Shipping: Notices. ' m TVjFeSSRS M'MECKAN, JuML IVI BLACKWOOD & CO.'S *yßrs^Jt§2>. steamers are appointed to leave Wellington on or about the followinc dates during tho month of MAY : — 19fcb.— GOTHENBURG, Nelson, Grey, Hokitika and Melbourne. 22nd.— RANGITOTO, for Lyttelton, Otago, BlufF, and Melbourne. Foi freislvt or passage, apply to W. BISHOP, Agent. FOR NAPIER. TAURANGA, AND AUCKLAND. ™ HpHE Dowerful steamship JglljJll^ TORD ASHLEY, H. J. C . A>l BEWS, Commander, Will leave fort'i-r i lovp ports on MIIsIJI 22nd MAY. \V. BISHOP, Agent. FOR NAPIER. ! « rriHE screw steamer <J|||j||^ RANGATIRA ON THURSDAY, 25th MAY, 1871. W. BISHOP, Agent. ~ mHE NEW ZEALAND ±J>3k 1 STEAM SHIPPING COS ■yfo^J^, (Limited) Steamers are appointed to leave Wellington on or about the following dates: — SATURDAY, 20th MAY, TARANAKI, E. Wheeler, Commander, For LYTTELTON and OTAGO. MONDAY, 29th MAY, WELLINGTON, A. Kennedy, Commander, For LYTTELTON and OTAGO. CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager. FOR MANAWATU, WANGANUI, AND TARANAKI. « nrUIE fine twin scrowsteamer <Jg|j|k GO-AHEAD, "sgisiijigjiH^ Will sail as above on or abou THIS DAY (THURSDAY), At 4 p m. For freight or pae?age, apply to JOHNSTON & CO., Agente. FOR PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI AND MANUKAU. « nnHE fast and favorite screw *L"js|®s. J- steamship *J||fy^ P H OE B E , igtllswHiiiSs* H. Woesp, Commander, Is appointed to leave for the above ports, ON MONDAY, THE 22nd INST. For freight or passage apply to , JOHN MARTIN, ; Grey street. ~~FOR LYTTELTON AND DUNEDIN WHABF, (Colling at Akaroa, Timaru, and Oamaru, if inducement offers). — nnHE favorite screw steamer : jyylk A H U R I R I , *^^^^^^& M. Cabet, Commander, is appointed to leave for the above ports on SATURDAY, the 27th INST. For freight or passage apply to JOHN MARTIN, Grey street. TASSENt3-ERS' LINE OF PACKETS. FOR LONDON DIRECT. ■^jThyk nnHE fine Clipper Ship |i||p, ENGLAND, "alispsggiS' Al at Lloyd's, 880 tons register. &EOEGE Heney BTaheington, Commander. The ahove vessel has superior accommodation for passengers, and will sail from Wellington on or about the 30th MAY. For freight or passage, apply to BETHUNE & HUNTER, EDWARD PEARCE, Or to LEVIN & CO, Agents. ' SHAW, SAVILIT& CO'S~~ ~~ PASSENGER LINE OF PACKETS Bj-CTWBEN LONDON AND NEW ZEALAND. aC O^k rilH E ships of this line are all vf SaSsy** B P e °i a lly selected for their supe"*B*sseSl§» rior pasaenger aocomodation and fast sailing qualities, are commanded by gentlemen of experience, and they carry duly qualified surgeons. The Undersigned are authorised to arrange with settlers here who may be desirous of bringing -nit friends to this Colony. Full particulars maj b* obtained by applying to LEVIN & CO., Agents. Publications. mHE WATCHTOWER, a Monthly Maga--1 zinc devoted to the PisFcmination and Defence of Bible Truth, edited by the Rev. John Elmslie, M.A., Wanganui. contents : Sbbmon. — A Wise Resolution. By the late James Hamilton, D.D., London. Papers tor the Times. — On tho Efficacy of Prayer. By tho Rev. J. Paterson, Wellington. — Bromby's Theory of the Soul, &c. By the Rev. John Moir, Wellington. — Th 5 Bible its own Witness. By the Editor. — Baptism : The subjects, the mode, and its efficacy. Mosthly Syllabus for Sabbath Schools Poetey. Now on eale by Mr Wm. Lyon, Mr R.Burrett, and Mr T. Fraser, booksellers. Price Sixpence. PER NEVADA. mHE " Alta California Pacific Coast and X Transatlantic Railroad Guije" with juumerous illustrations. PRICE, 2s 6d. . WILLIAM LYON. May 9, 1871. NEW BOOKS just received, and on Sale by the undersigned — Chambers' Journal for 1870, 10s Gd Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, vol. 9, 8s 6d Dean Alford's New Testament, cheap edition, 2b Latin Classics for English Readers, new vol. Virgil, 3s 6d Good for Nothing, by Whyte Melville, cheap edition, 2s 6d She Queen's Marieß, by the same author, 2a 6d Puck, by Onida, 7s WILLIAM LYON.