WEEKLY MEMORANDA.

New Zealander, Volume XX, Issue 2068, 19 March 1864, Page 2

WEEKLY MEMORANDA.

MARCH. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last Quarter, 2nd, Oh. 52m. a.m. I First Quarter, 15th, sh. 47m. p.m. New iloun, Sth, 3h. 39m. p.m. | Full Moon, 23rd, lOh. 4m. p.m. Last Quarter, 31st, lOh. Om. a.m.

GARDEN OPERATIONS. Vegetables. —Get in seed of the various vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, both white and yellow, carrot, &c. Earth up celery, adding but little soil at a time, and sow seed for spring use. Sow winter spinach—a rich light soil in a dry situation. Fruit. —Continue to form strawberry beds. Most kinds of apples and pears may he gathered at the end of this mouth, in dry weather. To ascertain whether they are fit for gathering, raise them gently, and if they part readily from the tree, or if, on cutting one through the middle, the seeds are becoming brown, they may be taken. Early kinds should be gathered before they are quite ripe. Flowers. —All operations neglected last month should be attended to without delay. Polyanthus, and herbaceous plants generally, should be increased by dividing their roots. Put in cuttings of the various kinds of evergreen shrubs.

POSTAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS ARE DESPATCHED FROM AUCKLAND. Daily. For Otahuhu, 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. For Newton and Onehunga, 7‘30 a.m., and 3.30 p.m. For Newmarket, Papakura, Wairoa, Drury, and the Queen’s Redoubt, Pokeno, at 7.30, a.m. For St. John's College, Panmure, and Howick, at 10.15, a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. For North Shore (Flagstaff), at 10, a.m. Every Tuesday. For Raglan, at 3, p.m. For Lucas' Creek, The Wade, Orewa, Waiwera, Mahurangi Heads, Mahurangi, Matakana, Te Arai, Mang- • awai, Mangapai, Paparoa and Port Albert, at 3, p.m., Every Wednesday. For Whau Bridge, Muddy Creek, Henderson’s Mill, Waitemata Mill, Kaukapakapa, and Helensville, at 10.30, a.m. Every Wednesday and Saturday. For Mauku and Waiuku, at 7.30, a.m. MAILS ARRIVE AT AUCKLAND. Daily. From Newton, Onehunga, and Otahuhu, at 10, a.m., and 3.30, p.m. From Newmarket, Papakura, Drury, and the Queen’s Redoubt, Pokeno, at 10, a.m. From St. John’s College, Panmure, and Howick, at 10.30, a.m. Every Tuesday. From Lucas Creek, The Wade, Orewa, Mahurangi Heads, Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangapai, Mangawai, Te Arai, Paparoa, and Port Albert, at 11, a.m. From Whau Bridge, Muddy Creek, Henderson’s Mill, Waitemata Mill, Kaukapakapa, and Helensville, at 11, a.m. Every Tuesday and Friday. From Mauku and Waiuku, at 10, a.m. Every Friday. From 111; lan, at 10, a.m. CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. EPISCOPALIAN SERVICES. St. Paul’s, Princes-street.—Services on Sunday at II a.m., and 6 p.m. St. Matthew’s, Hobson-street.—Services on Sunday at II a.m., and half-past 6 p.m. Sr. Mary’s, Parnell. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6'30 p.m. St. Barnabas’, Parnell.—Service (in Maori) at 11 a.m and 6 p.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICES. St. Patrick’s, Chapel-street.—Mass every morning, at half-past 7 ; and on Sundays at half-past 7. half-past 9, and 11 a.m. Vespers on Sunday at 6 p.m. St, Mary’s, Freeman’s Bay.—Mass every morning at half-past 7 ; Vespers on Sunday at 3 p.m. St. John the Baptist, Parnell. —Mass every morning at halffpast 7; and on Sundays at half-past 7, half-past 8, and 11 a.m. Vespers at 6 p.m. PRESBYTERIANS. Sx. Andrew’s, Symonds-street. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. St. James’, Hobson-street.—Services at II a.m., and 6 p.m. WESLEYAN METHODISTS. High-stueet. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. Hobson-street. —Services at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. Union-street, Freeman’s Bay. —Services at 3 pm. Parnell. —Services at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. INDEPENDENTS. Albert-street. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. High-street. —Services at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. Newton —Services on Sundays at 11 a.m. and C p.m. PRIMITIVE METHODISTS, Edwardes-street. —Services on Sundays at 11 a.m., 6 p.m. BAPTISTS. Welleslet-street. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6'30 p.m. UNITARIANS. Odd Fellows’ Hall. Qneen-street. —Services on Sunday at 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. HEBREWS. Synagogue, Emily-place.—Services on Fridays at Sundown ; and on Saturdays at 9 a.m., and 3pm ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF FERRY BOAT AND OMNIBUSSES. FERRIES. Stokes’ Point. —Twice every day (Sundays excepted), as follows: —Leaves Stake’s Point on Monday, Tuesdays Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m., and 3.30 p.m., Leave Queen-street Wharf same days at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.; on Wednesday leaves Stake’s Point at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.; leaves Auckland at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Fare, each way, 6d. Shoal Bay. —Every Tuesday and Saturday; hours according to the tide. Fare, each way, 6d. Flagstaff. —Every Tuesday and Saturday, twice each way. Leaves Flagstaff, North Shore, at 8.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Leaves Queen-street Wharf, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Fare, each way, fid. ggg* Complaints from Ferrymen to be entered in the Report Book, at the Harbour Master’s Office, Queen-street Wharf. omnibuses. Auckland and Onehunga. —H. Hardington’s : Leaves Auckland at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m., and 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.; Leaves Onehunga at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4'30 p.m. On Sundays, leaves both places at 9 a.m., and at 4 p.m. Auckland to Otahuhu, Papakura, & Drury.— Higgins’, every day except Sunday; leaves Auckland at 8 - 30 a.m., arriving at Drury at noon; leaves Drury on its return at U3O p.m., and Otahuhu, at 4 p.m. On Sunday to Otahuhu, only at B'3o p.m. Drury to Auckland.— Rogers’, every day except Sunday; leaves Drury at 7 a.m., and Otahuhu at 9 a.m., arriving at Auckland at 10 - 30; leaving Auckland on its return at 3 p.m. An Omnibus to Otahohn only at 4‘30 p.m.

Days of the Week & s « High Water at Auckland. ANNIVERSARIES AND Month. 5 c n c SI Mom. Even. FESTIVALS. T 1 5 solo 35 H. M. 11 18 H. M. 11 4G Sup. Court Crira. Sittings. W 2 5 50 G 33 — 0 18 Nicholas of llussia died, 1855. T 3 5 81 6 32 1 15 1 45 F 4 5 52 6 31 2 34 3 29 S 5 5 53 6 30 4 14 4 50 s G 5 54 6 29 5 20 5 50 4th Sunday in Lent. M 7 5 55 6 28 G 18 6 4G Sup. Court Civil Sittings. T 8 5 50 G 26 7 5 7 23 W 0* 5 57 6 24 7 37 7 52 T 10 5 58 G 23 8 10 8 31) F 11 5 59 G 22 8 48 9 5 Kororareka sacked bv the S 12 G 0 6 21 9 2G 9 46 [natives, 184 5 13 6 1 6 19 10 9 10 31 5th Sunday in Lent. M 14 6 2 6 18 11 9 11 31 T 15 C 4 6 17 11 48 — W 1G G 5 6 15 0 26 0 50 T 17 G G G 13 1 31 2 2 St. Patrick’s Dav. F 18 G G G 11 2 44 3 17 Odd Fellows’ Hail founded, '52. S 19 G 7 6 10 3 43 4 13 20 6 8 6 8 4 32 5 1 Palm Sunday. M 21 6 8 6 7 5 21 5 43 Equal day and night. T 22 6 9 6 6 G 0 6 19 Otago anniversary, 16th year. 23 6 9 6 5 G 37 G 55 T 24 G 9 6 5 7 13 7 30 F 25 6 10 G 3 7 48 8 G Good Friday. S 26 6 11 6 1 8 20 8 37 s 27 6 12 G n 8 56 9 15 Easter Sunday. M 28 6 13 5 58 9 33 9 53 Waireka pah captured by T 29 6 14 5 56 10 18 10 41 [Capt. Cracroft, I860. W 30 6 15 5 54 11 5 11 31 T 31 G 1G 5 52 1 — 0 5 Taranaki anniversary, 23rd yr.