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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 406, 29 April 1871, Page 2

Tbe s.s. Hero, Captain Logan, left the wharf for Sydney this morning. Passengers : Messrs. Dalbedgill, Allen, Solon, McGill, Murch, Fox. Cargo : For Sydney—l hhd. sherry, Brown, Campbell, and Co. ; 5 quarter-casks whiskey, S. Jones ; 23 quartercasks sherry, 21 oases sherry, H. S. Meyers ; 12 boxes gold, Bank of New South Wales; 3 boxes of gold, Union Bank of Australia ; 45 bales flax, Brown, Campbell, and Co. ; 30,030 feet timber, Schapp and Ansenne.— Cruickshank, Smart and Co., agents. As will be seen from another column, Mr. Henry JKJeesing, junr., has commenced business as Auctioneer and Commission Agent. We hare no doubt that bis long experience, and his character as a business man, will command a very large share of public support. As will be seen from another column, on to-morrow and Tuesday, the anniversary of the Congregational Church, will be celebrated. Three services will be conducted to-morrow, Rev. James Cash, Rev. J. J. Lewi3, Rev. Warlow Davies, officiating. On Tuesday evening the annual meeting will be held. J. Cosgrave and Co. are now holding a large drapery and clothing salt, and have opened the newest and most extensive and by far the largest stock ever exhibited in Auckland. They also beg to inform the people of the province they are not retiring from the drapery trade, and regret c:. cediugly that respectable houses have to resort to such subterfuges in order to sell their goods. J. Cosgrave and Co. would wish gome person to inform them where are all 1h - retiring drapers to go ? The recent astronomical observations have not discovered any new heavenly bodies in which thoso gentlemen could reside without having any opponents to contend against. By the arrival of the City of Melbourne we have received no intelligence of any new land being discovered, no more people to be clothed, no Elysium where those motlern'Jobs could spend the remainder of their days in peace, and, alas! where are they to go ?—" the shy, the dull, and the gay." It is a pity we have no gifted bard among us to compose some plaintive poem upon the departure of those modern Pilgrim Fathers.— [Advt.] We are informed that there will be on view 250 pairs of earrings to-day, in the window of F. H. Lewisson, jeweller, Queen-street, next door to Cater, tbe bootmaker.—[Advt.l