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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3891, 10 February 1870, Page 2

—Misses Hamlin (2), Captain Rountree, Mr. Margett, Mr. Ridcehall, Mr. Eyburn, Captain Baker, Mr. Williams, Mr. Cornell, and seven in steerage.

BOAT EACE. A sailing match between the trading cutters Sumpter and Tay is to take place to-day, starting at 9 o'clock. The course is from the Queen-street Wharf round Tiritiri and back to wharf. The amount to be run for is £25. Several bets have been made, the Sumpter being slightly the favourite. The barque Kate, Captain Cooper, sails for Sydney to-day. The s.a. Hero may be looked for from Sydney to-day. The Colonial Government p.s. Sturt, Captain Fairchild, arrived from Tauranga yesterday afternoon. She left Tauranga at 10 p.m. on Tuesday last, and had strong N. to N.N.E. winds throughout. She brings one passenger, Mr. Clarke. Suicide on Board a Training Ship. — One of the boys on board the training ship Warspite, off Charlton, has! committed suicide by hanging himself in a fit of illtemper, caused by being placed in solitary confinement for misconduct. The lad, who was named George Dobson, aged 15, wa3 admitted by the Marine Society on October 18. An inquest was held on board, when the jury expressed themselves " unanimously of opinion that the conduct of Captain Phipps and the schoolmaster had been only such as to preserve the necessary discipline of the ship." Tux Union Jack. — The Lords of the Admiralty having brought under the notice of her Majesty the Queen that great inconvenience has been frequently occasioned by the " Union Jack," which is the distinguishing flag of the Admiral of the Fleet, being carried in boats and other vessels by governors of colonies, military authorities, diplomatic officers, and consular agents when embarked, her Majesty has been pleased to order that the military branch shall use a Union Jack with the Royal initials surrounded by a garland on a blue shield and surmounted by a crown in the centre ; thai^ the Union Jack to be used by diplomatic servants, ministers plenipotentiary, charges d'affaires, &c, shall bear the Eoyal Arms in j the centre on a white shield ; whilst consuls and consular agents, &c, shall be limited to the use of the blue ensign, with the Royal Arms in the fly of the flag. The governors of her Majesty's dominions in foreignparts, and governors of all ranks and denominations administering the governments of British colonies and dependencies, are authorised to fly the Union Jack with the arms or badge of the colony emblazoned in the centre.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. IMPORTS.— February 9. Per s.s. John Perm: From Hokitika (under bond) : 7 f-cases tobacco, 1 case cigars, 2 cases tobacco, 1 package ditto, order. From Nelson (under bond) : 5 cases cigars, H. S. Meyers. From Hokitika (free duty paid) : 2 boxes gold, 1,3300z lSdvrt 12gr, Bank of New ZoalancL From Nelson : 1,2710z. 12dwt. 6gr., Bank of New Zealand. From Greymouth : 1 ton coke, order. From Wcstport : 1 case drapery, Mendelssohn. From Nelson : 160 cases fruit, order : 12 boxes quartz, Nathan and Co. From Wanganui : 220 sheep, 4 horses, 22 pigs, Dick and Seaton ; 1 horße, Major Nixon ; 3 horses, order.

ARRIVAL OP THE S.S. JOHN PENN. The s.B. John Perm, M. Carey, commander, crossed the Manukau bar on Tuesday, the Bth instant, at 7.30 o'clock p.m., and moved alongside the Onehunga Wharf at 2 a.m. on the 9th inst. The John Perm left Hokitika on Tuesday, 2nd instant, at 10 p.m., and arrived in Greymouth the same tide, where she shipped 100 tons of coal, and sailed the following evening at 11 o'clock for Northern ports, arriving at Westport early on Friday; sailed again 2 o'clock p.m. and arrived in Nelson at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning. Sailed the same day at 8 p.m., and arrived in Whanganuiat 11 a.m. on Sunday, which port she left on Monday at 3 o'clock p.m., and arrived in Onehungayesterday, experiencing fine weather throughout the passage. The John Perm brings the following passenger 3 : Cabin — Mr. Mendelson, Mrs. Driacoll, Mis 3 Finningham, Messrs. Isaacs, MeCrae, Dixon, Mrs. Dixon and Miss Dixon, Mra. Mace, Mrs. Ophone, Mra. Tedman, Miss Tedman, Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Gleeson, Messrs. Gabble, Connor, Forayth, Exans, Dick, Seaton, Russell, Dougherty, Arkle Penholtz, Mrs. Oyua Perceau, Misa Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. Hook, Mrs. Brookie, Mr. Campbell, Major Nixon, Miss Franklyn, Miss Durie, Mr. Nathan, Rees, Tingle, and Bull. Steerage — Mr. and Mrs. Tumoni, Mra. Curran, Mrs. Wilson, and Messrs. Flood, Smith, Craig, Phillips, Mirough, Gallagher, Fisher, Cumming, Connelly, Harrison, Kelly, and Walsh.

MONETARY AND COMMEBCIAL, I ' Daily Sottthkrn Cross Office, Wednesday evening. Customs Receipts : — Duties, £792 Is 10d ; light dues, 5a 8d j arms fees, £1 la ; port charges, 4a 6d. Total, £793 13s. Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son report having sold at their mart to-day — •chimneyglass, richly gilt, 6ft. x 4ft. 6in., £17} musical boxes, £4 53, to £10. The furniture advertised fetched satisfactory prices. Commercial Confederation.— The South Australian Assembly have taken up the matter of commercial confederation, and have adopted a resolution in favour of a "commercial federation with an interchange of commodities," between the Australian colonies, including Tasmania and New Zealand. NELSON. The Examiner of th« sth reports : Meisr*. N. mrrnrdi and Co. quoj« £14 per iorttor £ od . «»d Houniell'a sttpwflne floiir. "WWt, "pet bushel, from 6s to 5s 64 ; barley, 5s ; oats, 3s 'to' 3» &* poutoerf. M to £4 10s : W, pe> t«n k§ to Is Ys and -Sowtlingl White pine, 100 feejlfi '] rad pine, 18s.~Shinglei : Totata, per 1,000, 17i.— T6Ura, 18s per 100 feet. - Kauri : 9 by j.'ris? 9byl, 15s; planed, tongued, and grooved, 16« 6d; timber, 17» 6d to 25i ; ihingles, I§j.

WELLINGTON. The Independent says • — K A \ M ««« r !: ?J? Jl Ul ? l}nU « Bee T ei, *nd Oo.'i tea salo, 50 chests, 600 half-Qhesti, and 2,028 boxes, ware offewd, and were »U sold with the exemption of 15 cherts, 19| half-chests, and 125 boxei. The prices realised wor« machlowerthan tor similar tea* the season before. « „ BIRTHS. On February 8 *t Waiulsu, the wife of C. W. Flexman, of » daughter. MARRIAGES. On . Febrnary 8, st St. Mark. Church. Remuera, bf the Key. B. H. Heywood, Mr. Thomas Whattoff Webster, of Manga wai. to Mary, Mcond daughter of Mr, Irwia Downing, of Auckland. On February 8, ai the residence of the brlde'a mother, East-street. Nowton, by th« Her. P. H. Cornford, Eb«neaer Fltnes*, ion of the late GeorM yitnew. to Ellen Lydia, fifth daughter of -the laU Junes Wells, late of Saxmnndham, Suffolk, England—Home papers pleas* copy. DEA.THS. On February 9, Mary Ann. the belorad wlfo of William Matthews. Aged 67 years. The funeral will leare her late residence the New North Koad, at half-past B o'clock this day .Friends will picas* accept- this inritatipq. > 4 S^Jeg,~MQetipgg, &g., This Bay. gale of Cattle, &o. t bj Mr. A. Bucloim<|, at the Eemuera Yards, »t |2 o'clock. '' ""ASaSlf Jlrf Me »»-^ur wdSQB , S *\M martW2° Pertr ' &C " hf m ' S - JonM « 8al *«t ll Sh * re 3' br Mr ' J " N ' wm * n ' •* hls Eoonw. Pfeibyteri«nSolr«»»tb*TonportH»H, Korth Show, ■Cap m. * Prince of Wales Theatr*. i POST-OFFICE, SHOHTLANP-STEEET. Mails — F« £hortW »nd Coj^njandel, tfei^ d»y j,m _».». and 5.30 p.m. " ifor Whsnganur, Nelson, and the W«rt Cout. to morrow, «,tl p nj. , > -«j '