The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 589, 29 November 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1871.

":For't_e caiisethat lacks Miifst_*rtee;; ' *• For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in th» distan c«/} p, .rt _j ' iind theijood that Ye can do.

In. another . column will be* fou,n_t th?' account of the total wreck of the Ahuriri, when on the passage from Lyiteleon to Dunedin. We:perceive that Mr.(Archibald Clark, M.H.R., together with a considerable number of Southern representatives, was on board afc the time, and his escape from imminent death will be a Bource of greai gratification in the city and district.

Mr. Upton has on view two paintings by a young gentleman" named Heig-iwuy. Although only eighteen years of a.c, he haa shown in these evidences of anistical qualifications, which, if developed, may place him in the hiehfisr, rank* .nf th» B»j—i A..« •»- micians. The drawing is accurate, the perspective mathematically correct,;_ : _fpre*shortening has also been well atten.le 1 to. Colouring requires a little more experience

We sincerely hope that the statement published in another column respecting trie murderer 1 Kereopa : is' correct: 'There have been so many reports respecting this villain and his brother ; in wickedness, Te Kooti, that people will be indisposed to believe that this arch-fiend in human form is at last in the grasp of justice. YTbe statement/ 'however, has all the evidences of truth, so that, we are warranted in hoping to have the pleasure of shortly se'eihg, in Auckland, this distinguished personage whose name was so long a terror inCthe disturbed districts, and for whom there has been felt generally a repugnance, perhaps, even greater than that entertained for Te Kooti. The murderer of the Key. Mr. Volkner, at Opotiki, in 1865, and believed to have performed the cruel deed with his own hand, Kereopa in his whole history has been cold-blooded and cowardly in the extreme. For a long time he has been skulking from justice, warmly sympathising with the bolder and more intrepid rebel Te Kooti, but apparently afraid to cast in his lot wilh him. Thanks to ; Major (Ropata; and iris gallant braves, Kereopa will soon experience th-j peculiar sensations arising from the compression of a nice strong' hemp rope on hi* weasand, a consummation that we think is devoutly to be wished by Maori and Pakeha alike. _j / I "■% \J'i |S ( '

The estimates of Provincial r.ceipts and expenditure were laid on the table of the Council yesterday, and tbe. Provincial Secretary, Mr. Lusk, for the Treasurer, made his financial, statement,, ..We. ,publish f{ the estimates, from which' it will'be seen that the most striking feature is the consideration given to the goldfields, which are treated in a more liberal manner than heretofore. The debate on the statement was. adjourned, for a week, on the mOtto^-of Dh Nicholson. !

It has been pointed out to us that, according to the Post-office notice of the closing of the mails per Nebraska, some unintelligible arrangement has been made in regard to tbe time for closing the office for the reception of money orders and registered letters. '1 he office does not open for their issue until after tnat hour, and yet they must be posUd before 9 a.m. There must be something wrong in the figufel.:] 'Vi '7>77JMGia f \T-JIL The s.s. Ahuriri was insured in the ofiice of the New Zealand Insurance Company for JE2OuO, of which £1000 was insured in the Australian General ofiice, Sydney.

A return billiard match, between Mr. Solo mans and Mr. Campbell; took, place, afc Atkinson's Hotel. The match was- for „5 aside, Mr. Solomons giving his opponent 75 out of 500. The game was a very close one throughout, and during the last 100, first the player and then the other was a-head, Mr. Campbell showing some very good play. At the conclusion of the match the scores stood as follow:—Soldmaris, 500; Campbell, 482, Soljo-; mans thus winning by 18 points. We think if Mr. S. would condescend to copy the grace ful, unassuming style of Mr C. while ma;- ing his strokes it would improve his play. — Watt' ganui Chronicle, Nov. 25; ,-s _ ::;::.

I The Wanganui Chronicle says ;—" Mr. Harrison, M.H.Jft., an experienced journalist, we understand, has accepted, the editorial management of our contemporary.

From a notice in our advertising columns, it will be seen that the sharebrokers, despairing of doing business on St. Andrew's day, when the people in general have determined to enjoy themselves, have notified that they intend to keep, the day as a district holiday.