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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 202, 1 September 1870, Page 2

It is gratifying to see that our staples, flax and gum, are finding additional outlets, and especially such as will bring them under the eyes of the Yankee manufacturers, who are unrivaUed in the discovery of the economic purposes to which products may be applied. The cargoes of the Sarton and East Lothian, now loading for New York, will have an interest more valuable than the immediate commercial profit of the transaction and will have an undoubted influence on the future of these products and on their returns to producers. At the same time the supply of the London market should not be neglected, and it should be remembered that by the diverting of two vessels to New York, a considerable influence 'wUI be effected on London prices, so that shipments by the Mary Shepherd will probably meet with a state of things in the highest degree satisfactory to shippers. As this vessel will be the only one leaving for London from this port for a considerable time, the fact is deserving of notice from those interested in these exports. The Mary Shepherd saUs in about ten days, to be followed by the Argyleshire.

The Prince of Wales Theatre was exceedingly weU filled last night. The play being " Narcisse, or the Broken Heart," Miss Bowring, Mrs. Jackson, and Mr. Steele taking the prominent parts, was most favorably received. We have no doubt, if the clerk of the weafchere wiU only permit, that the concert tonight in aid of the funds of All Saints Church, to be given at the City Hall, wiU be very largely attended. Madame Carandini

and company, Mr. and Madame Winter give their invaluable aid, and the programme consists of gems of the most recherche description.

It is expected that the se-sion of the General Assembly will close next week. In the measures which have been originated, it will, b -yond doubt, have been the most, important meeting of the Assembly ever held in New Zealand ; and, the loan sanctioned, if honestly expended, and the works approved, if faithfully performed, will introduce a new era in the history of the colony.

In the Provincial Government Gaeette, published to-day, there are notified the intention of granting a lease of certain land to Charles Tothill for the Long Drive Gold Mining Company, and another to the same for the All Nations Gold Mining Company ; the refusal of a lease to G. W. Jones for the Shooting Star Gold Mining Company, and to W. Rowe for the Sea Lion Gold Mining Company ; the withdrawal of six applications for mining leases at the Thames, and the abandonment of seven others ; the return of the writ for election of a member of Provincial Council for the Thames, bearing the name, of Seth Sam as duly elected; the receiving of the assessment list for Albertland South Highway District; the appointment of Horatio Nelson Warner, Esq., as Official Agent for the mining district of the Thames, and of Thomas Kitcbie, Esq., as Official Auditor. The list of tenners for supplying road metal at Onehunga, and for building a briage over Dounison's Creek at Onehunga; the appointment of Samuel Brennan as Inspector of Weights and Measures for Uauraki cold Old; the postponement of the Native Lands Cou-t at Tauranga, from 12th September to 1-t December; and a list of native claimants to hind. who-»e claims will bfl heard at Tauuiina, Whitianga, on the 4th of October.

'1 he usual monthly inspection of the Auckland Squadron R.C.V., will take place in the Albert Barracks on Friday afternoon.

A man named Robert Luis has been taken to the Thames Hospital, having been accidentally shot in the left arm by one of his mates while firing at a pigeon.

Mr. Lowther Broad if likely to receive an appointment on the Nelson goldfields. It appears that the challenge of Young Austin, the champion of Australia, to run any person in New Zealand one mile, giving 100 yards start is taken up by Win. Penticost, of Runsiiora, the race to come off in three weeks.

The sum of £30 Is has been collected among a few persons in Wellington in aid of the wife and children (6) of the late Mr. Hahn, steward of the ill-fated steamer Tauranga. He was an old resident of that city.

An emergency meeting of Lodge Waitemata will be held in the lodge-room, at half-past 7 o'clock this evening. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Caledonian Gold Mining Company was held yesterday afternoon, when a very satisfactory report and balance sheet were adopted.