SHIPPING.

POET OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Duke of Edinburgh, s.s., Farquhar, from "Wangarei. Tauranga, schooner, CO tons, Mollcr, from Tau ranga. At Manukatj. Waagamii, s.s., Llnklater, from Wanganui.

EXPORTS.

Per cutter Volunteer, for the South' Sea Islands :—4OOO feet timber, 15 tons potatoes, 2 tons onions, § ton butter, i ton cheese, Blair.—J. W. Hill, agent. Duke of Edinburgh will leave for Wangarei this (Saturday) afternoon, at four o'clock. The cutfe "Mary Eliza cleared at the Cus toms to-day, for Tauranga, with 300 posts, 1000 rails, 800 palings, and 50 packages sundries. The cutter Volunteer will sail for Levuka on Monday. Passengers : —Mrs. Blair, O. Jones. The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh arrived in harbour last evening from Wangarei, after a very pleasant passage. Passengers : Mrs. W. J. Taylor, family, and servant j Mrs. Gr unson, Mrs. Eouse, Miss Walker, Captain Mackenzie, Mr. Sissbns> Mr. :Sherlock, and eight steerage passengers. Cargo: 21 head of cattle, 66 bags grass seed, 9 bags gum, 1 horse, 3 pigs, 11 cases fruit, 15 packages produce. The s.s. Wanganui will leave the wharf, Onehunga,'for Wanganui, at 5 o'clock to morrow. The schooner Tauranga arrived in harbour last night from Tauranga, having left on Wed nesday last. Captain Burgess is a passenger by her. The schooner Tawera leaves for Poverty Bay to-night. The schooner Flirt sailed from Lyttelton, for this port, on the 17th ult., with 892 sacks malt, 500 sacks wheat, 2 tons sharps, 5 tons flour. ! ■ ' > t H.M. p.s. Virago.left Wellington, to pro ceed to"the!assistance of the Clio, on Wed day. .'..... The crew of tho Bansheo (recently wrecked)^ consisted of the master, Able Bent; mate; Walsh, cook; and two seamen named Alexander and Murphy. When she struck, the crew took to the boat, which capsized. The master and Murphy clung to the boat until the latter sank from exhaustion. The master was in the water for seventeen hours' and was cast ashore at Tumai. Mr. Wallace visited' the wreck yesterday, and reports that she is fast breaking up. There were no signs of tho men ; and no doubt they have perished.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m., and on Monday, 6th instant, at 10.30 a.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. For Tauranga, via Thames, this day, at 4.30 p.m. "' For Wanganui, Wellington, and the Southern Provinces, per Wanganui, this day, at 5 p.m. For Kap-tnga; Driving Creek, and Tiki, per Lalla Rookb, on Monday, 6th inst., at 8.30 a.m. 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.m. For United Kingdom via San 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: — Monday, March 6 : Messrs. J. S. Macfarlane and E. Isaacs. Tuesday, March 7 : Messrs. Morpeth and T. Macffarlane. Wednesday, March 8 : Messrs. Nathan and Newman. Thursday, March 9: Messrs. O'Neill and < ; l Owen. Eridqy, March 10 : Messrs. Pierce and Porter. Saturday, March 11 : Messrs. Ritchie and Taylor. , ....

DEATHS.

Okay.—On March 8, William Gray, aged 03 years. The funeral will leave his late residence, Kussell street, near all All Saints' Church, Ponsonby Boad, this day (Saturday), at 3 o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation. Hyde.—On February 27, Sarah, the beloved wiie of Mr. Thomas Hyde, Drake-street, Freeman's Bay, aged 67 ; deeply regretted by all her friends.

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1871.

The occurrence of the Colonial Eifle Match is calculated to incite a desire not merely for good shooting, but in favour of the general cause of Volun teering. Eor this reason, the present opportunity should not he allowed to pass by those who feel an interest in our local defence. Any one that has ever been present at the " Tir federal" that makes the round of the Swiss cantons, knows the patriotic enthu siasm and military spirit that inspires the whole population of the canton in which the national contest is held. In preparation for it, all classes and con ditions of people, and of both sexes, are in a fever of excitement for months before; and neither trouble nor ex pense is spared in making the event a triumph of the liberty and independence of the republic. The whole continuance of the contest is one cantonal holiday, and all busi ness is suspended in honor of the national games. There is a fervidness in the manifestation of honor to the victors that would appear ridiculous to our more sober nature; but the encouragement of the manifestations and of this national enthusiasm, ex aggerated though they may appear, ac cords with a correct appreciation of the secret springs of human nature all the world over. And it is owing to the patriotic feelings which this and similar statecraft have produced that noli one tang ere has so much characterised the non-interfering but self-reliant little cluster of republics. We do not advocate that we should try to lash ourselves in to such a state of enthusiastic patri otism, over the advent of our southern sharpshooters ; or suspend business in honor of our national game. But de cidedly some effort should be made to "improve the occasion" and make it conducive to the good of volunteering. Many a year must pass away before Vse shall again have the military repre sentatives of the sister provinces in our midst; and we should at least have such a grand military "spectacle" as our resources will allow. There is nothing to prevent a review of all the volunteers of the province as a fitting conclusion to the rifle contest. And in order to its complete success it would be no great sacrifice to have all business suspended for a day, during which the province might keep public holiday. The gene rous gift to our Southern friends by the proprietors of the Golden Crown, of a trip to the Thames, would, we are confident, be repeated by the owners of the Thames steamers for the cause of volunteering, in a free passage to and fro, given to all the Volunteers at the Thames, and no great difficulty would interpose to prevent the at tendance of Volunteers from the other districts of the Province. We would strongly urge that steps should be taken to mark the inter-provincial contest with some such fitting ceremonial. It is one in which the whole public would cheerfully ac quiesce, and which could not fail to have an excellent effect in lifting volunteer ing out of the position of a merely local question, and presenting it to the mind as our sole remaining national defence.

It is to be regretted that either from the neglect of some of the sub-enumera tors, or from accidental omissions, there will be some of our population left out in the enumeration under the census. This is a question not of mere sentiment and provincial pride, but one of £. s. d. And when we recol lect that under the present form of capitation allowance to the provinces, every family omitted means so many pounds deducted from our provincial revenue, the importance of the subject will be seen. The chief enumerator, Mr. Lusk, haa announced that census papers will be provided to all persons who have been so omitted, and we trust that no person will be found so in different to the interests of the pro vince, as to neglect to take so small an amount of trouble in order that the public works and other interests of tho province may not be deprived of amounts of money that are justly due.

A special general meeting of the members of the Northern Club will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I

THE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SOUTH.

This morning the Southern Volunteers were paraded by Col. Harrington ,who informed them that the firing would com mence on Tuesday morning, at the butts erected for the occasion at One-tree Hill, and that the whole of the Volunteers should fall in at the Drill-shed on that morning at 8 a.m., and thence proceed to the scene of competition. Some of the men have proceeded to the butts to-day. We are glad to learn that the directors of the p.s. Golden Crown, has courteously offered to the Southerners a free trip to the Thames on Monday or any other day during their stay, in that beautiful vessel. In the list of competitors we observe that twenty-five Volunteers "will support the honors of the North, and twenty-one those of the South Island, while' seventeen cadets will show the military spirit of young New Zealand.

THE SET ABE MARKET.

B-crsiNi-ss to-day has been brisk. There has been great enquiry for A.! Nations shares, and parcels have sold at £4 2s. 6d. and £4 ss. Caledonians have ad vanced to -890, and are held firm at that price. Junctions have sold at £2 and £1 17s. 6d.; Inverness, 12s. 6d ; Alburnia, 20s. and 255.; Thames, £13, £13 10s., and £14 10s.

THE CALEDONIAN— £10 DIVI DEND DECLARED.

A dividend of ten pounds per share will be paid ou Tuesday next, by the share holders in the Caledonian.

LONG DRIVE AND THAMES DIVIDENDS.

The Thames Gold Mining Compay will! give a dividend of 30s. per share next week, and the Long Drive £1 per share. |

THE JUNCTION.

We understand that no dividend will be declarged in this Company this month.

ARRIVAL OF THE WANGANUI.

The s.s. Wanganui, Captain Linklater, ar rived in the Manukau this morning, from Wanganui, having left there on Thursday. She brings no news of importance. en .

OHINEMURI.—THE MAIL.

In my last I mentioned that the King's herald had gone to Katikati in order to announce his intention of stopping the mail. Since then no very active demonstration has been made, although it must not be supposed that the affair has been allowed to drop. The King's government in this, as well as in various other matters, has shown an example to our Government by nob letting unpleasant subjects "slide" out of remembrance. Mere Kuru and a party of natives were watching near tbe Paeroa yesterday, in order to warn the native mailman to desist, but he having received a timely warning effected the cross ing higher up the river, and so eluded their vigilance. It is her highness's determination to catch the native to-day, and give him her ultimatum. If that fails to operate, as in tended, Te Hira himself (who says that his former as»ent was given on the understanding that the mail was only to run a short time longer) will come and order the stoppage. It now appears that one of the principal objec tions to the conveyance of Her Majesty' mails is in consequence of a piece of wire hav ing been brought up to Shorpe's, which is to be fixed at the crossing of the Ohinemuri river on the other side of the range, so as to avoid further delays in times of freshes. They consider that this " waea" is a first instalment of the telegraph. Mr. Puckey is up, but it remains to be seen whether his arguments of threats will have any effect. In case the Commissioner has to threaten will the Hon. Donald McLean back up his sub ? I fear not.— Advertiser's Correspondent, March 2.

THE WAIKATO.

mr. molean at alexandra. tapihana refuses to leave pirongia. Mclean interviews rewi and SOPHIA. [Pee, Gueville's Telegram- Co_irANV, Reuters Agents.] Alexandea, March 3. Mr. McLean and his staff arrived here to day. Tawhia has ordered Tapihana to leave Pirongia, but he refuses. There will probably be an interview between McLean, Rewi, and Sophia, tomorrow.

A Southern telegram, dated 23rd February, says scarlet fever, imported by tho passengers per Robert Henderson, has broken out at Invercargill, Switzer's, and Beaumont. The transfer books of .the Long Drive Gold Mining Company will bo closed at noon on Monday till noon on Wednesday, when a divi dend will be payable. It is notified that Robert Thompson lias filed a declaration of his inability to meet his engagements with his creditors. Creditors in the estate of George Turrell are requested to send in their claims to the trustee before the 30th inst. The annual meeting of tho Auckland Acclimatisation Society will be held at the office on Wednesday next. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Agricultural Society will be held on Tuesday next. A meeting of the shareholders 'of the Midnight Gold Mining Company is convened for the 20th inst. The following gentlemen in this province are gazetted as members of the Council of the University of New Zealand, at Dunedin :-~ Sir G. A. Arney, The Right Reverend Dr. Croke, and Hugh Carlefcon, Esq. ' \ _i ..

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[FEOM QUE OWN COBSESPONJDENT.]

THE THAMES.

THIS DAT. THE CALEDONIAN. — EICH SPECIMENS. ALL NATIONS' SPECIMENS. YIELD OE GOLD EOE THE MONTH OVEE 30,000 OZS. GOLDEN CEOWN CRUSHING. MOANATAIEI CEUSHING. TE HIEA ATTEMPTS STOPPAGE OE TATJEANGA MAIL. Gbahamstown, 2 p.m. The monthly yield of gold is 30,749 ounces, being an increase of 18,884 ounces on the previous month. The amount paid in dividends during the month is £54,350. The All Nations have taken out some very good stone, and there has been a brisk enquiry for shares at £4 and £4 ss. The Lady Bird, Tararua, has cleaned up, the result being 123 ounces for the fortnight. Eifteen tons of stone from the City of London realised 21 ounces retorted gold. The Golden Crown crushing is a considerable improvement upon last week. They have crushed during the week 137 tons which resulted in 453 ounces gold. The Moanatairi is also looking better. Erom 297 tons they have got 369 ounces. The Caledonian have taken out three cwt. of rich specimens this morning. The retorting continues. Te Hira personally attempted to stop the mail for Tauranga yesterday with his men. Mr. Puckey thinks he cannot succeed. ♦

THE LATEST.

CALEDONIAN CEUSHING- . — 11,000 OUNCES. 2.45 p.m. The Caledonian are still retorting. They have about 11,000 ounces on hand. The mine is looking well. The share market is lively. Caledo nian selling freely at £85, and Thames at £13 10s., to £14 10s. A few Junc tions sold at\£2, and Inverness at 13s and 12s. 6d. All Nations are in de mand.

NEW REEF GOLDEN CROWN.

2,50 pm. The Golden Crown gold has been reduced to 437 ounces melted gold. The greater portion oT this has been taken out of the new reef discovered a few days since. The reef is eight feet thick, and will no doubt go through Tookey's and the Caledonian. The Una have a good show of speci mens in sight. Waitemata looking well.

POLICE COURT.—Saturday.

[Before Major Heaphy and G. M. Mitford Esquires, Justices.] City Rates. —The adjourned case of D. Kean, summoned for £1 6s 3d, rates due, was resumed. The defence afforded was that the terms of the lease were that the landlord should pay the rates.—Ordered to pay the amount with costs. False Pretences. —W. H. Percival was charged by E. Shepherd, with having ob tained from him on the llth February, by false pretences, the sum of £6. —E. Shepherd, publican, Newton, deposed : On the llth February, about eleven o'clock defendant) came to my place and asked me to cash a cheque for £6. He gave me the cheque produced and I gave him six one pound notes, and he left immediately. On the 13th or 14th I pre sented it at the Bank of New Zealand, and was told that Mr. Percival must have made a mistake in the bank, that he had no account. —John Davis, ledger-keeper in the Bank of New Zealand, deposed : The cheque produced was presented at the bank on the 14th Feb ruary. I returned it because I believed the drawer had made a mistake and drawn on the w/ong bank. Defendant had no account at the bank at the time. He had had an ac count at the hank formerly. It was closed on the 29th January, 1870.—For the defence Mr. Stewart, manager of the Bank of New Zealand deposed : There was a difference between de fendant and the bank. There was a demand made by him on the bank for ten guineas, which had been charged to his account. We had not been able to produce the cheque. It is charged against him. A customer has a right to see any cheque charged against him. I asked him if it was his intention to sue the bank for the amount—To the Bench : Cheques are supposed to be kept for an unlimited period. He has made several requests within last six months to receive the cheque disputed. —To Mr. Wynn : I inferred that in his send ing he had some intention of getting the ten guineas on his cheque.—The decision of the Bench was that there was not sufficient evi dences of criminal intention, and c^'smissed tho case.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

A sekious accident took place on Thursday afternoon on tho Great North Road, by which Mr. Hoffman, the musician, was very severely injured. It appears that he was just taking his seat upon one of the Mount Albert 'buses when the vehicle went on without warning, and Mr. Hoffman was consequently thrown off, coming violently upon his head and being rendered insensible. He was at once con veyed to his own residence and medical assistance called in, but he still lies in a critical condition.

KAIPARA RACES.

The Kaipara Annual Races, which will come off on Tuesday next, are expected to be a very great success. Horses are expected from Auckland, the Wade, and Mahurangi, and a great number of visitors are sure to be present, should the weather prove fine, and favourable for sport.

THE EVENING STAB, MARCH 4, 1871.



WHO has kept constantly at work all through" tho bad times Two Working Jewellers making up Colonial Jewellery ?— Why/ E. H. LEWISSON. *"€*TTHO has kept constantly at work two YV,' Workmen cutting Greenstone and Thames Quartz P—Why, F. H. LEWISSCJN. WHO has the" largest and only assortment of Quartz Brooches, Earrings, Pins, Studs, and Slee c Liuks?—Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has always on hand Quartz Speci mens for sale ? — Why, F. H. LEWISSON. WHO has the largest assortment of Green stone Drops, Earrings, Breast Pins, Stusd, Sleeve Links, Sec, &c, &c. ?—Why, F- ; H.,LE>yiSSON, Manufacturer of Green stone and Quartz Jewellery. ' WHO can't pay his debts, having over stocked himself with Colonial Jew elle.'Pr-Why, F. H. LEWISSON. Then come and help him out and give him a turn, if you have any money. Highest price charged and abatement made. EEG-ISTEE! EEGISTEE! TjIORMS OF CLAIMS TO VOTE MAY BE HAD AT THE OFFICE OF THIS, PAPER. PRICE ONE PENNY.



I GEORGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer & Commission Agent, CORNER OF QUEEN & WYNDHAM-STEEETS.



WANTED IMMEDIATELY — A NURSE GIRL, between 14 and 15 years of age.—Apply to Mrs. H. GrLFiiT Atr, Symonds-strejt. References required. WANTED— A Strong LAD accustomed to Butchering ; no other need apply to R. Reeves, Hobson-street. WANTED— A MAN to atteud to a horse and cow, &c—Apply to T. B. Ken debdine, opposite to the Supreme Court. WANTED— General SERVANT—AppIy at the Stab Office. WANTED KNOWN—That Comfortable BOARD and RESIDENCE can be procured at Mrs. Ellison's, Prospect House, Hobson-street, within two doors of St. Mat thew's Church. WANTED KNOWN, that Hoopeb, Oeliff, and Co's Celebrated Bottled Stout and Light Bitter Ales, recommended by the Faculty, can only be had wholesale at the Golden Crown Brewerj r, Wellesley-street East. The trade and families supplied. WANTED— The public to know that PRINTING of every description is executed at the Evening. Stae Office, with neatness and despatch. TO BE SOLD—A iLARGE MARQUEE. —Apply at the Stae Office. FOR SALE.—One of GROVER AND BAKER'S SEWING MACHINES, in good working order. Instruction will be given to the purchaser if required.—Address, D.A., Post Office, Newton. LOST— From the Prince of Wales Hotel, a black and white Newfoundland - Pup DOG. —The person who brings it back will be handsomely rewarded. MINING- NEWS. NOTICE TO CLIENTS. I HAVE completed arrangements for ob taining Latest and most Reliable Infor mation relative to the Gold Mines, New Finds, Crushings, &c. Telegrams will be posted up at my office immediately on arrival, for the benefit of those transacting business with me. J. TONSON GARLICK, Sharebroker. Shortland-street, Auckland, 4th March, 1371. r,-»-i_*'.»_aßtSiJ* ■sMs&Aasqßmm TJIOR WANGANUI AND WELLINGTON. The s.s. «WANGANUI,' Captain Linkxateb, will leave the wharf Onehunga, TO-MORROW (Sunday) MORN ING, at 5 o'clock. CRUICKSHANK, SMART & CO, _ Agents. High-street, March 4, 1871.



WANTED - Bank of New Zealand' SHARES. KININO. Belfasts Caledonians Inverness Long Drives Nonpareils Thames Tookey's Young American MARTIN SHOLL, Queen-street. MINING STOCK WANTED. WANTED TO PURCHASE- Thames G. M. Shares Nonpareil Wnitemata Tookey Long Drive Caledonian Belfast Inverness Gas, Insurance, and Bank of New Zealand Shares. ALEX. SAUNDERS, Stock and Share Broker, Queen-Btreet. 7 r't'errti SOUTHEEN COMPETITORS." WOOLLEY'S ~7 ~» ROYAL MAIL, mHE BEST BILLIARD SALOON IN NEW ZEALAND. : j TO BUILDEES AND CONTEAC-''. TORS. TENDERS will be received until noon on T HUES DAY, the 9th March, 1871, for the ERECTION of } Sawmill, Engine House, Boiler House, Chimney, etc., with all necessary excavations, at Te Kopuru, Wairoa liiver, Kaipara. • . The plans and specifications may be seen, and all information obtained, on application to J. A. WALKER; " Or, J. SHEPHERD, United States Dining Rooms. Queen-street, Auckland, March 3, 1871. N.B.—The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. DAVIS & BROOKING-, Sharebrokers, Legal Managers, Commission and General Agents, Rent and Debt Collectors, 7 6, Wyndham-street, Auckland. 1 — "- — n MARTIN H. BURRELL, North Shore,:: will give instruction to Masters of,' Vessels desirous of learning NAVIGATION.;^ Terms, £5 ss. for the course of study.' hml N.B.—A free passage will be given in the p.s. 'Devonport.' • • -■ ■';'(flit) N O T I C E. NIGHTMAN. A. F L E T C H E R,^. BEGS to inform the Public that.he is ■ prepared, on the shortest notice, to Empty Cesspools at the most reasonable prices. Orders left at Mr. Sceats, British Hotel, Queen-street ; Mr. Everson, Cale donian Hotel, Symonds-street. -T7IOR TAURANGA DIRECT. The regular trader ~'.-'_. 'TAURANGA ?; 0. MoiLEE, Master, will leave as above on TUESDAY next, 7th inst. ;; For freight or passage apply on board. 7 ,' .sqrfcl Tji OE TAURANGAj aJw|V Jj DIRECT. JlMimffl&B' The repi-lar trading Cutter . "'>'": y£&3&33^ 'MARY ELIZA,' ''' Captain D. Sellars, will leave as above, THIS DAY (Saturday). ■< m M. NICCOL, „ 1:l! Agent., XT*-* Tjl O E KAIP ABA, /t^fclV JD Delivering Cargo at'am.. -/Wwm\_s_>* Stations on the Wairoa. . • *^K3t_-____? The Regular Trader .;>' :.:_.■_ 'T W I L I GET,' W. Meiklejohn, Master, will sail THIS DAY (Saturday), 4th inst. ' ' .. M. NICCOL. fof . .Agent. Custom-house-street, March 4,1871. , ,',;..... *^£:k TPOE KAIPABA, -Oty^^_ J- Delivering Cargo at Port If A F^r2^_> Albert, Otamatea, Pahi, &■<*• ,°^*^*^^ The Schooner 'MERLIN,' 41 tons register, M. Yates, Master, will' sa*l m MONDAY next, Oth inst. „_*««■ M. NICCOL, ■ Agent. Custom-house-street, March 1,1870. gpM^llN- JJ NAPIER, WELLING TON, LYTTELTON, TIMAB^ M^gmtm!^ OAMARU, AND PORT C^U ~ "* MERS. i, The s.s. ~ A ' LORD ASHLEY ' U : Will leave Queen-street Wharf, on WEDNES?. 1 ' the Sth instant. For Freight or Passage apply to . ,-. . HENDERSON & MACFARLANE ,«AJt*W G rahamstown^a^u^ FTIHE FIJI I-I^tiS l The Undersigned have been appotated ,M_f^:.,, the sale of the " Fiji Times" in AucWana.. - g, Advertisements received and forwaraeu . - earliest opportunity. loti '': - REED AnFbRET^ e "EVENING STAR" O^IF ' Queen .s_: be c t-j ~__ rt ,_