SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

IMPO RTS

Per schooner Success, from Norfolk Island : 9 head cattle, 2 tons beef, 60 bunches bananas, order. —Master, agent.

The s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Andrew, took her departure from the wharf for Tauranga and Southern Ports last evening. Passengers- Saloon : Mr. Percival, Miss Anburfc, Messrs. J. Bridgman, Clark, Walker, La Nauze, Jack son. Steerage: Messrs. Bariard, Blakey, El der, Young, Stcwurt, Pilcher, Hugbea, Gal lagher. Winstray, Jb'itz Morris, Thompson, Jones, White, McCarthy, Latter, Stroud, Finlayson, Kennn, Hogan, Menzies, Muir, FitzGrerald, and fifteen others.

Whaiees' Refobts. —Captain Short of the schooner Success reports the following whalers lying at Norfolk Island when he left. The Horsraanley, with 600 barrels sperm oil, and 1600 barrels whale oil ; the Morning Light, ■with 120 barrels sperm oil (since leaving the Bay of Islands ; the Robert Towns, with 10 tuns sperm oil and 10 tuns black oil ; the Onward, with 9 tnns sperm oil (>inee January 14) ; the Fanny Fisher (empty).

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will dose as under : — "For Thames, this day, afc 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. For Gisbcirne, per Meteor, tlis day, at 4 p.m. For Tarnnaki, Wangunui, and the Southern Provinces, per Wallabi, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. Late letters and telegrams for trans mission from the Wanganui Station will be received at this office till 10.30 a.m., and at Onehuuga till 11.30 a.m. For Kussell and Kawakawa, per Comerang, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For "Whangarei, &c, per Samson, on Saturday, 18th instant, at 2.30 p.m. For Xapanga, Driving Creek, and Tiki, per Lalla Jtookh, on Moclday, 20th instant, at 10.30 a.m. The rates of postage to be charged in New Zealand on correspondence for the United Kingdom, via Brindisi, will in the future be as follows : —Letters : Not exceeding ioz., 9d.; exceeding-Joz. and not exceeding loz., Is. 6d. ; and so on—9d for every additional or fraction of loz. Newspapers : Under 4oz. each, 4d. ; for every additional 4oz, 4d. Books and Pattrrn Parcels : Not exceeding loz., 2d. ; exceeding loz. and not exceeding 20z., 4d.; exceeding 2oz. and not exceeding 40z., Id. ; exceeding 4oz. and not exceeding Boz., Is. 2d. ; and so on—ls. 2d. for every additional Boz. or fraction of Boz. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrate's at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, February IS, IS7I: — Friday, February 17 : Messrs. James Wil-

liamson and E. G-. Wood. Saturday, February 18 : Messrs. Or. Wynyard and W. Young.

BIRTH.

Maxwell.—On the 14th in.st., at her residence daugfife Eoad > the wife of C. Maxwell-T-^r, ,« ~

DEATH.

Bakek.— On Tuesday, 14th t0,.,.. at Auckland, Thomas Franklin Baker, E:;q., Assi.* an t_s urgeon Armed Constabulary.

The Evenin g Star. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1871.

The intelligence just to hand, from the Thames, reveals a state of things unparalleled in the history of gold. At what the yield of the Caledonian will end it is impossible yet to predict; but the equal of the present returns ha 3 never been known either on our goldfield or auy other in the world. It is needless to say that we are at pre

sent apparently on the eve of a revi val of the excitement of the past, and though we cannot wondor at the heads winch seem to be turned in the city to-day, it s to be hoped that the lessons of the past will not be for gotten, and that reason will rule in future speculations.

It is to be regretted that the new arrangements to regulate voting at elections have not prohibited the practice of "plumping." We under stand that ab the recent election for City West, this method of giving a vigorous expression of political prefer ence was largely indulged in by the supporters of each of the candidates. And though the final result, or the relative position of candidates on this particular occasion might not have been materially modified by a more legitimate exercise of the franchise on the part of voters, it cannot be doubled that if electors were com pelled to {rive their votes in accord ance with the number of candidates to be elected, the result would be a more reliable expression of the popular choice. When au election is conducted as at present, there is a suspicion, whether well or ill founded that, a good deal of deliberate deception is practised. The supporters of candi dates may come to an understanding that votes are to he distributed in a particular way. And though the ballot is expressly designed to shield the voter from improper interference or compulsion, the allowance of " plumping" presents a needless temp tation for electors to " sell" one another. That this has been the case to a very largo extent". ill

the recent City West Election, is candidly confessed, and is proved by the reading of the voting papers. That some " plumping" should have taken place was to be expected, but we believe that after confidential understandings come to, previous to the election, the number of single votes turned out of the ballot box lias been a surprise to all, and showed conclusively that voters had mutually " sold" one another all around. "We do not say that these ' understandings are commendable, or that " buuching" is in all respects the correct way of arriving at the true wishes of the public; still, there is nothing in the practice contrary to justice. And where such understand ings will be made, the power of plumping gives a premium to dis honesty. For while the honorable and truthful will honestly fulfil the understanding, the untruthful will evade the obligation under shelter of the ballot, and give, perhaps, a double value to the vote of dishonesty. This, however, is not the worst feature in the practice. But as the intention of an election is to embody the wishes of the majority of the people in the returns of certain names, ifc is manifest that a considerable disturbing element is introduced, by the recording of single votes, where there are several seats to be filled. ]f we suppose that the practice of plumping is carried out by every Toter, although the candidate placed at the top of the poll will correctly represent the choice of the majority, it does not follow that the second on the poll will also represent after him the choice of the majority, and it is quite possible that the majority which had chosen the first by single votes, would if they had given their second votes have placed the third or the fourth can didate in the position of second on the list. By the practice then of plump ing, in which the voice of each elector may be wholly expended in the selec tion of one, it may happen that the second elected, when there are two seats to be filled, may be very far from representing the selection that would be made by the majority. And although it is not to be expected that in any ejection every voter would plump for his favourite candidate ; still, the same disturbing element in a smaller degree must be present in the returns from any election of two or more members of legislature, in which plumping is allowed. The evil has been seen in some of the sister colonies, and it has been enacted that every voting paper flpnn,iited in tho TinTln-fc Ij<>=, «li<i uoi bearing undefaced as many names as there are members to be elected, is rejected as irregular and invalid. The provision is a wise one, and tends very ma' I^i< ially to produce results, recording accurate the wm of fche ma j orit of electors.

Feom our agents at ix^ received the following ife\L« ™> ha™ mation, which will throw lisP. to' the imagined practicability of Ml. Hall's carrying out any arrangements supposedto be made with the Australian Governments:—" Mr. Webb has pur chased out Hollyday and Brenham's interest in the Honolulu and Austra lian route, formed a company with two million dollars capital, and is to run boats to Tahiti, Honolulu, Fiji, Sydney,

and Auckland. A more comprehen sive scheme could not be undertaken. He will carry it out, and no doubt satisfactorily." This is authentic in telligence we are assured; and the prospect of the traffic being by Mr. Hall diverted from Auckland, over which our " dismal " contemporaiy the Evening Neios gnashes his fangs and howls with savage delight, is simply moonshine. We shall return to this subject.

By an advertisement in another column it will be soon that Mr. Richard Hobbs is re tiring altogether from the drapery business. Hi? stock is, therefore, being sold off at very reduced prices. This is a genuine clearing out sale, as Mr. Hobbs is about to leave town altogether and reside in the country.

The Rev. Mr. Brookes and Mr. Bateman, of the Melauesian Mission, were passengers by the schooner Success, from Norfolk Island, yesterday.

His Lordship the Most Rev. Dr. Croke presided at a, meeting of the members of the Catholic Young Men's Society, held in their rooms, Hobson-street, yesterday evening. He expressed iiis satisfaction aL the Society's exis tence, and commented on the great good a society of this sort could do in a community, and expressed his intention of patronising it, aud endeavoring Lo make its success certain.— [Communicated.] Tenders are required for the repair of cer tain roads in the Whau Highway District.

A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand, Irish Constitution, will be held this evening. A meeting of the shareholders of the Mid night Gold Mining Company was convened for half-past 7 o'clock last evening, at the Thistle Hotel, but it lapsed, for want of a quorum. John Grwynne challenges Edwards and E. Spence to walk, run, or ride a mile for the sum of £100.

A running match for £1 a-side, distance 100 yards, will come off on Monday next., in Syrnonds-street, between J. Regan and J. Snow.

The transfer books of the Thames Gold Mining Company will be closed until to morrow, at noon, when a dividend of 153. per share "Will be payable.

RODNEY ELECTION.

The following returns have been banded in to us for publication, by which it -will be seen that the return of Mr. Farnall may be re garded as certain, although Mr. Shepherd will probably have a majority at Port Albert :— " Farnall. Shepherd. Wade 33 ... 7 Waiwcra ... ... 73 ... 3 Puhoi 3-t ... 2 Upper Mahurangi J7 ... 32 Lower Mahurangi 13 ... 13 Matakana ... ... 15 ... 1G Port Albert (not yet in.) — — 185 73 Majority for Farnall, 112.

THAMES ELECTION.

The declaration of tho poll for the Thames district took place yesterday at Short land. Jackson Keddell, Esq., the Returning Oflieer, declared the numbers to be as follow :— O'Neill GG9 Swan ... ... ... ... 530 Majority for O'Neill 130 Mr. VVarmoU returned thanks on behalf of the successful candidate, and Mr. Swan thanked those who had given him their support.

ELECTION FOR THE BAY OF ISLANDS.

.RETURN OF ME. McLEOD

The result of the ballot for this district has beeu received, and is as follows :— McLcod. Carleton. Eussell ... 15 ... 26 Kawakawa... 20 ... 5 Waimate ... 31 ... 47 Holnanga ... 57 ... 5 Wangaroa ... 14 ... 20 Mongonui ... 9 ... 13 Oruru 7 ... 2 Kaha 40 ... 7 Total ... ... 193 ... 125 Majority iv. favor of Mr. McLeod, 68.

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The Gevernment District Prize Firing for the Volunteers of the Auckland District came off yesterday at the Butts, Point Chevalier. The day was bright, with a strong southerly breeze. There was a strong muster of Volun teers. Major Tisdall, Captain Rees, and Lieutenant Whitson were on the ground. The first prize of £10 and a Snider rifle was won by Private John Keefe, A.N.V.; second prize, £8, Sergeant G-. Cameron, No. 2 Com pany, A.R.V. ; third prize, £6, Private A. Boardinan, No. 3 Company, A.R.V.; fourth prize, £5, Private George Evitt, No. 2 Com pany, A.R.V.; fifth prize, £4, Private T. Stewart, No. I Company A.R.V.; sixth prize, £3, PHvate John Coyle, A.N.V. Sub joined is the score :— 400 500 600 To- Yards. Yards. Yards, tal. Boardman, Alfred 34314 23244 42020 41 McConnell, Alex. 32200 33400 40242 20 Turner, G-eo. H. 03323 22000 00020 17 Tierncy, George 0:5002 00220 00200 11 Soal, James C. 23003 34433 00302 30 Whyman, Walter 33324 03003 00000 21 Putinan, Richard 02004 03000 00200 11 Evitt, George 23233 03320 33342 36 Cameron, Geo. 23342 33433 22322 41 Walker, Jas. T. 32230 00222 00000 16 Gleeson, Chas. 00002 33000 00203 13 'iewart, Thos. 03423 43243 23300 36 Reie.y. John 30032 32023 00002 20 MacdohaW 22032 20302 00003 19 Ramsay, Malobt. 44003 23032 02020 25 Mclntosh, Wm. 4-033 20020 00300 12 McLean, Wm. 43205J 0.3033 30234 34 Kcefe, John 24224 22b0. 03002 37 Anderson, Sydney 33033 33342 h.^ 4 , 41 Alexander,Wm. j. 30002 02202 0022u o q Coyle, John 34330 32334 43000 3g

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

[fbom ovr own cokeespokdent.]

THE THAMES.

THIS DAT

THE CALEDONIA.—3O OWT. OF

SPECIMENS

— COMMENCED

CRUSHING TO-DAY

WEST COAST CRUSHING.—

7 OZS. TO THE TON

DEMAND FOR SHARES

STARTING- OF THE HERALD

BATTERY

RICH FIND IN THE WAITE-

MATA

JUNCTION. - FALSE EEPOETS

Giujiamstown, 3 p.m. The Herald (late Sea Lion Battery) started work this morning. The "West Coast Company, Messen ger's Hill, have crushed seven ounces to the ton. The mine is looking ex ceedingly well, and the reef has a very rich face. The report of a rich find in the Junction is not correct. I visited the mine yesterday evening, and saw nothing unusual. The Caledonian have 30 cwt. of specimens. They commenced to crush at the Hauraki battery this morning. There is an enquiry for shares in the West Coast, Thames Grold Mining, Inverness, Belfast, and Nonpareils are brisk. Caledonians have sold at £50 this morning. A very rich find has been made in the Waiteinata, and a large quantity of exceedingly rich specimens brought to grass.

THE LATEST

THE CALEDONIAN,

Half a Ton of Specimens to-day!

2.30 p.m. Since nine o'clock last night, about 8 cwt. of specimens have been taken out of the Caledonian mine. The stone is richer than any previously brought up.

VERY LATEST.

SPLENDID SPECIMEN—2OO ozs

IN WEIGHT

2.45 p.m. A marvellous specimen has just been unearthed at the Caledonia, con taining 200 ozs. gold. The "Waitemata crushing yielded 51 ozs.

During a late sortie of the French from Paris a trumpeter of the Tenth battalion of Bavarian Jagers managed to cross unobserved into a covered arbor, on the flank of the advancing columns of the French, and at the first check which their onset received from the Germans he boldly sounded the French signal for retreat, loud and long, which being taken up by the enemy's trumpeter, soon caused a general and hasty retrogade move ment of the French towards Paris. The staff trumpeter of the Bavarians had picked up, during a previous battle, one of the signal-books used by the French trumpeters, **3 had taught his subordinates this useful '-1 to be used in emergencies.

INQUEST.

An inquest on the recent fire on board the ship City of Auckland is being held as we go to press, before T. M. Philson, Coroner.

POLICE COURT.—Thubsday. (Before H. H. Turbon and E. Isaacs, Esqs Justices).

Dbttnkknness. —J. Stark, W. Butler, W. Ellis, and Margaret McCann were each fined 5s and costs; Margaret Condon, second offence, 10s, or seven days' imprisonment j P. Peterson fined ss, and for contempt of Court fined ss.

Breach of Merchant Shipping Act. — Robb. Cutting andWm. Foster pleaded guilty to the charge of absenting themselves from the Queen Bee without leave. —Capt. Dent agreed to take both men back.—The Bench discharged them with an admonition. Joseph Elliott, charged with broaching cargo on boiu-d the Queen Bee, pleaded guilty. — The Bench sentenced prisoner to 14 days' imprisonment. Vagbancy.—Bridget L. Estrange, charged with using obscene language in Symonds sfcreet, fined 20s and costs, or one month's imprisonment. Breach of Licensing Act. —John G-uild ing, charged with nob keeping his lamp alight, pleaded guilty, and was fined ss. Breach op Municipal Pouce Act.—Q-eo. Staines, charged with placing goods on the footpath.—Mr. Wynn appeared for the City Board.—Thos. Young, Inspector of Nuisances, proved having cautioned Mr. Staines on several occasions.—The Bench fined defendant 5s and costs, and ordered him to removed the ob struction.

Obtaining Money undek Fuse Pee tenceS. —A. B. Humphrey, charged by J. H. Pike, with unlawfully obtaining the sum of 10a 6d. —Mr. Wynn appeared for the defen dant. —The prosecutor would not offer any evidence.—The defendant was discharged.

This concluded the business

ONEHUNGA.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court on Wed nesday, before James Naughton, Esq., R.M., the following cases were heard : — Breach op the Licensing Act, 1871. — Matthew Cullen, of the Victoria Hotel, Ono- Imuga, was charged with a breach of the 39th clause of the new Licensing Act, by not keep ing his lamp alight.—Defendant pleaded guilty, but in extenuation, said he always lit the lamp himself, but on this occasion he was detained late in Auckland, but on his return at once lit the lamp.—Constable Green, who laid the information, said complaints had been made to him that the lamp was some times not lit, and on this occasion it was not alight between 11 and 12 o'clock at night.— The Court, after a warning, inflicted a nomi nal fine of 6s. and costs.

Civil Cases.—Schmidt r. Campbell, claim £2 Bs. 7cl. ; no appearance of defendant, but a -written application had been received ask ing for an adjournment, as ho was engaged on n Government contract in the Waikato, which was allowed by the Court. — Schmidt v. MeKetme, claim £1 10s. 7d.; no appear ance. — Bjcroft v. Hodgson, claim £8 125.; no appearance. — Kelly v. Bilkey, claim .€1 ; no appearance.

THE WAR.

At the beginning of December tho total of the North German aud Baden army losses were as follows :

1. Officers—dead, SO2 ; wounded, 2,420 ; missing, 2-I—total, 3,252. 2. Soldiers—dead, 10,499 ; wounded, 50,249 ; missing (which categoiy includes the dead not found), 7.872 — total, 68,620. Grand total of all losses, 71,872. To this figure must be added the Bavarian losses officially reported up to the battle of Orleans, with 901 dead, 4,614 wounded. The Wurtemburg losses remain to be accounted for, as also those by sickness in tho whole army. We know, though so much, that the present war has been no exception to the old rule of disease being a more deadly enemy than powder and shot.

The MUitair Wochenblalt, of Berlin, publishes a table showing the fate of the relics of each infantry regiment of tho former regular army of France. The whole of the Guard, eight infantry regiments, of three bat talions each with one battalion of Chasseurs, are prisoners. Of the 100 infantry regiments, all are prisoners but six ; four of these last which were formerly in Algeria, being now with the army on the Loire, and two which were at Rome, being in Pnris. The whole of the Zouaves, three regiments of three battalions each, are captives; so are the twenty battalions of Chasseurs of the Line, and the three regiments of Turcos, a body formerly of the same strength as the Zouaves. The only other troops unaccounted for are the three sir.gle battalions of light infantry, specially raised for Algerian service, and supposed to.be still in the colony, and the Foreign Legion formed for the same purpose, and said also to be there at last accounts.

A Paris letter of November 20, in the Lon don Times, supplies the following amusing report of the mode of boarding in the restau rants of the city:—The writer says : "1 do not know what is going to happen to Paris. I suppose it must fall in the end, if the neutral Powers do not interfere. But pray do not run away with the idea that it will fall soon. It is a question of the body, nothing more. Our beef and mutton will be exhausted in a fortnight, perhaps sooner. Will Paris feed on horse, of which there is an abundance ? T believe it will, and those who, like myself, vow never to touch horse, will live on vegetables. For me, lam Shad rack You remember the story of the three children who would not eat the flesh that was offered to idols, but fed on pulse. At the end of forty days they were very fat. I think I could get up in Paris a Shadrach, Mesheck and Abednego Club. When the war is over, you will see us as fat as pigs on our diet of pulse, beans, peas and lentils. Talking of pigs, let me end this letter M'ith an anecdote. I took a friend to breakfast with me yesterday at Brabant's. On the bill of fare I found cochon de lait. Now, I have many weaknesses, but all are as nothing in comparison to my weakness for sucking pig. lat once said, 'By all means we shall have sucking pig.' But I called back the waiter and asked him if it was a real sucking pig. ' Truly.' Then I said, ' A little pig f He replied, 'Surely.' Again I said, 'A young pig ?' But this question floored him, and he hesitated. At last he confessed, 'It was a guinea pig, cochin a' Inde.' Now, I ask you, are you equal to guinea pig ?"

JOSH BILLINGS ON HOTE

Hotels are houses ov refuge, homes for fv vagrants, the married man's retreat B «^ „6 bachelor's fireside. ' a th<> They are kept in all sorts of ways, some the European plan, and menny of them o plan at all. Uo

A good landlord iz like a good stepmother he knows his bizness and means to do his' duty.

He knows how to rub biz hands with i when a traveller draws nigh, he knows W t smile, he knows ynre wife's father when lT waa living, and jure wife's first husband hi he don't, speak about liiir. ' lr' He kan tell whether it will ra i u to .morrow or not; he hears yure complaints with at in liia eye, he blows up the servants at v^ suggestion, and stands around reddy with shirt collar as stiff as broken china. a A man may be a good Supreme Court Judge, and at the same time be a miswiiM landlord. ° Most evrybody thinks he kan keep a hotel (and they kan), but this ackounts for tij e great number of hotels that are kept on th same principle that a Justic ov the Peac offiss is kept in the country during six day ' jury trial for killing sumboddy's yello drog A hotel wont keep itself aud keep the laiid lore too, and ever kure a traveller from th habit of profane swearing. I hay had the experiment tvied on me several times, and it alwus makes me swear wuss. It iz too often the kase that landlords go into the buzziness of hash as ministers go into the profeshun, with the very best ov motive! but the poorest kind ov prospects. I don't know ov any Dizziness more flatter sum then the tavern bizziness; there don't seem to be annything to do but to stand in front ov the register with a pen behind the ear and see that the guests enter the house then yank a bell rope six or seven times, and then tell John to sho the gentle to 976, and then take four dollars and fifty cents next morning from the poor devil of a traveler and let hini went. This seems to be the whole thing (audit iz the whole tiling) in most eases. Yu will diskover the following deskripshun: a mild one, ov about 9 hotels out of 10 between the Atlantick and Pacifiek Oshunj akrost the United States in a straight line: Youre room is 13 foot of inches, by 9 foot? inches, parallelogramly. It being court week (es usual) all the good rooms are employed by the lawyers and Judges. Your room is on the uttermost floor. The carpet is ingrained —ingrained with the dusk keresone ile and ink spots of four generashuns. There iz two pegs in the room fcew hitch coats on to ; one ov them broke oph and the other pulled out and missing. The burohas three legs and one brick. The glass to the buro swings on two pivots which have lost their grip. There is one towd on the rack, thin, but wet. The rain water in the pitcher enm-oafc ov the well. The soap iz scented with cinnamon ile, and variegated with spots. There iz three chairs, cane seeters, oneiz a rocker, and all three is busted. There is a match box, empty. Thare is no kin-tin to the window, and there don't want to be any ; you kant seeout and who kan see in ? The bell rope is cum oph about six inches this side ov the ceiling. The bed iz a modern slab bottooi, with two mattresses, one cotton and one huek, and both harder and about az thick az a sea biskit. Yu enter the bed sideways, aud tan feel every slate at once, az easy az you could the ribs of a gridiron. The bed iz inhabited. Yu sleep sorae but roll over a good deal. For breakfast you have a gong, and rhy coffee too cold to melt butter? fried potatoes which resemble the chips that a two-inch augur makes in its journey through an oat log. Bread soiled, beefstake about as thick as a blister plaster, and as tough as a hound's ear. "Table covered with plates, a few scared . to peach pickles on one ov them, aud 6 fly-en dorsed crackers on the other. A pewterinktuia castor with three botttes id. it, one without any pepper in it; one without any mnstard, and one with two inches 0! drowned flies, and some vinegar in it. Servant girl, with hoops on, hangs arouno ye earnestly, and wants to know if you waM another cup ov coffee. , ~ Yu say, " No mum, I thank you,' and pas" back yure chair. . . Yu havu't eat enuff to pay for picking jure teeth. _ ... j Q I em about as self conseated az it win for a man to be and not crack open, om never yet consaited that I could keep a HOWM. I had rather be a highwayman than tobesm" landlords I have visited with. .. fl There are hotels that are a joy uPon. „ earth, where a man pays his bill az cheer iohj az he did the parson who married him; «>» yu kant find the landlord unless you &»"' the garden ; whare servants glide arouna ian > s angels ov mercy ; where tho beds fit » back like tho feathers on a goose, and, wn the vittles tasto thus as tho yure wife or j mother hnd fried them. .... oi Theze kind ov hotels ought to be -.W". wheels and travel around the country; are just oz full of real comfort as a tn» giving pudding, but alas ! yes, alas! tnej as unplenty as double-yolked eggs.

The German papers have pointed■ <** Heligoland belongs rightfully to W^ft the London Standard says in reply • give up Heligoland would cost a greSLi j|j more affliction to the Heligolander&^j,,, would to the people of Great Britain. 1£ consent of the former, however, JP^, obtained by legitimate means to tliejr^ here can be no objection to «ermall{, rceS oi permitted to add to the other resotir the Fatherland. To yield Heligoland, it were even a bare rock, upon comp No is however, another matter taltogew -^ nation can attempt to take it by torwj,^ she is able to match England by sea^, • [ present we continue to think that nee &i is tolerably safe. Not the -less, « ought the people of England to ta*e Gernl aiis the insolent menaces which some „, have permitted themselves to i<« t 0 [ under the unaccustomed cxc» _^~ victory."

THE EVENING STAR, EEBftTTABT 16, 1871.



.-W4*. "W ANGA RE I iQ^fgltjN REGATTA. E®K2»«iSSsa 'S A M S O N",' (Jaj'tain Mundi.e, loaves Auckland at 3 p.m. on SATURDAY, returning on TUESDAY. Note. —The 'Samson' will leave Wangarei town ship on Monday morning, to act as Flagship to the Committee, returning to NVangarei in the evening. Mr. McOomlsh with his favorite band have been f:n?ased for the occasion. GEO. TfIORNE, JUNE., Agent. WHO lias kept constantly at work all through the bid times Two Working Jewellers making up Colonial Jewellery ?— Why, F. IT. LEWISSON. WHO has kept constantly at work two Workmen cutting Greenstone and Thames Quartz ?—Why, F. H. LEWJSSON. WHO has the largest and only assortment of Quartz Brooches, Earrings, Pins, Studs, and Slee c Links?— Why, F. H. LKWIS3O2T. WHO has always on hand Quartz Speci mens for sale ? — Wh>, F. H. LEWISSO.IV. WHO has the largest assortment of Green stone Di'op3, Earrings, Breust Pins, Stills, Sleevo Links, &c, &c, &c. ?—Why, F. H. LBWISSO3S", Manufacturer of Greon 3to and Quartz Jewellery. WHO can't pay his debts, haying over stocked himaelf with Colonial Jew eller ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. Then come and help him otxt and give him a turn, if you have any money. Highest price charged and abatement made.



GEOUGE SIBBIN,



Auctioneer & Commission Agent,



COENEB OP QUEEN & WYNDIIAM-STEEETS