SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.38. HIGH WATER.—This evening, 4.55.

STEAMERS FOR THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise, 8 o'clock.

ARRIVALS.

Tauranga, schooner, Sellara, from Tauranga. ■Willie Winkie, cutter, Grundy, from Maraiti. Flora McDonald, cutter, Kenny, from Raglan. Hero, s.s., 750 tons, T. Logan, from Sydney. Duke of Edinburgh, p s., Farquhar, from KusseU.

DEPARTURES.

St. Kilda, s.s., Flowerday, for "Wanganui. Wallabi, s.s., Daniel, for West Coast. ComeranK, p.s., Crisp, for Russell. Star of the South, s.s., Holmes, for Napier.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London.-Countess of Kintore, early. New York.—Alice, early. Fijis.—Coronet, early. Syd.sey.—Hero, s.s., Tuesday.

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Napier, s.s, from Napier. City of Auckland, ship, from London. Chiie, ship, from London. Novelty barque, from Sydney. Alice Cameron, barque, from byaney. Lady Franklin, barque, from Sydney. Ferndale, barque, from Liverpool. Celestia, barque, from Newcastle. Kenilworth, schooner, from Fijis. Merlin, schooner, from Fijls. Sea Gull, schooner, from Fijis.

The Willie Winiie, from Maraiti, brings 52 bales flax, 15 pigs, Bradley. The Flora McDonald, from Raglan, brings 33 bales flax, 14 kits bacon, 3 boxes ditto, 1 bile wool, 3 bags ditto, A.Barnes; 15 pigs, Hunter and Nolan. The St. Kilda left for Wanganui to-day, ■with two passengers—Messrs. Cooper and Jamep. The e.s. Hero arrived last evening from Sydney, after a rapid passage oT five days. Passengers. —From Melbourne —Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Wrigley, five children and servant ; Mrs. and Miss Errington and three children, Mr. and Mrs. C. Berridge, Miss Hunt, Mr. and Mrß. W. Wright and infant, and 19 in the steerage. From Sydney—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Connon, Miss Cunningham, Mr. lhornton, Mr. Tole, and 13 in tho steerage. :

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stab Office, Friday af ernoon

Mr. R. Arthur held, to-daj, at his stores, a sale of groceries, produce, household furniture, &o. There waß a fair attendance, and the following prices obtained: —Fowls, 4b 3d to 5s 4d a pair; ducks, 5s a couple ; turkeys, 4s 6d to 4s 8d each ; potatoes, 4s to 5s per cwt.; bacon, 6d to 7d per lb.; ham, 8d per lb. j China matting, 7id per yard. Mr. A. Buckland sold, to-day, at his Bazaar, the right of charging admission to the Albert Barracks on the day of the show. It •was knocked down to Mr. W. Bujkland, junr., for £14. Mr. Geo. W. Binney held to-day, at bis auction mart a sale of oranges, &c. The fol lowing are the prices realised : —lB6 cases oranges from 8s 6d to 8s 9d per case ; 1 rough lot brought 8s Id per case ; lemons fetched from 5s to 5b 3d per case. Mr. Geo. Sibbin held his usual weekly sale of groceries, produce, &c. There was a good attendance, and fair prices obtained.

SALE OF SHARES.

Messrs. Cochrane and Son held a sale of shares this morning. A parcel of Red Queen, brought 8s 6d , Ballarat and Rising Sun, 8s;; Hazeibank, 5a ; Golden Lion, ss; Golden Calf, £2 15s; Thames View, Is 6d ; Una, 17s 6d ; Little Angel,- passed at 63 ; Bank of Tokatea, no buyers; City of Dunedin, no buyers. '.'.',

MINING.

The following are the current calls and divi dends payable in tk«s companies named be low:—

MEETINGS TO COMB. Smile Again, Slater & Co.'s offices, Grahams town, November 20 Little Angel, Company's office, Grahamstown, November 20 - ' Ne Plus Ultra, Company's office, Auckland, November 21 Abraham Lincoln, Company's office, Gra hamstown, November 21 Sunbeam, Company's office, Grahamstown, November 22 Bohshaw, 12, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, November 24 j Multum-in-Parvo, British Hotel, Auckland, | November 25 Cockadoodle, Governor Bowen Hotel, Gra-, hamßtown, November 25 Loyalty, Company's office, Grahamstown, November 27 Commercial, Governor Bowen Hotel, Gra hameijown, November 28 Scandinavian, Governor Bowen Hotel, Gra hamstown, November 28

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under : . For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-morrow, at

9.30 a.m. . . : : For Mahurangi, Matakana, Warkwork, etc., per Lady

Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Tauranga, per Tauracga, this day, at 3 p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. Hero, will close at this office on Tuesday, 11th instant, as ■under:— For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean ports, and Continent of Europe, at noon. For Australian Colonies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially so addressed), at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom via Brindisi, at 1.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers,

at 11 a.m. ' .. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom, via Southampton, bearing 3d and 6d in addition to the postage, will be received till 1.30 p.m

S. B. Bras, Chief Postmaster,

The Evening Star.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wioigXhat reeds resistance, For the future in the distarce, And the good that we can do.'

In deference to the prevalent feeling in favor of early hours on Saturday, it is our in tention in future to publish .the Stab at 2.30 p.m. on that day, and we have to request that our friends the advertisers will send iv their favors as early as possible, and not later than 2 p.m.

It has frequently been remarked that the Auckland citizens have wonderful immunity from accidents on their numerous holidays. Yesterday, however, the tide turned, and a long arrear of disasters was brought up. Besides' those, accidents which have already been recorded, another happened at Parnell in the evening. A lad was driving a baker's cart, the wheel of which suddenly came into a hole: The shock threw the driver off, and he fell on his head, smtaining concussion of the, brain. Dr. Goldsboro' attended, and did all he could for the unfortunate boy, who was soon afterwards taken,to his home in a critical, state. ■ '

The Messrs. Beere Brothers, surveyors, of Grabamstowri, have compiled an excellent plan of the Hauraki goldfielcU. Photographed copies, which may be bad of Mr. Wayte, possess more than ordinary clearness and accuracy of outline, and will doubtless be very ...useful tojthose engaged in mining pur suits.

The gravity, of those who, attend thp pro ceedings at the Police Court is sometimes strangely upset by the quaint and unexpected remarks made by those under examination. This morning a case occurred, strangely shewing the wilful persistence of certain criminals in their evil courses. A woman was accused of being drunk. To the charge, she replied in a flippant manner, leading the pre siding magistrate to makft the remark, " You seem to think very lightly of the offence you have committed. It is bad enough to find a tfianVbroughfc here on the disgraceful charge of drunkenness, but for a woman to appear on such a disgraceful charge, is ten times worse. I hope you will bear in mind what I say, and keep out of this place in future." To this good advice, the unexpected rejoinder wee, " I have been drunk, and I intend to .drink till I die." • This; terrible assertion brought upon her double the amount of punishment usually awarded in cases of drunkenness.

To judge from the appearance of the faces of the majority of our gallant Volunteers this morning, the rays of the sun had more power yesterday than the gunpowder which was expended in such profusion. Many of them look as if mustard poultices had been applied, and there will doubtless be a general shedding of skin, after which the. sufferers will be able to put a new face on matters. The scalding they have sustained will, however, tend to show that if they mean to do open air duty, they must find some better means of shading their countenances. It would hardly do to carry umbrellas in the ranks, but if they do not soon procure some more serviceable kind of liead-dreßS we can see no alternative.

We observe that all the steamers have,at length been provided with landing stages having proper handrails. This will doubtless go a long way towards decreasing the number of accidents from a cause which ought long since to have been removed. The Auckland Artillery Volunteer Band will perform in the Albert Barracks, weather permitting, to-morrow, Saturday, from three to five*o'clock.-^Programme : 1. March, "The Eifleman," E. Brepsant; 2. waltz, " Fre tjllon," A. Weipreght; 3. grand march, '] Queen's Letter;" 4. selection, " Fleur dOr," Jj. Couturier ; 5. quadrille, " Enveloz Vous," L. Couturier ; 6. polka mazurka, H Gazelle," E. Brepsant; 7. galop, " Arrow," Bropby; " Gtod Spve the Queen." ; ; | The high reputation Olson 8 tomato sauce has obtained as a household condiment, has brought many inferior articles into the market The public are therefore warned not, \to be im posed upon with rubbish, but ask for Olson's genuine tomato: sauce,; and see that hi« name is on the bottle. "To Mr. Hans Olson.— I)ear Sir, —By some mistake a bpttle of your tomato sauce was put away in my house, and remained uncorked for upwards of twelve months. The same bottle of sauce was after wards used at my own table, and I found it vtes equally as good as when fifet made.-^T. W. Doonin, wholesale and retail grocer, 218, Queen-street, Auckland."—[Advx.T

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

No. xxniiv

In Wednesday's Star 1 see " Wanted a insn who can ride, drive, and milk a cow." I pity the cow. l'oor brute, she has hard lines. I am glad to see addedy " Must be a light weight.1'- - Still it is hard for the cow... I wonder how is she employed. Sometimes in a buggy. I suppose, and sometimes in saddle ; or is she to carry the "Light weight" as a postillion while she is ia harness ? Beally, when working in this manner, she should not be expected to give milk. It is a wicked, wicked world, gentle men!

This morning's: Herald Has " Wanted a shoeing smith; none with__a..red. nose need apply." What on earth has a man's ' nose to do with shoeing a horse ? In the the name of noses I protest against this important organ being held accountable for a man's acquaintance with the working of iron. Is the advertiser a Lavater that thus knows how much a man knows of his trade by the colour of his nose; or has it (iome to this that a man who knows his business but knows that his nose is of a bright colour, knows perfectly well that it is useless for him to go looking for work because his requests are to be every where met with nothing but noes. Is it so that for shoeing horses a man may have a long nose, a short nose, a Grecian nose, an aquiline nose, a flat nose, ..a- Roman nose, a snub nose, or no nose at all—any thing, or every or nothing, only not a red nose ? What in all the world, we ask, can have brought the advertiser to the conviction that knowledge of the art of farriery is wholly inconsistent; with- in candescence of the nasal protuberance. Dick informs me that the other day he went into a butcher's shop (of well known notoriety) in this city to purchase a bul lock's heart, as he "had a few friends coming to dine with him the next day. He is not used to giving the butcher his orders, and he had almost committed himself had he not, with his usual smart ness, at once seen his mistake. We give his own version of the affair. He entered the butcher's with a firm step and, as he thought, in a thoroughly business-like manner, asked the lady of the establish ment " had she a heart ?" The lady, much to the surprise of Dick, drew her self to full length, and then placing her two hands (one upon the top of the other) upon her breast, she exclnimed (with a kind of agitation in her voice, which Dick says he will never forget), " I have one of the best in Auckland." Dick at once drew forth his (I was going to say his la^.t bit of wit), and gently, but with measured cadence, enquired, " What's the price ?" The lady was put to the test, and ad mitted that it was already sold, leaving a complete victory for Dick, and, as he went away, muttered to himself, " she won't try her games with me." Of course I've been to the Opera, and. I need hardly say with what delight I have listened, especially last night, to this magnificent company of singers. Dick wa» there on the opening night, and the performance made a great impression on his too susceptible nature. As his opinion upon such a matter ought to carry great weight with; it, I have allowed him to say a few words on the subject. He has; handed me the following article on the question of the lyric drama, to which I trust you .will give insertion. It is not what I should have written myself, but you must tako it for.wb.al it is worth ; —

" Dick's Opinion of thb Opeba."

The opera is a very pood thing in the way of music—if you can only understand it. But then its so very expensive, and only those persons having lots of spare tin can visit :ifr, and: after going for the last few nights since the opening, I have come to the conclusion that everybody in Auckland has got lots of tin, for of a verity the theatre is crammed every night This I consider a very healthy sign in such a wretched little tow"h as Auckland, where we are told that everything and everybody is in a state of bankruptcy. If so, its a very healthy sort of bankruptcy, and I hope i may be seized with the same symptoms when my 'turn' comes. Of course, 1 asked the " boss'--to stand treat, but he didn't, see it, so I and another young adventurer clubbed together and bought a. set of stall tickets for four guineas—on borrowed .money.; After nearly running our legs off«> we sold them at about one third; profit, so thatwe were able to see the•" uproar," as my friend called if, several nights on the cheap. On Satur day night Tom and 1 took our seats in' the stalls early, and sat with considerable' delight watching the house fill. The brilliant company'assembled, made tHe i theatre look dingier and dirtidr than ever' —and that's saying a good deal. Dear me! where hare all' those opera cloaks come from all of a: sudden, and what a flutter of white kid, gloves pervades the house to be sure! What a rustling of silks and" satins V What a creaking of varnished boots, what a spontaneous eruption of bouquets. ■•■And1 -the white linen and black togs and white"-chokers, too! I had really no idea we had so much fashion in Auckland. There is not the slightesitC smell; of :<Jheese .or' butter upstairs;—for the time being, polonies, small Germans, 'potatoes, 'coals, cutlery, yardsof.tapff, and;maize,meal t are utterly unknown} yet, all these:are useful, and I may even/say necessary articles of home consumption have played a leading part in enabling most of our fashi6n to be present. But not a word of this ; bury it fathoms deep beneath the wave of oblivion. We ,are here to-day as admirers of the lyric drama, and must be supposed to1 have had a close acquaintance with Verdi and his compositions since our earliest infancy. How the people do crowd in to be sure. Ah.! here enters that general actor Mr. il-—-and his charming pupil Miss F C . They are followed by our great local tragedian Mr. B. N. J , who, as he enters, the circle/casts a hurried glance 'around, and mutters to himself1"By Jove! there's a hundred and fifty pounds if there's L a penny." Such considerations are praise worthy in a man of- business., , : Tom sees a friend in the circles talking in quite a familiar manner with a black-coated and.; white - phokered greengrocer. Tom kisses his hand to him in a very artistic style, and ttien takes a survey of all the pretty girls in the • neighbourhoodiL occasionally be atowing a nod of recognition upon an entire stranger, to the intense delight of I

his dearest friends, who, sitting jneside him in the stalls, say, " How condescends ing it is of Tom to come to such a common part of the house, when he is so well known upstairs." The stalls are quite full, and I see many of our ton among,its occupants. The pit is very shy—three shillings is too much for this part of the theatre—two shillings would draw-twice the number of people. But hark! the orchestra has struck up the overture, so silence ! Every one settles himself down comfortably for the opera to follow. After the music, a burst of applause. The curtain draws up, and discovers a lot of foreign-looking chaps, with healthy legs, dark eyes, and shiny dish-covers, with vizors over the eye, terminating with'white donkeys' tails hanging down the back. They begin to sing, first to themselves, and then to the people in the stalls, about something or other, which I have no doubt would be very good if you only understood it. [Dick here gives his version of the tragic tale, but his education in Italian was, unfortunately, neglected, which accounts for somewhat of irreverance in his treat ment of the story.] Dick resumes. The curtain falls. But it soon rises again in answer to the calls of the fashion in front, and all the dead people get up, come for ward, and bow, and load their laps and pockets with flowers. Says Ito Tom, 11 Whatever do they do with all the flowers P" " Sell 'em again," says he, " at half-price—regular contract thing pays 'em well too. Why, bless you, a pritna donna often gets the same bunch half a dozen times. A little cutting and hot water does' wonders." And so we leave the house highly satisfied with the performance. The gas is turned out, the doors l&cked, and all over for to-night. And what a rush for the cabs there is to be sure ! It must be a capital thing for them—while the pubs in the neighbour hood must be making a pile. But, on second thought, I don't think an operatic crowd is so thirsty as a dramatic crowd, for the former only go out to drink once —after the second act —while the latter make a rush for the nearest hotel every time the curtain falls.

Nathaniel Beeswing

CASUALTIES.

FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR THE Ha HP OF XX.IN. — OiNE MAN KILLED A NOT HE tt DANGEK UUSLY WOUjNDKD.

Wb regret to have to record an accident which took pace in a Btone-quarry near the Harp of Erin, ou Thursday afternt»on,by which a man named Sirainonds was instantly killed, a«d another named Conway so seriously injured as to bo expected not to recover. It seema that the two unfortunate men were at work at a quarry near the Harp of Erin, getting out stone for the foundation of a new roadway. They were engaged about three o'clock, blasting the rock, and were in the act of " tamping " when the powder ignited, and an explosion instantly occurred. Sim mondi was holding the tamping iron and Conway wa3 striking when the explosion took place. The stone was split into pieces, and was dashed with great violence against both men, striking bein for the most part in the face. Sinimonds was instantly killed, and Conway horribly mutilated about the head and body. Two other men were working nt the time in the quarry, one of whom immediately run across to the race-course, whero the Volunteer review, was taking place. Drs. Hooper and Wright at onoe accompanied him back to the scene of the catastrophe, when they found Siinrnanzlg dead, and Conway in a deplorable condition. They did what, they could to temporarily relieve his suffering, and then despatched him to the Hospital. We under stand that Siuainouds lived in Wakefield street, and that he leaves a wife and three .•mall children. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, at the Harp of Erin Hotel. ,We are sorry to find that the unfortunate man, Conway, still lies in a hopeless state ,• and we still more regret to record that both the victims to a bad system of tamping, or the imperfect combustion of fuzes, leave helpless children behind them. One leaves a family of three, besides his widow, and the other, who is now in hospital, in dreadful agony, has, besides his bodily suffering, the mental tor ture to.which he must be subjected, by know* ing that a wife and six children will be left to the tender mercies of a cold, world. Our Auckland people have always been to the fore when help was needed for the distressed, and we feel sure that they will respond libe rally'tothe call wliich must shortly be made upon their pockets, to assist the weak and helpless in procuring the necessaries of life.

Bather an awkward accident happened yes terday a;" little before 8 o'clock to one of Mr. Hurdington's 'busses. The driver, who ap poarejl to be intoxicated, bowled down Queeu etreet at a furious rate, and attempted to enter Mr. Hardington'a yards at a gallop. The consequence was that he fouled a verandah post, and some pansenjjers on the roof were violently thrown olf, as was also the driver. One or two of the passengers were a good deal shaken, but we believe no very serious damage was done. The driver was removed to the fittest place —Hie lock-up. In Pitt-street on Thursday a sad accident occurred. A little boy was run over by. dn express van, and had hia leg broken. He was convoyed home, but we were unable to ascer tain his name.

A case of a horse bolting occurred at the foot of Wyndham-street on Thursday. A horse and hansom cab dashed into another vehicle, smashing wheels, axles, and making general destruction. The horse then turned on to the pavement opposite the Duke of Marlborough Hotel, and rushed right up the causeway, the foot passengers scattering right and left. Happily no further damago was done, the horse continuing his course clear of all ob structions as far as Victoria-street.

An express driver named Duane "was severely injured on Thursday on Onuhunga Road. It appears that his horse became alarmed, and bolted. Duano tried to stop him, but failed, and in attempting to jump off became entangled in the reins, and was dragged for about 100 yards along the ground. Ho re ceived some very severe injuries, and was conveyed to the Hospital.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVA TIONS FOR OCTOBER.

Mean barometer, 30*04 deg. ; mean tempera ture, 57 dog.; mean maximum, 64 deg.; mean minimum, 68 deg.; mean range, 14 deg. ; mean maximum in mini (black bulb in vacuo) 126 deg. ; mean dew point, 51 deg. ; mean relative humidity, "826 ; daily velocity of wind, 288 3(3 iniloa ; total number of miles in ruontli, 8939 ; total rainfall, 3"4A

inches.

Newton Observatory, November 7,1871.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Fbiday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

The usual sitting for the recovery of small ■debts was held this morning, when the follow ingbusiness was disposed of :—

Undefended Causes. — Posseneskie v. Donelly, claim £13 4s 6d (plaintiff) ; Morrin •y. Auckland Boiling Down Company, £14 1.5s 2d (plaintiff) • Barr r. Griffiths, £2 Os 5d (plaintiff) ; Field v. Robinson, £1 '6s 6d (plaintiff) j Oliver v. Machattie, £11 18s (plaintiff) ; Dornwell v;-Heart, 16s 8d (plain tiff).; , DEFENDED CAUSES. Martin v. Coulson.—Claim £4 Bs.—Mr. W. H. Kissling appeared for the defendant. — The action was brought to recover for work and labour done. The plaintiff described himself as a painter and glazier. The defen dant is a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (London). The defence was that the work was done in such a manner as to be useless. The work was to paper a room. The paper, it was stated by the defendant, was laid on the bare walls without any scrim. It was now in bladders, and in Buch a condition that it would all have to be done over* again.—His Worship held that the plaintiff might be entitled to recover for so much of the work as was of uae to the defendant, quantum meruit, and gave judgment for £1 sa. 3d. The plain tiff said it was a contract.—His Worship told the plaintiff when he made another contract, he must use more di-scrim-ination.

Jenkins v. Heightcw.—Claim £3 Bs.—Mr. Brookfield for the plaintiff; Mr. H. H. Lu»k for defendant.—The plaintiff is an architect and the claim was made for surveying, measuring, and making plan and specification. —The plaintiff proved the base in the usual way.—The defendant was examined, and said that tie plaintiff volunteered to do what he had charged for nothing, as the plaintiff wanted to introduce himself to the brick building business. The plaintiff represented his measurement (by the rod) would be a saving. Witness would have been disposed to give plaintiff something if any saving were effected, but instead of saving there was an additional expense of £11 or£l2. The evidence of the defendant was corroborated by his own son, who added that there was no need of an architect to build a •' rough blacksmith's shop." He told his father and the plaintiff that there was "no use having an architect for such a job." A bricklayer, named Simp son, said the cost of what was done and the estimate he would have made was about the same.—A good deal of evidence was given with respect to the merit of plans drawn by the defendant's ton, but the witness said he could " make nothing of them ; he would not guarantee work done by them." Hib Worship considered that the plaintiff was entitled to the judgment of the Court.— Judgment for plaintiff, and costs, amounting to £2 12s.

POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY.

[Before W. E. T. Thomas, Esquire, J.P.]

DauNKENNEas. —Four persons were pun ished iv the usual manner for this offence against decenoy

JJekacii of Municipal Police Act. — Thomas Carr was charged with being the driver of a public vehicle for the conveyance of passengers, and endangering the lives of the passengers by reason of intoxication. Mr. Joy appeared for the prisoner, and explained that he was too ill to appear, and had received considerable damage. A certificate from M. E. B. Nicholson, Esquire, M.R.C.S., was handed in, stating that it would be a week before the man could attend. Case accord ingly adjourned till next Wednesday.

THEATRE ROYAL.

This popular place of amusement was opened last night, under the direction of Mr. Hoskins, and as might have been expected, it was crowded from floor to ceiling by one of the most fushionable audiences we remember to have seen in Auckland. The performance consisted of Tom Taylor's splendid drama of " New Men and Old Acres," which was pro duced for the first time in the colonies at this theatre The acting of Mr. Hoskins as the Mr. Brown surpasses any of this gentleman's former efforts, while Miss Colville surprised and delighted the audience by the manner in which she played Lillian, nor must we forget Mrs. Hill, who had a part particularly well suited to her. Amongst the rest of the rest Messrs. J. P. Hydes, B. N. Joues, Booth, Thorp, Stark, Hooper, Mrs. B. N. Jones, Mias Raymond, and Miss Bray appeared, and we have no hesitation in saying that this is one of the strongest companies that has ever appeared in Auckland. The same piece will be produced this evening, and we would advise all those who enjoy a good hearty laugh to witness " New Men and Old Acres."

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

The Prince of Wales Opera house was crowded last evening, as might have been expected at the close of a holiday. The piece produced was an opera buffa called " Pipele, or the Porter of Paris," which was performed iv a style of perfection seldom arrived at in this colony. Jfrom the success which at tended the representation we can safely predict a great run for this piece, which not only abounds with music of a1 first-class character, but is replete with wit and fun. The scenery was well adapted to the character of the story, and added much to the unques tionable success of the performance. The eiagera received a perfect Ovation last pight, and the piece will be reproduced this pveniug. >•'»! \ ■•• ■ ' - ■' ■•■ ■

THE DIORAMA.

This panorama of the scenery and great Events iri the American civil war, continues to draw crowded houses. Last evening was no exception to the rule, and many would-be spectators failed even to obtain admittance. There will be another exposition to-night at the usual time.

THE SHARE MARKET.

; Mb. J. M. Lennox's BEPOBT.^-The share market is very quiet. Caledonian shares are most unsettled. My ealca comprise: Cale donian, £115 ; Thames, £22 to £21 10s. ljuyers : Albion, £7; Tookey, £ — ■; Central Italy; 60s ; Caledonian, £110; Thames, £21. Sellers : Caledonian, £112 10s ; Thames, £21 10s; All Nations, 95ff; Central Italy, 52b Gd.

Mb. J. Newman's Kefobt. —There haß been a, fair amount of business done to-day in outside stock, but Caledonian and Thames are lower. Ky sales comprise—Albion, £7 ; \y»iteuiataV 12s 6d ; Ited Queen, 9s Gd ; Pride of Tokatea, 3s j Conquering Hero, Is 3d/ Buyers : Albion, Waitemata, and Peep o' Day.

To A GIRL OF THE PERIOD.

The loves of youth are transient and brittle, ■ As is the fame of any moiicvu sung; ' Then, Lihclrnira, love me but a little, And I'll take care that little' shan't be long. . ~ ■ — The Hornet.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAY.

THE CALEDONIAN.

WOOD'S TEIBUTE.-OGOD

CRUSHING.

THE MOANATAIRL—ONE CWT.

SPECIMENS.

OTAGO.—EEEF EEDUCED: TO

THREE FEET.

EED QUEEN.—IMPROVING.

X UE ANUI.—3PECIM ENS.

INQUEST ON BEATTT.

G-BAHAMSTOWIT,.3 p.m.

The Moanatairi have taken out 1 cwt. of specimens. They are now crushing. ''::■

Otago.—The gold in No. 1 reef towards the Central Italy is reduced from 8 feet to 3 feet, but has improved in richness. '

The Bee Hive tributers: have ob tained 29 ozs. from 35 tons.:

Wood's tributers have had a another capital crushing.' Thirty-three tons have been put through, and the re-: turn eighty-five ounces of gold, op nearly three ounces to the ton.

The Eed Queen reef is improving j more specimens taken out.

The Kuranui have 100 ounces of amalgam from yesterday's crushing. The run is improving.

An inquest has been held on the body of the man Beaty, who was drowned yesterday, and a verdict of " accidentally drowned "returned.

The Caledonian are timbering, so that very little will be done to-day. A little gold has been seen in the specimen leader in the bottom level.

AUSTRALIA.

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SYDNEY.

November 4.—The Balclutha arrived from Levuka on the nighb of the 2nd instant, with Rosenwax, ihe Melbourne defaulter on board, in custody of Mr. Otto Berliner. Rosenwax was arrested with the co-operation and assistance of the Fijian Government; Mr. Berliner being sworn in a member of the Fijian police in order that he might the more effectually prosecute the business of the arrest; —The Fijian Parliament, was con vened for the Ist instant. —Mr. Edward Greville, M.L.A., has been appointed Fijian consul for New South Wales.; —The bri Crawn, from Sydney, for Rangoon, with coals, has been wrecked in Toraes Straits. All hands were saved. The hull and cargo of the Crown were insured, and chiefly iv Melcalf's office.—Mr. John Fairfax, of the Herald, and his . daughter-in-law,' Mrs. Charles Fairfax, have been much bruised, and Mrs. Grafton Ross, his daughter, has been killed by a carriage accident.— Mr. Mort, the auctioneer, who lias been very ill, is steadily recovering.—Most of the Loch Leven's wool has been recovered, and sold at Melbourne at fair prices,, r considering its condition.—The New Soiilh Wales Steam Navigation Bjiir.l lias expfeiSSl in its report an opinion Hut'thu put-sons in charge of the Nevada, on the oi'Oiision of the coUisionj'were greutlyto be blamed for proceeding ou: their course .without sroppiug to inquire.-into !th'e facts of thu collision, and whether any 'as sistance was required by the A. H. BatgerV— —Mr. Taylor, the Parrainutta correspondent of/ the Sydney Morning Herald, has been committed for libel.—A fire occurred in George-Bn-eeti, on the evening of the'2nd, at the.'premises of Mr. McUreaor,;grocer, and Mr. Freeman, photographer, whose stocks were greatly damaged. The stooks were insured chiefly iv English offices, and the building in the Sydney Insurance Company office,—Tbe Bank of New: South .sWales^ and the Waratah Coal Company have declared dividends for the half-year at the rat© of 10 per cent, per annuru—The Merriwa mail was bailed up and robbed by two armed men last week. Two men named Campbell and Beyan have been arrested on suspicion of their having been the desperadoes.—The Victorian As sembly ha» passed unanimously vbe first vote for £1000 for the Rev. Dr. Lane, for bis services in the matter of Separation. '

November 4.—On Friday evening "last a Mrs. Collins was killed (as it is supposed) by the upsetting of a cart near Manly Beach. — On the 29th instaut, a man named Claus H. Timing, a native of Hamburg, committed suicide by hanging himself in Erskine-street. —A woman, named June Sanderson, died suddenly in K-jnt-street on the 31st October. —A large iish, 10 feet long, was captured at Manly on the 31st October. It is said to be the Orthagoriseus mola, of the Q-ymnodeutes family.—The seventh session of the (leneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales was opened last Tuesday evening in the Jfhillip, street Church, when the Rev: Dr. Greekie, of Bathurst, wua elected moderat or.--On Tuesday last, a bazaar and fancy fair in aid of the funds of the Asylum.for Destitute Children (Randwick), and the Mer-; chant Seamen's Orphan AsylUm, was held on board the ship La Hogue, nt Circular Quay.—-: A hairless horse is said to have been recently caught by some stockmen on ihe IJalonne.-

Lasfc Saturday week a horse, at Cocked1 Hal Oteek, near Newcastle, was stung to deuLh by b£es.— Lust Wednesday evening, bno of Mr. Ajzztttlo's children, about two years old, Wa run over by an omnibus on the JS'ewton.road^ ■aijd'diedsoon afterwards from the ctfi'cts oi the injuries which it leceived. —The mail way' stuck up at the foot, of Wappiuguy, nea/, Meriiwa, by two aruiei iuoa Itwt VVoduosdaj

afternoon. Two persons, named Campbell and Brennan, have been apprehended suspicion.—The General Assembly o f ft Presbyterian Church of New South W a i 9 intend to petition the Imperial Parliament against the " labor traffic "of the Pacific — A levanter to Fiji, named Rosenwax ]T" been captured at Levuka through the adiy co-operation of the newly established Govern! ment at Fiji. —The calendar at the Ufo Bathurst Circuit Court haß been unusu a iN> heavy. Judge Hargrave said : " For mv»eW as the Judge of these sittings, my minA^yj always look back with horror vLJ the BathUrst Assizes of October, 18fl^! A fire occurred in George-street on thi morning of the 3rd instant. It broke but in the premises of Freeman, photographer. Th premises of McGregor, grocer, and_Smith hatter, were damaged. The damage3~by th' •fire which occurred in George-street thii morning are covered by insurances: J{. Freeman, by £1600 in the Australasian and £500 in the Liverpool and liondoh* and Globe; the building, in the. Sydney fm. £1800. Mr. Macgreg'or's stock, in the Victoria for £2000; Eoyal, £2000; Com. wall, £2000 ; Norwich Union, £1000. M, Smith's stock, in the Pacific, and £500 in the Sydney.—Mr. John Fairfax, who was thrown from his carriage on the 29th, received a severe shock to hia system, but is progressing favorably. His daughter, Mrs. Graftbn Boss was so severely injured that she never rallied' and died at 11 o'clock on Sunday night. At an inquest held to-day, a verdict of accidental death was returned. Mrs. Charles Fairfax 'Was also injured, but not seriously.— Th a prisoner Cox has been sentenced to death for the Wrens' Nest murder, which was cofflifiitled two years ago. —The Kose of Australia, bound for Melbourne, and short of provisioni/was supplied by the ship Moonta.--The Waratah Coal Company have declared a dividend of 10 per cent. —The new lead at Forbes has been bottomedy.and the prospect, is very good.— There is great speculation in Peak Downs shares.—A r German named- Simm hanged himself in Erskine street yesterdayi ■' * J

MELBOURNE.

October 30. —The__Coorong (s.), has armed, and reports that if the weather continues favourable the cargo of the'LocfileVeiTlrffl be recovered without much damagedThefdfse of Henderson t. the Daily Tekgraphrfarilbel, has been part heard. The evidencei'diaeloaed great immorality among the folloTvetg of'the Nunawadding, Messiah. —The berths1 on "the racecourse for the Cup meeting realised £1100. —At this morning's gallops,: Sunshine" Albany had a fast spin round the course} the former shows immense promise;: Tomahawk and Hamlet ran three miles, the latter half of the journey with great speed, .and-finisHed well; Hamlet's price fp.r the Cup likely to go up. Pyrrhus and Detective had a slow gallop; Bylong ran fast; and went well; Warrior also ran well, but Barbelle and Lord Lynne pleased most. GHencoe ran three miles, finishing; fast and we'll. —In the cases of fcroulterv.'Church, damages were claimed for £250 for wrongful dismissal; the verdict wa3 for_£4, the Court holding that the plaintiff was only entitled to a week's notice, though engaged for a year.— The Alfred Hospital bazaar realised £2600.— Hackett's coach factory was burnt; loss, • £2000.—^The Castlemaine. reefs' are- emlng great attention. One Cornish family have been quietly earning £400 weekly for the last ten years, and now sold their mine for £90,000. —The cargo of Mauritius sugar, ci Sice, sold by auction at an advance of 30s per'ton. October 31. —Mrs. Mitchell, wife of-the President of the Legislative Council/died yesterday, and the Council adjourned in consequence.—ln the second trial.of the case Knight v. Frank Stephenson, a solicitor, the verdict'was for the plaintiff, the jury adding that they believed the wine was delivered. Urben, the carrier, was prosecuted and acquit ted of a charge of "perjury, in having shown that he-delivered the'wine in the first case. In the Assembly^ the Tramway and Western Port Coal Felds Bills have been introduced, and referred to a" Select' Committee. —Scott, the watchmaker, has Been" committed,for.trial for stealing jewellery from Zavistowskis.—The libel action, Henderson v. the Daily Telegraph, still continues. The evidence discloses both franticism 'and immorality among theNaria wadding sect. . November I.—The Assembly-have agreedin give the late Speaker (Sir Francis lluaphy), £3000"insbead of a'pension. In ;tlie .case of Henderson v. the 'Daily 1 elegraph, the Messiah case, the Jury returned a verdict for one'Jarfcfr ing damages. The Council negatived! an amendment on the Railway BiU to car,rythe linY to Hamilton. In the Assembly severel bills were advanced a stage. John ; Jones has been remanded on arriving as a discharged prisoner from. Adelaide. November .2.—The Assembly have voted £1000 to Dr. Lang. —The Council negatived the proposal to construct a - railway from Geeldng to Camperdown. The Appropria tion Bill was further discussed in the Assembly, .and the House, adjourned^ to Tuesday.—Mr. H. Pay, a passenger from New Zealand by the Claude Hamilton, jumped overboard and was drowned. —The steamer Coorong .has returned from: the wrel" \ of the Loch Leveu with a second cargo of wool. — Wright has been sentenced to six (years' imprisonment for forging bilKof lading.—The .Executive have decided that QjUin~Bh.aH be hung on the 10th init. ■ : ' : November 3.—:• I he, Argus advocates th« i passing of a bill to make telegrams copyright for forty-eight hours. —The Council amended the Railway Bill in favour of the wide gauge by a large majority. —The Electoral Bill has been negatived.—The eclipse expedition com mittee have declined the offer of M'Meckan and Biackwood to charter a steamer for tffO thousand guineas, and it is likely they will charter one in Sydney or Brisbane.—-%"Rfy Waisse, convicted of stealing coins from tee Public Library, has been sentenced to six months', imprisonment. —Only a small!"por tion of tlie wool saved lroui the wreck of the Locli Leven was submitted at auction;— the slightly damaged sold up to 23d. A. large) portion of the undamaged wool has not beeflj offered. It is anticipated that three-fourths of the value-df the whole cargo will be recovered.— —The market closed quiet. Flour, £1210s to £13, Queensland sugar at £z9. Sheet iron has been purchased largely at £12 to £13--~ Mr. Robinson has protested against Mr. Doff* ling for a breach of the 70th Turf Rule, by the latter engaging a runaway stable boy; tnu protest is now under consideration by the Tort Committee, and may result in the disqualifica tion of Hamlet; there is little betting to-day in consequence. Irish King is just now miiea fancied.—The National Agricultural SoiW have extended the date for entries to the Sfljj 1 instant,.—A, committee has been organise(fc*> collect subscriptions to defray the law exP?°|Pf of the Daihj Telegraph, in the libel c*u« ; brought against it by Henderson.—-Maize^ «^ dull at 3s 8d ; sales of malt have been eflectea,, 9a 6d ; teas are dull, as stocks are heavy. ~:;

ADELAIDE.

: October 28.—Lady Edith Fergusson died^- ohis morning at one o'clock. All the snoi» r i , arep^-tially closed. : The funeral l»keBV l*~~ • ou^unday afternoon.—A large meeting*w» • | held on the education question, it affirmed tno principles of.secular-and compulsory ednca*

; October 30.-The fuueral of Lady JtOM» jesterday wa» largely attendedj the arrWl

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