The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 477, 21 July 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star.

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do."

We withhold a leader and various items of -1 0..J ic. «> «- *<» »■'- ""•"• — »~*.r «"»i mail as possible, in addition to that given by ; us in our Extra of last night.

The mails for New Zealand, from Honolulu, America, and Europe, brought by the Nebraska, in charge of Mr. Kayo, mail agent, consisted of 216 bags. Tho following are the dates of despatch: From London, Ist June; Liverpool, Ist June; Dublin, 2nd June; San Francisco, 23rd June ; and Honolulu, 3rd July.

The shareholders in the Una Gold Mining Company who will not be able to attend the meeting on the 4th August, are reqaested to send proxies.

The annual meeting of the Berkeley Castle Gold Mining Company will be held at the Queen's Ferry Hotel at 5 p.m. to-day.

The usual monthly meeting of No. 4 Company, A.8.V., will take place on Tuesday evening next.

The Carandinis gave a farewell concert on the 19th, which was a thorough success. The health of Madame Carandini has been bad, and she seeks to renew it among the Bcenes of her earlier triumphs. The family leaves by the City of Melbourne. — News of the World.

There was an excellent attendance, considering the weather last night, at tho Pavillion, and tho performances, as usual, were highly successful. There will be fi daylight performance to-morrow afternoon, under the patronage of His Excellency.

The Prince of Wales Theatre was well attended last night, and " The Contested Election " was repeated with excellent-effect.

The theatrical critic of the News of the World says : —" Now that the communications between our port, New Zealand, and Australia, are satisfactorily arranged, doubtless many of our stars will visit the colonies, and in addition to those I have already mentioned, it is more than probable that Lawrence Barrett, Lotta, Mrs. D. P. Bowers, and John Raymond will be among the voyagers at no distant date. They are all worthy of the highest recognition that can be awarded to artists of undoubted genius."

Mr. Walter Montgomery has sailed from San Francisco for England.

The usual weekly parade of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers took place at the Drill-shed last evening. There was a good muster considering the state of the weather. The men were put through the bayonet exercise, and a marked improvement was visible. After parade the members of No. 3 company adjourned to the orderly room for the purpose of discussing some important questions.

A very nice parcel of stone, taken from the Lowland Lass claim, Tararu, has just been shown to us. It was taken out of one of the two reefs now being worked in tho Vulcan claim. The indications of gold are very good. It*is on view at the legal manager's office, West Queen-street.

The greatest joiner—the lawyer. He can place a tenant, impannel a jury, box a witness, bore the Court, chisel a client, auger the gains, floor a witness, cut his beard, nail tbe case, hammer the desk, file his bill, and shave a whole community.

A certain Cockney, overcome by his sensibilities, fainted at the grave of his fourth spouse. " What shall we do with him ?" asked a perplexed friend of his. " Let him alone," said a waggish bystander, " he'll soon re-wive."

Why does the gorilla prefer the tropics to any other part of tho world ? Because it is the only place he can call his zone. — Fun.