SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET.—This evening, 6.1. HIGH WATER,—This evening, 9.15,

STEAMERS FOB THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Enterprise, midnight.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

"London.—Beth Shan and Countess of Khstore, early. Sydney.- Alice Cameron, to-day. Honolulu. —Nebraska, p.s., Oct. 5. Napier.—Napier, October 5. Tauranoa. —Tauranga, to-day. SoUTHEKN Ports.—Wellington, s.s., about 9th. Puis. —Merlin, October 5 ; Seagull, Oct. 5. New Yoiik.—Alice, early. Kaipara.-Colonist, to-day; Mary Eliza, Thursday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Hero, s.s., from Sydney. Nebraska, p.s., from Sydney. City of Auckland, ship, from London. Chile, ship, from London. Ballarat, barque, from London. Novelty, barque, from Sydney' \ Crest of the Wave, schooner, from Napier.

The steamer Nebraska from Sydney, and and Wellington from Southern ports, were both due this morning, but had not arrived when we-to press. The schooner Tauranga, for Tauranga, has been detained till 11 a.m. to-morrow. The steamer Star of the South arrived at the Thames last night. She will come up this afternoon. - -The Alice Cameron, for Sydney, will sail to morrow. - -

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stab Office, Wednesday afternoon

Messrs. Harrison and Co. held an extensive sale of drapery, &c.,, at their atores to day. There was a large attendance of the trade. Considerable parcels of woollen and other drapery goods, quitted at fair prices. Mr. Geo. Sibbih held a sale c_ produce, &c. at his mart, to-day j there was a good attendance' and fair prices were realized.

CALLS AND DIVIDENDS

The following are the current calls aud div dends payable in the companies named b low :—

THE MAILS.

Mails will close as under : For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 11 a.m. ands.3op.m. ..••-•: For Tauranga, etc., per Tauranga, this day, at 4 p.m. For Sydney and Australian colonies, per-Alice, Cameron, this day, at 4 p.m. For. Tairiui, per Janet Gray, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per p.s. Nebraska, will close at this office on Thursday, sth October, as under: — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United Stages of America, British. Central, and South America, British and Foreign. West Indies, and Continent of Europe via England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 11 a.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. ~..:- ... •'-.•■' For Fiji, per Sea Gull, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. For BusseU, Kawakawa, etc., per .C'omerang, to morrow, at 8 p.ra. . ■-■> •; ''• : For Tauranga, Gisborne> and Napier, per Napier, to morrow, at 3 p.m. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Tauranga station will be received here till 3.30 p.m: For Kapanga, etc., per : Lalla Eookh, on Friday, fth instant, at 9.30 a.m. . lot Taranaki and the Southern Provinces, per s.s. WeUington, immediately after arrival - of p.s. Nevada, from Honolulu,... 1 For the Australian Colonies, per Nevada, six hours after her arrival.

Note.—lt is notified for general information, that on'and sifter 6th October, instant, the colour of the. onepenny, twopenny, and sixpenny postages labels, issued by this department, will be, one penfly brown, two penny red, and sixpenny blue. ! < S.. B. Biss, Cliiej Postmaster.

BIRTHS.

Waymouth.—On October Ist, at Grafton Road, Mrs. Ebenezer Waymouth of a daughter. .;

Mitchell.-On;the. 3rd October, at Karaka Koad, Shortland, the wife of Mr. E. M. Mitchell of a son.

Winks.—At Selwyn Terrace, Parnell, on the 2nd October, Mrs. Winks of a son...

DEATHS

Straword.—On October i, 1871, at Selwyn Lodge, Parnell Samuel John Stratford, M.K.C.S. Eng., in his 69th year. - . : •,, :*

Williams.—On October 3, Owen Edward, beloved son o$ Edward and Hannah Willia-ns, at their resi dence, North Shore. The funeral will leave the above at 2.45 p m. to morrow, Thursday, the 6th inst, for ; tlie Church of England Cemetery, North Shore. Friends will please accept this invitation. ..'.,-

Kennedy.—On the 12th September, in childbed, Robina, the loving wife of William Kennedy, New market, Auckland.

Home papers please copy.

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1871.

'* For the cause that lacks assistance, Toy the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance,,: And the good that we can do.'

A most extraordinary rush of timidity or bashfulness appears to come over many people when they take their stand in a witness-box. Great hulking fellows, whoso voices can be heard a mile off when swearing at their bullocks, grow all on a sudden modest and sweetspoken as young maidens when they stand up and face the awful majesty of justice in the Police Court. They whisper their names in a confidential kind of manner to the. clerk, and next day bully the reporters .for having written them down Brown, instead of Jones or Jlobinson. If these people would only consider that their evidence is intended to be heard, and deliver it accordingly ore rotunclo, they would save an infinity of trouble and vexation.

It seems that we are likely to have an alter ation in the Municipal by-laws, under which every carter will be compelled to have a chain with which to lock the wheels of his vehicle when at rest. It is really wonderful that any law should be necessary to enforce so obvious and simple a precaution. The records of the Police Court, however,.show that from neglect of this kind have arisen the greater proportion of the accidents which have happened from the running away of terrified horses.

The monthly inspection parade of the Auck land Rifle Brigade will take place to-morrow evening, at the Drill-shed ; and no doubt there will bo a good rauster.

aef-teruay morning us the Mount Albert bus wut- proceeding' down Symonds-street, an accident occurred which might have resulted very seriously. It appears thnfc a butcher-boy had just mounted his horse, and before getting well seated in the saddle, the animal bolted at a furious pace, and ran into the bus, breaking the front of the vehicle, and throwing the boy heavily to the ground close"to the wheels of the vehicle. The lad was severely shaken but fortunately no limbs were broken, or any very serious damage sustained.

Last evening the Trustees of the Grafton Road Board met the. ratepayers for the pur pose of hearing objections to the valuations of the respective properties liable; to pay rates. The number of objectors was small consider ing the extent of the district.. No appreciable alteration was made in the average valuation of property. Some slight change was made in particular properties, in consequence of alteration in the configuration -of the allot ments, or improvements undertaken or com pleted.

'A deputation, consisting of Messrs. George S. Graham and D. Caley, waited upon the Deputy-Superintendent yesterday morning, to request that he would cause a fresh survey to be made as to the best route to be taken by the Waikato railway. They were informed that if they sent in their application in writing it would be forwarded to His Honor the Superintendent, at Wellington.

Mr. Steward, the member for O \maru, has given notice of two motions affecting the news paper press of the colony. The first is " for leave to introduce a Bill for the better defining of the law of libel as affecting the newspaper press." The second motion is to the effect " That, in the opinion of this House, it is desirable that' the postal charge' upon hews, papers withinjthe colony be reduced to a half penny." A motion similar to the latter one, it will be seen by our Melbourne telegrams, has been carried in the Victorian Parlia ment.

The Wairarapa correspondent of the Inde pendent writes.:—"l-have been courteously shown by Mr. Tully a royal antler, which was found by Mr. Skeet, surveyor, in the new township of Gladstone, now being laid off at Tapurupuru, in this district. The buck was seen by him with the-antler on his head when he entered some scrub, and seeing him again in about an hour aft erwards divested of this. ornamenfal'Sappendage, he made search for it, and ultimately succeeded in finding it close to where he first saw the buck. He describes him as being a large one, as large in fact as a good two year old heifer. The antler is a very fine one. It measures two feet eight inches in length, and the thickest part, is about ten inches in circumference. It weighs six pounds. Though known as buckhorn, it has not the properties .of horn, which are hollow ar.d never shed, but those, chemically and physically, of true bone. The antlers are solid processes from the frontal bone ; they resemble a handsomely forked and crooked branch of a leafless tree ; and must grow more rapidly, as they are' shed annually. " This is the first royal antler which has been found in this province, if not in New Zealand."

On Monday evening last, the fourth Tent of the Independent Order of Recbabites" in this Province was opened at Waipukurau by the Rev. R. Taylor, P. C. R., assisted by several officers and brethren of the Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Valley Tents. Ten can didates were initiated, and officers elected for the first term s£- The new tent, .was, paiiied the "Excelsior]" Brother Taylor addressed the officers and members on their. respective duties, and declared the Excelsior Tent duly opened. — Hawke's Bay Tiihes, Sept, 27.

On the news of the commutation of sentence being communicated to the condemned con vict M'Donald, he seemed for some time h&rdlv able to realise the escape from death that he had had ; and it was with some trouble that Mr. Read, the governor of the gaol, was able to convince, him that his life was really spared. Since he ) received j ,his sentence, M'Donafd has exhibited 'the utmost dread of death—to that degree indeed that his reason was feared for. The reaction will, no doubt, affect him equally.— Evening Post.

:The Victorian Standard says that theJDuffy Ministry will henceforth be known as the Teetotal Ministry. The Chief Secretary (Mr. Duffy) is a teetotaler; so is the Treasurer (Mr. Berry) ; Mr. Grant, the Minister of Lands, is a teetotaler; and so is Mr. Walsh (Attorney- General) ; while Mr. Longmoro (Minister of .Railways) is a devout , disciple, pf Rechab,; ( , YMr. ©?Grady' take*r";a* lijttli*! jDQ.Jg^Jr colonjcjl, wine; Mr'. Spensel/- isi about the same, while Mr. M'Lellan, the burly, and much-loved •member for Ararat, is the only one of the team that can take a " nip" of " hard stuff," and he j is very moderate indeed.

THE REGATTA.

"We observe that a meeting of the Re gatta Club will be held on Friday evening next. We understand that the meeting is held thus early in order that arrange ments may be completed and the pro gramme issued in time for those desirous of taking part in the Eegatta to have opportunity to make all needful prepara tion. Some dissatisfaction was expressed last year at the delay in issuing the programme, boats having been built in accordance with previous programmes. On this occasion abundance of time will be afforded, and we may anticipate corres ponding interest in the .Regatta. We desire to inform members (hat those who have paid their guinea subscriptions last year will have the right to vote on Friday evening in the election of the committee. To the outside public we would also intimate that the annual subscription of a guinea constitutes membership, and we would strongly urge, that all those who appreciate the "advantages of athletic exercises and amusement of the most invigorating and unobjectionable kind should lend their countenance and prac tical sympathy to those engaged; in conducting the proceedings of our most delightful annual holiday.

THE LATE S. J. STRATFORD, ESQ.

It is with much regret that we record the death of Samuel John Straiford, Esq., at the age of 69, who had been for many years one of the 'Jeading^'niedical practi tioners in this city.' * The deceased gentle man was seized with a-!paralytic stroke about four months ago, and although he rallied sufficiently to move about his re sidence, never could be said to be con vaescent, and a few days ago had a re lapse which terminated fatally this morn ing. Mr. Stratford was member for; the Provincial Council for JParnell, and was physician to several1 friendly "societies, having also at various times held several official appointments, such as .that of Co roner, lie was a man of great and varied information, and possessed much scien tific knowledge apart from that requisite to the practice of his profession. For a number of years he was a resident :in Canada, and came to this colony'in 185*1, since which year he has been constantly in Auckland, with the exception of a short visit which ho paid (o North Ame rica, a few years ago. Mr. Stratford field shares in several of the leading mining companies, and was one of those prominent in tho development of our gold fields, and placing their govern ment aud management on a proper foot ing. Immense grief will be felt by many at the removal of this gentleman, whose charity was proverbial ; and many a poor family will miss, not only the ready ad vice, but the substantial assistance which Mr. Stratford was always ready to af ford.

TEA MEETING.

Last evening the anniversary tea meeting iii connection with the Kdwardes-sfreet Sunday School took place in the School-room. A very large number of the scholars and their parents and friends sat down, to » vory ample repast —indeed, there was such a large attendance that there had to be two sittings.- After tea, the whole moved into the Chapel, and the Rev. Mr. vv'aters was voted to the chair. The annual report was read by the secretary, Mr. Pollen, and presented a very satisfactory state of things generally. Its adoption wis moved by Mr. Glanville, and seconded by Mr. Smith, and agreed to with acclamation. A letter was read from Captain Peek, apologising, for his absence, which was caused through indis position. The meeting was addrcsi-fd by Messrs, H. Cornford,. Spragg, and Wells, who all Bpoke of the great advantages to be derived from an attendance at these schools. Mr. Goldie proposed a vote of-thank.-* to all those ladies and gentlemen who had provided tea and had in any why assisted, 'including the choir. The vote of thanks was carried with loud applause. Mr. Patterson presided at the organ, and between each address selec jtionsof sacred music, were very nicely ren dered. The evening was very ple'i=aiiily spent, and was brought to a close in the usual ;manner. .. :,.-..

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

One-u^ga Rifle Volunteers.—The above corps 'met, on Monday evening, at their place of drill, Onehunga Institute, under the com mand of Lieutenant ,'Biierly. and: Ensign Henary.' There was a large attendance, con sidering the bad state of the weather, about seventy answering -to their names. They were inspected, by- Major Gordon, who put them through various evolutions, in cluding platoon and company, drill, also a genera! salute, which they executed to the time of music, which was discoursed to them, in*a very creditable manner, by the Fife und Drum Band, under the control of their talented Band-sergeant Higgs. Major Gordon complimented the company on the proficiency which they had attained,, and recommended them to have seme day parades, as the hall was too,small, for. them for further instruc tions.* : The ■'soldier-like appearance of the company is wortliy. of..praise, .and ..too much credit cannot be given to, their present Drill Instructor, S<jrgeant Wairibouse, of the Armed Constabulary Force, who has. been most inde fatigable and painstaking in his instructions..

GEE AT WORLD CIRCUS.

Mb. iVtujißay has eucceeded ih obtaining from the Provincial Government permission to re ocjeupy,; for., a short time, the piece of ground on which his,circu3 pavilion : was erected. .It was felt that the success of the company, in a financial point of view had been lessened by the extraordinarily; tempestuous weather, which, on many occasions prevented the doors being opened ; and considering also, that in spite of' this,' they had contributed tneir ser vices in' aid'; of the support of the charitable institutions iof the city, "the authorities .con sidered it V-iily jusfc to' allow them to retake possession of'the' ground,-and endeavour to makeup* some of their losses. The pavilion is accordingly' now in course of erection, and, in all probability, will be opened on Saturday next." *',n *

THE SHAREMARKET.

]Mu. J. M. Lennox's Repoht.—The share market opened -'with, a good "demand for Caledonian and Thames stocks. There were very few sellers. My sales comprise: Cale donian, £110 ; Thames, £20 10s. No enquiry for other stocks. Closing buyers : Caledonian, £il0; Thames, £22. ~ g;.

'The: end, of Sy monds-atreet/1; hear the Supreme-, Court-house, is at la9t being put inj;o good order, and the triangular plot of grass between it and the Quadrant will cer tainly appear to much better advantage.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THE THAMES

THIS DAY.

[from oub owjst correspondent]

ARRIVAL OF THE ' 3TAR OF

THE SOUTH.'

THE CALE-B-ONI AN.—E.N GIN" 12

STARTED.

GRAH-MSTOWN, 3 p.m

The Star of the South, Capt. Holmes, arrived here this morning from Napier, with a cargo of cattle and sheep. Her news is unimportant. She will leave for Auckland to-day.

Caledonian —The engine has started. Good gold is visible in the foot wall of the main run ; also foot wall of No. 3, or large winze.

THE CALEDONIAN.—MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

The following is a'copy of a telegram received from the manager:—-

lmm a-m

" Have fixed plumber blocks, and starte.d engine, at 8 o'clock. ( -There is ah improvement in the reef where we are under-cutting on the main run ; some good gold near the footwall. There is also a little- gold near the footwall in jNo. 3 winze. No change in stopes." ~

Star Office, 3.30 p.m

A steamer, supposed to be the Wel lington with Southern mails, is signalled at Onehunga.

DUNEDIN.

[fbo_ orrit own couhespondent.]

September 27. —The Artillery Challenge Cup, valued at CO guineis, came off on Saturday last ; Corporal O^ilvie winning with (55 points. Distances : 200, 500, and 600 yards.—The ships Otago, Hydra, and City of Newcastle, havj arrived from Newcastle.— Sailed : The s.b. Claud Hamilton, for Mel bourne.

SUPREME COURT. — Civil Sittings.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4.

[Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arney, Knight,

Chief Justice, and a Special Jury.]

firs Honor took his seat on tho bench at ten o'clock.

Nees v. Corcoran. —This wis an action to obtain a decree for specific performance of an agreement. The parties to the action were Stpinich Gotlieb, Charles Nees, C.E.. Mr. Michael Corcoran,- bo'ttd-keeper, Auckland, and Mr. Richard Seccombe. The declaration set out that on the 4th of March the plaintiff entered into an agreement to purchase from Mr. Seccombe the mills known as the Tuirua Saw Mills, for £6000, to be paid for with the joint promissory notes of the present plaintiff and defendant. The defendant, being at the time when the first proposals were made, a bankrupt, it was arranged that the convey ance should bo given to Corcoran, and that a debt of £200, due from Sec-combe to Nees, should be cancelled. It was also alleged that a mortgage was to be given to Seccombe over the mill arid mill property until the £6000 should be paid off. Jt was further set out that Corcoran, without consent of the plaintiff, and without regard to plain tiff's interest, resold the mill to Seccombe. The plaintiff, therefore, brought his action to obtain a verdict of a jury upon the facts alleged, and prayed the Court to decree a specific performance of the partnership agree ment.—Mr. MacCormick, instructed by Mr. Mackechie, appeared for, the plaintiff; Mr. Ilesketh, instructed by Mr. Brookfield, ap peared/or the defendant; Mr. Eees, instructed by Mr. Buddie, appeared for Mr. Seccombe. — The plaintiff was called, and deposed to the above facts. He detailed a series of conversa tions between himself, Mr. John Seccombe, and Mr. Corcoran. After the first pro posal, Mr. John Seccombe said he would give £1000 if Nees and Corcorai wished to be off the bargain. Each was to have, half. But on the following morning (251b of February, 1871,) Mr. John ieccombe came to witness and begged him to accom pany him to Mr. Corcoran and get tho cheque back. After some negotiations the cheque was given up, and " John Seccombe gave them some champagne." The plaintiff ob jtaitied his discharge from the Bankruptcy Court on tlje 2nd of March* An attempt was •made to deny the agency of Mr. John Sec icoinbe,.in, offering and, drawing a cheque for „100CT to be off the bargain. The "oil gentleman" said the young one was a fool. (Laughter.) When tho plaintiff received his discharge he went and told Corcoran, who read over with him the proposals of agree ment, and both went to Mr. Brookfield (Mr. Corcoran's solicitor). A clause in the agree ment covenanted to give the plaintiff £4 a week for the miina*»ement of the mill as well as half the profits. Mr. BrookuMd, having read the paper, said, .-"You're a fool; CorCOr. ran (laughter), for the effect of this is that Nees will have the. mill and tho £4 a week too." Corcoran then said, that, "Never a 1-iob should come out of his pocket (loud laughter)Y;. it. must come out of the mill." fjfjaughter.) The conveyance was made to Corcoran, and plaintiff's name never was ■to be inserted in the deed of partnership which was to be drawn up subsequently,;' The trial was proceeding when our reporter left the Court at three o'clock.

POLICE COURT.— Wednesday.

[Before A. Beetham, Esq., J.P.]

Drunkenness.I—Two1 —Two persons were punished iii the usual manner for this offence.

' Breach :of Impounding: Act.— John Stewart, for allowing a. horse to stray in Victoria-street, was lined 40s and costs, it being his second offence. , :

QUARTERLY GOLD EXPORTS.

Our gold exports for September have been 62,168 oz., which brings the total exports of the quarter ending September to 126,229 ozs., valued at £455,600. . '. ■•' Yl.

A STRANGE LIFE

The life of Catalina (commonly known as Catalin de JErauso) forms one connected chain of events as extraordinary as they are romantic.

Oataliua was bora in the town of Saint Sebastian, in Spain, in the year 1592, of a Spanish hidalgo, an officer in the Spanish army. The hidalgo was already burdened with three daughters, and as a fourth proved a very unwelcome addition to his family, he determined to place her under tho care and keeping of his sister-in-law— the lady superior of the convent of Saint Sebastian, lie did so, and Jic-ver saw her again.

She proved a famous plaything for the nun's, for she was as wild and playful as a kitten, until she reached the age of ten, when she became more thoughtful and rather more rebellious. Her excitable nature began to pine for liberty. She would sit for hours watching the sea and sky, as they stretched far away from the walls of her narrow convent to the blue Biscayan mountains.

At times she heard of the exploits of her countrymen on the great American continent, and her spirit was stirred within her. The years dragged on slowly, and the longing for liberty grew at last irre sistible. She watched her opportunity for escape, and that opportunity soon came. One evening, just before vespers, her aunt gave her the key of a private desk, that she might fetch her a breviary, which she had forgotten. Kate saw within this desk the keys of the convent. Leaving it open, she returned to her aunt with the breviary and the key, and then complained of a headache. Her aunt told her to go to bed. heturning immediately. to the desk, Rate selected the keys she required ; she also took a few coins from her aunt's purse, some thread, a needle, a pair of scissors, and a thimble. She then let herself out of the convent, taking the precaution of locking her old friends in. Hurrying into a chestnut wood, she slept till dawn, then rosr, and made such altera tions as she could in her dress, so as to disguise her sex. hate was now about fifteen, and she made her way speedily to a maternal relative who resided at A rittoria He received her kindly, and she stayed with him for a short time. Hut she soon grew weary of the monotony of his house, and ste-dine a little money, proceeded to Valladolid.

At Valladolid the young girl, while listening to a military band, was insulted by some street ruffians. They threw stones at her, and she, in self-defence, threw the stones back again, wounding several of tho rascals. The police inter fered, and were proceeding to convey Kate to prison, when a young officer, who had witnessed the whole scene from his house, and had been struck by her beauty and audacity, came forth aud explained the circumstances of the case, and she was released. fl h<-- young c-ivaliei-, Don Francisco Je Cardenas, by name, offered Kate a situation amongst his retinue, which she gladly accepted. Kate spent three months very happily in J'on Francisco's service. Unluckily, however, one evening in the twilight her father made his appearance. He had come to tell Don Francisco of the escape of his daughter from the convent. iNo one had traced her to Valladolid; but Don Francisco happened to be the patron of the convent. IC'ite thought it whs her best plan to •■b^cond at once, for although she was not recognised as yet, she might soon be, and then the Don, however much he might wish it, would be totally unable to protect her as a Tunaway nun from the horrors of the Inquisition. The crime she had committed was a very natural one, and really no crime at all ; for, in taking possession of her liberty, she had merely taken possession of that which belonged to her. But the Tlomish Church looked upon this as one of Ihe most deadly oli'euces, and punished it accord ingly. Kate sailed forth at dusk with a change of linen under her arm. That night she slept in a stable ; and falling in with two muleteers, who told her of an expedition about to sail for America, she journeyed with them to Seville. Fr< m thence she reached the port of iSaint Lucar. Being apparently a tine young fellow, she was engaged in one of the vessels as mate. Her ship doubled Cape Horn in safety, and ncared the coast of Peru. Almost within sight of the Port of Paita (their destination) the vessel struck on a coral reef. All excepting Kate and thecaptain deserted the ship, endeavouring to escape in the long-boat; but when very near the shore the boat capsized, and all the men were lost.

Kate set to work and constructed a raft, put some Spanish coins equal to one hundred guineas into a pillow-case, lashed it to the-raft, and threw the raft into the sea. She jumped in after it, aud got upon it safely, bogging the captain to iollow. In jumping over he hit his head against a spar and 'sunk. Kate was washed ashore and lay for hours unconscious. Recovering herself, she saw a desolate coast stretching right and left. She had nothing to eat or drink, but the raft,had been thrown up close beside Iter, with.the money safe. She distributed the_ money about her person, and set forwards in what, luckily, proved to be the right^ direction. She'had found a barrel of biscuit, and packing up some of this, she went ou, reaching' , aita the third day, towards

evening. ;At Paita she got employment as clerk, in the establishment of a merchant named Urquiza. Site even hud to superintend an establishment at Paiti<, while he himself attended in person to-another business at Tuagillo He gave Kate brief and clear directions for her guidance in- her hew duties. There were two peculiar items in these instructions; one was to let a certain handsome lady have unlimited credit, 'even to the extent of the whole shop if she chose to demand it; the other was just the :oppdsite-^parhely,' to let the lady's cousiu, one Senor Reyes, have ho credit,at kill. The lady soon began'to show that she' was in love with the handsome shopman. Her cousiu, on the oilier hand, began to manifest strong' feelings of animosity towards his supposed rival, and at length showed his .hatred by an opeu,insult; this led to a duel, in wh-ic-bj Kate liad tho mis fortune, to run her sword through his heart. She-Was immediately seized bynihe police, aud taken to prison. . / ;.; ,'j*; , / iThere appeared small hopes of her ever coming out again, except for execation; for the, murdered 'man's relatives were

clamorous for justice, and the prisoner had no influential friends to bribe the judge. However, there was the handsome lady, and to her Kate applied; One evening they smuggled her out of the prison, and took her to a house in the suburbs, where it.was not long before she was astonished and alarmed to hear that it was necessary for her to marry the handsome lady in order to escape the law. There could be no delay, so after supper a kind of bridal procession was formed. A servant woman went first then her old employer, Urquiza, bearing candles, then the lady, and, lastly, Kate, the bridegroom. There was a step down into the room, and Urquiza went in first. Kate saw at a glance that there were no windows in the room, she therefore determined not to enter. The kdy went to the bottom of the step, aud then turned round to assist Kate into the room. R ate put her arm round the lady's waist, threw her with all her force against the merchant Urquiza, shut the door, locked it, and then ran. The servant woman had fled in affright; the way of exit was therefore clear. . Hurrying down to the port, she .lumped into a little boat, hoisted a sail, and pushed off with a boat-hook. A light breeze wafted her little vessel along, and she cleared the mouth of the harbour in safety. Overcome with fatigne and excitement, she now fell asleep. When she awoke, the sun was shining brightly, but no land was to be seen. She had no provisions, and could not tell in which direction she ought to sail. Very soon, however, a large ship loomed upon the horizon; and as its course carried her very nearly across Kate's, she lay-to, and took the young sailor in. She told the first lieutenant as much truth as was convenient, and they were both satisfied. The ship was bound to Conception with recruits for the Spanish army. Kate enlisted ; and oh reaching the port, re cognised, in the officer who came to inspect the recruits, her own brother. He was the governer-general's secretary, and held a high command as a cavalry officer besides. He took special notice of Kate, as being a fellow-countryman, and did many little kindness for her. He also made her a trooper in his own regiment. War was at that time raging with the Indians of Peru and Chili, and in many a hot engagement did Kate bravely do her duty. In one of these, nearly all the officers and most of the men of her squad ron were killed, and the standard was lost. Gathering together a small party, Kato rode after the Indians, charged them, and saw her comrades fall, one by one, until she alone was left ; but in spite of her wounds she rescued the standard, and brought it m triumph to the general, who in acknowledgement of her prowess, created her an Alfirez, or standard-bearer, on the spot. Years passed on, and Kate was'still serving in the Spanish army, when a brother officer requested her to be his second in a duel., _ She consented, and the duel was arranged to take place under the calls of a monastery, at eleven o'clock at night. The night was very dark, but the two principals succeeded in killing each other. The seconds, according to custom, now had to fight to avenge their principals. Kate passed her sword through her oppo nent's body, who, calling out with his dying breath, ' Ah, villain, you have killed me !' revealed to the horrified sister that she had unwittingly killed her brother. After giving her a refuge in the monas tery for a few days, the monks suppfas- Kate with a horse and some pro vis ied and sent Iter away. As she went along the coast she fell in with two deserters from the army. They were going across the Cordilleras to find the river Dorado. Kate agreed to join the party, hoping thus to evade pursuit, and stifle her anguish in new adventures. Owing to the fatigues of the journey her horse wore out and had to be killed, and after enduring much agony the two deserters also died.

Kate was now alone iv the wildest soli tudes of nature, with her reckless life be hind her, and death staring her in the face. Gathering courage, however, she pro ceeded, and found with unspeakable joy that she was descending the mountains. Presently she saw before her the welcome shade of tress, and collecting all her ener gies, she reached these just in time to fall iusensible within the grove.

Here she lay for hours, apparently as though, she was never destined to .rise again ; nor would she perhaps, had not a party of huntsmen Wandered that way in pursuit of game. By them she was taken to their mistress's house, placed iv a warm bed, and after a ; fortnight was able to reach the saloon and thanked the lady for her kindness. -

This lady was a widow, with an only daughter about'sixteen years of age. Kato was attracted by this young girl, and felt a sisterly affection for her. One day the mamma found Kate with her arm round young Juana's waist. After a little talk ing Kate was accepted as Juana's lover, aud the wedding was settled to take place shortly. Kate shrank from avowing her sex, as she should have done, and allowed the preparations for the wedding to.go on. In a few weeks the party went to Tucuman to make some purchases, and it was settled that the- ceremony should take, place there. ..• .!.*'.,.-

At Tucuman Kate gambled with some Portuguese, and lost. Thinking there was foul play, she followed the chief culprit to his own door. As he was about to enter, Kate tapped the Portuguese on the arm and said, ' Senor, you are a robber!' He turned round and coolly said-, ' Possibly, sir; but I have no particular fancy for being told so.' He then drew his sword, fought with Kate, aud in less than a min ute was laid dead at her feet. She drag ged the the body into the house, laid the street-door key beside him, and went home. She was awakened in the 'morning by the police, taken to trial, and con demned to be executed in eight days, lOn the day of execution Kate mounted the scaffold _rmly, : and because the. exe cutioner bungled in making the knot, she did it properly, and received in return the .plaudits of the people. Just at the last moment, a horseman galloped up, and de livered an order from the G-overuor of La Plata for the execution to be stopped. Kate was taking* to 1 a Plata, acquitted and advised b-flier president, to drop her tender connection,for the present, with the senor, to whom she was engaged, and who it turned out, had been instrumental, in eiicctiug her'release. '-. -. .-.,.-- Kate was, supplied with money for tra velling expenses, and, well mounted, she rode to Paz. Here.-she made the ac

quaintance of the Alcalde, aud was in troduced by him to his wife. At dinner Kate did not fail to observe that there wa' an improper understanding between thin lady fcrad her husband's cousin, Don Anto. nio C aider on. The whole party journeyed forward L Cuzco, and one night stopped at)a ]jm. town ten miles short of that citk yy lady was to sleep in a little pleast^-bonae in the garden of the inn; Kate and Don Antonio were to occupy rooms in the inn and the Alcalde was to sleep at the cor! regidor's house. From what she had no' ticed, Kate was tempted to watch instead of going to bed, and presently she saw Doll Antonio creep out and enter the little pleasure-house ; in another minute he and the Alcalde came out struggling and fight, ing ; and then the former's wife came out trembling with fear. The Alcalde killed Antonio ; Kate caught hold of the lady mounted her horse with her, and made for Cuzco as fast as possible. By-and-by they heard the trampling of another horses hoofs behind them, and they knew it was the Alcalde ; and then began a most ex citing race : through a torrent—over a broad trench—on at a rapid pace the horse dashed. The Alcalde fired after them but the bullets failed to take effect. His' horse, trying to leap the trench, threw his rider, and thus left the others free to eg cape. Kate reached Cuzco, bearing her almost lifeless charge in her arms to the convent, and came out just in time to meet the thrown rider face to face. They began to fight f and Kate was wounded in the bosom. Two servants now came up and took part with their master; then _n tonio's servants rode up and took part with Kate. Kate killed her enemy, and Calderon's servantfled. The police next arrived, and fought with Kate, when the bishop put an end to the affair by making his appearance. Our heroine was now led, faint and bleeding, into the palaceof the bishop, and requesting a private interview with him, she confessed her sex, and then fainted. Soon after she was removed to a convent, and when the bishop had ieported the case to Philip the Fourth, an order came for her to be transferred to Spain. ' The fame of her adventures and daring exploits had travelled before her, and she was astonished to find herself received everywhere with enthusiasm. High and low combined to do her honor.,.She was kissed by the king, flattered by the .cour tiers, pardoned by the Pope, and idolised by the people. .His Holiness went so far as to give her permission to wear at any time the dress of a cavalry officer.

After spending ten years in Spaiu she was attacked by her last fit of restlessness, and joined an expedition to America. Some officers went ashore at Yera Cruz, and Kate got in the boat with them; but she never landed, and is supposed to have dropped overboard; yet no one saw her, nor was her body ever found. On land ing the strictest search was made, and the sea was dragged, but all in vain .J And so passed from a strange life to a mysterious death she who is celebratedin Spanish annals as Catalina de Erauso.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are *not responsible for our Correspondents' opinions.]

THE INTER-PROVINCIAL BOAT RACE.

To the Editor of the Eveniuo Stab,

Sib, —The fact of the Lyttelton Times being published in Chiistchurcb, and not, as would be implied by its n-ime, in Lyttelton, has led you, in your leader this evening, into rather a serious error, which I hasten to correct. 'She proposed inter-provincial race is to be julled on the estuary -it the mouth of the rivers Heathcote and Avon. The water in this place is likely to be as smooth as a lake, and, there fore, boats of a much lighter character than are in use here can be pulled. A word of caution to the Auc-kland Rowing Club "may not be out of place. I hope Captain Oxley will Bend a crew down to compete, bWhB must, expect a very hard tussle —for the Christ church men, for weeks before the race, are in the habit of undergoing a course of severe training and dieting, and they pull their eht miles a day at racing speed ; bo, although Auckland may be able to send a strong ciew, care is necessary that they should have that "finish" for which Christchurchmen ares? justly.remarkable. . Wituout.wishing to say any thing disparaging of native productions and local industry, I would suggeßt that, if the Auckland Bowing Club intend to compete, theyishould order a four-oared wager-boat from Fuller, of Mel bourne, or Reynolds,- of Sydney, for the purpose.—l am, &c, ' .

, . « BREAKERS AHEAD." To the Editor of the Evening Stab.

Sis,*-On reading the report of tho meeting of the Borough Council, held on Monday, I •noticed that tho key. mite was struck of what .will be a difficult tune hereafter. Some practical-minded members evidently thought one board was sufficient for Auckland and its belongings (Uie harbour). The bone of con-;, tention of who ought to do or pay. for the sewage "running into the harbour, is already being growled over. Four distinct ruhng powers in one place, namely, the Borough Council, the Harbour Board, the Gas \Vorki Board; ' and last, but, perhaps, not lea*t, tho embryo Water Works Board, each with powers *o thwart the oth<r3, must evidently cause great , inconvenience , and expense, attended by an immense loss of time w«s|ed in motions, reports, &i.~, to and fro.between the different Boards. It savours of the ludi crous when so many of one Board are. on the other. It wo uTd indeed be something'to laugh at Were it not for the fact that rate payers will have to pay whoever; may dance the cfficia'i reel or quarterly fling.—l am, so., ~...:.. ■-i.Q-BBHAW.Y'.-

EXCELSIOR MINSTRELS.

Notwithstanding the severity °M**? c *t\n, ther last night, there was a tolerably, gP«P tendance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Mf.o an excellent programme was gone dirouga with spirit, , The coinioalities -of this higtuy talented party are perfectly irresistible.;..'^.; as an oceasiorialhear'ty laugh is conducive \sm health,, we can safely recommend all ..to PW a visit to these.minstrels before J hen^ depar ture. Tha music, too, is. of the highest caw,; and always performed : in a style.of. perfection ~ seldom to be met with.

THE GOURLAYS.

TnE entertainment given last evening Dy i-«™ clever family, at the Theatre.Royal, w**s mo derately well attendel, considering Ihe m clemency of the wither, and " Mr*. Mctfra gor'a Levea" wa-* as ittooessful as ever, xma evening there will be a change of programme

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AMUSEMENTS, MEETINGS, &c. This Evening*-. Excelsior Minstrels, Prince of, Wales, 8. G-ourlay Family, Theatre Royal, 8. Caledonian Society, Thistie Hotel, 7. . .«*_] ,h -ROTAv :*~ '•' !,J"-a '''"'"' The following gentlemen have been summoned to attend to Police Court business during the ensuing week:— . . ■.-,- , Thursday, October s—Messrs. H. Gilfillan, and .Fv A'. '■ George. ••■' Friday, October 6 r-Measra. _.)_. Kenderdine/ and S. Kempthorne. AN EXHIBITION of CHEOMO LITHOGRAPHS Will he opened THIS DAY (Wednesday), in the Shop lately occupied by Mr. Canning, in Shortland-* street. Open from 10 to 4.. . ; . ; ■ ([ Free tickets for admission on application to ; >~, EDWD. WAXT_, > October 4,1871. Queen-street.



The high reputation Olson's 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 his name is on the bottle. "To Mr. Hana Olson.— Dear Sir, —By some mistakera bottle of yot tomato sauce was put away in my house, and remained uncorked for upwards of twelve months. The same bottle of sauce was after wardrused at my own table, and I found it was equally as good as when first made.-r-T., W. Doonin, wholesale and retail grocer, '21_, c Queen-streafc, Auckland."—[_dvt.]