THE EVENING' STAR., MARCH 13, 1871.



VO LUNT EB E BAL L, given by the Volnnteers and Citizens of Auckland In honor of tlie Colonial Representatives, will be held on THURSDAY EVENING, Kith inst., in tho Drill-shod, Princes-street, under tho ijatronage i and in tho presonco of Lady Bowen, tho Hon. Douald ; XcLean, His Honor tho Superintendent., and laeut-1 Colonol Harrington. STEWARDS. Col. BalnoaTls, Militia Colonel Nation, JMiIJUa MajorGordon,atai?A.T. Major Tisdall, Staff Major Heaphy, Y.C. Mil. Capt. J. E. Carey, A.C. ! r*pt. Batger, A.E.V. Lieut. Snell, Staff, lato En- Lieut. Nathan, A.N. V. niskillen OrsgooHa Lieut. Isaacs, A. X.V. Lieut. Whitson, A.N ; V._ Cornet May, A.C.V. Trooper McLean, A.^.^ . Capt. Daveney, late 6th Gustavo Yon der Hyde, Esq. Dragoons Jas. Russell, Esq. V O. M. Quintal, Esq. Gco. Johnstone, i.sfx- Tickets to be had from any of the Stewards or Sec retary. Gentlemen's tickets, 215.; Ladies, is. Ocl. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock. "W. T. SNELL, Lieur., G. JOHNSTONE, Hon. Sees. TFE FINE ARTS EXHIBITION -rjrrlLhbi OPEN on THURSDAY and j. SATURDAY ETENINOS, from 7to 10 o'clock. 'on sale by the undersig-ned, k 1 tons nO . ! e-uo2 sydney bone -10 DUST 100 case 3 Johnson 8r03.' .Tar Jams 2 tons Prime Port Cooper Cheese 100 casos Lea and Perrius' Worcester Sauce 20 caaes Morton's Pints PicMea 10 eases Taylor's HonKeopathic Cocoa 1 case Brewer's Isinglass 2 cases Nelson's Gelatine, assorted sizes 10 casos Harper Twelvotrees' Soap Powdora JOHN P.OBEBTON & CO., Durham-street. LOCALINDUBTST. WILLIAMS'S BLACKING. CHARLES WILLIAMS BEGS to return hia sincere thanks to those who have so liberally supported him in this new Auckland w anufacture. Having now completed machinery for tho manufacture of Ivory Black, C. 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 eatiafaction. All orders will be promptly attended to. Ivory Black or Animal Charcoal, of superior quality, on Bale in any quantify at Williams's Blacking Factor.y Elliott and WeUesley-streets, Auckland. TO BOOT AND SHOE MAKE SS, BTO3E KEEPEPvS, AND OTHBR3. JW. HOAB]3 begs to inform the above . that he receives shipments by every Bteamer of MELBOURNE-MADE BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, Higb-street, Auckland. NOTICE OF REMOTE L, finHE undersigned begs to inform his friends 1 and the public of Auckland, that he has REMOVED from 94, to 180, •QUEEN-STREET (Opposite Thistle Hotel), •where lie will carry on tho bueinesa as here tofore. NOTE THB ADDRESS— EDWARDS, HAT AKD CAP MANUFACTOBEB, 180, QFEEN-STREET. January 24,1871. N.B.—Hats of all kiads Cleaaed, Blocked, and Renovated. ICE! ICE! ICE! G. GLEDHILL, MINERAL WATER MANUFACTORY, Wellesley-slreet, T>EGS to inform the public that he hd has -fi-' added the manufacture of ICE to the business he has hitherto been carrying on, and is prepared to supply hotels and private families ■with this delicious drinking'cooler^ cither -wholesale or retail. Customers dealing with G. Gh for all the articles he nmnufaettfrag will find thamsehres liberally dealt with. ICE! Icil ICE* / fpHE v THAMES ADVERTISES", May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE « EVENING- STAB/. Qttbbjj-stbebt, (Next to Sißßure' Corner), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamer from the Thames, B«n> & Bbbtt, Agents for Aw&laad,



WM. EATT BA V, i NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, lias G'oHUnencivV 0 N S A T Ull D A X LAS T, 'J"HE MOST EXTEX3ITE AND GENUINE CHEAP SALE EVER HELD IN THESE COLONIES. W. R.j under ordinary circumstancew, would I think the above announcement sufficient to mate i this the moat successful as well *« the most Mton shlng Sale hitherto held in Auckland ; but, in. the present state of the Drapsry Trade, would add that lie refrains from tho usual custom of quoting prices, as at the present time such quotations only tend to mislead Instead of enlightening buyers. W. EATTEAY'B custciaeifj know that he not only keeps tlia BEST ASSORTED But also Urn BEST CLASS 06 CLOTHING, 0 A E P B T S } HABEKDASHERY, OEKBEAL DRAPESI, IN THI9 PSOVINOffi. W. R.» friends nho know that when he adver tises a CHEAP BALE, no person, no matter how Inexperienced, ia misled by each advertisement; but every person Is satisfied with the quality and prices of the Goods soW. K. now tells the Fubllt of Auckland that he is determined to SELL FOE TWO MONTHS r HIS WHOLE STOCK, At eucli prices v will at ocoe jprovo this to be ANOTHER OF HIS GBNUINE SALB& N. B.— AH thß HEW WUfPB SHIPMENTS *• haad «nd to arrive wJU b* imeltuleil In this Sale. i2«* Parcels delivered tit* Gay »ftw purchase, if act required sooner. SALE COMMENCED ojr S'ATTFBDAT L AST.



i i ; I fESTABLISHBD ISS<J j A • 204/p /queehX^X 206 ! HOUSE. s^^^^^ | -m __^ -^.^-. P BAEKETT & LEVY, PKOPBIETOES OF THE ABOVE ESTABLISHMENT, T>Eato iuform their CUSTOMERS »nd tho Q-BNEH-Ali PUBLIC that they are still keeping up the BEPUTATIOK of their 1 HOUSES, by soiling the best article*) nfe the | M)WBfIT possible PE1033 that they can be aold I ; aij and in order to meet these DEPEESSED TIMES, intend to sell at the following t^w PBIOE3:— -SUO-AE3, from 4|d. to 6d. OUB. BEST TEA, at 83. (season, 1871,) Tvhich ha 3 always given uniyorsal satisfac,, tioa, is mixed with all rarest teas obtainable. OUR NOTED TEA, at 2a. 6n., is mixed with tho finest Green and Pekoe, not to -be equalled iv AUCKLAND. GOOD STONG FAMILY TEA, ftfc 2s A REDUCTION made on 61b. parcels and upwards. AUCKLAND SOAP, largest bars, «. MELBOURNE, WELLINGTON, and DUNEDIN SOAPS, 9Jd. and 10|d., large bara. FULL WEIGHT BPEHMB, la. per 16. FLOUE, besS qaaliiy, Slhs- for let PICELE3, lO^d. per botbte. j BEST SCOTCH OATMEAL, 8(5. pw ft, TIN MATCHES, 2d. per box. PLAID MATCHES, guaranteed, *d. pe>-doz. PEASL BAELEY, 4d. p»r Ib. COEN FLOUB, eijualtoßrowa and Poison's, 7d. per lb. lib. tins ADELAIDE JAMS, 7^d. per tin ENGLISH MABMALADE, 9id. per tin. BEST CABOLINA EIOB, S^d. per lb. BEST CATENDISH TOBACCO, 4d. per cake, or 3s. 7d. and Bs. 9d. per Ib. STOBEKEEPEES, COASTERS, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS, SUPPLIED AT LOWEST PEICEB. ALL GOODS CAREFULLY PACKED AND DELIVERED FREE WITHIN TWO MILES OF AUCKLAND. Notb Oxra Addbess— BARNETT & LEVY, 204 and 206, QUEEN-STBEET, WHOLESALE AND EETAIL GROCERS, NBXT TO THE THEATRJS BOTALj OWEN-STEEET, aRAHAMSTOWN, FATHERS 1 PRODUCE: BOTJ&HT.



j ! i O N S,A LE. ■ 9J\ OW T . SPL I T PEAS I'/) haif-plicssfs Tea, extra choice seasou 1870-71, es ' Eliza Firth' 14 owt. Brorn <ft Poison's Corn Flour 5 cases Candied Peel 10 cases Peacock's Jams 80 ofises "White and Blue Starch 15 eases Morton's Salmon 11 eases Morton's Pickles 15 eases Morton's Salad Oil 6 cases Bay and Martin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 15 kegs Carbonate Soda 2 caseSs Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits 10 cases Yesias 5 eases Cocoa (Taylor's) I 20 eases Chicory 6 ctses Ir. & P. Sauce < 50 boxes Candles 5 tons Company's Sugar IS tierces Prime Mesa Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, "White, Grey, and Brown Paper Bag* Groats Stockholm T»r jßed Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colia, Neatsfoot, Castor afld Linseed Cotton Waste Tia Kate* Flooring Brad* Dableacted Ginger Giogerljeer Bottleß Lemonade Battles Lemonade Corkß Cocliineal Eee. Lemon, Tin Fofl Bottling Wire &c, &c, &c. BX ' QUEEN BEE.' 50 boxes Price's Candles 6 cases Capers [ 6 ditto Curry Powder 20 ditto Cornflour 10 ditto L. <fc P. Sauce 34 casks Goodheart's C. L. Sugar SO caseß W. Starch 5 ditto Peel S ditto Figs 35 casks Currants Oakum Muatz Metal Sk«atliing Fails H. B. MORTON, CUSTOM HOUSE- STKEET.



OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. CAFE open from nine o'clock a.m. miti] twelve o'cloojt p . m , mrslrdlass Billiard b'aloon, with it new' Axcook & Co.'a Table. KT>WA I? I) pEuKI 5T S, Proprietor. OBIEKTAI IT OTE L, JOSEPH I 1 R I MBS LL, £l Pkopeietoe. Winea and Spirits, first-class brands. Good Stabling. BILLIA R D 8. AKCHOE II o T E L, QUEEN-STREET. mHTB NEW BILLIARD SALOON attacked J. to the abore Hotel, is NOW OPEN. Gentlemen desirous of a quiet game, will find this room suitable in every respect. Pbivatb Entkaxce. MRS. M. JOHNSXONB, JTiriLLINEIt. DEESSaA£3B |iM" AND BHAIDS.B, SkORTLAND-SI'SEHT, AXTCKIiAKD, ; Next Door to Winks & Hall's. ' s-tnsrisrESS's xx Dublin stout. ' mEN Hogsheads of the above, just received :J. direct from their celebrated Brewery, I ■ now offer for salu at 4a per gallon (in quantities ; ; of two gallons or more), or 9s ver dozen, by JAMES OLDHAM, Win© and Spirit. Merchant, Higk-street, Auckland. C. MA JOE, WHOLESALE AND SETAIL GROCER, Corwsb oi' Wet.iesi.ey ani> Chakbg-sebbets. ; FRENCH DRESS SHIST MANU- I FAOTOBY. i CD E L' B A IT, Moitnt-stbebt, : 1 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wakcfie Id-streets. GEOKGE BLACK, ABERDEEN BOOT FACTORY, WHOLESALE AND BETAIL BOOT MANUFACTURER, WellsSliET-STSEET, six doore from Queen-st. Trade Supplied. Auction Sales TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, MARCH 14. > SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OS APPLES, JAMS, EX ' DANCING WAVE, 5 FROM HOBABT TOWN, AND ' KATE/ E'BOM SYDNEY. 33Y AUCTION. AT TEN A.M. SHABP. JjJCi VV lo jjJXUX.JjLilijXib Will sell, by auction, at the Stores of Messes. H. S. Meyeks & Go., Lower Queen-street, IAA CASES EIPSTON PIPPIN J- v/ \f Apples 100 cases Harvey's, Pearmain's, »nd Bussett(> and other choice Eating Apples 100 cases Crab and Codling Apples I j 10 cases Pears 30 Ijftlf-casos Pears 26 lialf-cases Dawsous 32 lialf-cases Plums : JAMfci fi'om the celebrated naannfactwer, C. fi. KwiOHT. 100 cases Stpaton Pippin Apples Brand K.B, 209 cases lib Una containing the mostraried and best selected assortment eyeri** ported 100 e»ses White Pot*. Tevms at Bale,



Auction Sales TUESDAY, MARCH 14 S. U G A B, TEA, WINES,., ! WOOL LASHING-, - &«■, . ko., &c. TO CLOSE CONSTG-NMTSNT.S. The subscribers will soil, at then- Booms, Fort-street, I on 'J.'uersday, 14th instant, at 11 o'clock, ! £T A MATS MAURITIUS STJG-AR, ?IU 4 chests 'Gustav' Tea 5 cases Harper Xv/elvetrees' Soap rowrttr 1 had. Sherry 11 dozen Fine Old Port 3 ditto Superior Sherry 1 quarter-cask Sherry " dozen Champagne 3 quartor-casks Vinegor 3 cases Kerosene Cask Hacks, Taps, Corks, &c. 1 case AVas Vesta's 1 box Tobacco 2 tins Pine English Soft Soap 12 ceils Wool Lashing 350 Empty Bags &c, &c, &c. SAMUEL COOHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. TUESDAY, MAECH 14 1 WATEB WHEEL. I Tl;e subscribers will sell at their Mart, fort-street, I on Tuesday, 14th inst., at 11 o'clock, ALAKGE Substantially - made WATER WHEEL, 21 feet diameter, 3 feet « inch buckets. Kow in pieces, and ready for tran ahipment, with ironwork, etc., complete, compi'ising Shafts, Wheels, Drums, Pedestals, Pipes, Bolts, etc-., etc., complete for erection. BAMUSL COOHRATSTE & SOIST, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, MABCH 15. •EXCELLENT PIANOFOETE, COtMBD AND COECABD, FUENITUBB, ENGBAYINGS, ■t'C, &C, &O. The subscribers will sell, at their Rooms, Fort-street, on Wednesday, 15th instant, at 11 o'clock, ..■ A^ A N" ASSORTMENT OF HOUSE -CS_ HOLI> FURNITURE :— Superior GRAND PIANOFORTE, with metallic sounding-board, etc., by Collard and Oollard ; Six-leaf Fancy Screen, Loo Table, Cane and Stuffed Chairs, Kauri Chairs, Dinner Service, Crockery, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Washstands and Ware, Dressing Tables, Iron Cot, Fender, Bath, American Cooking Stove and Utensils, Tinware, Knife cleaner, Hearthrug, Oilcloth, Counterpanes, Blankets, Matresses, Filter, Boilers. Saucepans, Kitchen Uten sils, Carpet, Lamps, Milk Pans, Teapots, Cake Moulds, Baking Dishes, Funnels, Lanterns, Billies, Basins, etc., etc., together with a few Superior Engravings, etc. SAMUEL OOCHEANE & SON, Atictioneers. THUBSDAY, MABOH 16. BICYCLES, TBICYCLE, FOWLING - PIECES, SWOBD, &c. The subscribers will sell, at their Rooms, Fort-street, on Thursday, 16th inst., at 11 o'clock, 9 BICYCLES and i TRICYCLE, Aj of the best English make, recently imported, with sll the latest improvements, complete. 1 D.B. Fowliug-piece, by Hollia and Son 1 D.B. Fowling.piece, by Greener , 1 Cavalry Sword, etc. SAMUEL COCHBAIfE & SOK, Auctioneer?. WEDNESDAY, MABCH 15. The subscriber has received instructions from th« Mortgagee to sell by auction, on Wednesday, 15th March, at his Mart, corner of Queen and Wyniham etreets, Auckland, at 12 o'clock, npHE LEASE of the DONEG-AL JL. ASMS HOTEL, Abraham-street, Grahamstown, lately erected, and doing a good business. : Also, The adjoining Houset and Store, now in the occupy tlon of Mr. J. Clakkk. aiOBGB SIBBIM", Auctioneer. L. D. NATHAN" & 00. Have received instructions from Messrs. Kkesikw, Doitsh. <fe Kebsing, to sell by public auction, at an early date, A LL THOSE VALUABLE PEEE- XjL HOLD PROPERTIES in Queen-street, now in the occupation of Messrs. KEESING-, DOITSH and KEESING, being Lots 3, 4,5,aad6. of the subdivision into lots of Allotment 1, Section 4, of the City of Auckland, with all the BUILDINGS thereon erected. Lots Nos. 3 and 4 have each a frontage of 26 feet to Queen-street. The extensive Drapery Stores of Keesino, Doitsh & Keesiku are erected thereon. On Lots Nos. 6 and 6 substantial Buildings are also erected, and th«3B allotments are immediately in the rear of Lots 3 and 4, divided from them fey a laae leading into Shortland-street and the City Club. All these premises are well known, and were erected at a large outlay. Plans may bo seen and particulars obtained at ouv office, Shortland-street. Intending purchasers may inspect the Premises from 10 to 12 daily, when the Proprietors will giv« every facility for inspection of the Property. MINING- NEWS. NOTICE TO CLIENTS. I HATE complefccd arrangements for ob taining Latest and mosfc Sellable Infor mation relatiye to the Qtold Mines, New Finds, Crushings, &c. Telegrams will be posted up at my office immediately on arrival, for the benefit, of those transacting business frith me. J. TONSON GAELICS:, Sharebroker. Shortland-streefc, Auckland, 4th March, 1371. DAVIS & BKOOXING-, JShareferoker* Legal Managers, Commission and U-eneral Agents, Kent and Debt Collectors, 6,Wyndham-street, Auckland.