The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 436, 3 June 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1871.

A steamer, supposed to be the Taranaki or Go-Abead from the South, is signalled in the Manukau as we go to press.

The fool-ball match between the Officers of H. M. s.s. Rosario and Auckland Citizens has been postponed till next Saturday.

Some very choice specimens from the Nonpareil claim are to be seen at Mr. Slater's office, West Queen-street.

In our police report yesterday, A. Cannau, a seaman of H.M.S. Rosario, was misprinted A. Carrew, an error which we wish to rectify.

A meeting of creditors was held yesterday in the estate of J. J. Fernandez, hotelkeeper. The assets were set down at £140, the liabilities at, £287 103. 6d. Mr. Thomas Macffarlane was appointed trustee. Messrs. Seccombe and Lyell were appointed supervisors.

A feat in pedestrianism was performed on Thursday night (says the Geelong Advertiser. 22nd April), which clearly proves that some of the fair daughters of Australia are no mean proficients in the art of " Topleyism." Four young ladies were discussing bow to set down to Queenscliff, when one of them, whose " warbling" has been admired bj ;housands, suggested that they should "pad-the-hoof." "Done!" said her three companions, and at half-past nine o'clock, without donning a walking costume, or anything if that sort, they boldly started on their journey. On they went—past Moolap—up Kensington Hill— al^ng by the Wallington, •mrl down into the deeps of Fenwick's G-ully. r fe"e one of them began to tire, and had to avail herself of the horse of a preux chevalier. who on horseback accompanied the quartette to see that, they went fair heel-and-toe. The tired one, however, soon recovered her second

••--hid, and alighting, attempted by a great spurt to cut the other three competitors lown, but without avail. They kept" ohignou and chignon" right into the township, when 'hey all went in for a ru*b, and so cose wa> Ihe finish that the jmige did not see which of them was. the first to breast a tape. They reached Queenscliff at about twenty minutes to four, having thus negociated nineteen miles in a little over six hours. JN'ot bad work for representatives of the weaker sex.

The Grey River Argus is responsible for the following :—A good story comes to us from the Wainiea. The Warden's Court at that place boasta of course, of a Warden's Clerk, and the gentleman holding that position has an excellent opinion of himself—so much so that he iot up a petition from the miners of that locality in favor of his being made a real live Varden in the place of Mr. Warden Schaw. • This little arrangement ■ idn't come off, and the Warden's Clerk remained Warden Clerk still, but lie had been in the habit of " sitting on the Bench"—that is to say, on a place alongside the magisterial seat, and on the appearance of that most exreller.t Ma istrate, Mr. Warden Price, the following colloquy is said to have occurred :—Warden, observing the CJlerk sitting by his side : ' Dear me, h'—m. Have you been made a J.P. ?" Clerk :" N o, *ir." Warden : " Then please take your seat below there" (pointing to the body of the Court below the bench). Clerk : "But there is no table!" Warden: "Then get a carpenter to make one immediately, or get a box —get a box, sir!" And the ambitious Clerk of course suosided. The sequel, however, is better than the story. The following day a brother of the off nding Clerk, who appears to have been in the Indian array in the capacity of a surgeon, called upon Mr. Warden Price, and the scene that occurred is related to bo as follows: "Brother—(presenting car.i) : "Sir, I am Mr. Soand-So, an officer in the Indian army! You have insulted my brother, sir !" Warden: "Dear me-h'-m. I have also been an officer in the army—Bailiff! turn this man out." Mr. Price's motto is nemo me impune lacessit.