THE EVENING STAR, MAHCH 15, 1871.



1 i TTVOR SYDNEY AND ; :M^^^v J- MELBOURNE. '\_\_____\_ff_m I lil|i|ilii| to any Port in .the ■^ma^—— Australian Colonies, by the A.S.N. Jpany's Steamships. [splendid Steam Packet I 'WOIiGA WONGA,' Lt-d THIS DAY (Wednesday), the 15th instant. for Freight or Passage apply to [ H. M. JERVIS, I Agent. L— ___ feU T7IIRST VESSEL EOR |E&|V Jj LEVUKA, PUIS. jP|Sf«? The Fast and Favourite Schooner • « S T R A T H IT A V E R,' i tons register, R. Macxav, Master, will sail as KJte on or about SATURDAY, 18th inst. For Freight or Passage apply to •*". M. NICCOL, -Ageat. Custom-house-street, March S, 1871. "1 THE i pINE AETS EXHIBITION TTTILLbe OPEN on THURSDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS, from 7 to 10 o'clock. o, a in i— m■ ■ «_■' —^w"11!" 'mm, ii ii mommm ——^—ii mxm jn j Hr oiUiVteeb ball, I V given by the Volunteers and Citizens of ."Auckland in honor of the Colonial Representatives, 1 will be held on THURSDAY EVENING, 16th inst., I in the Drill-shed, Princes-street, under the patronage and in the presence of Lady Bowen, the Hon. Donald McLean, His Honor the Superintendent, and Lieut. - Colonel Harrington. STEWARDS. Col. Balneavis, Militia Colonel Nation, Militia Major Gordon, Staff A. V. Major TisdaU, Staff ; Major Heaphy, V-C. Mil. Capt. J. R. Carey, A.C. ' * Cftpt. Batger, A.R.V. Lieut. W. T. Snell, Staff.late A Lieut. Nathan, A.N.V. Cth Inneskillen Dragoons (1 Lieut. Isaacs, A.A.V. Lieut. Whitson, A.N.V. Cornet May, A.C.V. Trooper McLean, A.C.V. Capt.B. J. Davehey.late Gustave VonderHyde, Esq. 6th Inneskillen Drgns. Jas. Russell, Esq. 0. M. Quintal, Esq. Geo. Johnstone, Esq. Tickets to be had from any of the Stewards or Sec retary. Gentlemen's tickets, 215.; Ladies,' 7s. 6d. Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock. W. T. SNELX, Lieut., G. JOHNSTONE, ; ; Hon. Sees. — : ; i ' " t ./CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Monthly MEETING of Members will beheld in the Chamber, Shortlftnd-street, on THURSDAY, the ' 16th inst., at 3 o'clock p.m. Business .-—Revision of Tariff. J. TONSON GARLICK, Secretary. March 14,1871. J IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER NOTICE. if mHE undersigned can supply SETS of if J, STRIPES, (silver). JAS. CAMP, Junction of Queen and Grey-streets. I KOYAL MAIL HOTEL, j VICTORIA-STREET WEST. THE above favourite Hotel has been en tirely remodelled and enlarged at consi derable expense, and visitors to Auckland will find in it a want much desired, viz., that of a FIRST-CLASS COMMERCIAL HOTEL. The BILLIARD ROOM, which is the finest in New Zealand, is fitted up with Allcook's and Burroughs and Watt's best tables. PLUNGE and SHOWER BATHS on the premises. - ___ _. < Night Porter in attendance. N B.—Thames Papers filed regularly. W. WOOLLSY. March 14,1871. WANTED — Bank of New Zealand SHARES. MINING. Belfasts Caledonians Inverness Long Drives Nonpareils Thames Tookey's Young American MARTIN SHOLL, Queen-street. MINING STOCK WANTED, WANTED TO PURCHASE— Thame. G. M. Shares Nonpareil Wf)j».<.Tnata ;. , ■ TocJ S ~/*, y Loi^rJrive , Caledonian i 1 -Belfast Inverness , ;. Gas,, Insurance, and Bank of New Zealand Shares. ALEX. SAUNDERS, Stock and Share Broker, Queen-street. WANTED— The public to know that PRINTING of every description is executed at the Evewkg. Stab Office, with neatness and despatch* i



VENETIAN HOUSE, SHORTLAND-STREET. "TTENETIAN, WIRE GAUZE, and PER FORATED ZINC BLINDS made of any dimensions, in any number. Sent to any part of New Zealand. M. HOHTON BUSBY, Proprietor. ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, 1 r TONS NO. 1 FINE SYDNEY BONE -10 DUST 100 cases Johnson Bros.' Jar Jams 2 tons Prime Port Cooper Cheese 100 cases Lea and Perrins' Worcester Sauce 20 cases Morton's Pints Pickles 10 cases Taylor's Homoeopathic Cocoa 1 case Brewer's Isinglass 2 cases Nelson's Gelatine, assorted sizes 10 cases Harper Twelvetrees' Soap Powders &c, &c, &c. JOHN ROBERTON & CO., Durham-street. LOCAL INDTTSTKY, WILLIAMS'S BLACKING. CHARLES WILLIAMS BEGS to return his sincere thanks to those who have so liberally supported him in this new Auckland n> anufacture. Having now completed macbinery for the 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 satisfaction. All orders will be promptly attended to. Ivory Black or Animal Charcoal, of superior quality, on sale in any quantity at Williams's Blacking Factor,y Elliott and We'.lesley-streets, Aucklaud. TO BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS, STORE KEEPERS, AND OTHERS. J. W. HOARE begs to inform the above . that he receives shipments by every steamer of MELBOURNE-MADE BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, High-street, Auckland. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. TEEl.Hndersigned begs to inform his friends and the public of Auckland, that he has REMO* YE D from 94, to 180, QUEEN-STREET (Opposite Thistle Hotel), where-he will carry on the business as here tofore. NOTE THE ADDRESS— EDWARDS, HAT AND CAP MANUFACTURER, 180, QUEEN-STBEET. January 24,1871. N.B.—Hats of all kinds Cleaned, Blocked, and Renovated. ICE! ICE! ICE! G. GLEDHILL, MINERAL WATER MANUFACTORY, Wellesley-street, BEGS to inform the public that he he has 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, either wholesale or retail. Customers dealing with G. G. for all the articles he manufactures will find themselves liberally dealt with. ICE! ICE! ICE' EVENING STAR PUBLISHING OEEIOE, QUEEN-STREET. NEXT SIBBIN'S CORNEB. Advertisements received till 3 p.m. ■ mHE "THAMES ADVERTISER" May be obtained at the OFFICE OF THE "EVENING STAR," Queen-street, (Next to Sibbins' Corner), Immediately on the arrival of the Steamor from the Thames. Reed & Brett, Agents for Auckland.



ESTABLISHED 1859. Z^A \ 204/ p y^uEENy^A 206 / TREE T.\^ V } HOUSE. j BAKNETT & LEVY, PROPRIETORS OF THE ABOVE ESTABLISHMENT, T>EG to inform their CUSTOMERS and the GENERAL PUBLIC that they are * still keeping up the REPUTATION of their HOUSES, by Sflliug the beat articles at the lowest i-'OSoibi/e PEICE3 that they can be sold at, and in order to meet these DEPRESSED i TIMES, intend to sell at the following low PEICE3 :— SUGARS, from 4 .d. to 6d. OUR BEST TEA, at 3s. (season, 1871,) which has always given universal satisfac tion, is mixed with all rarest teas obtainable. OUR NOTED TEA., at 2s. Ga., 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, 9^d. and 10Jd., large bars. FUI.L WEIGHT SPERMS, Is. per lb. FLOUR, best quality, 81bs. for la. PICKLES, 10 Id. 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. lib. tins ADELAIDE JAMS, 7jd. per tin ENGLISH MARMALADE, 9£d. per tin. BEST CAROLINA RICE, 3*d. per lb. BEST CAVENDISH TOBACCO, 4d. per cake, or 3s. 7d. and 3s. 9d. per lb. STOREKEEPERS, COASTERS, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS, SUPPLIED AT LOWEST PRICES. ALL GOODS CAREFULLY PACKED AND DELIVERED FREE WITHIN TWO MILES OF AUCKLAND. iggp Note Oub Addeess— BARNETT & LEVY, 204 -sd 206, QUEEN-STBEET, WHOLESALE AND EETAIL GROCERS, NEXT TO THE THEATRE ROYAL j AND OWEN-STREET, GRAHAMSTOWN. FARMERS' PRODUCE BOUGHT.



ON SALE. gQ CWT. SPLIT PEAS 100 half-chests Tea, extra choice season 1870-71, ex 'Eliza Firth 14owt. Brown & Poison's Corn Flonr 5 cases Candied Peel 10 eases Peacock's Jams 80 cases White and Blue Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon 11 cases Morton's Pickles 15 cases Morton's Salad Oil 5 eases Day and Martin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 15 kegs Carbonate Soda 2 cases Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits 10 cases Veslas •5 eases Cocoa (Taylor's) 20 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce 50 boxes Candles 5 tons Company's Sugar 12 tierces Prime Mess Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, White, Grey, and Brown Paper Bags Groats Stockholm Tar Bod Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colza, Feafcsfoot, CasL. and Liuseed Cotton Waste Tin Plates Flooring Brads Unbleached Ginger : * ; Gingerbeer Bottles Lemonade Bottles Lemonade Corks Cochineal Fss. Lemon, Tin Foil Bottling Wire &c, &c, &c. EX 'QUEEN BEE.' 50 boxes Price's Candles 6 cases Capers 6 ditto Curry Powder 20 ditto Cornflour 10 ditto L. & P. Sauce 34 casks Goodheart's C. L. Sqgar 60 cases W.. Starch 5 ditto Peel 3 ditto Figs 25 casks Currants Oakum Muntz Metal Sheathing Nails H. B. MORTON, CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET.



riJJTTINa, FORMING AND VJ metalling Weat noJth io^T D Superintendent's Office TENDERS will be 1^ 871;., noon of MONDAY, the mh^bStjg^^ ing to contract for CUTTING _ oMttm£ ~* METALLING, CONSTRUCTING CULVERTS If Plans and Specification and Porm of Tender may Stf ***** Particulars obtained at the PubUc » "orks Office, Emily Place, Auckland. Tenders to be endorsed, "Tender for p,ih;„- „„j , Metalling Great North Road." tln{r and HUGH H. LUSK, Provincial Secretary. DTONE CULVERT, GREAT KJ NORTH ROAD. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, llth March, 1871. ■wS^^^xSa^ r,eceived at this office until N.?,9 N <* MONDAY, the 20th,m S tant, from persons willing to Contract to ConstrAS a Stone Culvert on the Great North Road, near the Whau, together with tne necessary earthworks, &c. Plan and Specification and Form of Tender may be ?? r en' T and fnrtlier particulars obtained at the Public Works Office, Emily Place, Auckland. ' c, Te?ders i 0 £ c endol' sed " Tender for Stone Culvert, Great North Road." ' HUGH H. LUSIC, Provincial Secretary. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. CAPE open from nine o'clock a.m. until twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, with a new Alcock & Co.'s Table. EDP.ARD PERKINS, Proprietor. ORIENTAL HOTEL, QtTEEN-STBEET, JOSEPH TRIMBELL, Peopeietob. Wines and Spirits, first-class brands. , Good Stabling. BILLIARDS. ANCHOR HO T E L, QUEEN-STREET. THE NEW BILLIARD SALOON attached to tlv -Vvo Hotel, is NOW OPEN. Gentlemrv, Josh-oil- of a quiet game, will find this roo:.: suitable in every respect. ; Peivate Ekteakce. , MRS. M. JOHNSTONE, i /r,I LLINER, DR E S SMAIEE, lV± AND BRAIDER, Shoetland-stbeet, Auckland, Ncxc;Door to Winks & Hall's. G LiNNESS'S XX DUBLIN STOUT. TEN Hogsheads of the above,, just received direct from their celebrated Brewery, I now offer for sale at 4s per gallon (in quantities of two gallons or more), or 9s per dozen, by JAMES OLDHAM, Wine a,nd Spirit Merchant, High-street, Auckland. C. MAJOR, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER, •;; COEKEB OF WeLLESI-EY AND CHAPEE-STEEETS. FRENCH DRESS SHIRT MANU- ' FACTORY. CD E L'E AU, MoTJNT-STBEET, . 7 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wakefield-streets, GEORGE BLACK, ' ABERDEEN BOOT FACTORY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOT MANUFACTURER, six doors from Queen-st. Trade Supplied. MI N IN Or ■ ' N E W S. I NOTICE TO CLIENTS. "A: : :[ I HAVE completed arrangements for ob taining Latest and most Reliable Infor mation relative to the Gold Mines, New Finds, Crushings, &c. Telegrams.will bo posted up at my office immediately on : arrival, for tbe . benefit of those transacting business with me. J. TONSON GARLICK, . , Sharebroker. Shortland-street, .Auckland, , 4th March, 1371. ; NOTICE OF REMOVAL. J O H N H~O W E L 111, BOOTMAKER, FOOT OF WAREFIEL/D-STJiEEi1: Opposite Mb. Houbs', Dra er. . '



Auction Sales THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 150 PACKAGES HARDWARE, BRUSH WARE AND CUTLERY. E. & H. ISAACS Will sell by auction (to close consignments) on Thurs day, March IG, at 11 o'clock prompt, mHE FOLLOWING GOODS JL just landed, ex ' Queen Bee/ from London -.-. ' Bright and Japanned Block-tin Candlesticks Smoothing, Jack, Sash, and Plough Planes Kent, Exeter and Canterbury Hammers, OOtoNo 6 Pocket, Gum-scraping, and Sardine Knives Two-feet Folding Rules Fine Steel and Native Trade, and Paperhangers' Scissors Best Green and Scarlet Window Cords Bannister, Scrubbing, Whitewash, and Shoe Brushes American Pegs and Wood Buckets English-made Clothes Lines, Corkscrews 1 Patent Knitting Machine of the latest improved make (complete) American Shingle Hatchets Sorby's Chisels and Gouges American Sho\els and Trucks Joiners' Hammers, Ewbank's Wails Lamp Chimneys, Patent Fuze &c > &c, &c. [ TO-MORROW. The subscriber will sell at his Mart, Corner of Queen and Wyndham-streets (to Close Consignments) To morrow (Thursday), 15th March, at 12 o'clock, 1 TON PRIME NEW ZEALAND X BACON and HAMS, 1 keg Lard, 90 bags Sydney Maize, ex ' Kate;' 12 tierces best Sydney Beef, ex ' Kate ;' 12 tierces best Sydney Beef, unreservedly; 15 cases Lee and Perrin's Sauces, 15 cases Walnut Pickles, 3 kegs Carbonate of Soda, 20 Prime New Zealand Cheese, 8 cases Canterbury Cheese, 30 pigs.' Tea, prime quality; 11 kegs Butter, ex ' Farningham ;' 8 cases Ling Fish, ex ' Kate;' 0 cases Salad and Castor Oil, 40 cases Jams, Tapioca, Cigars, Salmon, Flour, Sugar, Wine, Ale, Porter, &c. GEORGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, MARCH 18. The subscriber has received instructions from tke Mortgagee to sell by auction, on Saturday, the 18th March, at his Mart, corner of Queen and Wyndham-streets, Auckland, at 12 o'clock, THE LEASE of the DONEGAL ARMS HOTEL, Abraham-street, Grahamstown, lately erected, and doing a good businesj. Also, The adjoining House and Store,, now in the occupa tion of Mr. J. Clarke. GEORGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer. THURSDAY, MARCH 16. X- K ,''-'/■ ,-; BICYCLES, TRICYCLE, FOWLISTO-' > ; '■ PIECES, SWORD, &c.* : ; i^X, | The subscribers yrill sell, at their Rodms, Fortstreetj on Thursday, 16th inst., at 11 o'clock, 9 BICYCLES and 1 TRICYCLE,1 A) of the best English make, recently Imported, with all the latest improvements, complete. "''».'.' 1 D.B. Fowling-piece, by Hollis and S6n 1 D.B. Fowling.piece, by Greener f 1 Cavalry Sword, etc. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, ' Auctioneer. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN BUTT.* PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The subscribers have been favoured with instructions from the Trustees in the above estate, to sell at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Wednesday, 29th inst., at 12 o'clock, rnHAT EXTENSIVE AND VALTT XI ABLE Household PROPERTY, situate in the best business part of Shortland, known as Butt's Shortland Hotel, and the American Theatre, together with the. Offices now occupied by Mr. Beveridoe. Stock and Furniture to be taken at a valuation. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. L. D. NATHAN & CO. ' Have received instructions from Messrs, Keesin», \ Doitsh, & Keesinsj, to sell by public auction, at an early date, * - i .. A ' A ALL THOSE VALUABLE FREE jt\. HOLD PROPERTIES in Queen-street, now in the occupation of Messrs. KEESING, DOITSH and KEESING, being,L6ts .3/4.5, and 0, 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 frontag# 0f..26 feet to Queen-street. The extensive Drapery Stores of Keesino; Doitsh- &-Reusing are erected thereon. On Lots Nos. 5 and (i substantial Buildings are also erected, and these allotments are immediately in the Tear of Lots 3 and i, from them, by a lane leading into Shortland-stree t and the' City Club. AH these premises are. well known, and were erected at a largo outlay. ' \ It I C Plans may be seen and particulars obtamed at our office, Shortland-street. Intending purchasers may. inspect .this Premises" from 10 to 12 daily, when the Proprietors.will give every facility for inspection of the Property. REGISTER! REGISTER}:: T^ORMS OF CLAIMS TO VOTE" MAY BE HAD AT THE OFFICE OF THIS PAPER. PRICE ONE PENNY. - ■■■-•*■ ■--. .:.. . LikoVi WANTED KNOWN,. that. Hoopee, Oixifp, and Co's Celebrated Bottled 1,, tout and Light JBifcfcer Ales, recommended by* the Faculty, can only bo had wholesale at the Golden Crown Brewery, ■ Wellesley-street East. The trade and families supplied.