SHIPPING.

POET OP AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS.

Amateur, schooner, Hrr;hes, from Lyttolton. Flirt, schooner, 00 tons, I>. H. McKonzic, from Lyttelton. At Manukau. Phoebe, s.s., H. Worsp, from TavanuK and South ern Ports.

DEPARTURES. At MANUKAU.

St. Kilda, s.s., 91 tons, J. Flowerday, for Taranaki and "VVaiiganui. Wanganui, s.s., IC-.1 tons, J. Linklater, fov Wanga nni.

IMPORTS.

Per 5.3. Phoebe :—From Duuedm : 2o cases geneva, Fraser ; 14 casks sugar, J. C. Morriu, 1 case, J. H. Harrison; 13 pkgs. furniture, W. Vaile, 2 qr.-casks whiskey, 2 cases, Hender son and Macfarlane. From Lyttelton: 2 parcels, TJpton; 1 parcel, Cruickshank, Smart and Co. From Wellington : 5 kegs butter, Bucholz ; 1 case, Cruickshank, Smart and Co.; 2 boxes, A. Sheath. From Picton : 2 casks bacon, G-. W. Binney. From Nelson :4i cases anchovey paste, J. Solomon ; 1 case fruit, F. Batfley ;64 trunks boots, order; 1 case fruit, W Bartley. From Nelson : 1 box gold (1,025 ozs.), 1 box stationery, Bank of New South Wales. From New Plymouth : 7 kegs butter, Clarke; 1 trunk, Hcndei'son and Mac i'arlano ; 0 cases butter and e-rgs, Dowden; 10 cases, S. Veale ; 17 cases butter and bacon, 11 ditto, A. Hood ; 10 cases butter, Barnes. — Cruickshank, Smart and Co , agents. Per brigantino Flirt, from Lyttelton : —2ll sacks wheat, Thornton, Smith and Firth ; 408 sacks wheat, 893 sacks oats, 2 tons flour, 2 tons sharp 3, 1 ton sharps, order.

ARRIVAL OF THE PHŒBE.

The s.s. Phoebe, Capt. Worsp, arrived in the Manukau early this morning from Southern ports, bringing a large cargo. Passengebs.— Saloon : Mrs. Vuile and two children, Mrs. McGillicuddy, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Burton, Miss Laird, Misses Hitl (2), Mrs. Hill, Miss Symonds, lira. Seccombo and child, Miss Patterson, Mrs. l"ox, Bishop Cowie, Mrs. Cowie, Rev. Mr. Burrows; Messrs. Virile, Kitchener, Scbaw, A. Clark, Jas. Clark, Owen Jones, Hitchcock, Slevenson, lielly, Lusk, Gibbon, Warren, Barclay, McDonald, Stove, and Gardiner. Fore-cabin : Messrs. Hay, Trido, E. Lean, S. Melody, 14 Clarke, Delaney, Hagan, Wilson, Heminens, Martin, McCauley, Mclutyre, Pollenger, and J. John son. A barque is signalled as wo go to press. The steamer signalled is the Ludy Bowcn from Mahurangi.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : — For Thames, this day, afc 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 8.30 a.m., and 3.30 p.m., For Tanranga, via Thames, tliis day, at 3 p.m. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Tauranga, this day, at 3 p.m. For Grisborne, per Tawera, this day, at 3 p.m. For Sydney, per Alice Cameron, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Tauranga, Kapier, and Soxithern Pro vinces of New Zealand, per s.s. Lord Ashley, on Friday, 10th inst., at 3 p.m. Late lettev3 and telegrams for transmission from the Tauranga station, will be received at this office till 3.30 p.m. For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces of New Zealand, per s.s. Phoebe, immediately after the arrival of the s.s. Wonga Wonga, fi'om Honolulu. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s.s. City of Melbourne, will close at this office, on Tuesday, 7th instant, as follows : — For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Cen tral, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, and Continent of Europe, via England, at 1 p.ra. For United Kingdom via &'an Francisco, ! at 1 p.m. For Money Orders, Registered Letters, and "Newspapers, at 11 a.m. Late letters for the 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 1.30 p.m., and by the mail agent on board the steamer up to time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, March 11, 1871: — Tuesday, March 7 : Messrs. Morpetli and T. Macffarlane. Wednesday, March 8 : Messrs. Nathan and Newman. Thursday, March 9: Messrs. O'Neill and Owen. Friday, March 10 : Messrs. Pierce and Porter. Saturday, March 11 : Messrs. Kitchie and IL'aylor.

The Evening Star. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1871.

One of the most absurd cases that have yet lin Auckland occupied the time and attention of any Court, was this day in all seriousness tried in the Police Court. The progress of the investigation, which convulsed the Court with laughter, is fully reported in another column. Three gentlemen, perhaps as sensible persons as are to be found in the list of our magistrates, and. each of them having perhap3 as many important business engagements as any in the province, were occupied in solemn enquiry as to whether Mr. Albert Doinwell is, or is not, under petticoat government^ whether ho wants a, "gentlemanly young man" to carry out his butcher meat; whether his " gentleman" will be required to use a handcart in the prosecution of his " gentlemanly" duties, and other sub jects of equally momentous importance. The efforts of the prosecutor to identify himself with the "proprietor of a small butchering establishment," and at the same time to impress on an admiring Court that his was the "largest," and by consequence the most " gentlemanly" beef-shop in Auckland, were ludicrous in the extreme. Mr. Dornwell must be of a singularly touchy temperament, and his idea? of law must be very hazy. There are some people evidently under the impres sion that the Police Court presents the machinery for grinding up everybody that comes between the wind and their nobility, and we have no doubt that the " proprietor of the small butchering establishment" winch is the "largestin Auckland," and who does not like people that speak German, considers him self a very ill-used man. But it is really a pity that there is no way of punishing people who thus trifle with the time and patience of others. The advertisement which was charac terised as " wicked, false, malicious, and de famatory," was the most harmless possible, and could not have been known to refer to Mr. Dornwell by one in a hundred readers. It was published in the Evening Stak, as well as in the Evening News, and an attempt was made by the prosecutor to compel us to give up the writer, by threats of we know not what terrible extremities. We are surprised that our contemporary the livening Nejis had the unmanliness to givo up the writer ; and we do not think another journal in the province would have done so, in the ridiculous circuru3tancos of the case. As frequent enquiries have been made with reference to our extras per the Californian mail, we beg to inform .those interested that a3 we h"ve concluded arrangements for a continuous supply of these extras, printed in Houolulu, we snail be prepared to furnish them immediately after the mail boat entei's the harbour. Any persons desirous of obtain ing earliest copies can have them by leaving their names and addresses at the office of the Evening Stab. We would desire to draw the attention of all whom it may concern to the fact that ap plications for Publicans' Licenses must be delivered on to-morrow at latest to the Clerk of Petty Sessions, or of the Resident Magis trate's Court. The official notification will be found in another column. Messrs. Harris and Hewitt, the two well known Australian pedestrians, are expected to arrive to-day by the s.s. City of Melbourne. Mr. Hillsden, their agent, who arrived by the s.s. Hero, has made arrangements for their appearance in a series of running and walking matches, which, are to come off at an early date. A notice appeal's in our advertising columns in reference to the forfeiture of certain shares in the El Dorado Gold Mining Company.

THUNDERSTORM.

One of the heaviest downpours of rain that has visited Auckland for a long time occurred to-day a little before noon. The rain, which was accompanied by ohunder and lightning, and hail, in a few minutes converted Lower Queen-street into the channel of a rapid torrent,, which, spreading to either side, and in cluding various shops in its course did considerable damage. Messrs. Lewis son's and ICeesing's shops were flooded, and a portion of the footpath at Mr. Graham's, near the corner of Shortland and Queen-streets, sank into the cellar. Mr. P. A. Philips' cellars were inundated to the depth of a couple of feet, as was also the cellar of Lewis Brothers, the current having been turned in its course by the fence of the New Zealand Insu rance Company. Messrs. Coombes aad Johnson's shop, and the ba"iing office of the Bank of Australasia were also flooded. Messrs. Henderson and Maofarlnne's establishment perhaps suffered most, the tanks aloft having overflowed and poured the surplus water into the store. We have not heard if any damage Iris been done in the surrounding districts, but from the appearance of the sky at the time the storm, though sudden and violent, appeared to have a somewhat extended range. There has been no storm so heavy since that of the 11th of February, 1869, and on that occasion the rain, which caused the flood, had a con tinuance of twenty-four hours, whereas to-day it was the result of perhaps about as many minutes. During the brief con tinuance of the storm there fell enough of water on the city, if only partially collected, to provide a sufficient water supply for the wants of the community for many months to come.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

FOUNDERING OF THE GENERAL OUTRAM.—SIXTY LIVES LOST.

Bx the arrival of the s.s. Phoebe we have re ceived the following additional telegrams :— INDIA. Gai/le, January 25. The new telegraph cable from Madras to Penang was opened on the 4fch January. A plot has been discovered in Java of Swiss soldiers, who intended to murder the Go vernor and seize the island. Fourteen con spirators were arrested. The laying of the China cable is delayed until after the nionsoona. The Bishop of Colombo has been appointed suffragan Bishop of London. Admiral Cockbiirn is planning a naval pro ted ion scheme. , , . , , ■ , Shipping is scarce and freights are high. Sir H. Durand has been k^'led by a fall from an elephant. Lord Napier retains office at Madras for one year longer. The steamer General Outram foundered oft Bombay in a cyclone. Sixty lives were lost, and only twenty saved. The French are fortifying Pondicherry.

PERSIA.

Seasonable ruins have fallen in Persia, and have averted a fumine, which the long drought made imminent.

CHINA.

AW is quiet in the north of China. The British Consulate at Shanghai lias been destroyed by fire. Mr. Seward has given receptions at Hong Kong and Shanghai.

THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE.

Austria is likely to propose conditions of peace between Germany and France. Jules Favro has declined Bismarck s safe conduct to the Conference in London. The Conference met on January 19th, for one hour. There were present, Earl Gran ville, Count 3 Appongi, Cor.lona, and Bevnstoff, Baron Brunow, and Mesrouvowski. The conference was adjourned till the 24th. It is reported that perfect agreement is ex pected concerning the points to be discussed at the adjourned rr.ee'.ing.

LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Wool is realising full rates of la3t spies, and prospects are favorable. Wheat is lower. Tallow is steady. Victorian debentures, 113 ; Sydney, 1004 ; New Zealand, 100. Consols, 92V. The reserve of notes in the Bank of Eng land on the 27:h January, was twelve and a half millions. The total bullion in the Bank on the same date, was twenty-two mj'!ions sterling. Mimosa bark shows an upward tendency. The finer qualities of New Zealand flax show fm upward tendency also, but lower or inferior ports are depressed in price. The Fiji Islands arc excilitiug attention in England for their cotton supply. The Australian preserved meats havo all been cleared off for the Continent.

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH ITEMS.

[From the latest Argus telegrams.] Two large cotton mills ab Bolton and Preston have been burned down, causing a damage of £55,000, aud throwing dOOO operatives out of work. Destructive fives also have occurred at Leeds, Bristol, and Leicester. An American rumour is current that Afr. Bright is to visit Washington, as cnvov, to settle the Alabama difficulty. Negotiations are on foot for a money order system between England and America. The ritualistic clergy are enraged at the sentence of suspension pronounced on the Rev. Mr. Mackonochie. They counsel rebel lion against the bishop, and clamour for dis establishment and liberty. Obituary.—Lord Hotham, Mr. Macdowell, R.A. ; Alexander Dumas, sen. ; Mr. Ritchie, manager of the Scotsman ; Mr. Glover, song writer ; Mr. Wilson, chairman of the late Anti-Corn Law League ; Mr. Brewer, of the City of London School; Mr. George Levitt, of Cambridge ; Rev. J. B. Reade; Sir Win. Denison, and Dean Alford. With the slaughter of 500 horses daily, it was calculated that Paris could hold out till March, bread and wine being plentiful. The mortality increased to 2728 in the week ending 17th December. General Trochu seems preparing for the ca pitulation of the city through starvation by forming an entrenched camp under Mont Va lerian into which to retire with his best troops, and still to defy the Trussians or make peace on advantageous terms. Gambetta is making and unmaking generals in the field. He quarrelled with D'Aurelles do Palladines after his defeat at Orleans. The army of the Loire has been split into two. Bourbaki is retiring on Bourges unmolested, aud Chauncey to the south-west of Le Mans, has been fiehtinir bravely. The Russian ambassador at Constanti nople has made strenuous efforts to effect a private arrangement with Turkey before the Conference. He promises Russian assistance to recover for Turkey the sovereignty of Tuni3. England supports the Porte in re sisting. Prince Charles of Roamauia also complains of the Treaty of Paris as restricting the deve lopment of his country, and claims sovereign powers. Groat excitement is produced in Vienna by this step, which is believed to have been instigated by Russia and Prussia. The Presse considers this a life and death question to Aus'.ria. The French Government have determined that they will not send representatives to the conference on tho Eastern question, unless England will recognise the Republic. General Schenck s appointment as ambassa dor to England has been ratified by the Senate. He is to leave ou the 18th January, and is expected to re-open the Alabama ques tion. It is reported that Earl Granville has nominated an envoy to arrange the fisheries dispute. Tho complaint of the President in his message creates no uneasiness in England, and only ridicule in Canada. Russia has ordered one thousand American mitrailleurs. Admiral Cockburn is devising arrange ments for the naval protection of tho Indian ports and seas.

Commander Brookes, H.M.S. Ringdove, was drowned accidently in Yokohama har bour. The Sydney sovereign is gazetted as legal currency in all colonies except India. Bismarck has revoked the order to abstain from capturing French merchantmen. German accounts report that the French armies are showing signs of dissolution. The three French armies which were in tended to relieve Paris are thoroughly beaten. The Army of the North, under General Faisherbes, was totally defeated near St. Q.uentin, and 10,030 prisoners and 29 guvs were taken. In the sortie which took place at Mont Valerien on the 19th, the French suffered severely. General Troehu was reported wounded. An armistice to bury the dead was refused by the Germans. The Parisians are much cast down.

ARRIVAL OF THE 'PHŒBE.'

AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE. February 25.—Sullivan and Leigb, for busliranging, have been sentenced to fifteen and twelve years' imprisonment respectively. Ellen Light, for infanticide, has been sentenced to death. —Andrew Love, once a member of the Assembly, has been committed to trinl for misappropriating a bill of exchange. —The Thermopyleto passed the Otway this morning, 59 days'out.—Protection meetings are being held ; also meetings against the abolition of Sunday trading.—Sale3 of Adelaide wheat, 6s. Trade sales of flour, £14 to £14 ss. Oats dull at 3s. Bd. and 3s. Gd., none of them large speculations. Transactions in brandies are at very full prices. 130 tons of Adelaide flour hare been sold for transhipment to New Zea land. The sugar market is very firm, and kerosene also, sales being at 2s. 7d. to the trade.—lv New Zealand flax there arc easier sales at from £16 to £21.

SYDNEY.

February 24. —The Assembly negatived Samuels' amendment on the financial policy of the Government by a majority of 12.—The sugar market is excited. —Freights to England are advanced, and seven-eighths are required for wool. —Arrived —Novelty, from Auckland.

ADELAIDE.

February 24. —The Savings isank tendered for the whole of the nine thousand Govern ment bonds (five per cent) at £96 10s. It was declined ; five hundred were taken up at £99.—Wheat is not active at 4s 8d to 4s 9d.— Sales of country flour, £11 ss.

POLICE COURT.—Monday.

[Before Major Heaphy, J. S. Maefarlane, and E. Isaacs, Esqs., Justice?.] Dkunkenness.—W. Thompson, T. 11. M?.v« tin, J. Steven?, Eliza Lestrange, and 11. Ifop kinson, were each fined 5s and costs, for having been drunk. Destitute Persons Eeltef Ordinance. —Henry Eley was charged by Mary Ann Francis with a breach of tlio above Ordinance, in neglecting to support his illegitimate child. —Ordered to pay £20 within three months. Assault.—Patrick Duffy was charged on summons with having assaulted William Johnson Neither party appearing, the case was dismissed. Ohargk of LxiJEL. —Henry Rutland was charged by .Albert Dornwell with having, on the 17th February, published a defamatory libel respectinghini, by causing to be inserted in the Eveniny News the following advertisement: —" The proprietor of a small retail butcher ing establishment requires the services of a gentlemanly young man, where an uncom fortable home would be sufficient remunera tion for hi 3 services. Must he a first-class shopman ; slow at accounts; good collector indispensable. Also, look after shipping ; act as waterman, &c, Must not objoct to carrying small parcels of luxuries when boarding vessels. Must be staunch in har ness, as he will occasionally be yoked in the hand-cart. Not to object to petticoat government. Must not understand foreign languages. Address, enclosing testimo nials, to AujEitTA, 24, Post Office."— Mr. Wynn appeared for the prosecution. —Mr. Beveridge for the defence.—James Allen deposed : I represent the proprietor of the Evening News. I have seen de feudant in our printing-office. He brought me the document produced, and instructed me to insert it in our paper. It was so inserted. He paid me five shillings for inserting it. (EiKcnincj News produced, and advertisement read.) He camo again about the insertion of another advertisement. I had no knowledge of to whom the advertisement referred on the first occasion. I had subsequent conversation with Mr. Dornwell, and also with the defen dant on the subject. He admitted that he was the person that had brought the previous advertisement. I said that I must look at it carefully before I insert another advertise ment for you. I read it over. I said the c is evidently something lying at the back of this which I do not understand, as was the case with the former one. He replied, "I un derstand it, and that is enongh." My inten tion was to detain the second advertisement till I should see Mr. Dornwell. As to the re ference in the advertisement I only know as Mr. Dornwell tells me.—Albert Dornwell deposed : I am a butcher carrying on business in Queen-street. I am the prosecutor in this case. I have seen the advertisement produced in all the papers. I believe this refers to me, there is no other butcher iv Queen.street that understands foreign lauguages but me.—Cross-examined by Mr. Bevericlge : The reason of my belief that this refers to me is that a friend of defend ant's was dismissed from my employment be cause he was defendant's friend. (Q-reat laughter.) He had known the German lan guage though pretending not to know it. I am the proprietor of a small retail butchering establishment. It is the largest establish ment in Auckland. I was in want of a gentle manly young man. I would have no other. The defendant was very humorously put through a catechism on the application of the various items of the advertisement to him self. Could not; swear that there is no other foreigner butchering in Auckland. The butcher Simpson may be a foreigner.—The Bench interposed and stated that there was no necessity for any further evidence, that they were unanimously agreed that there was no case. Dismissed accordingly. Tho Court adjourned from 11.30 to 1.30.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[FEOM OtTJt OWJf CORKESrONDENT.J

THE THAMES.

THIS DAT. GrEAHAMSTOWN, 2 p.m. THE LATEST. THE CALEDONIAN CRUSHING. TOTAL YIELD, 11,958 ozs. WAITEMATA CRUSHING-.— 601 ozs. AMALGAM. ARRIVAL OF THE STAB OF THE SOUTH. SUPERINTENDENT TO RETURN BY LORD ASHLEY. THE SHARE MARKET. The Caledonian finished crushing this morning. The total amount of gold lodged in the ' bank is 11,958 ounces of melted gold. The mine is looking splendidly, and speci mens are being brought up as usual. The Red, White and Blue crushing, of 100 tons, yielded 140 ounces. The Waitemata have 601 ounces of amalgam on hand, and will have 800 by this evening. Retorting will com mence to-day. The s.s. Star of the South, Captain Holmes arrived from Napier this morning after a quick passage, bring, ing a cargo of cattle and sheep. His Honor the Superintendent will return to Auckland by the Lord Aseley if too late to travel over laud. To Ilira and four retainers, at the instiga tion of the King's ambassador, attempted to stop the mail up the river yesterday, bat were defeated by the bold front of the mailman. Almost the whole of the chiefs say that the mail shall pass, thus leaving To Him power ess. He cannot do anything unless he receives the support of the King. ♦

THE LATEST.

I visited the Caledonian at 1 o'clock. It looks as well as ever. There is a great run on All Nations, Alburnias, and Thames shares.

THE WAIKATO.

REWI DECLINES TO MEET McLEAN AT ALEXANDRA. [CtbeviTjLe's Telegram Company, Eeuter's Agents.] Alexandra, Saturday 4.50 p.m.—There is a dead lock here. Rewi, who is still at Kopua, declines coining to Alexandra. McLean will not go to Kupua.

THE ACCIDENT TO THE CLIO.

We have been kindly favoured with, a copy of the following telegram, received yesterday by Lady Bowen from the Governor : —" Inver cargill, via Tanranga, March 3rd. —I arrived here safe this morning in the s.s. Stovmbird, sent for me by Mr. Grisborne, leaving all well on board the Clio and Virago. The leak is nearly repaired, and the Clio ■will soon be ready for sea again."

la the Police Court, to-day, after the dis missal of the "'' Libel Case," the Court adjourned in consequence of the necessary absence at the Supremo Court of an important witness. At 2 p.m., the Court resumed, and the charge of perjury, " Hay v. Kennedy," was being; investigated as we went to press. Tenders are required by Messrs. Cruick shank, Smart and Co., for certain work to be done to the s.s. Phoebe. The transfer books of the Long Drive Gold Mining Company will be closed until noon on Wednesday, when a dividend of £1 per share will be payable. The transfer books of the Thames G-old Mining Company will be closed from noon to-morrow till noon on Friday next, when a dividend will be payable. The general meeting of members of the Auckland Educational Society for the purpose of receiving the directors' report for the past year, and for electing officers for the ensuing I year, will bo held this evening, in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion, at half-past 7 o'clock. At the close of the meeting a ballot for instruments will take place. The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Ava, 348,1.C., will be held this evening.

SUPREME COURT. CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

MONDAY, MAECH 6. [Before His Honor Sir G. A. Arnev KnioU Chief Justice.] ° tj Thk quarterly Criminal Session of the Circuit Court, for gaol delivery, commenced this morning, when His Honor delivered his usual address to the Grand Jury. His Honor stated that the long Hst of in dictments was not indication of an increase of criminals, and remarked at some length on the proportion of accused persons on" the pre sent calendar who had been repeatedly con victed before. His Honor dwelt at great length on the apparent inadequacy of the present system of punishment as a deterrent or corrective on the habits of the criminal classes. More than half on the calendar Lad been previously convicted, and one was charged with no less than seven offences. His Honor referred in general terms to the other cases as involving no points of difficulty. The following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury :—Martin (Albyn), foreman • William Baker, Albert Boetham, John Peter De Moulin, Henry Gilfilla.il, Walter Graham, Henry Isaacs, Thomas Henderson, John Roger Harrison, Henry Mahon Jerris, Law rence D. Nathan, James Tannoek Mackelvie George Burgoyne Owen, Thomas Paton,' ■Richard Field Porter, Charles Roskruge, Reader Gibson Wood, John Lawford. The Grand Jury retired, and shortly after wards returned into Court with the following bills :— Lab cent.— Jo7m ClarJcson pleaded guilty to this offence, and wns sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. ErtfßEZziyEMENT.— John JToyarth pleaded guilty to two indictments charging him with embezzling moneys, the property of his em ployer. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, witli hard labour. Cattle Stealing. — Tlenvy Devoij pleaded guilty to two indictments charging him with stealing a horse and cow, the property of John Warren. The prisoner was sentenced to three years' penal servitude. Forgery.— diaries Philips pleaded guilty to two indictments charging him with this offence. The offences charged were com mitted almost immediately one after the other, and the prisoner said he was under the in fluence of drink when he committed the offence. His Honor thought the short inter val which elapsed between the commission of the ants somewhat lessened the guilt which they at firsb suggested, and sentenced the prisoner to two years' imprisonment with hard labor.— William Watts pleaded guilty to three indictments charging him with this offence. His Honor said the amouuts in this case were larger, and, although this pri soner also alleged " the influence of drink" as the exciting cause of the acts, the acts them selves showed a disposition to go about giving cheques in the names of different people. The sentence of the Court was that he (the pri soner) bo kept in penal servitude for fonr years. Breaking- and Enteutng a Dweming noirsE. — Henry Davis and John Kearns, alias Darcy, were arraigned upon an indictment charging them with breaking and entering the dwelling of Thomas Kelly, Whan, and steal ing therefrom blankets, flannels, wearing apparel. The prisoners both pleaded guilty to this and two other indictments. No less than five previous convictions stood against the prisoners. There is another indictment against Davis. His Honor expressed his in tention to read the notes of the Judge who tried Kearns on the former charge. Sentence deferred. I Robert Lean/, an elderly man, pleaded guilty to a similar offence. The prisoner also pleaded guilty to nine previous convictions of felony.—His Honor sentenced the prisoner to four years' penal servitude, observing that lie had lived by habits of plunder for a series of years.

A JOURNEY ON BICYCLES.

To tho Editor of the Evening Stab. | Sir,—l have mucli pleasure in handing you | details of a bicycle tour from London to Bath 1 and back, thence to Brighton (taken from the Field newspaper, under date September 24, | 1870), made by my brother, Mr. 0. W. Flet- | cher, and a friend, both gentlemen amateurs, , § so as to give our Auckland friends some idea ? what a pleasurable excursion could be made | on a bicycle, were our roads suitable, by to*' g ing a week's holiday.—l am, &c, Geo. H. Pietchee.

A JOURNEY ON BICYCLES.

" As the account of a journey by bicycle from London to Bath and back, made by W- | Q. and myself (both gentlemen aiuatcnrsj, may not be uninteresting to some of your si readers, the following particulars are entirely j at your service :— , ,f. „, || "Monday, August 15.-Left Blacken .\ Road at 5.55 n.m. ; reached Hounslow, 7-f > .;.,■ left there, 7.50; breakfasted at onmW» , . Bridge at 8.10; left, 8.45; passed ibroV ; Siough at 9.55 ; lunched at Maidenhead at v. , left, 11.40; dined at Reading at 3.15, <av» B been delayed If hours through an accident ;i one of the machines ; left here at 4.00, put up for the night at Hungerford at ».w« | having corered sixty-eight miles. >, "Tuesday.—Started;B.so j lunched at i field, 11.10," and left at 11.40 ; made no «£ page of any importance short of Batu m -^ ; Deducting" all the above stoppages, ana j .; hours for numerous delays of 10 » : minutes foi- refreshments not notea . gives a tolal of 16 hours actually on tne making an average of 6| miles per Hoar, distance being 108 miles. jjc | " Not intending to hurry ourselves o^ jfc . return jouvney, no notes were ta^ Bat ]iat | will perhaps suffice to say tho,t el^jl ro ,,gb 11 on Wednesday; slept $?f%W, same night; Wokingham, Thf¥SsoV and got back to Bkckfriars Ro(i^;b?t * tr ip. day afternoon, much pleased w"".*' h3 J "I may mention that both mcyi .-^ indiarubber lires, and nlso state v anxiety shonld be felt as to oi thoroughly knocked up, it may ,$& by the fact, that I went home tOJ? J seven and a-half miles, the samo eT«i 8 thence to Brighton, forty-four me. l 0 lowing day (Saturday) .^"^ and arriving there at 0.50. J- ( S ig«c(11 covered for the week, 268 raw* | C.W.F."

THE EVENING STAR, MARCH 6, 1871.



WHO has kept constantly at work all through the b:td times Two Working Jewellers making up Colonial Jewellery ?— Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WTTO has kept constantly at work two Workmen cutting Greenstone and Thames Quartz ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has the largest and only assortment of Quartz Broodies, Earrings, Pins, Studs, and Sleo c Links ?—Why F H LEWISSON. WHO ha 3 always on hand Quartz Speci mens for sale ? — Wiry, F. H LEWISSON. WHO has the largest assortment of Green stone Drops, Earrings, Breast Pins, Stusci, Sleeve Links, &c, &c, &c. ?—Why, F- H. LEWISSON, Manufacturer of Green stone and Quartz Jewellery. WHO can* pay his debts, having over stocked himself with Colonial Jew eller ?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. Then pome and help him out and give him a turn, if you have any money. Highest price charged and abatement made.



I GEOUGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer & Commission Agent, COENEB OF QUEEN & "WYNDHAM-STBEETS.