SHIPPING.

POET OP AUCKLAND

f! DEPARTUBES. j] Duke of Edinburgh, p.s., Farquhar, for Wangarei. I Louisa Simpson, schooner, 91 tons, Bannister, for jjj ussell.

■ The cargo of the schooner Ivanhoe, from ,'Mongonui, consists of 14 tons gum, 20,000 j feet timber, and 40 bales flax.

The p.s. Duke of Edinburgh is due here to night, from'Wangarei.

| The s.s. Bt. Kilda will leave the Manakau for Wanganui to-morrow morning, at 8 o'clock. The barque Janet Dalgleish entered outwards at the Customs, to-day, for Newcastle. The brig Union hauled alongside the wharf yesterday, and commenced to discharge her cargo of grain this morning. The fine s.s. Hero is announced to take her I departure for Sydney and Melbourne, to morrow aiterneon.

The barque Kate, for Sydney, sails on Thursday.

The ship Wild Dunk ia now discharging her I cargo of grain and in excellent order.

The barques Free Trader, and Frowning Beauty, and schooner Louisa Simpson, are still lying at the Heads, awaiting a fair breeze to proceed on their voyages.

The p.s. Challenger arrived at Helensville at 7 p.m. on Sunday, after a splendid run of thirty-three hours from Mongonui.

The p.s. Royal Alfred will leave for Gva hamstown this evening, at 7 o'clock.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Star Office, Tuesday morning.

Messrs. Arthur & Son held a sale of produce at t.b.3 auction mart to-day, the following prices were realised : —Cheese, 4Jd to sd; butter, 5d to s|d; oats, 3s 3d ; flour, lls; potatoes, 3s 6d ; onions, Id per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :—

For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m., and to morrow, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For Whitiangi, per Mary Ellen, this day, at 5 p.m.

For Wanganui, per St. Kilda, to-morrow, at 8 a.m.

For Napier and GHsborne, per s.s. Star of the South, to-morrow, at noon. Late letters and telegrams for transmission from the Napier station will be received at this office till 12.30 p.m. For Mongonui, per Ivanhoe, to-morrow, ai; 3 p.m. For Tauranga, per Tauranga, to-morrow, at \ p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places, per s,s. Hero, will close at this office on Wednes day, 31st mat., as under :— For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean Port, and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For the Australian Colonies, at 2 p.m. For United Kingdom via Suez and Southamp ton (for letters specially so addressed), at 2 p.m. For United Kingdom via Marseilles and Brin-

disi, at 2.30 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news-

papers, at noon. Late letters for Sydney, Melbourne, and United Kingdom via Southampton, bearing a fee of 3d arid 6d in addition to the postage, will be received at this office till 2.30 p.m. For Sydney, per Kate, on Thursday, Ist June,

at 11 a.m. For Tauranga, Napier, and the Southern Provinces, per Lord Ashley, immediately after arrival of the Nebraska from Hono lulu.

For Taranaki and the Southern Provinces, per s.s. Phoebe, immediately after arrival of Nebraska from Honolulu.

For Sydney and the Australian Colonies, per Nebraska, 10 hours after her arrival from Honolulu.

Note.—Revised tables of rates of postage can now be obtained at this office; price, 6d. S. B. Biss, > Chief Postmaster.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the weak ending Saturday, June 3, 1871: — Wednesday, May 31: Messrs. Wood and Baber. Thursday, June 1: Messers. Daldy and Dargaville. Friday, June"2 : Messrs. Davis and Dilworth. Saturday, June 3 : Messrs. J. A. Gilfillan and A. Beetham.

BIRTH.

Styak.—en May 28, at the Cottage Greenmount Tamaki Bast, the wife of W. S. Styak of a son '

MARRIAGE.

Bertram—Beni>eb.— On the 24th May, 1871, at I*,' e2r^ B Churuh > Shortland, by the Rev. V Lush Bichard Bertram, to Anne Susan Bender, both of

The firs^fe meeting of the session of the Auckland Institute was held last evening, his Honor the Superintendent in the chair, in ™Tw£ uHeald' the President for the CaDtaTnH U H ft cc? Bummo^ to Wellington. InstihL n. al*?' *n actiTe member of the Institute, proceeded to Wellington Several nterestmg papers werejread 8 l

The Evening Star. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1871.

A notification that appears in anothei column with reference to deserters, will, we bave no doubt, afford very great satisfaction to the class of men referred to. Whether, on. the whole, it is a notification in ■which the public will find grounds for satisfaction is another question. There is a very large num ber of men in this province who have so evinced their preference for us, and their dis relish for the restraints of the service, as to have abandoned the profession of arras. We should be much obliged to the Secretary of State for the kind gift ; though, in all pi-oba bility, the home authorities have the happy consciousness that attends the practice of charity, and feel that in conferring thiß favor on the colonies, blessed is he that giveth a good deal more than he that receiveth. The class of men who have deserted from Her Majesty's service appears to be such that their absence from their va rious regiments will be a relief; and if we may judge from the number of offences against our laws that have been brought home to these fugitives from discipline, the removal of the whole class from our shores would be ac-! cepted as no inconsiderable boon. However as it is we congratulate these gentlemen on their being freed from the burden of fears which must have considerably disturbed their enjoyment of colonial lifo ; and we hope that they will henceforth live such quiet and peaceable lives as become good colonists.

As reported in our issue yesterday, a meeting of the City Council was held at three o'clock. A report from Messrs. J. B. Russell and Beveridge on the 13th schedule of the Corporations Act, was read, and certain of the by-laws contained in the schedule were adopted. It was resolved to procure a cor poration seal, and the sum of £300 was fixed as salary for a town clerk, it being resolved that a gentleman of legal training should be ap pointed. Mr. Harrop was appointed trea surer, at £250 a-yesir, and the subject of valuator and collector was deferred till nest meeting A committee,, was appointed, to consider the proposed Gas Company's Act, and various other matters, of greater or less importance, were transacted.

We are much pleased to see that Madame Mohler's kindness in so generously and liber ally rendering assistance to so many concerts for charitable and other purposes, is about being recognised in a complimentary benefit concert to be given in the City Hall. Several gentlemen, -who are sure to secure a success, have taken the matter warmly in hands, and the conceit, which i 3 to take place on the Bth of June, will, we have no doubt, evince the kindly feelings of the people of Auckland to wards Mrs. MolJer, and their- appreciation of her musical abilities.

We have been informed that the result of crushing the specimen weighing 102 lbs., ex hibited at the Bank of New Zealand last week, from the Tokatea Company's claim, is 161 ozs. of gold.

An accident of a very painful nature oc curred on Thursday last at Waikomiti, by which a young lad about Vk years of age, named Richard Campbell, was severely Fn jured. The lad, in company with another, was out shooting, and had placed the butt of his gun on a stone, resting his arm on the muzzle. The butt slipping ofi" the stone, the concussion caused the gun to explode, sending the charge completely through the arm. The boy was immediately taken to Dr. Aickin's residence, and attended to ; and subsequently has been taken inio hospital. The small bones which had been shattered have been removed, aud we are glad to learn that ampu tation will not be necessary, and that the boy is in a fair way of recovery.

A meeting of the directors of the newly formed Mutual Mining Investment Society was held to-day at 1 o'clock in the office of the legal manager, Mr. Williams, in West Queen-street. Mr. H. J. Ellis was elected chairman of directors, and various matters of detail connected with the Society was trans acted. Instructions were given to have the deed of incorporation prepared, to be sub mitted to a general meeting of members, which will be held, if possible, on Friday evening. A considerable number of shares, additional, have been taken up, and otherwise the project appears to have been very favour ably received by the public. As the intention is to afford to those of the community who have but small means for investment, the advantages of association, there is much in the new institution to commend it to public favour. The shared being 200 in number, of the value of £10 each, payable in weekly in stalments of 55., it is within the reach of all j and if care and judgment are used in the transaction of business, there is every pros pect of the society being a most successful one.

The p.e. Royal Alfred will leave for G-rahamstown this evening, at 7 o'clock.

We regret that a typographical error occur red in our share market report of yesterday. In Mr.^Shell's quotations "Ballarat and Bising Sun" shares, appeared as sold for 18s, where as it should have been as in the report fur "nished tp us, 10a.

Mgr. Monrad, some years ago a farmer in New Zealand, has been nominated to the bishopric of Holland-Falster, in Denmark.

Eeturn of sick treated during the week ending Saturday, May 27, 1871, at the Pro vincial Hospital:—Eemained last return, 70 ; admitted since, 7; discharged 6; died, 1; remaining, 70 ; males, 59 ; females, 11. Arrangement of eases :—Fever (convalescent), 1 ; scrofula, 1; syphilis, 1; cancer, 1; phthisis, 8 ; diabetes, 1; rheumatism, 5; hysteria, 1 ; delirium tremens, 2 ; epilepsy, 1 ; paralysis', 11; bronchitis, 5 ; heart disease, 1; dyspepsia, 1'; necrosis, 2 ; fractures, 5 ; abscess and ulcer, 5 ; fistula, '2; wounds and contusions, 2 ; amaurosis, 1; hydrocele, 1; auchylosis, 1 \ cutaneous, 2 j debility, 9. A woman died on the 28th instant of pneumonia. Thanks are returned to Messrs. B. and E. Maclean for five brace of pheasants, and to Mrs. Beck for a large bundle of old linen.

We are informed that a number of gentle men are about to tender Madam Moller a complimentary concert on Thursday, the Bth of June, at the City Hall, in return for her kindness in coming forward and taking such an active part at entertainments on behalf of our local charities.

Applications are required by the Corpora tion from persons eligible for the situation of Town Clerk. The salary is three hundred pounds per annum. The ceremony of licensing a lay reader took place at St. Paul's on Whit Sunday (28th instant). The young gentleman who has just been licensed is Mr. J. Q-aston Harrison, who has lately arrived from England witlj the view of becoming a candidate for holy orders in this diocese. The A.S.N.Co.'s steamer Auckland made her official trial trip yesterday. The Government Steam Surveyor (Mr. Broderick), and-several gentlemen intimately interested in the mercantile steam marine, were on board, and but one opinion was expressed, that compound engines, supplemented by the four-bladed pro pellor, had produced results of an extraordi nary character. Hitherto the Auckland was capable of preforming an eight knot service, but now her average speed will be ten knots. On the trip yesterday she ran the measured mile in 5 minutes 39 seconds, being a fraction under 11 knots; the steam pressure being 32 pounds and the revolutions 54. This rate will increase as the machinery settles to its work ; and it must prove gratifying to the directory to find that so happy a result has accrued from their enterprise. In entrusting to the manager of their engineering depart ment, a test of the most modern improvements in steam propulsion has been most favourably exemplified, and they will doubtless he applied to other vessels of the company's fleet. The Auckland leaves for Melbourne to-day. Captain Walker, late of the City of Adelaide, will be in command. Her passenger accom modation is of a very superior. character, and her well-known qualities as a sea boat will no doubt bo appreciated by parties travelling between this port and Victoria.— Sydney Herald. The Caledonian Gold Mining Compakty. —Persons who have shares in the above gold mining company or any other claims, should remember that there is another claim quite as rich a3 the Caledonian although not quite so large ; it turns out as good specimens of pas try, poultry, &c., as anyone would wish to see. H. H. Smith's patent, portable, smoke-conaum ing ovens-give a daily dividend of from Is. to ss. by the little fire they use, and are acknow ledged to be the best and cheapest ovens in the colony. From 30s. upwards. Parties wish ing to obtain one of these shares can do so by paying a visit; to H. H. Smith's Auckland Iron Works, High-street (opposite Rout's store). N.B.—All kinds of ovens made and repaired ; also a small American stove and Colebrook Dale range cheap.—[ A »vt.]

SHARE MARKET.

Mr. J. T. Garlick reports as follows :— Thames, £34 10s, £35, held for £36 • Cure, 25s ; Golden Calf, £2 7s 6d; Prince Imperial, £417s 6d; Tokatea, £5 : Candle light, 20s ; Alburnia, £12 ; Tookey, £25, in demand; Nonpareil,. £7; Caledonian, £160.

Clark Brothers reports as follows:— Caledonian, £150 and £155; Thames, £34 and £35 ; Cure, 255, 27s 6d, and 30s; Candlelight, 21s and 22s 6d; Ofcajjo, £3 2s 6d ; Inverness, £2 7s 6d ; Tookey, £24.

Mr. Saundors reports snles this day :— Caledoui;; ~ ,6150, held for higher rates, buyers £i 55 ; Thames, £35 and £35 10s; All Nations. £5 15s ; (Jure, 26s and 30s ;' fokatea, £5 ; Tookey, £25 ; Otago, £3.

AUCKLAND TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the above society -was held last evening, in the large room of the Young Men's Christian Association. There was a very large attendance. Dr. Nicholson, M.P.0., was to have taken the chair, but a letter of apology w:>s received from him, stating that he was unable to be present through ill health. Mr. Coupland was thereupon elected to fill the chair. Letters of apology were also received from Archibald (lark, Esq., M.H.R., President of the Socioty, from Col. Haultain, a past-President of the Society, and from John Williamson, Esq., M.H.R., who stated that a prior engagement prevented his attendance, but that his strong sympathies were with the Society and its objects.—After a few intro ductory remarks from tho chairman, Mr. Osmund Lewis, the secretai-y of the Society, read the report.

The Rev. Mr. Edgar moved the adoption of the report in a very able, eloquent, and effective speech.—Seconded by Mr. Wiseman, with a few appropriate remarks.—The second resolution was moved by Mr. Spragg and seconded by Mr. Edward Carr, to the effect that Archibald Clark, Esq., be the President of the Society for the ensuing year, and that the Revs. Messrs. Edgar, Mason, and Mac- Niccol, Dr. Nicholson and Dr. Philson be the Vice-Presidents. — The motion was una nimously agreed to.—On the motion of the Eev. Mr. Mason, seconded by Mr. Evitt, Mr. Osmund Lewis was appointed Hon. Secretary ; and Mr. J. W. Carr, Assistant Secretary for the ensuingyear; and tho following gentlemen were appointed a committee for tho, same period : Messrs. E. Can-, Coupland, Crow, Bond, Edwards, J. Graham, Hemua, Hughes, Hayter, Hill/J. B. Jackson, Leßoy, Nicholas, J. Roebuck, Spragg, Swinnerton, W. Viokery, and White, with power to add to their number.—A vote of thanks was then passed to the Rev. Mr. Edgar for his attendance and advocacy of the cause, and the proceedings terminated with the singing of the Temperance National Anthem.

THE MUTUAL MINING INVEST MENT COMPANY.

An adjourned meeting of this company was held last evening at the Army and Navy i*/r a? 6 W- aS a very larS° attendance, and Mr. Stanwix was voted to the chair. The rules, as drawn up by the committee appointed at the last meeting, were brought, up, and after some slight alterations, adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed directors-Messrs. ¥. Green, G. M. Reed, J±. J. Jilhs, Luscombe, Dixon, IT. Stanwix and King. Mr. G. M. Reed was appointed treasurer, and Mr. R. Williams legal manager. Some other routine business was transacted, after which the meeting separated.

PETTY SESSIONS.—Tuesday. [Present Messrs. J. O'Neill (Chairman) E. Isaacs, and G-. M. Mitford, Justices.] Dbunkenkess.—Two persons were punished in the usual manner for this offence. Vag-bancy. — Emma Hannah Stainson, an old offender, was on the evidence of Sergeant Egan convicted of having used obscene language in a public place, and fined 20a. and costs or to be imprisoned for 14 days.

Sheep Act, 1863. —R. A. Wrightwas charged by F. E. Lewis, Inspector of Sheep, with driv ing scabby sheep on the Great North Eoad. Pleaded guilty, but without knowledge of the sheep being diseased. Fined the minimum penalty of £5 and costs.

Assault. —J. Hennessy was charged by his wife with assault, but on the request of prose cutrix, the case was dismissed on promise of reformation.

Municipal Police Act.—J. Wilson, for in decent exposure, was fined 20s. and costs or to imprisoned seven days.—J. Wills, for allowing a cow to stray, was fined 2s. 6d. and cost 3 Edwards, for allowing his chimney to go on fire, was fined 103. and costs.

Cettelty to Animais.—Mathew Tisdall was. charged with driving a horse in harness while the shoulder was raw and bleeding. Mr. Joy for the defence.—Sergeant Egan deposed to the facts of.the case. The sore was caused by the rubbing of the traces; there were three sores ; saw the horse on two occa sions, on the second occasion tho wounds were worse, and the collar was resting on the sores. The collar was not altered to relieve the sores. The defendant was the hired driver of the vehicle.—Constable Donovan gave corrobora tive evidence.—Cross-examined by Mr. Joy.— Uor the defence, Greorge Cook, the owner of the horse, deposed that the collar had been altered to ease the s:)re, which evidence was corroborated by the driver of one of the Onehunga 'buses. The bench considered the case proved, but fined in a mitigated penalty of 5s and costs.

Impounding Act.—J. Lindsey, J. Lyall, F. Crow, S. Brickly, and T. Osborne, for allowing horses to stray, were fined each 2s 6d and costs.

THE LATE FIRE IN PITT-STREET.

The coroner and jury met again yesterday, at 2 o'clock, at the Naval Hotel, Pitt-street, to enquire into the cause of the fire in Pitt-street. The whole of the jurymen were present at 2 o'clock, as well as Mr. Broham and Mr. Wynn. Mr. Wynn addressed the jury. He said they were all awaro that the Courb had been adjourned from last Monday,' in order to give those engaged in the prosecution of the enquiry an opportunity of procuring additional evi dence—they heing convinced that the fire was the work of an incendiary. The evidence that had already been obtained was of such a character that to disclose it would be calcu lated to defeat the ends of justice. Under these circumstances, he would therefore ask that the Court should bo adjourned, as an adjournment was absolutely necessary. The Insurance Companies were prepared to pay the expenses of the jurors for their further attendance, as they did not consider it just that the jurors should be compelled day after day to attend at the pleasure of the Insurance Companies. He therefore left it to the jurors to say on what day they would meet again, and on that dny the prosecution would either complete their case or abandon it.—Tho jury agreed to meet on Monday next, at the same hour and place.

NEW ZEALAND FLAX.

Afteb numerous attempts, extending over many years, to make New Zealand flux a marketable article in European commerce, there seems at last some prospect of its taking a place amongst our imported fibres. Tho article is pretty well known to our fibre dealers, for it has occasionally been shipped in small quantities, always fetching a high price, and generally acknowledged for its superior quality. No one has ever had the least doubt as to the actual value of the fibre itself, when once properly cleaned ; the difficulty has been in the process of cleaning. A great many machines, have been introduced into New Zealand, but all have failed, until, in 1867, a machine was produced which was so far perfect as to considerably lessen the time and cost in cleaning and preparing chft fibre. We are glad to find that the subject is being made one of public interest in the coloiiy, for notwithstanding that much has been written and said about it, no one, we think, has so well spoken as Captain F. W. Hutton, in a lecture on New Zealand flax, which he delivered before the Auckland Institute.. Mr. Jackson, of Kew, says .—" A quantity of New Zealand flax specially pre pared for the European market attracted some attention in London a few months since, and realised from 27/. to 41 1. per ton; and though, at the time, the particular attention of spinners, and those engaged in the linen^ trade, was drawn to the fibre, it is considered by experienced persons practically acquainted with the fibre in New Zealand that it will never be able to compete with European flax, or other fibres used in the manufacture of fine I exile fabrics, requiring bleaching, though it may be found useful for the coarser unbleached fabrics, such, for instance, as sail-cloths. It, however, appearß principally adapted for ropes, twine, cordage, &c, and for such purposes may worthily compete with Manila hemp, and fibres of that class."— European Mail.

The Blenheim Evening Star publishes the following tipsy description of the chief city of the province of Marlborough :—I came in the Falcon—l wish I hadn't for I don't know how to get out, having spent all my money.— Blenheim is the capital of Marlborough : has a Superintendent, Inspector of Police, and two constables, who have nothing to do—the same amount is done by the other Govern ment officials. It'fl a very healthy place—The ° tv- iaease Prevalent ia quartz on the brain —Many are suffering from this complaint, and many mO re are expected to suffer under its " crußhing influence. "—Money very tight here 80 haye I been since I arrived here. The principal amusements are " Yankee Grab," and bottled portei—There are three papers in hetown : the Herald (or fighting editor), the JS/ews and Express— They are all full of news, which might have been read somewhere some weeks before—Climate of Blenheim, good. Disposition of inhabitants; going in on the burst, and there remain.—None have yet burated.—Some are expected to.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

THIS DAT. THE JUNCTION CRUSHING. SPECIMENS FEOM THE CUBE. SHIPMENT OF GOLD; G-BAHAMSTOWN, 2 p.m. Eighty tons from the Junction yielded one hundred and eighty-seven ounces. Three specimens were obtained this morning from No. 3 reef in the Cure claim which caused considerable rise in the shares. The find, however, proved to be exaggerated. • The Bank of New Zealand shipped to-day 28,535 ozs. from the Grrahams towu brunch for Auckland. I

THE LATEST.

THE CILEDONIAN.

KONPAEEIL SPECIMENS,

THE ALBURNIA CRUSHING. NEW FIND IN THE DAUNT LESS AND SINK TO RISE. THE HIDDEN TREASURE CASE. 3 p.m. The Caledonian are taking out fair specimens, and will have a fine haul this evening. The Cure got gold this morning in No. 2 reef (Grolden Crown), The show is not very great, but the reef is promising. Shares soon reached 355., but declined again to 30s. Tho Junction has lodged 180 ozs. melted gold, and will continue crush ing with ten head of stampers on the new reef, which is improving. The Nonpareil commenced crushing specimens to-day. The yield for the month is expected to reach from 800. to 900 ounces. ; ... The Alburnia general crushing is Looking splendid ; the yield is expected to be from 4 to 5 ounces per ton. They intend to commence crushing specimens to-morrow, of which a large quantity is on hand. The North Devon have again come upon the reef. The Dauntless and Sink-to-Rise have struck a new leader this morn ing, bearing a good show of gold. They will commence stoping from the •main leader to-morrow, for another crushing. j' V^ , ; nj The Hidden Treasure case is still proceeding. The Thames share market is toler ably brisk. The following are tie quotations : — Alburnias selling at £12 ; Thames at £32.

LANCASHIRE BELLRINGERS.

We are confident that it is sufficient to merely intimate that the Lancashire Bellringers ap pesr to-night at the City Hall. These charm ing performers, with their wild, sweet min strelsy, hare been exceedingly popular in every place they have been, and in Auckland not the least so. But on this occasion there are other attractions combined with their quaint chiming, mystery alternating with mu sic, and second sight adding additional means of attracting a crowded house. j

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL LIGENCE.

ELM.'s Ship Meg^ha.—lt will be remem bered that the Megsera was commisioned last month at Sheerness, to take fresh officers and crews to H.M.S. Blanche and Eosario, on the Australian station. She left Plymouth oh February 25, with 33 officers, 350 men, and 400 tons of stores, in addition to provisions and stores for the use of the officers and men. during the voyage. Captain Thrupp, com manding the Megrera, on being ordered from Plymouth on the evening of the date above mentioned, finding the ship's decks very much lumbered in consequence of there not having been time to secure the baggage and stores taken on board at that port, and finding the barometer unsteady, notwithstanding the fair wind then blowing, went on shore and represented to the Coinmander-in-Chief, Admi ral Codrington, that he did not think it judicious under the circumstances to proceed. to sea until the following morning, and asked per mission so to act. The Admiral, however, put great pressure upon Captain Thrupp, referring to "their Lordships'" directions, and how displeased, " their Lordships" would be that the Megaera had not sailed, although in his letter to the Admiralty the Admiral some what jesuitically writes, " I may add that I did not give Captain Thrupp any order to sail on that evening, although I certainly advised him, as stated above," viz., how displeased their Lordships would be. The Megsera therefore sailed in the unprepared state represented by her captain; she met with heavy weather, began to leak', and had to put into Queenstown with a goodly portion of the stores aud officers' baggage spoiled, but lucky to have reached that port without any more, serious mishap. There cannot, however, bo a doubt that Admiral Sir Henry Codringfcon was not justified in allowing the Megsera to proceed to sea with a.beavy gale of wind blowing. The alterations which hare been made at Queens town, and which are very slight, will enable her to proceed to her destination without any further discomfort to those on board. The Megsera sailed from Queenstown for her desti nation on March 14. It will not surprise, our naval readers, although we should think it would the general public, when we inform inform them that the acknowledgment Captain Thrupp received from the Admiralty for hav ing simply done his duty was " disapproval of his proceedings," and that serious thoughts were even entertained by •" my Lords" as to whether he should not be superseded from his command. The Megsera has sailed, and we heartily wish her a successful and prosperous voyage.— European Mail.

The Challenger, 18, 1,462 tons, 490-horse power, Captain E. Lambert, C.8., recently returned from the Australian station, has been paid off at Sheerness. The ship is to be brought forward for sea again immediately. The screw frigate Bristol, Captain the i£on. H\ Carpenter, training ship for naval cadets, having been inspected at Spithead by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir James Hope, X.C.8., is about to leave on her experi mental cruise, which is expected to extend to Australia.

The following circular has been forwarded to the respective Governors of the Pacific Colo nies :— (Departmental Circular), Downing street, 15th March, 1871.—My Lord, —The Secretary of State for War has informed mo that, as her Majesty's troops have been with drawn from the Pacific Colonies, he does not' consider that it would be expedient to claim for further services any men who may be iv such colonies in a state of desertion from their regiments. It will, therefore, be unnecessary to take any steps for the apprehension of such men in the colony under your G-overnment. I have, &c, KiMBESLEr.

On Sunday evening last the Bishop o Auckland held a confirmation service in St. Mary's Church, Parnell, when about a score of youug persons availed tliem selves of the opportunity of taking upon themselves their vows. A confirmation will shortly be held in St. Paul's Church, and those who intend being confirmed should at once send in their names to the Incumbent, the Rev. C. M. Nelson.

fHE EVENING STAB, MAY 30, 1871.



mHE G-REA.T WORLD OF LONDON. T " B' HILL Ha 3 for sale, Houses, Building Allotments.; and Es tates in all parts of the City, the Suburbs and Pro vince, and Shares in all the leading Claims on the G-oldfields. Also, money to lend on good freehold security; and various properties to be exchanged for minim? shares. TTIOK PEIYATB SALE.—An in -L come of £120 on Five Houses, in good order *i * iKSf^^A 1101™611*' in Hobson-street, upset, price, £700; half cash, half at 8 per cent.—Apply to CtEobge Sibbin. X IPE IN THE 19th CENTURY.



THE GREAT WORLD OF LONDON. WANTED -A General SERVANT and NURSEMAID.— Apply Star office. WANTED— A Good General SERVANT. —Apply at the Q.ueensferry Hotel. WANTED— A Good TAILOR.—AppIy at once to Jas. Camp, tailor, Queen street. WANTED— A Good General Female SERVANT for Taurariga.—Apply at the Stab office. . WANTED, for the Thames—An Expe rienced SALESWOMAN, accustomed to the Millinery and Drapery Trade.—Apply 'to McAethub, Sheba and Co. WANTED— A Middle-aged PERSON as General Servant. Must understand plain cooking.-'-Apply at the Captain Cook Hotel, Kyber Pass Road. WANTED— A Good General SERVANT • —Apply Old House ac Home, corner of Hobson and Victoria-streets. . WANTED— A Respectable Tidy NURSE GIRL.—For address, apply at the Stab Office. WANTED— A Respectable LAD, about 14 or 15, to make himself generally useful.—Apply at the Queensferry Hotel. WANTED -A SMART ACTIVf! LAD used to wait in a Hotel.-4-RoYAIr Mail Hotel, Victoria-street. ! WANTED — A Situation as H<TOSE KEEPER ; can be well recommended. —Apply at the Evening Stab office. HOUSES ASD SHOPS ON a Corner Allotment in Grahametown, FOR SALE, or to*be exchanged for Scrip.-Apply to T. B. Hill, Sharebroker. Auckland; , or, Messrs. Spenceb and i Co., Oheniistsj Graham stown. TIFE IN THR- 19th CENTURY.