SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS.

Crishna, barque, 253 tons, Stephens, from New castle.

DEPARTURES.

Clyde, schooner, 41 tons, Austen, for Bay of Islands'

IMPORTS.

Per barque Janet Dalgleiah, from New castle :—350 tons coal, Henderson and Mac farlane: 200 bngs ruaize, Or. W. Binney.— Henderson and Macfarlane, agents.

Per barque Novelty, from Sydney. —120 gunnies sugar, order; 40 ditto ditto, order; 150 ditto ditto, order; 1 quarter-cask treacle, 190 gunnies sugar, order ; 100 ditto ditto, J. Eoberton and Co.; 5 hlids. ale, 100 eases oila, 250 boxes candles, 412 bags sugar, 79 ditto ditto, 87 coils wire, order ; 2 kegs staples, W. Busby; 50 half-chests tea, 4 crates bottles, 1 cask, H. »S. Meyers ; 4- packages roorcbandise, A. E. Cobon ; 105 bags bone dust, Bell Bros.; 20 gunnies sugar, A. L. Humphries and Son ; 40 ditto ditto, F. W. Gledldll; 236 tons coals, 1 quarter-cask whiskey, 5 pieces timber, 1 case, order. —Henderson and JVlac-farlano, agents.

The s.s. Go-Ahead is advertised to leave here on Saturday next for Tauranga an;l "Wlia katane, lf-nving the whnrf at 12 o'clock. The schooner Tauranga will leave for Tau rans?a to-morrow at 3 p.m.

The barque Janet Paleleish was to leave Newcastle for this port -with a cargo of maize and cools about the 20th ultimo, and may bt expected daily. 'J lie B.s. John Perm will leave the Manutau on Friday next for Sydney.

The s.s. James Paterson may be expected about the sth or 6th instant from Sydney, and will probably bring the English mail via Suez. The p.s. G-olden Crown brought up from the Thames last evening 4600 ozs. of gold for the Sank of New Zealand.

The barque Novelty arrived in liarbom* yesterday from Sydney. She cleared the Heads on the evening of the 14th inst., and had light B.W. wind 9 for two days; thence had light head winds across, sighting the Kings on Sunday last. Had light'variable winds down the coast. Passengers : —Mr. and Mrs. Wearing, Mrs. Nearing, Miss Andrews, Mrs. Turner, Capt. Alteredge, and five in the steerage. It is notified that James Foley has made a deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors.

ARRIVAL OF THE CRISHNA.

The barque Orishna, Captain Stephens, arrived in harbour this morning, bringing a cargo of coals for Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane. She left Newcastle on the 14th, experienced light easterly winds across, making the Three Kings on Monday last. She had fine 'weather and calms dovm the coast.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Stab Office,

Wednesday afternoon

Messrs. C. Arthur and Son sold by auction at their mart, this morning, 400 acres of land, at Kaipara, for £40 ; also, five allotments in Shaddock-street, Auckland, for £23; and 112 acres of land in the parish of Karangahape for £12.

Mr. Oreo. Sibbin had a good attendance at his sale of produce this morning. The fol lowing prices were obtained :—Butter, 4|d to 6d ; cheese, 5Jd ; sugar, 4f d to ssd ; tea, 25s 6d per box, and Is lOd per IK for half chests ; potatoes, 3s ; maize, 6s 3d to 6s 6d ; candles, lid to llf d ; kerosene, 5a 6d.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under : —

For Thames, this day, at 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., and to-:.iorrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Mahurangi, &c, per Samson, to-morrow,

at 1.30 p.m. For Russell and Kawakawa, per Comerang,

to-morrow, at 3 p.m. For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per John Perm, to-morrow, 3rd instant, at 3 p.m. Late letters for Sydney >md Mel bourne, bearing a fee of threepence, in addition to the postage, will be received till

3.30 p.m. For Russall and Kawakawa, per Sea Breeze,

on Saturday, 4th instant, at 9 a.m. For Coromandel, &c, per Lalla Rookb, on Monday, 6th instant, at 10 a.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per

Wonga Wonga, will close at this office, on Tuesiay, 7th instant, as under :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central,

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 1.30 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 six pence 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.

Thb following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, February 4, 1871:— Friday, February 3 : Messrs. J7 A. Gilfillan

and T. B. Gillies. (Saturday,' February 4 : Messrs. H. Q-ilflllan and W. A. Graham.

BIRTH.

Kbesino.—On February 1, at her residence, Eden Crwcent, Mrs. John Keesing, of a son.

DEATH.

Donovan.-On Ist Feburary, George Augustine, third son of F. Donovan, Epsom, aged 23 years The funeral will leave his father's residence for thy Onehunga Cemftery, at"3 p.m., to-morrow (Friday), i rUada at* r«»p«ctfttlly Invited to attend

The Evening Star. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1871.

This evening at the Hall of the Me chanics' Institute, his Honor the Su perintendent, in the capacity of a can didate for Parliament, will address the electors of City West; and to-mor row the nomination of candidates will take place at the Young Men's Chris tian Association, in Wellesley-street. It is still to be hoped that there will not be a contest, and that to-morrow may conclude the election. We can not think that after time has been afforded for reflection an opposition to Mr. Gillies will still be maintained. It is satisfactory to find that strong as are the feelings on one political question, electors have not allowed themselves to be blinded to the fact that there are other questions besides that of " Pro tection" to engage the attention of Parliament during the next five years. And although the question of tariffs might easily have been made a hus tings' cry, the ability and general qualifications of candidates have weighed more than their peculiar views on one single question. The question of free trade was not raised against the candidature of Mr. Vogel. There are plenty of free traders among his constituents, and among those that were prepared to support him, but the question was generously waived, and he was allowed a walk over. We still hope that a similar spirit will be shown to the candidature of Mr. Gillies. He has been regarded as a free-trader, though it is difficult to see wherein his views would be less influential for the encouragement of home industries than those of pro tectionists. But even if he were an extreme free-trader, his proved ability as an administrator, his personal character, his clear-headedness, and his lucid logical and effective powers of public speaking, would make him a representative which any constituency might be anxious to obtain. In these respects it is no great disparagement to say of the other candidates for the same constituency, that they are a long way behind. That Auckland City West should be content with anything second to Mr. Gillies, when that gen tlemen seeks its suffrages, is scarcely intelligible. We are opposed to some of his views, and regret his abrupt opposition to the Government policy —a policy which is calculated to be the salvation of the country. But we do not hesitate to say that if Auckland City West, from the indulgence of party or personal feelings, or for any narrower reasons, does not return Mr. Gillies at the head of the poll over his two opponents, Auckland City West is not deserving of being represented in Parliament.

"We are gratified to find that the " Working Men's Protection Society" has at length come to its right mind, and that its members have realised the fact that they are living within the bounds of civilisation. It is regarded as a mark of progress among tho Maoris to see them availing themselves of the privileges of the Insolvent Court; and we take it as a token for good to see that the rude, and primitive principles of Thuggism are being abandoned by the so called Working Men's Protection Society, and that it so far defers to the forms and usages of civilised society as to betake itself to the law Courts for protection against the strictures ot the Evening Btab. We hail the ad vent of right reason ; and as the hat is to be sent round among the public to collect contributions for defraying the expenses of the " unemployed " when indulging in the luxury of an action for damages, we shall be very happy to add our mite in token of our satis faction with the course on which the followers of " Mr." Wetton have en tered. The admission of the Society that we have " damaged " the cause, might be regarded by many as a com pliment, considering the " terror " which was supposed to be inspired in the city from end to end ; and the necessity declared in public meeting for one or two more good fires; and the fact as alleged by " Mr." Wetton that he had " muzzled the press." But we waive the honor, and for the sake of the good likely to result from the Society sheltering itself beneath the broad shield of law instead of boast ing of midnight burnings, we shall be happy to be made a martyr for the general good of the members of the " Working Men's Pro tection Society." We do not see that it is necessary to hold another meeting for the purpose of deliberating as to whether the Society should institute legal proceedings, unless it may be supposed that in the interim the Evening Star, inspired with the pre valent "terror " existing in the city, should lick the feet of " Mr." Wetton. But as we should be sorry to remove i

the inducement for turning from " rattening" to law-abiding courses, we shall with resignation to fate, even abide results. Pending the re sult of the deliberations on to-mor row evening, we cannot avoid feeling gratified at the effect which an honest denunciation of the Society has had on its professed principles. The Society is now as anxious to disown complicity in the burnings as it was before to reap the benefit of the " terror" supposed to be inspired ; and the cowardly miscreants who had the unmanliness to send threatening letters to Lady Bowen and Mrs. Gillies, are repudiated. Whether or not the Society has had to do with the burning of the kerosene store and the Music Hall, the Society decidedly endeavoured to take the credit of those burnings so as to inspire the " terror" boasted of. That game has been checkmated ; and the indignation caused by the attempts to frighten innocent and harmless ladies has shown the Society that those tactics won't do. The Society has been terrified at the ghost which it has raised ; but its leaders should not be allowed to shrink from the conse quences of their former intemperate and inflammatory harangues ; and as their names are all known to the police, we call on the police to put the law in force, and, under the stringent pro visions of the Vagrant Act, take such action as will deter any others from similarly attempting to disturb the peace of the community.

The race in watermen's boats announced to come off this morning ha 3 been ■withdrawn, in consequence of Marshall not coming for ward with the balance of stakes. Marshall was willing to row for the amount deposited, ■fil aside, but Barron declined to go for any thing less than £5 a-side. The race is con sequently off.

A quantity of damaged cargo, including lenther and wool, damaged at the ship City of Auckland, will be sold by auction to-morrow, by Mi1. S. Jones, at the new stores of Messrs. Combc-s and Daldy, Customhouse-street.

Messrs. Cruickshank, Smart and Co. adver tise for a diver to inspect the bottom of the City of Auckland prior to the survey.

The sitting of the Native Lands Court was continued yesterday, when the ense of the Te Arohn block was resumed before judge Manning and two native assessors. The greater part of the day was taken up in examining a pakeha Maori named Nicholls, whose evidence in many respects was similar to that of the natives. He was examined by Mr. Hesketh at considerable length and was cross-examined by Mr. Bennett. It is expected that case of the claimants will conclude to-day, and the caso of the counter-claimants commence.

Last evening an entertainment was given at the Lunatic Asylum, at which the Whau Ministrels took part. A good number of persons went out by one of Quick's 'buses, which left the town at half-past six o'clock, and by other means. The unfortunate in mates of the Asylum appeared to be highly pleased with the performances of the " Niggers," and everything passed off satis factorily.

At a meeting of the Auckland Alliance for the suppression of tho liquor traffic, a vote of thanks was passed for those nicmbors of the Provincial Council who voted for tho permis sive clause in the Licensing Bill.

The usual monthly parade of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers will take place this evening. After the pa'-ade, the prizes lately won by the members of No. 2 Company will be presented by Major Q-ordou.

In the sculling match on the day of the re gatta, a protest was lodged ngainst tho winning boat (Clare) because she was rowed on the quarter. It was decided by the umpire that the race should be rowed again, and yesterday afternoon Ifes3i\s. Clare and Weymouth were started by Captain Clayton, to go over the same ground. The race was one of the best we have ever seen contested in these waters, and was witnessed with no little interest by a large number of people. The boats remained side by side all the time, and it was with some difficulty decided by the umpire that Clare had won tl c race by about six or eight inches. Weymouth was about to enter another protest, when it was arranged that, to save going over the course again, the money (£5) should be handed over to the All Saints' Church fund.

THE FIRE IN MECHANICS BAY.

An enquiry into the burning of the kerosene store in Mechanics' Bay, is being held this afternoon at the Swan lune. Evidence is being received as we go to press.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, ONE HUNGA.

Ok Monday evening the annual meeting in connection with the Church was held in the school-room, Rev. A. G. Purchas in the chair. The accounts for the past half-year were submitted. The receipts for Home Mission Fund amounted to £63 18s. 3d., and the General Offertory to £63 lls. O^d. The report also showed that during the previous twelve months the debt of £150 had been reduced to £83 mainly by weekly subscriptions. It was expected that the balance would be wiped off" during the present year. The Her. A. G. Purchas nominated Mr. J3. JN\ Manley as minister's churchwarden ; and Mr. J. D. Jackson was re-elected parish churchwarden for the ensuing year. Messrs. J. G. Hutchison, "Bates, >. Wool field, W. Tapp, and D. Hill were chosen vestrymen.

Tho Australasian of tho 21stinst. publishes as a supplement a largo engraving represent ing tho city of Melbourne, as seen from Emerald Hill. The original painting ia by a colonial artist, as well as the engraving.

CITY WEST ELECTION.

PUBLIC MEETING- OF ELECTORS. T. B. Gillies, Ksq., will address the electors of City West, at the Brick School house, corner of Hobson and Vincent streets, at 8 p.m. to-morrow evening.

SUPREME COURT.— In Bank ruptcy.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1871. TBefore Laughlin O'Brien, Esq., Registrar ]

The usual sitting for unopposed cases in bankruptcy w*3 held yesterday. The only case set down for hearing wns that of S. Hearney, but the formalities had not been complied with, the case was adjourned for a week. In case of A. E. Cohen was also caled, but an opposition was nnnounced, and the case was adjourned. There were no meetings before the Official Trusteo, and no other cases than those above mentioned were called.

POLICE COURT.—THUHSDAr. [Before J. Dil worth and H\ D. Morpeth, Esqs, Justices.] Drunkenness.—J. TT. Crew, M. O'Brien, Alex. Q-'-aham, W. Bife, J. Jackson were each finer! Os or 24 hours imprisonment. W. Leavy and P. Puffy forfeited their hail. AS3A.TTLT.— James Ferguson charged with assaulting Catherine Ferguson.—Mr. J. B. ■Russell appeared for the complainnnt. The "Bench suggested that the defendant give sureties to keep the peace for six months in the sum of £10, himself in £30. ABSCoyDTXG Apprentice. — John Moor charged by John Quin with absenting him self from his employment.—.7. B. Russell appeared for complainant Mr. Joy for defendant. Mr. Marsden, a solicitor, proved the indentures having been executed.—John Q.uin deposed that defendant absented him self with the intention of joining; the Armed Constabulary. In cross examination plainant admitted that defendant had told him repeatedly that he was over 21 years of age. Adjourned on the application of Mr. Joy, until Friday. The Bench admitted the defendant to bail in two sureties of £10 each.

The Court then rose.

WORKING MEN'S PROTECTION SOCIETY.

Last evening the committee of the above named Society met at the Drill shed, Princes street, for the purpose of considering an article which appeared in the Evening Star on Monday last, and which was alleged by some of the committee to be libellous in its character, from its connecting the Society with the burnings of houses that had occurred in the city. The article was read by Mr. Wetton.the President of the Society, and afrer a good deal of dis cussion it vas resolved to take legal advice upon the inatlcr, and, if it was found to be libellous, to prosecute the writer. The mem bers of the committee averred that their pro ceedings of the other night were rnisreported, and that no such statements were made as reported. They agreed that it was rather unfortunate for the Society that the fires had taken place at the present time, but they dis avowed all connection with them in any shape or way, and said that any rowdyism among the members would at once subject them to expulsion. One of the members of the committee, a Mr. Coulson, we think, stated that the late fires could not benefit the working men, and that lie was quite sure none of the members of the Society had any hand in it.—The President said he regretted to hear that some person had sent a threaten ing letter to Lady Bowen, which no doubt would be put down to the Society, which at the pi'esent time came in for a considerable share of abuse. —After a good deal of desultory conversation, it was resolved to call a monster meeting on the Barrack Hill, near the' Drill shed, at 7 o'clock on Friday evening, in order to refute the charges which were made against the vSociety by an evening contemporary, and to take the opinion of the meeting as to whe ther the Society would take action in the matter, or not.—lt was resolved that the sub scription lUts should be at once crJlcd in, and published in the daily papers, and it was also resolved that, should the Society determine on prosecutiug the E letting Star, the public should be asked to assist in defraying the legal expenses of the action.

BAY COAL MINES.

We learn thai., thanks to the prompt action taken by the directors of the Bay of Islands Coal Company, the strike among the miners employed there is at an end. The malcon tents have been dismissed, and a number of them arrived yesterday per Comeraug. Thoir places have been supplied by others, who are now at work, free from the intimidation of those men who by their misconduct hav.e for feited the undoubted advantages of good wages, comfortable homes, and kind treat ment, which they possessed whilst in the em ployment of the company.

DEPUTATION TO THE SUPERIN TENDENT.

A Deputation, consisting of Messrs. Holmes, Rattray, Woodward, and Nicol, waited upon his Honor the Superintendent yesterday morn ing, in reference to the repairing and lengthen ing of Holmes' wharf. It will be remembered that a petition on this subject was presented to the Council during its sitting. It was referred to a committee, who proposed that the wharf should be leased, so that the tolls might keep it in repair and lengthen it^te-the required dimensions. This the Superintendent stated to the deputation, and explained that tho reason that nothing was done in the matter was because the Government were waiting for the formation of a Harbour Board. Should, however, it becomo absolutely necessnry to make any ropairs and alterations to the wharf, the Government would of course do so, and have to recoup itself afterwards. The deputa tation, after having thanked Hid Honor, withdrew.

The Anglo-Australian, in London, writes, " I regret to announce tho death of Captain Powell, and also of Lieutenant Waller, 57th Regiment, which corps was stationed for some time in Wimganui during the late Maori war."

WESLEYAN SUNDAY - SCHOOL.

The annual meeting of the Sunday schools in connection with the Wesleyan Methodist communion was held last evening in the new church, Pitt-street. The proceedings com menced with praise—" Come, Father, Son, and Hcly Q-host, to whom we for our children cry." The Rev. Mr. Lewis engaged in prayer. On the motion of Mr. Rigg, Mr. Shera was called upon to preside.

The Chairman said that, owing to an un expected change in the programme, he had been called upon to preside. That change was, he regretted to say, occasioned by the indisposition of the Ber. Mr. Berry. He might say, in opening the business of the meeting, that the Wesleyan Sunday-schools had nearly 1000 scholars, and more than 100 teachers. When they considered the great benefit accruing, not only to the Church by the faithful discharge of the duties de volving on these teachers, but the benefit likely to be derived by. this lai-ge number of scholars, they could not fail to recognise the importance of the general result. Those who, observed the progress of religious - teaching could not fail to distinguish this as one of the most important agencies of the Church for good. It was from these schools that the greatest hope was derived that a succession of pious and intelligent fellow-labourers would arise to carry on the work of religion ; and it was through the influer.ee of the Sunday school that he looked, not only for scholars and teacher*, but for pious ond useful citizens. In this manner the Sunday-school would prove, not merely a blessing to the Church, but to the whole* world. The Secbetabt read the statistical and financial statement, from which it appeared that there are in Auckland G schools con nected with the church, with 111 teachers and 944 scholars ; the average Sunday afternoon attendance, 604. Prom the financial state ment it appeared that the balance in hand from last anniversary, wa3 £9 10s. Id.: sub scriptions from Parnell School, £1 Is. ; Union street School, £1 Is.; G-rafton Road School, £1 Is. ; proceeds from the High-street tea meeting (May), £2 25. ; Pitt-street (August), £2 16s ; High-street tea meeting, £3 Bs. 6d.; estimated proceeds from anniversary, £10; leaving a balance in hand of £17 15s. sd. The Rev. Mr. Lewis moved the adoption of the report, and gave an interesting account of his own experience of the difficulties,'yet successes, of the Sunday-school work in the low neighbourhoods of London. He exhorted the teachers to the necessity of punctual at tendance and diligence in the performance of the work in hand. Teacher 3 should not be discouraged when they are met by apparent stubbornness. It often happened that the most susceptible of impression were the weakest, and though the effect upon the stub born was not immediately perceptible, it some times happened that the truth sank deepest in such natures, and remained longest un impaired. The Rev. Mr. Itida (superintendent of the district) seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. He attributed his own position first to the class meeting, and then to the Sunday-school. He could not himself describe the benefit he derived from the Sunday-school. He was confident that it was in the Sunday-school that young men could best test the genuineness of their call to the ministry. He had himself thought that this was the commencement of the usefulness of young men. He had found that young men who were willing to commence here, to submit themselves to discipline, were afterwards most effective, and when not willing he had little confidence in them.—The Hey. Mr. Rigg concluded by exhorting the parents to encourage the maintenance of the Bible classes ; for if ihe members of the Church did not do this the bc3t opportunities for im provement would be lost. The motion for the adoption of the report was carried unanimously.

Tlie CnAiRirAN- said'it was desirable that tliose having collecting boxes for the Home and Foreign Mission should send them in, so thac the accounts might be made up.

Mr. -Arthur, jun., in moving the appoint meut of the committee for the ensuing year, described the constitution of the committee, consisting of the officers and teachers of the (schools and the Church. He moved the ap pointment of the following gentlemen as the committee for the year :— Messrs. Edsoo, Griffith, Stone, Caley, Couplaud, Hogg, Allom, Hobbs, Hoskhis, Prime, Hemus, sen., Rose, Walter Graham, Allom, Warren a He mus, jun., Scotfcer, Hendei'son, Brittain, Wyld, Nicolson, Major, Shera (treasurer).

Mr. Thokne moved a vote of thanks to Mi1. Britson for teaching the schools several beau tiful hymns, several of which had been sung during the evening.

Mr. McMastkrs seconded the motion, which was carried with applause.

The proceedings concluded with the bene diction and the Tote of thanks to the Chair man.

THE SOUTH VIA TAURANGA.

[Greville's Telegram Company, Reutkr's

Agent.]

(FROM THE " HERALD.")

BRYCE RETURNED FOR WANGANOI

THE ELECTIONS IN OTAGO.

MACANDREW DEFEATED AT

CLUTHA

WANGANUI.

January 31, 1.5 p.m. —At the Wanganui election, Mr. John Bryce was returned to-day without opposition.

DUNEDIN.

January 30, 2 p.m.—lv the Roslyn elec tion, Driver polled 204, Eoss 168.—At Clotha, ThoQison obtained a majority of fifty over Maeandrew. The returns from four'booths are to come in, but they cannot influence the result. Mr. Macaudrew has since been re quested to stand for the Port, where there will probably be no opposition.

Lady Burgoyne has received from the Empress Eugenic a costly gold locket, in which Her Majesty's photograph is to be enclosed, as a souvenir of her memorable voynge to Eng land in Sir John Burgoyne's yacht, the Gazelle.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

[FKOM OUJi OWX CORRESPONDENT 1

THE THAMES,

THIS DAY.

THE CALED ONIA CRUSHING ENORMOUS RETURNS. '

COOK-A-DOODLE.—SPLENDID

RETURN

FIRE AT THE ROSE AND

CROWN,

GRAHAMSTOWN

(iEAHAMSTOWUr, 3 p.m

The Caledonian cleaned up this morning with the magnificent result of 2441 ounces for the month; 2000 ounces of this was from one ton of specimens. Altogether 350 tons were crushed. The Cock-a-T)oodle has obtained 46 ounces from 150 lbs. stone. There was a narrow escape of 1 fire at Grahamstown this morning. 1 At two o'clock flames were observed I issuing from the Hose and (?rown I Hotel, by Constable Walker, and the § alarm was at once given. It is be- | lieved that the fire originated' from i live coals dropping through the bricks I of the fireplace. The fire was, fortunately, extia- / guished with but little damage. ——- j

GARDEN OPERATIONS FOR FEB RUARY.

Kitchen G-akden. —As the crops of peas are gathered from the ground it will allow for the "planting of late celery, savoys, cabbage*, broccoli, and cauliflower ; but if the weather is unfavourable, defer till the folio wing month, As we have in both hot and dry this taontb, plant after a heavy rain, never mind waiting a few weeks for it, as your plants will be as forward as if they had been put in a few weeh earlier; we have no set time in this climate throughout the summer months, we must be guided by the seasons both in sowing and planting; far better let the plants remain in the seed bed till the nights get a little longer and the air cooler, besides insects areTei) troublesome at this season. In seaßon:- Peas, toinatos, rhubarb, beans, cauliflower, carrots, turnips, beet, cabbage, vegetable marrow, lettuce, radish, cucumber, and email salad. Potatoes and onions, all the year round.

Fruit Garden. —Continue to gather in fruit as it ripens ; see that the young tres have a liberal supply of water, or the fruit nuj ripen prematurely and drop off. Steawbeny beds done bearing should have the runners cut away, and the hoe run through them; preserve as much of the foliage as possible, v that in a great measure tends to mature the dormant buds for the following season's crop of fruit. Cut away canes from the raspberries after the crop is gathered, and encourage the young growths for next season's crop, leave about four or five young rods, and destroy all the vest. Hoe all spare ground ; trim hedges if not already done. In season —peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, apples, cherries, figs, mulberries, Cape gooseberries, lemons, and oranges. Flower Garden.—Operations in _ lhi» department for this month are principally watering, staking, tying, in fact all that"tend* to neatness ; bedding plants should be now in full flower. Propagation for the requirement! of another 'season mu3t soon be commenced, for unless they get pretty well rooted befort winter they are difficult to preserve. _ Attend strictly to moving, sweeping, and rolling, Ma keep the edges well defended, so as to give all a neat finished appearance. Greenhouse.—Chrysanthemums must hot be shifted into their flowering pots. yut down pelargoniums that have done flowering and ripened their wood, set them in a taw place out of doors, till they break intole«. Cuttings will strike freely out of doors tui they break into leaf. Cuttings will stose freely out of doors, or in a cool frame if shadea. Heaths and all hard wooded plants plunge" in a shady place out of doors. As soon» cinerories have formed suckers, shase tiw out and divide the roots, pot the °est in ffl , four inch pots for another season. The sa treatment for the calceolaria. Keep department gay with flowers coming w succession.

THE EVENING STAR, FEBRUARY 2, 1871.



MARTIN H. BUREELL, North Show, I will give instruction to Mag> J | Vessels desirous of learning NAVIGAI^ Terms, £5 ss. for the course of study. . N.B.—A free passage will be given in* | p.a. ' Devonport. 1 I WANTED-A good SHOEING SKgJ I or a man capable of driving on Sh* i —Apply to J. Qttinn, Independent »no*w | Forge, Albert-street. __—— —■« WANTED-A GIRL to make hjl generally useful.—Apply at »» WJ of this Paper. __^ _ .—- — -r~TO> WANTED— The public to W?* j, PRINTING of every <toc«PUo^b executed at the Evening- Stab OB" 6' neatness and despatch. _^^- WANTED, by a Young Lady, »n • gagement"as Governess; county. ferred. Good testimonials.-Address office of this, paper. _____ —— —■"■— "WANTED, TWO or three BOYS to run the g| ■„ Star. Good boys con earn W» 25s a week.