The Evening Post THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 266, 14 December 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1865.

The s.i. Wanganui, Captain arrived yesterday evening from Wauganui, and will flail again for the tame port to-morrow afternoon. A change in the rate of postage of letters to the Cape of Good Hope, &c, has been made by the authorities ; parties interested will find all particulars in an advertisement, signed " John F. Hoggard," which appears in the other Wellington papers, the •' Post" being, from the day of its birth, tabooed by Post Office officials. If trade be dull in Wellington at the pref ent moment, there is at all events no lack of amusements to bid dull care begone. 'Twas bat the other day the Great Wizard, the mighty conjuror Jacobs, astonished our senses and operated on ' our purses ; then followed the most pleasing of entertainment by Mr and Mrs Case j and scarcely hare the doors ot the Hall closed on an audience, who bade farewell to Grace Egerton, when the Empire City is visited simultaneously by Tom Fawcett, with Mirfs Juno and a talented dramatic company from Wanganui, Professor Stevens' English Troupe, and the far-famed " Christy Minstrels," from Nelson. We fear this plethora will result in blood-letting, for tht.su tarnation niggers will wheedle us out of our last cent. Who, last night, heard the Christy's rendering of « Come where my love lies dreaming, or " We meet again," and can resist another and another risit ? All honor to " Flnnigan's Wake ;" it is worthy of the ould country, and will last for threu nights at least, according to ancient custom. The following It from the Grey River Argus of 9th December :—" Amount of duties received at the Custom House here for the wsex ending Bth December, £751 sd. The market has been supplied from Dunedin, j Auckland, and Hokitika during the past two days, but to no great extent, and prices have not materially altered since our last. Flour remains at last quotations, which is rather matter of larpriie, at the prices ruling in other provinces and the Australian are such • ought to lead to an advance. Hants, butter, and bacon, oontinue very firm, and are certainly not likely to be lowor Bottled stout very icaree, and best brand* are now "worth 29*. Brandy,, in bulk and case, in very

moderate supply ; brands, such as Hennessy's or MarteU's, in the former may be qvioted At 25s to 26s per gallon, and in the latter at 655, in parcels. Two or three cargoes of kauri pine have been added to our stocks, but they go into consumption almost as soon as landed, For undressed the wholesale quotation is 28s, and for dressed 40s. Iron still wanted— Scotch, 26 guage, is worth from £45 to £48. The Southern Cross has seen a private letter from an officer of standing in Her Majesty's service, dated at the Junior United Service Club, on the 25th September, in which the writer alludes to the dispute between the Governor and Sir Duncan Cameron. He says :— " It is a sad thing indeed between the General and the Governor. Merer was worse news. I fear it will do serious harm to New Zealand. The colony must flourish, however, This will only cause a delay." M On Thursday morning lait, batcher's meat %&» selling here at Is 6d per pound retail. On Saturday evening it had fallen to twopence. A fact ! And this is how it was. On Thursday afternoon, the butchers had slaughtered cattle sufficient for the requirements of their customer* for the 'week. On the day after, Friday morning, the Gothenburg, from Melbourne, sends on shore several tons of prime uareass beef, which bad betm killed in Melbourne. The legitimate butchers could not buy, because they had Htocked themaelve*. So the meat being put to auction was sold to speculators and dealers at from 5d to 6d per lb. Then came a war of competition. On Friday, while the butchers attempted to maintain the old figure of Is 6d, the dealer*, erecting temporary shambles on ihe street, sold prime joints at 9d, and you may be sure succeeded ih knocking the but. uhers out of time to some tune. But Friday afternoon set in close, sultry, and " muggy," and the imported beef began to assume an unwholesome appearance, although the dealers hallooed and swore that it was as sweet as if a it Imd come from oxen just off a clover field. On Saturday morning the price had come down to sixpence per pound, and in the evening to twopence, at which rates the whole of the balance was cleared out.— Eqkitika Correspondent of Grey River Times**} Professor Stevens English Troupe with the world renowned Pablo Fanque will this i evening make their bow to the public of Wellington In a spacious tnarquee erected on the reclaimed land. The entertainments, varied and numerous, will be found detailed in our advertising columns.