j_j_____.il- i ______ m*ma*mi**.i*l— "<"'*''—"—"m'"" <"*m»--i"*i ..The terms of the fresh Government propo \ Wf. for the future Australian Postal Service , "* not transpire until after the departure of .c May mail. A new basis of arrangement having been suggested and approved of by tbe Colonial , Office it was promptly ratified by the Cabinet i and a despatch was forwarded on Friday, May 16th. • The offer of the Imperial Government is regarded as exceedingly liberal. Besides con veying the mails to Galle, Singapore, or San Francisco free, they will contribute towards the colonial service ten pence on every shil ling postage upon mail matter going by either route. The two pence is retailed to cover ; British iVaid transit charges ; the risk therefore to the colonies in undertaking the ; entire service will be inconsiderable. i

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER OF A MARCHIONESS AND FAMILY.

HER HUSBAND TE._ ASSASSIN. A PAWS correspondent furnishes the foUow ing account of a shocking domestic f-agedy, particulars of which will soon be fully placed before the world. The names, in the mean time, are suppressed :—" Ten yen's ago wr. celebrated a gay wedding. Beauty on the one side, fortune on the other, nobility on both. Sine, then tha married life has run on with appnrent calm, children have been born, and two of them lived to be six and sevon years old respectively. The lady had, ns French ] .dies certainly sometimes have, mrny ad mirers ; but eTen gosßip never accused her of going too far, and the husband treated her with more than usuel courtesy and love. A'l went smoothly up to a few weeks s;nce, when the marquis rather suddenly insisted on carrying off wife and family to a lonely chat _au in Auvergne. When there he became sullen and reeewl One morning excuses were made on account of the v; 1 lage fete to give most of the household leave of absence, aud one old man-servant alone was left in the chatiau. After dinner this mau too was sent away in order to deliver a letter Io a brother of the marquis, who lived in the neighborhood. This gentleman was from home at the moment of the messenger's arrival, but no sooner re turned and read what had been brought than he tinned deadly pale, and stsrted off again at once for his brother's house. The old servant was naturally frightened at tlie effect of his missive, and followed as quidly ri he could. When they arrived at the chateau, all looked peaceful enough outside, but it was elmost impossible that the family had gone out as well as their domestics, and yet no amount of ringing could bring any answer to the gale. The brother tried to scale tho iron Tilings, but it was too hich for him ; at last he remembered the wall of the prrk, or, as we Bhould cr'l it, small lawn, at the back, and running round, both he and the seivant man aged to climb over this. They crossed this lawn, and found a door from the house mto the flower-garden open. No one, however, cculd be seen inside. They searched vanous rooms, and at length came to a door from under which what seemed a bit of dark wool was trailing out int. tbe passage. Close in spection showed that the dark thread was a little stream of blood, and with horrible ex pectation they burst open tho door of the room from whence it came. What they saw was more frightful than their utmost fear. The apartment was an armouiy on tbe ground floor, and having the roof sup ported by arches, which spread from a central stone column. To this column the marquise was bound, but she appeared also to have been shot, for slio wa9 quite dead, and stained by the blood which had flowed from a frightful wound in her head. On the floor not far from her were tbe two children, elso dead ; and, in a chair drawn near the table, upon which was an open letter, was the marquia himself, also dead, and with a pistol lying .• if iust fallen from his hand. The story told itself, but was confirmed by the open letter, which purported to have been written by the husband and father before his own suicide. In this he de clared that he had discovered lately that his wife was false, and that he had become con vinced that the children he had supposed his own were really another's. He could not suffer that so treacherous a woman should lire, nor should have the comfort of thinking that hor children, at least, were safe. After sending everyone away from the house, he had therefore brought bis false wife here and had her bound to the column. He had there mur dered her little ones before her eyes, and afterwards cxc 3uted her. He was now about to do the only thing left for him to do, and blow out bis own brains.

NEW ZEALAND KAPANGA GOLD MINING COMPANY.

The first annual meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the offices, Austin friars, on May 28th, Mr. Tufnell Southgate in the chair. The eho;rman said the report went into all det.ils. The machinery had heen selected with very great care by one of the most, eminent firms in the kingdom. As had beenseon by the report, the whole of it had been safely delivered on tho mine. During the present week he had conversed with a gentleman just arrived from New Zea land, and being totally unconnected with the company, his opinion was the more entitled .0 consideration. That gentleman gave a most encouraging account of the property, and added that there could be no doubt as to its intrinsic vr lue, expressing the .ullest belief that its development would be marked by a long career of prosperity. He further stated that such roachineiy had never before been sent out to the rolony. The mine, it shou'd be remembered, was not an untried one, en it be _ in the fi-st working proved to be exceed ingly rich, certainly equal to anything hither to discovered in New Zer^nd ; but its de velopment had been suspended s;mply because it, was not provided with the proper ma chineiy to advantageously continue its ex plorations. He then move i that the report end accounts be received 'and adopted. U_>. Downes second, i tho proposition, which was put and "carried. A vote of thanks to tbe chairman and directors cloßed the proceedings

[For Remainder of English News see Fourth Page.]

SHOCKING' MURDER AND AT TEMPTED SUICIDE.

A sh.ckino tragedy took place in Hotham yesterday morning. A -woman who kept a small grocery shop at the corner of Howard and little Howard streets gave poison to her four children and then cut her own throat. At about half-past seven yesterday morning a woman named Waldock, having occasion to buy something, knocked at the door of the shop kept by the woman in question —a Mrs Elizabeth Shannon. The latter's eldest child, a 1& d of ten or eleven, who had gone to bed wit)? his mother and the other child ren, all sleeping in the same bed, was awakened by the knocking, and went to opetythe door. As soon as he had done so and/light was admit bed into the room, a hor ribjl sight met his eye 3. His mother was _y_*U on the bed, apparently dead, in a pool o|TH)d, with her throat cut right acrosc, : sSU*' a large cheese-knife in her hand, and t'w- ' youngest child, an infant of sixteen months, was lying near her, quite dead. He and Mr Waldock informed a policeman, who B»ot for Dr. Moore and other assistance. The,

doctor found that the woman was not quite dead, aud she -was at once removed to the j Melbourne Hospital. The child, only sixteen months old, whose name was Ruth, was quite j dead, but scarcely cold, though the body was much discoloured, having turned a bluish purple in parts. Evidently the child had been poisoned by laudanum. Two phials and a wine glass, each containing a small quan- ! tity of laudanum, were found, one of the phials , beinw discovered in the bedclothes by Detec- I tiveßerril.who, with Detective Williams, was I sent to the spot as soon as the news reached Melbourne. The house was a poorly fur- j nished one, with a mangle in the room next, the shop, and the bedroom presented a very , ghastly spectacle, the bedclothes and patt of the floor being stained with blood, though the quantity was much less than one would expect to have flowed. The intelligence j which first reached Melbourne was that the place had been broken into and robbed, and that the woman and her children had been murdered ; but when the real facts became known they proved even more horrible than rumour had painted them, and disclosed a strange state of affairs, which made it seem a miracle that all four children had not been murdered. It appeared that the woman had contemplated the crime of killing the four children as well as herself and had bought the laudanum from two chemists for the express purpose of carrying out her design. It should here be stated, as giving a key to the woman's motive, that her husbrnd (John Sharnon), a labourer, had been parted from her many years, and was up the country, some where between Wangaratta and Benalla; that her eldest child, John, the boy of 10, was her legitimate son, but that the other three children-William (aged five years), Elizabeth (a«ed three years), and Ruth (aged sixteen months)—were her illegitimate children by one William Henry Hopkins, a widower with a family, who had cohabited with her for several years ; and, further, that she was within about two months of being confined of another child. Hopkins was formerly a grocer, and provided Mrs Shannon with the means of setting up a grocery. He is now' out of living in University- Btreet, Carlton. On Saturday Mr_ Shannonin formed her customers that she would not open the shop on Sunday morning as she usually did, as she intended to take the children out for the day. On Saturday night, according to the eldest boy, John, she gave him some laudanum, telling him that it would do him good, but it only made him feel sick. She kept him in bed all Sunday, and would not give him any food, but gave him some more laudanum. She must have overdosed him, however, as he becamevery sick and vomited, throwing up all the poison, and thus un consciously saving his life. She gave all the oher children a snoonful, and they went to bed very early, but he knew nothing of the death of the infant, or of the mother cutting her own throat, till he was awakened in the morning, the laudanum probably having had the effect of inducing a very sound sleep. She gave the children silver to make them take the poison, giving the boy John 2s. In the boys' pockets next morning a sum of about £3 9s was found. Some of the laud anum was purchased by the woman on Sun day from a chemist named Wood,- and the shopman said he had, a few days before, sold some to a woman who he believed was the same. The woman, apparently having no idea of the effect of a small quantity of- the poison, finding that the first close, which was too large, did not cause death, thought it necessary to increase the quantity in order to effect her horrible intention, and thus unwittingly prevented the death of all the children accept the baby, whose strength, probably, was not sufficient to enable it to throw the poison off its stomach. The children Willie and Elizabeth recovered. The mother when at the Hospital was, of course, unable to speak, having completely severed the windpipe ; but, in reply to questions, she wrote to the effect that she had poisoned her children and cut her own throat because she was tired of her life—that the baby died at 1 o'clock in the morning, and that she cut her throat at 3 o'clock in the morning. She gave the baby a teaspoonful of laudanum—enough to poison a score of infants. Mr Sturt, P. M., was informed that she would probably die before next day, and attended to take her dying depositions, but as she was totally un able to speak he could not do so. Mr Brad ford, the surgeon in attendance, said the woman was certain to die, though she might linger for several days. He was of opinion that she was mad. The woman was under stood to say that she expected her husband home. Several letters from him were found in the house, but they were a good many years old, and it was supposed that she had received one recently and destroyed it. She was not in want, though she worked very hard, spending half the night at the mangle fre quently, besides keeping the little grocery, and she seemed to want to show that she had money, as she placed £3 9s in the pockets of the eldest boy (her legitimate child), and sent envelopes containing £10 to HopMns. Accompanying one of the envelopes was a piece of paper, on which she apparently Had intended to write a letter to Hopkins, but she only wrote as far as "William, when y OU .> > Hopkins went to visit her on Sunday ni^ht at about 9 o'clock, but the woman would not let him into the house. The woman is about 35 years of age, and Hopkins is considerably older. The most tenable supposition as to the woman's motive is that she had heard her husband was about to return, and that this vividly recalled to her mind the fact that she had been hying so long in adultery with Hopkins; that the thought had preyed upon her mind till it assumed a morbid form, which it was the more likely to do on account of her being far gone in pregnancy ; and that in a fit of temporary insanity she resolved to destroy herself and the offspring of the adulterous intimacy. The fact that the elder boy, the son of her lawful husband ap peared to have been but little affected by the laudanum led to the supposition that she did not intend to kill him, buti this does not agree with the boy's statement that she twice made him take the poison.

THE EVEN ING STAB, MONDA Y^TJGUST 4 , \ 873 _~ .. ■■.miiii i i m-1-i -it. nirrrim—nmm—ii m ..___--_-n-n»Mra^.-.n««w.jn»"»"



BLACK SILK VELVETS, At Reduced Prices^ r Vaile , S- Velvet Mantles, At Reduced Prices, At S. & J. R- Vaile's. Waterproof Cloaks, At R'-c'uced Prices, At S. & J. E. Vajle's. Winter Costumes, At Reduced Prices, At S. & J. K. Vaile's. Furs, Muffs, Collars, and Sets, A _ Reduced Prices, At S & J. R- Vaile s, National Mart, Queen street. WANTED, by a young Man of Colonial experience, » angajemen as Bailiff or Working Partner on a sma'l Farm flst class references.-Apply b. Wells, 129, Qiieen stieet. WANTED, by a young Woman recently a'.iv/d from Englanda Situation as General Se.vant.-Address, C.E H-, Star othce. WANTED, a good General Servant, Engl'sh or JJcotcV Apply Hooper's Brewery, Welles^ey-sticet;



WANTED, a Carpenter.—Apply to C. T. Brston, Builder, Carlton Core -toad, Or.".ton Ror.d. _____ WANTED, a good Needlewoman. Apply at Winks'. _d Hall's. WANTED to Sell, 70 acres Volun teer Land Scrip.-Apply by letter, with pvice, to A.8., office of tin's p..per. WANTED to Purchase, a good EHiard Table, com.ileto. — Apply to Williams & Co., Ship Cbandleis. WANTED, a strong Boy.—Apply to R. Giles, Butcher, Market. WANTED, a steady Lad.—Apply WiU'ams & ( o„ AlLe _ street. WANTED, a good Pressman.— Apply Schmidt & Co., Lithographers, Er gravers, and Printers, Victß' *a street. WANTED, a thorough Domestic Servant with references.—Apply for addrer s at this office. WANTED, an Assistant for a Country Store.—Apply Lewis Bros. WANTED, Sawyers and. Splitters ; also, new Hands willing to learn bushwork.— Apply to Mr Clark, Duke of Marlborough Hotel. WANTED, Bushmen and Mill Hpnds.—Apply to Heldship& Co., Custom House-street. WANTED, an Unfurnished i. oom, with firc-plr _, and a fuuished bedrocm, near Hobson - st-et. — Apply, stat'ig tenrs, to 'Del. ~" Star Of_."\ WANTED KNOWN—Highest Price given for aU Old Metals. On Sale (cheap). Ploughs ; 6. 7, and 8 feet sheets Galvanised Corrugated Iron ; also, Pumps, Paints, &c , &c, at Alfred Smart's, next Blue Post, Victoria street. WANTED KNOWN, that W. Marshall, Fruiterer, Queen-street, is disposing of his present Stock of Pea Nuts at One Shlll'tg per Pound to make room for new shipment to arrive. Boasted daily. The trade liberally dealt with. WANTED KNOWN, that D GOLDI- is prepared to supply all kinds of Timber and other Building mate'iah, including S_,sbes, "Doors, Moulding-, Broad Timber, House blocks, Posts, Bails, Hardwood Pe'loes, Shafts, Iron Bark, and Blue Cum Laths, Shingles, &c., &c, at the lowest market price, at his Yards, Custom House- Street. WANTED KNOWN.—The under-_ signed havo always on hand a large supply of' Newcastle and Bay of Islands Coal; also, best Cut and Uncut Wood. Yards : Between Fort and Custom house street, next Isaacs' Bonded Store. W. & G. WINSTONE. WANTED KNO W N THAT W. LEYS, Bookbinder, Machine Ruler, and Account-book Manufacturer, Has REMOVED from Victoria street East to Wyndham street, next door above the Evening Star oth co. WANTED KNOWN, that Mattresses. Bedding, Iron aud Wood Bed steads, can bo had at W. R. Wayward's New Commo dious, Dry, and Clean Brick Premises, Wyndham treet, next Queen street corner. /X, npHE BARQUE ljj|o|\. X HYLTON CASTLE, FOB _-________■_-• _> 1' Ac.ounta .gainst the Barque Hylton Castl _ must 1 c rendered in duplicate at tho Office of the New Zealand Freight Company (Limited), on or before TUESDAY, the 6th instant, or they cannot be recognised. Shippeis are requested to pre-ent th.ir Bills of Lading for signatnie not later than 4 o'clock on s..mo day' JOHN BATGBR, Secretary N.Z.F. Company (Limitcl). T E C T U R E. Rev. H. Dewsbury will deliver his popular Lecture on " Sir Walter Scott," his Mfc and writings, at the Wesleyan School-room. Pitt street, TO MORROW (Tuesday) EVENING, 6th instant, at 7.30 o'clock. „ . „ »„, , a i The Choir will perform Selections of Musin. Ad mission, la. A MEETING- ofthe Auckland Wesleyan Band of Hope will be held in the Pitt-street School-room, next MONDAY EVENING, the 4th inst., at half-past 7 o'clock, when Addresses, Recitations, and Readings v. "1 be given. It. M. WA__l_lo, Secretary.



[ADVERTISM-NT.] THE CONFESSIONS L. To the Editor of the Evening Stir. Sir —The Rev. Mr. Maunsell has thought proper to attack the Confessional, and to back him he quotes two renegade priests. Verily he travels in good com pany ! And let me ask, are such shameless calum niators Christians. n.it.^iji, I must inform Mr. Maunsell, that the Catholic does not ground his faith on the Bible alone, but the Bible and the Church. Christ said to his Apostles, "Going therefore, teach ye all nations, bapti mg them in'the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all thin-a whatsoever I have commanded you, and behold I am with you all days, even to .he consummation of the world." Matthew x::vni. 19. Therefore the Catholic can i">st secure in the teaching of his Church. Christ breathed unon liis Apostles, and said to them, " Receive ye the Holy Ghost, whose sins you shall forgive they r e to-given to thfem, and whose sins you sha M. retain they are retained. John xx., 22-23." ... , „ .„• t , The renown" d Protestant champion Chilling wo th, treating of this text, says' "Can any man be so un reasonable as to imagine that, when, oor Saviour in so solemn a manner having brst breathed upon his disciples, thereby conveying and insinuating the Holy Ghost into their hearts renewed unto them, or rather con Lrmed that glorious commission, whereby he delegated to them an authority of binding and loosing sins upon earth. Can any one think, I say, so unworthily of our Saviour as to esteem these words of his for no better than compliment ? Therefore, in obedience to His gracious will, and as I an warranted and enjoined by my Holy Mother the Church of En-jland, I -_s:-.h you that by your p.actice and use you W. '1 not suffer that commission which Christ hath oiven to his ministers to be a vain form of words without any sense under them. When you find yourselves cha._ed and oppressed, &a, have rrcourse to you- spi.itual physician, aud free'y dis close the natui- and malignancy of your disease &c, und come noi to Him only with such mind as you wou'd go to a learned man as one that cdn speik coinfo. table things to you, but as to one that hath authority delegated lo linn from God hinne'f, to absolve and acquit you of your sins " .Having quoted j;liis great Protestant authority, I shall produce one or two more of the same sort. Luther himself, in his catechism; required that the penitent, in confession, should expressly declare that he believes "the forgiveness of the priest to be tho forgiveness of God." Soon after James I. became, at the same time, a member and the head of the English Church, he desired his prelates to inform him, in the conference at Hampton Court, what authority this Church claimed in the article of Absolution from Sin; when Archbishop Whitsift began to enteitain him with an account of the general confession and absolu tion in the communion service, with which the King not being satisfied, Bancroft (at that time Bishop of London) fel' on his knees and said, "It becomes us to deal plainly with your Majesty." There is also in the book a more particular and personal absolution in the visitation of the sick.' Not only the confe-sion ol Augusta (Augsburg), Bohemia, and Saxony retain and allow it, but Mr. Calvin doth approve both a general and private confession and absolution. To this the King answered: "I exceedingly Well-ap. prove it, being an Apostolical and Godly ordinance given in'the name of Christ." There are other passages of Scripture besides that already quoted from Jphr xx St Matthew xvi, 19, and chap, xvin., 18. Man. that believed came and confessed, and declared then deeds," Actsxix., 18; " confess yoursins one to another, James v., 10. And here let me ask, why does the English Church move the dying man to con fess his sins? Tertullian, who lived the aje next tc that of the Apostles, and is the edrhest Latu writer whose works we possess, wntes thus:— 1 you witdraw from confesston thinV of hell-hre, whicl confess'on e_.tin.,uishes."-Lib. de Pamit. Or :en who wrote soon after him, inculcates the necessitj of confessing our most private sins-even those o thoufht.-Hom., and in Ps, x**v}i. St. Basil, in th_



fourth century, wrote thus:—" It is ne-essary to dis close our sins to those to whom the dispensation of the dlv.ne mysteries is committed.'.'— Rule 229. St. Panlinus, the disciple of St. Ambrose, relator, that this holy 'doctor used to weep over the penitents whose confession he heard, but never disclosed their sins to anyone.—ln Vit Ambvos. The great Saint Augustine writes:—" Our merciful God wills us to confess in this world, that wo may not bo confounded in the other." -Horn. 20. I could produce a long list'of such passages to the same effect. But the Catholic Church teaches, that it is of no avail to confess your sins unless you thoroughly repent for having offend d God. You nnv.t have a hatred and detestation of sin; that is, a contrite and humble heart, which God never desp.es; and, moreover, an incipient love of God, as the fountain of all justice. In conclusion, I he~ to ask Dr. Maunsell how is it he keeps holy the first day in the week and i'.nores the commandment of God to keep holy the seventh? I call upon li'ni to show me tho passa.es of Scripture that warrants him in doing such a thing. But no more quotations from sacrelijjeous r.ifiians and renegade priest... Let him remember there was a Judas among the twelve Apostles.—Yours, AN ENGLISHMAN.



CHEAP BLACK SILKS!! BLACK SILKS 25 PER CENT. LOWER IN PRICE. A Stock oi Black Silks Purchased at a Heavy Discount. GOOD QUALITY BLACK SILKS From 2s. lid. per yard. COLOURED SILK DRESSES, From :is.s.|per^Dres3. TT ATKINS HAS PURCHASED A Clearing-out Line of Black and Coloured Silks, At a very Heavy Discount, and will sell them at a small advancejon cost. Nearly 3000 yards to select from at the following prices : — Good Quality Black Glace., 2s lid per yard. 24-in. wide Black Glace,3s lid per yard. 24-in. wide superior, 4s 3d per yard. 24-in. wide, very bright, 4s lid; worth Gs Gd. A magnificent Silk at 5s Gd per yard ; cheap at 7s Gd. COLORED SILKS, 35s to 50s Per DRESS. The Leading Colors hare been sold at £4 to £6 per Dress, out|of the same lot as'the above. ( . TT AT X I N S Will also offer this week a Surplus Stock of upwards o_ 300 Pairs Good Quality Blankets, At Reduced Prices. ALSO, SHEETINGS, QUILTS, AND MANCHESTER GOODS, ....'.: -A j Very Cheap. 1 I | fche Balance of WinterlDress • ' Materials, Winceys, French Merinos, : Cloth Jackets,! Silk Velvet Jackets, etc' etc., Real Sable Purs. AT COST PRICES. SPLEtf_>r_>|GQDDS. SPLENDID STOCK OF CLOTHING., i OVEECOATS, i MACINTOSH COATS i (the best quality made), ; TWIfcED HATS, SHIRTS, Etc., Etc : |.-.' ~ «.» ■■ H ;- '•' I ; i .••;T.i;-.HOO 'AY I'fiT'i 'A '(\A ' Balance of Winter Goods inlallt Departments ; -: ■;- iJIJ'j; ■ —v; :"" ; AT R!e'b| ! -"C ED PRICE?. ,' ' '.''..'-.'» J. • - ' ; JUST OPENED,1 ' 1 Bale Double-width Grey. Calico, Cheap, for apering. f lA t'K-17-Oi ii M IKiW i .. m -1 %■, _ '.; 7 • • .',:[ j;; jll fe - 'jb>a.:t kin„s, ' 3 (Latb Hay and .HoNf^MOOi..) r WtM ED IXO W X- Pbiobs Rtcduoed. SINGER'S NX. J FAMILY NOI/SJSLESS LOCK-STITCH SEWIti i MAOHINES.T-M>.A. ___DRio__,i Agent, Shottlad f street. Auckland. To meet the requirements . i customers who find a difficulty in payings the fu ' I r mount at once Mas AI/deich has adopted a methf fI _ tlmt w m t tp SUtt them. WILLIAM , } * Jkjunagor,



p I T V HAL L. GEAND OPENING SALE AT A. LINABUEY & CO.'s NEW DRAPERY AND CLOTHING ESTABLISH ME NT. A. LIN ABU RY & Co. Hav'ng taken those Commed-ous Frenrses known as the CITY HALL, and effected extensive alterations and improvements, takes this opportunity of Informing _t their numerous . .'enc 1 . and the goner 1 public that they will in.nr;u_at. tho opening of theirnew premises by holding a Grand SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR ONE MONTH! NEW GOODS ! CHEAP GOODS! SEASONABLE GOODS! 127 CASES AND BALES OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, Comprising the Largest, G_ieape_t, and Mo;,t At tivo Stock in AuckL-nd. All parses w.'sli'ng a firbt-cla _. rrticle at Low Tiice will do will by Inspecting our IMMENSE STOCK before purchasing elsewhere. Itcomprisoaan immense Variety of JSEW fancy dress goods, FRENCH MERINOES, WOOL PLAIDS, WINCEYS, CRIMEAN AND WOOL SHIRTINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, RUGS, COUNTERPANES, QUILTS, SHEETINGS, TABLE DAMASKS, WOOL AND UNION DAMASKS, MUSLIN, LENO, LACE, AND NET CURTAINS, CARPETS, __ELTS, HEARTH RUGS, COIR AND CHINA MATTING, &c, &0., &-., &c, &c. 4 CASES LADIES' AND GENT'S SILK AND ALPACA UMBRELLAS ; Splendid Valuo, THE CLOTHING DEPAETME2ST Comprises Every Requisite in Men's, Boys', and f Youths' Superior READY-MADE CLOTHING. Every Article hrs been selected with the preatest regard to dura-iMty, combined with good workman sb .p and the LATEST STYLES OF FASHION, We have now opened up, and on view, an Extensive Assortment, in NELSON, SYDNEY, AND GEELONG TWEEDS. ii Suits to match, Troiv:ers and Vests, Trousers, Galatea Jacket! and Pajet Coats. Boys and Youths Suits in every variety of _tyl~_ and sizes, the materials of which are wairant.d to give good wear, and the prices are-fnlly 20 per cent, lowrr than any oner house in town. Our Friends the WORKING CLASS will find a , Large Vaiiety of Goods suitable fov the:r requirement, in llcavy SERVICEABLE TWEEDS, Trovers. Coals, and VesK Abo, the CELEBRATED CROWN ! BRAND MOLE TROUSERS, in all the qualities. . j Cotton and Woollen Cord Trousers. Pilot and Beaver Jackets, Cotton and Wool Shirts, Flannel and Serge 'Drawers and Singleta, and every variety in Men's Underclothing. ' . t.. . HATS AND C A P L S in all,the Newest Styles at Unbe_rd-of Price.. t ■'._>.„;■ • • "' ' THE HOSIERY DEPARTMENT . onibracc _ eve;yOiin_ new ri Tics C011a..-. and White ana Coloured ShiKs, Scarfs, Gloves. Braces, Belts, Si'k and Linen Handker chiefs, Sit'i and Alp.tcca. Umbrella, Trave'liug Bugs and R_S3. • Portmanteaus, HatCr-ei, • Also, a Splendid Stock of Men's, Boy_ ; and Youths CELEBRATED UTOPIA WATERPROOF .k ' COATS, .. ■i. ■ < ■'■ i And Leggings to match. ' ''' N.B.j-__ote the Address, and call early for the : ( ~, .Bargains at A. -LI^TA^ITEY & CO.'S., '! C I T"Y ,H A L.L, '- \\v c -emr STREET. — k^T/1^ D! t'N'O wn; WILLIAM EDGAR, whilst heartily thanking his'many kind friends and. patrons in Anckland and ' its < vioinity foil the' libeial support he has received - since'lSo4 would respectfully intimate that an un- W prinoipledparty has been the b _bit of receiving G edods in his name to, manipulate. He cautions id Ladies and Gentlemen that he has no connection of with an^ other party or parties whatever Gentle ill men's Clothing Cleaned or Dyed, and Finished in a id very superior manner. Ladies' Dresses and every imaginable woven fabric Dyed and,gotUP ins style unapproachable by any other.-WILLIAM EDGAR, ShortJand-street. Works-Richuiond,



aITYH A L L. \j MADAME MOLLER'd GEAND SECULAR CONCERT. THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, Augiust 4. PROGRAMME. Pake I. 1. Overture, from " Bohemian Girl " 2. Chorus—"The Marseillaise." 3. bong— "O How Delightful," Molloy— Madame Moller . 4. Song—"When other Lips " ('* Bohemian Girl )— Gentleman Amateur 5. Song—" Wrecked and Saved," 2_iioi-.es—Gentle man Amateur fi. Chovus—"The Men of Harlech" 7. Song—"The Merry Urook"— Lady Amateur 8. Song - "The Reefer," llockslro — Gentleman i Amateur 0. Duet—"O, nihrltana"—Soprano and renor Part 11. 10. Overture— "Les Huguenots," Meyerbeer ! 11. Song—" England for me," Waldmaua—Gentle man Amateur 12. Piano- "The Celebrated ParMenne" (Tourbillon) by ilia. ..i—Mr W. Stubbing 13. Song—"Scenes that are Brightest" ("M.-itana ), Lady Amateur 14. Chorus—"The Fisherman's Children" ("Zampa ) 15. Song (Comic)—" The Bold Fisherman"—Gentle man Amateur 10. Song -"There is a Flower that Bloometh ('• Marftaiia")—Gentleman Amateur 17. Song- "Sing Birdie, Sing," (iatdz— Madame Moller, " God Savh tjik Quek-T." Tickets, 2s Gd. maybe had of Messrs Wayte, Upton, Turrell, and Harris, Queen street. Back Seats—One Shilling. "DRINCE OI? WALES THEATRE L.sssc .. .. .. Mons. R. J. DeLlas. THE UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF TUB DIAMOND TROUPE IT. _ induced them to give another performance, THIS (MONDAY') EVENING, August 4. Dui'ng the week the Troupo will perform in Aid of the bunds of a Loc.'. Charity. N.B.—During the peiforman-i tho Audience aro rc.p.ctfr'y requested to cc- 'c a,pplaud!_ng on hearing the Manner's bell, .- « the nu :' icV.cate.-i the re apre.rancc of the Artiit_ . D. T. FOX, Secretary. PIANOFORTES AND HARMONIUMS FOR SALE, at Tureell's Music Warehouse, QUEEN STREET, Next door to Montague's. R E W A R D. LOST, on Friday, 25th of July, be tween Pitt-street Church and the Gl. «gow Store, Great North Road, a Sable Boa —The finder w'U be rew. -ded by leaving samo at Star office. 10s. REWARD. LOST, last evening, between tbe Red Lion Hotel, Victoria-street, ami Old House at Home, a Scarf Pin, with red stone.—The finder wil receive the above reward on returning it to this oflicel £1 REWARD. STRAYED, from the Auckland Hotel Stables, a Bay Horse ; off hind foot sore. —The above will be paid upon returning tlie horse to the Hotel. _,„_„,„,_ J. BOULTER. LOST, between College Road and Queen street, via Wellesley street, a coloured Gold Locket, with cross and hear, of pearls on face, and anchor on back.—Anyone returning same to the Star Office will receive 10s reward. OFFICE TO LET m Fort-street* three doors from Queen - street. — Apply to Samuel Cochrane & Son, Auctioneers, Fort-street. RACES! RACES! MELBOURNE CUP. SUBSCRIBERS to the Sweepstake on the above Race, at the City Club Hotel, are respectfully informed that all Subscriptions must be paid before SATURDAY next, August 9, or the Shares will be re-allotted. H. N. ABBOTT. TO-MORROW, AT ll'.! ; ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. G. W. BINNEY WILL sell by public auction, at 11 o'clock To-morrow, at the Corn Ex change, ex Belle Brandon, from Dunedin, 25 sacks R. Anderson's Flour ,Al. 1 3 100 lbs '„ » ■• I I 5 sacks T. Anderson's Flour 60 sacks Anderson & Mowat's Flour ~ j 5 lOOlbs. Anderson & Mowat's Flour 76 bags Bran (All more or less damaged by sea water.) B rtJnswickliar t. TRADE SALE OF SUGARS, MAIZE, L | AND OILMEN'S STORES. B. TONKS & CO. : : • HAVE been instructed to sell, obl Wednesday next, Au°u-:t 4, at 11 o'clock. , 2DO bags Maize : ■ ' % 10 tons Sydney Co.'s Sugar 10 boxes Eleme Basins • 4 cases Figs (smaU boxes) 20 cwt. Pearl Barley 2 cases Jordan A lmonds , , 10 casks Currants . | 10 cases B. &P. Cornflour 10 ~ -} Sardines ! ' , 8 „ Bottled Vinegar, Burnett "';. |io , >. » Cross &Blackwell ! 10 " Assorted Pickles „ „ 10 ~ Msrmalade „ _~ 20 boxes Sultai a's Rislns 40 „ White Starch, Colman 20 „ Blue „ „ 2 cases Tapioca 5S ,' Vermicilli 12 „ Pearl Sago • 20 J-bairels Dried Apples. • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6. MILITARY CHEST DRAWERS, COUCH r AND CHAIRS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. B A L,A NCE OF HOTEL STOCK. THE Subscribers will sell at the Mart, Fort-street, on Wednesday next, Oth inst., at 11 o'clock, . Household F__.n_t-_i_, comprising Mili- o _ary Chest Mahogany Drawers, Couch and Chairs, Rimu, Cheffonier, Loo ,7 Table, Double Iron and Wood Bed ' steads', M&ttrasses and Palliasses, Iron Pot, Perambulator, Washstands and Ware, Commode, .Chest Drawers, Cane-seated and Stuffed Chairs, pair • fO large.Window Sashes., : , ■ , ' j ' ALSO,. The j Balance of Stock of an Hotel—Bar Screens, Spirit Kegs, Wines and Spirits, Stuffed Seats, Decanters, Pew ter Measures, &0., &c., &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, , 4^ctiofte erg,



, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. EXTENSIVE SALEOF IRON AND WOODEN BUILDINGS, ALBERT BARRACKS. BY ORDER OF IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONER S. B. TONKS & CO. - HAVE been instructed to sell, on Friday, at 11 o'clock, on the ground, a large number of one and two storied Wooden andiron Buildings, including Armoury, <_c, nearly all in first rate repair. „ Also Iron Washing Boilers, Slate Bath, Tanks, iVc, __. ' Tlie buildings are numbered and can be viewed at anyitime. TO-MORROW, 10 O'CLOCK. FRUIT ! FRUIT !! Ex s.s. Hero, from Sydney. R. ARTHUR WILL sell by auction, at the Mart To-morrow, at 10 o'clock a.m., ex s.s. Hero, 171 CASES SPLENDID FRUIT, Consisting of Oranges, Lemons, Apples, &c. Terms—Cash. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6. BOOT AND SHOES IN THE ESTATE OF A. BURNS, GRAHAMSTOWN. E. & H. ISAACS WILL sell by auction, without reserve, on Wednesday, the Cth August, at 11 o'clock, 17 Cases and Trunks containing a large and useful assortment of Seasonable Boots and Shoes, ill Men's, Women's, Girls', Boys, and Children's. Also, Slippers, &C, &c. 1 Likewise, 10 packages original G_ods, in assorted Boots Laces, Uppers, &c. .','' Terms at Sale. TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. UNRESERVED SALE OF BLACK CLOTH, MELTON, SATTARRA, LAMBS- '.". WOOL, LADIES' MANTLES AND COSTUMES. B TONKS & CO. WILL sell, To-morrow (Tuesday), at 11 o'clock, • i 7 cases Black Cloth, Black Melton, Sattarra, and Deerskin, Brown. Blue, and assorted I'weeds, Ladies' Mantles, Ladies* Costumes. ~, Tlie'new Tariff has enormously increased the cost -t these Goods but the auctioneers r-e instiuct-d to sell. .: 7;':.13- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6. FIRST QUALITY ELME RAISINS. -.'-', E. &. H. ISAACS WILL sell by auction, at ttfeij. a Bonded Store, Fort street, on Wednesday, the Oth inst.. at 11 o'clock sharp (immediately befote the Boot Sale), 34 boxes very flr_t-cl_ss Eleme Raisins, to be sold on account of the boxes being more or less . broken ; the Fruit itself being really good. .—. had _»i<_ CORN EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. To Close Consignments. GEO. W. BINNEY WILL sell by public auction, at the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday, 6th August, at 11 o'clock sharp, *Ex Mary Webster, from Dunedin : 693 bags Otago Oats 80 „ „ „ 10 sacks Doull's Oatmeal -39 bags „ .. eachSOlbs. '' 159 „ „ i, each2slbs 92 sacks T. Anderson & Co. Flour 100 ~ Anderson & Mowat's Flour 80 bags „ ,i >, each lOOlbs? 160 „ ~ i, ~ each 501_s. j. 40 sacks Bran. Ex Belle Brandon, from Dunedin : 40 sacks Oatmeal .■ |f 100 „ Bran 69 bags Pearl Barley 210 sacks Anderson & Mowat's Flour 80 bags Flour, each lOOlbs. SO „ „ each 501b.. Ex Adieu and Tower Hill from Sydney 2100 bags Maize. ' * ' Ex Natal Queen : 7 cases York Hams 10 „ McConnell's Hams and Bacon 8 barrels Jowls 6 „ Pigs' Feet 83 cases Canterbury Cheese. Ex Start, from Poverty Bay : 103 bags New Zealand Maize. . Ex Bella Mary and^Jane. 160 cases Peacock's lib Jams 84 ' „ Peak's „ 108 „ Hawkins' „ 30 „ Wilson's („ 60 ~ Peacock's Jar Jams 10 bales Tasmanian Hops 3 cases Hawkins' Bulk Jams. Ex Late Arrivals. 100 bags Onions ■ 200 „ Rice 450 „ Otago Oats 8 kegs Wanganui Butter 60 bags Oatmeal 160 „ Grove and Mcintosh's Flour 208 sacks J. K. Anderson's Flour 10 bags Grass Seed 20 cases Preserved Meat 20 tierces Sydney Beef 10 cases Orange Peel 10 tanks English Malt 20 half-chests Tea, Victory, §44 60 boxes Teas, „ .9 50 „ „ „ §10 20 half-chests Tea, Helen Malcolm, §2 20 „ „ Sawla. §6 60 boxes Tea. ~ §53. Terms at Sale. T— ' —^— — ' ' CORN EXCHANGE. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Ex Resolution, from Clarence River. Ex Lalla Rookh, from Clarence River. GEO. W. BINNEY^ WILL sell by public auctiou, at the Corn Exchange, immediately on arrival ol the above vessels, ... 2200 bags Maize, per Lalla Rookh '.300 „ „ „ Resolution. 1 Terms, &q , at saje.