The Evening Star.

Vol. lI.—No. 349.]

lUOKLAND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1871.

[Price One Penny.



$0\ NORTH SHOEE FEKTtT. TIME TABLE OF THE P.S. 'LALLA EOOKH.' From From North Shore, From Auckland. North Shore. Old Wharf. New Wharf. 7.0 a.m. 7.30 a.m. For Auckland 8.30 „ 9.0 „ 9.20 a.m. 930 „ 10.0 „ 11.30 „ 10.30 „ 11.0 „ 4.50 p.m. 11.40 „ 12.0 noon 6.0 „ 12.40 p.m. 1.0 p.m. 1.30 „ 2.0 „ 2.30 „ 3.0 „ From Auckland 3.30 „ 4.10 ~ 11.0 a.m. 5.0 „ 5.30 „ 4.10 p.m. 6.0 „ 6.30 „ 5.30 „ A t low spring tides the Old Wharf only. On Sunday, the first boat from North Shore is at 9.30 a.m. ; from Auckland, at 10 a.m. HOLMES, BEOS. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTEALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. mHE NOETH PACIFIC TRANSPOR JL TATION COMPANY of San Francisco having entered into a contract with the Honorable the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to com mence from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. The Seryi™ will h* t«,.fi,~ 1 >. r *i-- Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the



'NEBRASKA,' 2143 Tons Register, < N E V A D A,' 2143 Tons Register, 'DAKOTA,' of 2153 Tons Register, all built in 1865, under official supervision, and classed extra Al at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect ar rangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports 'in New Zealand to England, including the use' of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent, will not exceed £85. Second and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, is 24 days. Passen gers who may desire to proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auck land. Every exertion will be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers, so that Australasian passengers may be con veyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICESHANK, SMART & Co., Agents-in^Chief for New Zealand at Auck land, for the United States, New Zea land and Australasian Steam Packet Line; DRIVER, STEWART & CO., Agents for Otago., JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington j MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870.



QTEAM TO THE THAMES. THE p.s. 'ROYAL ALFRED. TIME TABLE. FSOM AUCKLAND TO G-BAHAMSTOWN : Tuesday, February 21, 4 o'clock afternoon Wednesday, February 22, 4 o'clock afternoon Thursday, February 23, 4 o'clock afternoon Friday, February 24, 4.30 o'clock afternoon Saturday, February 25, 4.30 o'clock afternoon FBOM GBAHAMBTOWN TO AUCKLAND : Wednesday, February 22, 10 o'clock morning Thursday, February 23, 10 o'clock morning Friday, February 24, 10 o'clock morning Saturday. February 25,10 o'clock morning S. HAGUE SMITH.



TJiOR TAURANGA DIRECT. The regular trader ' T A U R A N G A,' C. MoIIjEK, Master, will leave as above THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING. For freight or passage apply on board. -~* FOR TARANAKI, NELSON, PICTON, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND PORT CHALMERS. The favorite s. 3. 'TARANAKI,' E. Wheei/eb, Commander, from the Wharf, Onehunga, on FRIDAY next, 24fch instant, at noon. For Freight or Passage apply to COMBES & DALDY, Agents, Auckland; or, A. BARNES, Agent, Onehunga. MONTHLY COMMUNICATION WITH FIJI. SYDNEY, AUCKLAND, & FIJI, Transhipping to any Port in the Australian Colonies by the A.S.N. Co.'s steamers. The b.s. 'JAMES PATERSON' F. Moore, Commander, -will leave Auckland for Sydney on or about 9th MaroU, ««*<l f O r For Freight or Passage apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent.



S4N FRANCISCO AND OVERLAND TO ENGLAND. THE CALIFORNIAN, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. Under Contract with the (3-overnment of New Zealand for a Monthly Service, carry ing the European and American Mails. The Splendid Steam Packet 'CITY OF MELBOURNE,' H. Gbaingeb, Commander, will leave the Queen-street Wharf, carrying the English Mail, at 2 p.m. on TUESDAY, 7fch March, 1871. For full particulars of the through route, apply to H. M. JERYIS, Agent. February 14, 1871. CROWN DISTILLERY! COLONIAL INDUSTRY!!



CawkwelFs AUCKLAND DISTILLERY. mHE following are SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLE :— WHISKEY 3s. per bottle BRANDY 3s. 6d. „ ENGLISH ALE Is. „ ENGLISH PORTER.., Is. „ g3g° Every article guaranteed genuine at the PEINCE AETHUE HOTEL, HOBSON-STREET. WALTER DUDLEY, PROi'ivl^XOil.



O IST SALE. OACWT. SPLIT PEAS 100 half-chests Tea, extra choice season 1870-71, ex ' Eliza Firth ' 14 cwt. Brown & Poison's Corn Flour 5 cases Candied Peel 10 cases Peacock's Jams 80 cases White and Blue Starch 15 cases Morton's Salmon 11 cases Morton's Pickles 15 cases Morton's Salad Oil 5 cases Day and Martin's Paste Blacking 6 cases light and dark Blue 16 kegs Carbonate Soda 2 cases Tartaric Acid 10 cases Bottled Fruits 10 cases Vestas 5 cases Cocoa (Taylor's) 20 cases Chicory 6 cases L. & P. Sauce 60 boxes Candles v Lvrna company's Sugar 12 ti«rces Prime Mess Beef Otago Oatmeal, Pearl Barley, Paper, White, Grey, and Brown*- Paper Bags Groats



Stockholm Tar Bed Lead Soft Soap Oil, Colza, Neatsfoot, Castor and Linseed Cotton Waste Tin Plates Flooring Brads Unbleached Q-inger Gingerbeer Bottles Lemonade Bottles Lemonade Corks Cochineal Ess. Lemon, Tin Foil Bottling Wire &c , &C, <fee. TO ABEIVE PEE ' QUEEN BEE,' Marmalade Jams'and Jellies Price's Candles Oakum Muntz Metal, 14, 16,18 ozs. Sheathing Nails, and fths H. B. MOETON, CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET. December 21/1870.



j&EW CALEDONIA jf WHOLESALER RETAIL #IME & SPIRIT COENER OP SYMOND-STKEET AND KAKANGAHAPE EOAD. PRIVATE ENTRANCE : SYMOND-, STEEET. LIST OF PRICES. Spieits and Wines Bottled on thb I Peemkes. -jI'fARTELL & HENNESSEY'S PALE IVJ_ BRANDY, 4s. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. •^ Martell aiid Hennessey's Dark Brandy, 4s. per bottle ; small bottle, 2s. jf Greenless and Calduell's Campbelton Whiskey, 4s. and 4s. 6d. per bottle; small bottle, 2s. j- Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. per bottle ; small nl bottle, 2s. Jameson's Dublin Whiskey, 4b. and 4s. 6d. I , per bottle; small bottle, 2s. ' Rum, 3s. per bottle ; small bottles, Is. 6d. Old Jamaica Rum, 4s. per bottle. Amontillado Sherry, ss. per bottle ; 60s. per dozen. I, Sherry Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot tle ; 445. per dozen; small bottles, 2s. '• Old Tawny Port, ss. per bottle ; 58s per dozen. Port Wine (very superior), 4s. per bot- W tie ; 445. per dozen ; small bottles, 2s. Port and Sherry Wine, 3s. per bottle j 345. per dozen. - -%- ■ '——-- ' HenneSe^S^2§B?NTriNjß Bbands. ss. Od. per bottler Three Dagger Associated Vineyard Brandy, ss. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z., 4s. 6d. per bottle. Geneva, J.D.K.Z. (small), 3s per bottle. Old Tom, 4s. Od. per bottle. Dunville's Whiskey, 4s. Od. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2), 6s. per bottle. Champagne (No. 2, small) 3s. per bottle. Claret, 4s. per bottle ; 365. per dozen. English Ginger Wine, 3s. per bottle 30s. per dozen. Townsend's Sareaparilla, ss. per bottle. Australian Wine, 3s. 6d. and 4s. per bottle (8 different brands). Ale and Porter, London Dublin bottled, Is. Bd. per bottle ; 14s. per dozen. Teems :—Stkictly Cash. —No Exception SAMUEL EYINSON PROPRIETOR.



MUNN'S MAIZENA, mHE finest preparation of CORN FLOUR manufactured. Far superior to any English make, which it has entirely superseded in Australia. Fresh Shipments just landed. B. TONKS & CO., Sole Wholesale Agents. CRITERION HOTEL, COBNEB 07 HOBSON AND COOJC-STEEETS. DANIEL PAGE (Late of the N.Z.S.N. Company,) Tf~AS much pleasure in announcing to hi friends and the public of Auckland that he has taken the abore favorite Hotel. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR BOARDERS. 4 PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOE FAMI LIES. N.B.—The Bottling Department in con nection with the above establishment is no^K open- BBANDS—AI. i



ESTABLISHED 1859. 204/o Aw^Smi^. yOp?;^^.R'EETV^::\ M j HOUSE. I BARJSTETT & LEVY, PEOPEIETOES OF THE ABOVE ESTABLISHMENT, -pEGto inform their CUSTOMERS and the GENERAL PUBLIC that they are still keeping up the REPUTATION of the HOUSES, by selling the best articles at the lowest possible PEICEB that they can be sold at, and in order to meet these DEPRESSED TIMES, intend to sell at the following low PEICES .— SUGARS, from 4|d. to 6d. •which has always given universal satistac - tion, and is mixed with all rarest teas obtainable. OUR NOTED TEA, at 2s. 6d., is mixed with the finest Green and Pekoe, not to be equalled in AUCKLAND. GOOD STONG FAMILY TEA, at 2s. A REDUCTION made on 61b. parcels and upwards. AUCKLAND SOAP, largest bars, 7&. MELBOURNE, WELLINGTON, and DUNEDIN SOAPS, 9£d. and 10|d., large bars. FLOUR, best quality, 61bs. for Is. PICKLES, 10£ d. per bottle. BEST SCOTCH OATMEAL, 3d. per lb. TIN MATCHES, 2d. per box. PLAID MATCHES, guaranteed, 9d. per doz. PEARL BARLEY, 4d. per lb. CORN FLOUR, equal to Brown and Poison's, 7d. per lb. JAMS, in 21b. tins, Is. 3d. each. ENGLISH MARMALADE, 9£d- per tin. BEST CAROLINA RICE, s|d. per lb.



STOREKEEPERS, COASTERS, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS, SUPPLIED AT LOWEST PRICES. ALL GOODS CAREFULLY PACKED AND DELIVERED FREE. sg^* Note Otte Address — BARNETT &.LEVY, 204 and 206, QUEEN-STBEET, WHOLESALE AND KTTATL, NEXT TO THE THEATRE ROYAL. > AlfD OWM-SXREET, aKi-HAMSIOWN.



UNITED SERVICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL WINE AND SPIBIT STORE, QBE EN-STREET, TWO BOOBS FBOM WELLESLEY-STREET. SPIRITS BOTTLED ON THE PRE MISES :-—London and Plymouth Un sweetened (Hn, Booth's Old Tom, Old Jamaica Rum, Jamieson's Pure Malt Dublin Whiskey, Dunyille's Old Irish Whiskey, Q-reenless & Caldwell's Campbellton Whiskey, Martell's Pale or Dark Brandy. The above ab 4s per bottle, or 42s per dozen, assorted; half-bottles, 2s. Martell's or Hennessey's case ■"} . Brandy .... ... 5 6N§ Dunville's case Whiskey ... ... .46 !"g Bernard's case Old Tom 4 6f W Gin, JDKZ ".. 5 0 S Ditto (small) ... 3 oj * Wines— Per bottle. Per dozen. s. d. s. d. Amontillado Sheriy ... 5 0 ... 60 0 Old Tawny Port Vintage 1861 ... ! 5 0 ... 60 0 2nd quality, Port & Sherry. 4 0 ... 42 0 Pint bottles, 2nd quality, Port and Sherry ...2 0 No. 2 Champagne... ... 6 0 No. 2 Champagne (small) 3 0 Claret ... .. ... 4 0 case 36 0 Ginger Wine ... ... 3 0 All Cordials ... ... 1 8 Townsend's'Sarsaparilla ... 5 0 Blood.&Dawsqn's Stout ... 1 3 ... 14 0 Tennant's & Bass's Ale ... 1 3 .. 14 0 rr_«! i-vrwai-i i,jj^_»u a JJ O_._ BASS'S ALE ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT.



NOTTCE. THE BLUE POSL' DINING-ROOMS, VICTORIA-STREET EAST. A LL MEALS AT ONE SHILLING. C. DTJNNINGHAM,! Late Steward of the Governor Browne Hotel. FRTJTT! FRUIT!! FRUIT!!! THE Undersigned has for Sale, ex ' Jame« Paterson,' from Sydney, 95 CASES CHOICE APPLES & PEAES Also, First-class POTATOES on hand, at th« lowest market prices. N,B, —All Goods delivered free of charge. Terms : Cash. H. CANHAM, HIQ-H-STBEET. THE RAT-KILLER! ! THE RAT KILLER!! THE only sure REMEDY for destroying RATS in Auckland is WHITLAW'S AMERICAN RAT DESTROYER. This Paste is Poison to Rats and Mice ■without pah. One trial will satiify anyoae who is troubled with such vermin. To be had ONLY at my Establishment, Pitt-street. The Poisons imported from Home are use less on account of the sea voyage. My RAT DESTROYER does NOT contain any PHOS PHOROUS. Manufactured at my Laboratory, PITT-STBBHT, Auckland.



tggg° Note the Address— THE RED GLOBE JAO^T. Sold in boxes at 6d., Is., Is. S*. 2s 6d. Sold wholesale at the above prices legs 25 per cent, for cash. 1%/TB.. !'• X- G-MJMAN, Gheinist, One hunga, has been appointed AG-ENT for the Sale of this Paper, NcTember 6,18f0.