The Evening Star.

Vol. II.—No: 350.]

AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 18711

[Price One Penny.



NOETH SHORE FEERY. TIME TABLE OF THE P.S. 'LALLA EOOKH.' Prom From North Shove, From Auckland. North Shore, Old "Wharf. New Wharf. 7.0 a.m. 7.30 a.m. I For Auckland 8.30 „ 9.0 „ 9.20 a.m. 930 „ 10.0 „ 11.30 „ 10.30 „ 11.0 „ 4.50 p.m. 11.40 „ 12.0 noon 6.0 „ 12.40 p.m. 1.0 p.m. 1.30 „ 2.0 „ 2.30 „ 3.0 „ From Auckland 3.30 „ 4.10 ~ ' 11.0 a.m. 5.0 „ 5.30 „ I 4.10 p.m. 6.0 „ 6.30 „ 5.30 „ At low spring tides the Old Wharf only. On Sunday, the first boat from North Shore is at 9.30 a.m. j from Auckland, at 10 a.m. HOLMES, BROS. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. mHE NORTH PACIFIC TEANSPOR JL TATIOST COMPANY of San Francisco having entered into a contract ■with the Honorable the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the l9t and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to com mence from Port Chalmei'3 on the Ist of April next. The Service will be performed by the Powerful Bide-wheel Steamers the <NEBR A S X A/ 2143 Tons Register, < N E V A D A,' 2143 Tons Register, « D A X 0 T A,' of 2153 Tons Register, all built in 1365, under official supervision, and classed extra Al at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect ar rangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports in New Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent, will not exceed £85. Second and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, is 24 days. Passen gers who may desire 1 o proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auck land. Every exertion will ; be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers, bo that Australasian passengers may be con veyed right 'through at a slight increase upoa 'New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICKSHANK, SMART & Co., Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand at Auck land, for the United States, New Zea land and Australasian Steam Packet lone; DRIVER, STEWART & CO., Agents for Otago., JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington j MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870. OTEiM TO THE THAMES. I THE p.g. 'ROYAL ALFRED. TIME TABLE. raoar Auckland to gkrahamsto-wx : "Wednesday, February 22, 4 o'clock afternoon Thursday, February 23, 4 o'clock afternoon Friday, February 24, 430 o'clock afternoon Saturday, February 25, 4.30 o'clock afternoon PEOM GEAHAMSTOWTtf TO AUCKLAND : Thursday, February 23, 10 o'clock morning Friday, February 24, 10 o'clock morning Saturday, February 25, 10 o'clock morning S, HAGUE SMITH.



■nOR TAUBANGA PjIRECT. The regularjjtrader • T A U R A N Ot A,' C. Molxetc, Master, will leave as above THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING-. For freight or passage apply on board. FOE TARANAKI, NELSON, PICTON, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND PORT CHALMEBS. The favorite s.s. 'TARANAKI,' E. Wheeler, Commander, from the Wharf, Onehunga, on FRIDAY next, 24th instant, at noon. For Freight or Passage apply to COMBES & DALDY, Agents, Auckland; or, A. BARNES, Agent, Onehunga. MONTHLY COMMUNICATION WITH FIJI. SYDNEY, AUCKLAND, &, FIJI, Transhipping to any Port in the Australian Colonies by the A.S.N. Co.'s steamers. The s.s. 'JAMES PATERSON' F. MooHE, Commander, •will leave Auckland for Pydney on or about 9th March, and for Fiji on or about the 29th March. For Freight or Passage apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO AND OVERLAND TO ENGLAND. THE CALIFORNIAN, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. Under Contract with the Government of New Zealand for a Monthly Service, carry ing the Em'opean and American Mails. The Splendid Steam Packet 'CITY OF MELBOURNE,' H. Geainoeb, Commander, will leave the Queen-street Wharf, carrying the English Mail, at 2 p.m. on TUESDAY, 7th March, 1871. For full particulars of the through route, apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. February 14, 1871. CROWN DISTILLERY! COLONIAL INDUSTRY!! Cawkwell's AUCKLAND DISTILLERY. mHE following are SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLE :— WHISKEY 3s. per bottle BRANDY 3s. 6d. „ ENGLISH ALB Is. „ ENGLISH PORTER... la. „ J^* Every article guaranteed genuine at the PEINCE AETHTJE HOTEL, HOBSON-STREET. WALTER DUDLEY, PROPRIETOR.



ON SALE. OACWT. SPLIT PEAS 100 half-chests Tea, extra choice season 1870-71, ex ' Eliza Firth ' 14 cwt. Brown & Poison's Corn Flour 5 cases Candied Peel 10 oases Peacock's Jams 80 caae3 White and Blue Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon 11 cases Morton's Pickles 15 cases Morton's Salad Oil 5 cases Day and Alartin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 15 kegs Carbonate fSoda. 2 cases Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits 10 cases Veslas 5 cases Cocoa (Taylor's) 20 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce 50 boxes Candles 5 long Company's Sugar 12 tierces Prime Mtss Beef Otogo Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, While, Grey, and Brown Paper Bags Groats Stockholm Tar Bed Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colza, Ncatsfoot, Castor and Linseed Cotton Waste Tin Plates Flooring Brads Unbleached Ginger GiDgerbeer Bottles Lemonade Bottles Lemonade Corks Cochineal Ess. Lemon, Tin Foil Bottling Wire <fee , &c, &c. TO ABEIVE PER * QUEEN BEE,' i Marmalade Jams and Jellies Price's Candles Oakum Muntz Metal, 14, 16,18 ozs. Sheathing Nails, and fths H. B. MOETOIST, CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET.5 D#ownb«r 21/1870.



NEW CALEDONIA WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE & SPIRIT STORE, CORNER OF STMOKD-STKEET AND KARANGAfTAPE ROAD. PEIVATE ENTRANCE : SYMOND STREET. LIST OF PRICES. SrißiTS and Wines Bottled on the Piiemises. MARTELL & HENNESSEY'S PALE BRANDY, 4s. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Martell and Hennessey's Dark Brandy, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. Greenless and Cakluell's Campbelton Whiskey, 4s. and 4s. Gd. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. Jameson's Dublin Whiskey, 4e. and 43.6 d. per bottle; small bottle, 2a. Euni, 3s. per bottle ; small byttles, Is. 6d. Old Jamaica "Hum, 4s. per bottle. Amontillado Sherry, ss. per bottle ; 60s. per dozen. Sherry Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle ; 445. per dozen j small bottles, 2s. Old Tawny Port, s.<>. per bottle ; 58s per dozen. Port Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle ; 445. per dozen ; small bottles, 2a. Port and Sherry Wine, 3s. per bottle ; 345. per dozen. In Case —Genuinb Bhands. Hennessey's, MarteU's, and Hine & Co.'s ss. Od. per bottle. Three Dagger Associated Vineyard Brandy, sa. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z., 4s. 6d. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z. (small), 3s per bottle. Old Tom, 4s. Od. per bottle. Dunville's Whiskoy, 4s. Od. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2), 6s. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2, Bmall) 3s. per bottle. Claret, 43. per bottle ; 368. per dozen. English Ginger Wine, 3s. per bottle 30s. per dozen. Townseud's Sarsaparilla, ss. per bottle. Australian Wine, 3s. 6d. and 4s. per bottle (8 different brands). Ale and Porter, London and Dublin bottled, Is. 3d. per bottle ; 14s. per dozen. Teem 3 Cash. —No Exception SAMUEL ETINSON PROPRIETOR, MTJNN'S MAIZENA, mHE finest preparation of CORN FLOUR manufactured. Far superior to any English make, which it has entirely superseded in Australia. Fresh Shipments just landed. B. TONKS & CO., Sole Wholesale Agents. CRITERION HOTEL, COBNSB OT HOBBON AND COOK-STEEETS. DANIEL PAGE (Late of the N.Z.B.N. Company,) TTAS much pleasure in announcing to hi friends and the public of Auckland that he has taken the above favorite Hotel. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR BOARDERS. PRITATE APARTMENTS FOB FAMI LIES. N.B.—The Bottling Department in con nection with the above establishment is no* open. BRANDS—AI.



ESTABLISHED 1859. rQ \ AV\A 204/ O /queeiA^A 206 HOUSE- | BARNETT & LEVY, PBOPEIETORS OF THE ABOVE ESTABLISHMENT, T)EG to inform their CUSTOMERS and the GENERAL PUBLIC that they are HOUSES, by selling the best articles at the still keeping up the REPUTATION of their lowest possible PitiCES th«t tliey can be sold at, and in order to mcci i!u»e DEPRESSED TIMES, intend to Si .1 at the following low PBICES: — SUGARS, froir I id. lo 6d. OUR BEST T;;A, at 3s. (season, 1871), which ! ..:-j always given universal satisfac tion, uiid is mixed with all rarest teas obtainable. OUR NOTED TE4, at 2s. 6d., is mixed with the finest Green and Pekoe, not to be equalled in AUCKLAND. GOOD STONG FAMILY TEA, at 2s. A REDUCTION made on 61b. parcels and upwards. AUCKLAND SOAP, largest bars, 7d. MELBOURNE, WELLINGTON, and DUNEDIN SOAPS, 9J|d. and 10|d., large bars. FLOUR, best quality, 61bs. for Is. PICKLES, 101 d. per bottle. BEST SCOTCH OATMEAL, 3d. per lb. TIN MATCHES, 2d. per box. PLAID MATCHES, guaranteed, 9d. per doz. PEARL BARLEY, 4d. per lb. CORN FLOUR, equal to Brown and Poison's, 7d. per lb. JAMS, in 21b. tins, Is. 3d. each. ENGLISH MARMALADE, 9id. per tin. BEST CAROLINA RICE, s£d. per lb. STOREKEEPERS, COASTERS, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS, SUPPLIED AT LOWEST PRICES. ALL GOODS CAREFULLY PACKED AND DELIVERED FEEE WITHIN TWO MILES OF AUCKLAND. ig§" Note Our Addbess— BIRNETT & LEVY, 204 ak» 206, QUEEN-STBEET, WHOLESALE AND EETAIL, NEXT TO THE THEATRE ROYAL; AND OWEN-STREET, GRAHAMSTOW.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT STORE. QTJEEN-STREET, TWO DOOBS PBOM WELLESLEY-STREET. SPIRITS BOTTLED ON THE PRE MISES:-—London and Plymouth Un sweetened Gin, Booth's Old Tom, Old Jamaica Ruin, Jamieson's Pure Malt Dublin Whiskey, Dunville's Old Irish Whiskey, Gt-reenless & Caldwell's Campbellton Whiskey, Martell's Pale or Dark Brandy. The above at 4s per bottle, or 42s per dozen, assorted; half-bottles, 2s. Martell's or Hennessey's case "") . Brandy 5 6\§ Dunville's case Whiskey ... ... 4 6! "© Bernard's case Old Tom ... ... 4 6f W Grin, JDKZ 5 OS Ditto (small) 3 oj * Wines — Per bottle. Per dozen, s. d. s. d. Amontillado Sherry ... S 0 ... 60 0 Old Tavray Port Vintage 1861 5 0 ... 60 0 2nd quality, Port & Sherry 4 0 ... 42 0 Pint bottles, 2nd quality, Port and Sherry ... 2 0 No. 2 Champagne 6 0 No. 2 Champagne (small) 3 0 Clarat 4 0 case 36 0 Ginger Wine 3 0 All Cordials 1 0 Townaend's Sarsaparilla ... 5 0 Blood &Dawson's Stout ... 1 3 ... 14 0 Tennant's & Bass's Ale ... 1 3 .. 14 0 Jeffrey's EdinburghAle.pntsl 0 ... 11 0 BASS'S ALE ALWAYS ON. DRAUGHT. NOTICE. THE BLUE POST DINING-ROOMS, VICTORIA-STREET EA9T. A LL MEALS AT ONE SHILLING, C. DUNNINGHAMJ Late Steward of the Governor Browne Hotel. FRUIT! FRUIT!! FRUIT!!! THE Undersigned has for Sale, ex ' James Paterson,' from Sydney, 95 CASES CHOICE APPLES & PEABS Also, First-class POTATOES on hand, at the lowest market prices. N.B,—All Goods delivered free of charge. Terms : Cash, H. CANHAM, HiaH-STBEET. THE RAT-KILLER! ! THE RAT KILLER ! ! THE only sure REMEDY for destroying RATS in Auckland is WHITLAW'S AMERICAN RAT DESTROYER. • This Paste is Poison to Rata ; and Mice without pah. One trial will satisfy anyone who is troubled with such vermin. , rT .. T ;■ ■ \ Sk jf To be had ONLX" at my Establishtoient Pitt-street. The Poisons imported from Homo are use* less on account of the "sea voyage, ily RAT DESTROYER does NOT contain any £HOS PHOBOrS. Manufactured atiny Laboratory, Pitt-STBebt, Auckland. |J^° Note the Address— THE RED GLOBE liI&TET. Sold in boxes at 6d , Is., Is. 6i. 2s 6d. Sold wholesale at the above prioei leu 25 per cent, for cash. I\/TR. T. R. GILMAN, Chemist, One him-;a, laas teen appo^ted AG£ENT for th» Sale of this Paper. November 5,18/0,