DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Times, Volume 2, Issue 58, 20 February 1844, Page 3

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Supreme Court. —This day had been fixed for the sitting of the civil side of the Supreme Court, but we see by the summons now before us, that it is postponed till Thursday, 7th March ; we presume that the criminal business will immediately follow, A Grand Jury is to be empanelled, before whom indictments will be laid, in accordance with English practice, before trial, and we have heard that a Special Jury list is also m preparation. Parrhurst Boys.-—There is hardly any subject more serious arid important ir< die politics of Auckland than the condition of the Parkhurst Boys. Abandoned as they are, on their arrival, to what is falsely called—their freedom, it is hard!) possible that they can do well. There is naturally a si rung prejudice against persons who have been convicted ; and without character, or, rather, with such character, how are they likely to find respectable occupation. The Government, ought sorely to afford them protection by employment, and not, by mistaken ieuitv, turn them adrift upon their own resources. We do not attend daily at the Police office to report every petty offence, bin

we understand that hardly a day passes, upon which some charge not made against one or more of these unhappy children Their labour, under proper direction, may surely be considered as part of the capital of the Colony ; their present unhappy want of supervision and guidance is a very' serious curse to the place. On the return of Mis Excellency the Governor we trust that the Police Magistrate will bring the subject under his notice :,we cannot doubt, that some remedy by his kindness will be applied to the present monstrous evil. HotmcuLTURAL Fp-TB.— This dayweek i; appointed for the second Show of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, when much rivalry is expected from all parties, The display is to be made at the Boy a! Hotel, on this occasion ; and we hear that Mr. Wood in tends to remove the paoueilibg, and thereby cravest she .gtea-.er part of teis house into one large icon* for the purpose of the show ; a baud of music will be in attendance; and a dinner is, accor ting custom, to succeed the business of the day. We hear, that besides the exhibition of grain, the produce of the recent harvest, samples of the first manufacture of colonial malt will be exhibited, We give this timely notice of the intentions of the Committee, because upon the last occasion many ot the Auckland florists, and others, were unacquainted with the intended exhibition, We hear that the veteran Gene*a? (>•' Brien, like another Cinciunatus, has turned lus hand from the sword to the pruning-knife, and that under his patronage, the enclosed laud round Government House is to be forthwith convened into a garden; this is an judication that horticulture vvill be patronized now, We have often indeed wondered, with the abundant opportunity Afforded, that the Government House should have been left so destitute of ornament or useful shelter.

The Maid of the Mill. --This pretty little Colonial built craft, put together at Manukau, measuring thirty tons, starts upon her midden trip—a trading one, u> Tahiti, next week. Her owners, Messis. Mdr-geort r.nd HaUwelt. go »« her. V- e «ti»C< r*-i wMt to sJ- 'ai st age, and there is no one who knows either of them that does not join us sri our friendly feeling.

The Theatre. —The entertainments at the 'Shealre last evening weie commued with a brisk and lively' spirit, and ih<* Manager iudustiiousiy altered the performances, sustaining himself in both pieces leading characters, with considerable, tact. The Theatre altogether is 'doing better than we expected, although vve had the most friendly feeling tmv mis it, and we can recommend it to the patronage of the higher order of society ia Auckland. The house will be open again on Thursday. It is rumoured ia town, but we hardly know upon what authority*, that the Bucephalus, with the first of the New Zealand Company’s consignments of emigrants for Auckland, has arrived at Sydney. The information is said to have arrived via Wellington,