BILLIARD ROOM, ■ which is the finest in New Zealand, is fitted up with Allcock's and Burroughs and Watt's best tables. PLUNGE and SHOWER BATHS on the premises. Night Porter in attendance. N B.—Thames Papers filed regularly. W. WOOLLKF. March 14,1871. i



TVTEW WINTEE DBAPERY AND -^ CLOTHING.I QUEEN-STREET.HOUSE. R. B. SHALDEBS AND CO. and^oK" W-° ia yite their customers and town SSSi&SS^W veiy best article at the worlh/o? SSfil nXeT- alm°St 6ndleSS Varie*' are Black Silk Velvets.BlaDk Velveteen Black Dress Silks, Fancy Dress Goods Waterproof and other Clothings PWH~ *? Black Cloth, Melton, etc. Children s Jackets in various materials tur Dress and Cloak, Trimmings, Ladies' Clouds etc. Several Novelties in Fancy Wove Goods P. r. es, 3 Winceys, Plain and Fancy Starts Sheetings, Stays, Hosiery, and Gloves me Manchester department is well supplied with Counterpanes, Sheetings, and Towellings Flannels and Blankets very cheap Men s, Boys', and Youths' Clothing, in Suits Coats, Vests, and Trousers Shirts in Crimean, Melton, Cotton, Twill, etc. Hosiery, Inverness Capes Waterproof and Overcoats, Ties, Collars Under Wear, Hats, Caps, etc. .AM anA Co- desil re to assure the public of their' continued adherence to their old principles of fair Be&Z IC°i no fldentY appeal totheir I°4 past cx ct ru e rncCce Cco C n n fl 0d Vence yearS) *" " SUmdent *»««*» for eciUed~ C°Untry Orders PromP tly and carefully ex- Observe the address :— K. B. SIALDBES A|ND CO., 200 & 202, QUEEN-STKEETJ



ALL WHO DESIEE Q.ENERAL GEOCEEIES Of the beat quality, at the lowest price, should call at THE JUNCTION STORE, 252, QUEEN-STBEET, AUCKLAND. In consequence of the present depression, the proprietors of the People's Tea Warehouse, care re solved to Bapply as under, for cash — Best Oatmeal, 3d. lb. Soap, from 7d. per Bar Best Rice, 3£d lb. Salad Oil, 9d. per bottle Sugar, from sd. lb. Matches, 94 per dozen Mould Candles, 5Jd. lb. Blue, Is. per lb. , Starch, 6d. lb. Sperm, F. W., Is. per lb. Tobacco, 4d. per cake, or3s. JOd. per lb., and other articles too numerous to mention. COFFEE GROUND ON THE PREMISES, and packed in air-tight canisters, from 1 lb. upwards at Is. id. lb. TEAS FOE THE MILLION. Good Useful Tea, Is. 6d- No. 3 Rich Pekoe, ftUl tit , ™ flavoured, Se. lb. SSJSSSKSff& No 6 d.V nest qualitJr> 3S- F. and Co. never had a better selectioa of first-class Teas, imported expressly for their retail trade, which will give satisfaction in price and quality to all who favour them with their orders. 2d. per lb. discount on the 6 lbs. of No. 2 Tea, and 3d. per lb. on the 61bs. of Nos. 8 and 4 Teas. Floub and Bran at Mill Prices. Quality of all articles guaranteed. Orders promptly executed. Goods delivered.' Remember the Address— FRENCH & C 0., FAMILY GROCERS, THE PEOPLE'S TEA WAREHOUSE, 252, qlleen-stheet, auckland, cohnek, of Wakefielp-btbeet. Established I860.; . —j _



MUFFINS ! MUFFINS ! MUFFINS ! EH. PERCY has much pleasure in • informing his friends and the public ejenerally that he has commenced the Muffin Season, and trusts that by strict attention to business, civility, and a superior article, to merit a continuance of past favors. Remem ber his are the only English Muffin and Crumpet made in Auckland. —To be had at Mr. Watehs', Confec tioner, and at E. H. Peecx's, Wholesale and Retail Pastry Cook and Muffin Baker, Upper High-street, between "Wellesley-street and ictoria-street. Ij^-Wanted, a few good smart clean Lads. 0 CCI DENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. CAPE open from jine o'clock a.m. until twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, with a new Aicock & Co.'s Table. EDWARD ""158 Pi-j



READY-MADE CLOTHING. W. RATTRAY TTAS OPENED D*URING THE PAST WEEK A Very Large and Choice Lot of Men's Paget Coats Men's Duke of Edinburgh Coats Men's Chesterfield Overcoats Men's Real Macintosh Coats Men's Inverness Capes Also A Splendid Lot of MEN'S TROUSERS AND VESTS. These and all Goods recently to hand are marked at THE GENUINE CHEAP SALE PRICES. W. RATTRAY, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 24 & 26, Shortland-street



NUeGtBTS SATED! NUGGETiTsAVED!!! TRON CASTINGS, Id per lb.; Open Plates, _L Id per lb; Pavement (checkered) ditto, lid per lb.; Fire Hearths, lid per lb.; Fire Bars, l£d per lb. j Sash Weights, l£d per lb.; Plain Heavy Castings, ljd per lb.; Stamper Heads and Plates (of hard iron), l£d per lb. ; 3 and 4-inch Pipes, 2d per lb.; Flanged ditto, 2d per lb.; Bend Pipes, Stove Grates, Plough Metal, and Balusters proportionately cheap • 56 and 28-lb. Weights, 2d per lb. All other Castings far below current prices. Brass Castings, is 6d per lb.; Rudder Bands (com plete), la. 6d per lb, j Bearings (in quantities not less than 7 lbs.), Is 6d per lb. All articles guaranteed sound on delivery. Orders punc tually attended to. No delay in the execu tion of orders. Terms—Cash. J. KELLY & CO., EAGLE IKON AND BRASS FOUNDRY, Hiem-STBEEr, Auckland. £300 E E w A B D- The New Zealand Insuraace Company offer the above reward for such information as will lead to the onviction of the person or persons who set [fire to a house in Pitt-street, on or about the 14th May, by which nine houses were totally destroyed. GEO. P. PIERCE, Manager. YOUNG- MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL COURSE OF LECTCXRES. The Committee of the above Association have great pleasure in announcing the following series of Lec tures :— May 26 : Mr. W. L. Rees— 'Siege of Paris " June 2: Rev. J. J. Lewis—" The Present Age, its Traits and Tendencies." June 30 : Mr. Barton—"Some of the Larger Forms of Fossil Fauna" (with pictorial illustra tions). July 7 : Rev. Jas Cosh, M. A.—" The Mutual Relations • of Heathenism, Civilization, and Chris tianity. July 28: Mr G. M. Reed, B. A.-" Colonial Charac tenstics." August 4 : Rev. C. M. Nelson—(To be advertised). August 25: Rev. E. N. Bkee, M. A. -"Modern Scepticism." September 1: Rev. C. "W. Riaa—" Ancient Britain its Inhabitants, Religion, and Customs " September 29: Rev. Waklotv Da vies m a'~ m- ii c "J' ove > Courtship,-and Marriage." Tickets for the course, 3s each (to admit bearer and lady), may be had of Messrs. Chapman, Wayte, Upton, TurrelL B. B.Shatters, the Librarian at the ■Rooms of the Association, or any of the Committee The Lectures will commence at 7.30 o'clock Admission to single Lecture, g<J. each person



E. WILLIAMS, GENERAL A&ENT, WEST QUEEN STREET, (One Doob peom Queex-steeet, Auckland.) B. WILLIAMS T>TOTIFIES that he has opened the above ±y Office for General Agency Business, and -11 fi! 7s Prepared to conduct cheaply and well, the following departments .— House Letting and Rent Collecting.—The ' latter on a very small weekly charge. JJebt Collecting.—Tradesmen intrusting R. Williams with their accounts may rely that no] mdvihty will bo used to customers, and all monies will be handed over upon receipt Employment Agency.— Every attention will be paid to this department, and employers and employees may rely that no trouble will be spared to secure their wishes. SHARES BOUGHT AND SOLD. General Commission Agency. PUBLIC NOTICE. TP ?• ILL res Pectfully intimates to his- J.. mends and the public in general that he has commenced business as SHARE, HOUSE, ESTATE, AND LAND BROKER, close to the JrarcTioir or West Qtteen and Queen streets, .Auckland. Parties wishing to dispose of Mining, Bank, Insurance, Gas, or other Shares, cr to Pur chase or Let Houses, Farms, Building Allot ments, &c, &c;, may rely on their interests being carefully and judiciously attended to, as it will be T. B. H.s study in every transac-' tion to gain the confidence of his patrons, and thus create a mutual benefit. All properties , placed in his hands, either for Sale or to be Let, will be personally inspected by him, where practicable; and, to prevent disappoint ment, it is earnestly requested that in case's where he is not able to do so, that the infor mation forwarded may be reliable. N.B.—Money Lent for parties on the best securities, with no charge to the lenders. Auckland, April 24 187r



NOTICE. nnHE Undersigned has secured convenient J- offices at the Insubance Company's BuiiDiNGS, where his business as SHARE BROKER and LAND AGENT will be con ducted in future. With a view to facilitate business, and also for the purpose of securing reliable informa tion, he has appointed Mr. W. Buttle as his Sole Agent at the Thames : Office, Albert street, opposite Bank of Zealand, Grahams town. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Share Broker and Land Agent, Insurance Buildings, Auckland.



QH'A SE S WANTED. In demand— Caldonian G-olden Calf Thames Central Italy Dixon's No. 1 Eureka Cure Berkeley Castle Belfast Alburnia Tookey Tokatea J". TONSON GARLICK, Sharebroker. Shortland-street, Auckland, May 2, 1871. —In the event; of a new find in any of the mines telegrams are received and posted up by me immediately on arrival. WANTED —Bank of New Zealand SHARES. MINING-. Belfasts Caledonians Inverness Long Drives Nompareils Thames Tookey's Young. American MARTIN SHOLL, Queen-street. W£ M" T B. D - New Zealand Bank Shares Gas Company ■ Thames G.M. Co. Caledonians Cures Belfasts Kelly's Moanatairi Tookey's. I. PHILLIPS, Sharebroker. Insurance Buildings. DfiAY & MTLLEB, SHAREJbiIuiiSR S, &(■.,



1 -I CASES of French MERINOS, in all peryard,aarandCOlOl>S)JUSfc °pe"ed ' ls s *d . J- COSGRAVE AND CO. 3 CASES of Ladies' Black Cloth JACKET S jusfc opened per ' Caduceus.* _ • J- COSGRAVE AND CO. 5 OASES of Superior WINCEYS, at 7M per yard. J. COSGRAVE AND CO. 3 CASES of Brocaded EPINGLINE, the dress of the season, at J. COSGRAVE AND CO. 6 CASES of,Ladie3' and Children's Water -ss. 9 5 r°°fMANTLES«nd COSTUMES, from __________ J. COSGRAVE AND CO. SCASES of Plain and Brocaded POPLINS m all shades and colors. J- COSGRAVE AND CO. Ift BALES of BLANKETS, to ~b7^ofc[ ±/V cheap to suit the times, from 7s lid J- COSGRAVE AND CO. 100 DOZEN of MenTcrimean SHIRTS ±\J\J Large Si ze , 2s 6d each, a great bar- J. COSGRAVE. AND CO. 1(] CASES of Gentlemen's HATS, in all J-" the new shapes. J. COSGRAVE AND CO. ±O i CLOTHING, opened this week, at J. COSGRAVE AND CO. rj A PIECES of WATERPROOF CLOali <r\J ING, two yards wide, at 2s. lid. per yard. J. COSGRAVE & CO. 7 °#fn#-a Of LADIES> VELVETEEN r ~^ AOKEIS > exquisitely trimmed, from J. COSGRAVE & CO. ft CASES of SATIN DRESS CLOTHS /V beautifully finished. . " J. COSGRAVE & CO. O CASES of BLACK SILKS, just opened, O per Caduceus,' from 3s. 6d. per yard J. COSGRAVE & CO. 2 CASES of BLACK SILK VELVET MANTLES, richly trimmed, London make, the newest fashion. J. COSGRAVE & CO. 6 CASES of MILLINERY BONNETS, the newest and latest style. J. COSGRAVE & CO. 8 CASES of LADIES' TRIMMED HATS. J. COSGRAVE & CO. 3 CASES of CHILDREN'S CLOTH VELVETEEN, and WATERPROOF JACKETS, iii all sizes. J. COSGRAVE & CO. ry CASES of WINCEY and CLOTH t SKIRTS, richly trimmed, from 6s. 6d. J. COSGRAVE & CO BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EOTAX HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH . HIS EXCELLENCY SIR, G. F. BOWEN AND THE EARJb OF PEMBROKE. "O H. BARTLETT, PHOTOGRAPHER, CORNER OF QUEEN AND WELLES LEY-STREETS, Auckland.



JUST OPENED, TJ.S.KZ. 'AND. A. FRUIT DEPOT, QUEEN-STBEET, Oppostte the Bank of New Zealand) . DR. C. F. FISCHER'S HOMOEOPATHIC INSTITUTE. MR. CHARLES W. SANDERS, HAVING- succeeded Dr. C. F. Tr-^^ j b his Practice.is athome Li C....,. ; . '; n —Morning, from 9 till 1; Evening, 6 till 8. 215, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE CITY 'Sill,*



QUEEN-STREET WHARF. R. MOORE, WINE. SPIRIT, AND BEER MERCHANT AND'IMPORTER. THE PUBLIC AND SHIPPING SUP-* PLIED WITH WINES AND SPIRITS OP FIRST QUALITY. MARTELL'S PALE AND BROWN BRANDY Campbellton's Scotch Whiskey Fine Old Irish Whiskey Browning's Celebrated Old Tom Geneva Gin Fine Old Rum, 30 o.p. Curacoa Maraschino Cherry Cordial Cherry Brandy Orange Bitters Orange Boven German Bitters Strong Vinegar, for Pickling Walker's English Ginger Wine Sparkling Hock Champagne, pints and quarts Australian White and KedT Wine BURTON ALE, 11s per dozen PORTER, 4s per gallon; in bottfcle, 9s 6d per dozen Tbe Trade supplied -with hhds. and qr.-casku. R. M. has on sale a small quantity of OLD PORT, of the finest quality thafc can be had in London.



NEW ZEALAND HOUSE. Tailoring Department. W. RATTRAY HAS JUST OPENED a MAGNIFI CENT STOCK of New Winter Tweeds and Coatings. The Making-up Department is under the Management of Mr. WEIQ-HT, who is admitted to be the Beat Cutter in the Pro vince, the Material and Workmanship being of the Very" Best Description. W. R. confidently invites the attention of Q-entlemen to this Branch of his Establish ment. ' W. BATTRAY, 24 & 26, Shurtland-street, AUCKLAND.



LOCAL INDUSTET. WILLIAMS'S BLACKING. CHAELES WILLIAMS , BEGS to return his sincere thanks to those who have so liberally supported him in this new Auckland Manufacture. Having now completed machinery for the manufacture of Ivory Black, 0. W. will be able to make a truly superior article in any quantity, and at reasonable rates. Merchants, storekeepers, and others are most respectfully solicited to give this blacking a trial, which will not fail to give every satisfaction. All orders will be promptly attended to. Ivory Black or Animal Charcoal, of superior quality, on sale in any quantity at Williama's Blacking Factor,y Elliott and Wellesley-streefc, Auckland. OEOWN DISTILLEEY, FOBT BRITOMART. PUEE WHISKEY,, at 12s. per gallon, duty paid. Also FINE PALE BRANDY, at 15s. per proof gallon, duty paid. Can be obtained, in quantities of *£wo gal lons and upwards, at the Store, High-street. Terms—Cash on deliver. Kegs charged for until returned. W. J. CAWKWELL, Vulcan Lane.