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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 174, 30 July 1870, Page 2

It Till be borne in mind That the benefit kindly given by the Carandini family to the Auckland M'chanics'* Institute will take place on Monday evening, in the City Hall. The programme, is filled with vocal gems ; several of the selections being by request. We have no doubt there will be a fii'l house* and we sincerely trust tl'at the friend-: of the Institute will muster in strong force, and while enj**y ing one of the most delicious treats that could be afforded to any one with umsij in his soul, at the snir.e time encourage the (fforts of the committee, and aid one of out* mot deserving public institutions. Madame Cara. dixi's Benefit.—There Wis a capital attendance at the Cily Hall la>t nif_.it, when Madame Carandini took a complimentary benefit, tendneJ by a __rgo number o: ladies and f eatiemen who through the inclemency of the weather 1 ist V\ ri dne.-day, ivcre unable lo attend. A most varied and excellent selection of songs, l>al!ads, sccnas, duels, &c, were done full justice to by Madame Carandini and her two daughters, while Madame "Winter was loudly and justly applauded for her fantasia on the piano. As this is the last night but two tins talented family will be in Auckland, we advise all who have not seen them not to lose the opportunity. Theatre Royal.—This little theatre was ag!iin filled in all paits last evening, when the " Jrivh Heiress" and " Box and Cox" were produced. Jn the former piece Miss Gougenheiin, Mrs. Harry .!ackson, and Miss Melville were capital in their respective parts, and in the farce tho*-e two excellent low comedians, Mcs-rs. Hvd-s and Towers, kept the house in one continual roar of laughter. Ton-ght a great bill is announced, the " Foster Sister" and the " Mutiny at the I. ore." The Bight Reverend L)r. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, will preach at tie Church of the holy Sepulchre to-morrow morning. The regular monthly meeting of Lodge _ra will be held at the lodge room, Masonic Hotel on Monday evening. We observe that l'ght is about to be thrown on the benighted inhabitants of i'arncll, and that gas pipes are being laid in that submbju retreat along the line of s'rc't. ujnvards from the Alexandra Hold. " The adjourned annual meeting of the Auckland Squadron Royal Cavalry Volunteers i^" advertised to take place at the Drill-shed, at half-pa-d seven on Monday evening. It is notified by the trustees in the estate of H. S. Meyers that unless accounts are paid on or before Frida}', the sth of August, they will be sued for without further dclaj\ TnE u-nal monthly paiade of the Auckland Rifle Volunteers will take pine-.-at the Drill-shed at 7 o'clock on Monday evening next. We are glad to learn that Bishop Puttison's hcnb.li has so much improved since his slay in Auckland, that he intend? resuming his mission duties. He leaves we understand, in the schooner Southern Cross on Tuesday next. He will prench" his farewell sermon on Sun Jay morning (to-morrow), at St. Mary's Church, Purncll, and will address the school children in the afternoon nt 3 o'clock. The Bishop of Auckland will preach at the same Church in the tvening. Ik Nelson-street on the south side of Cook-street, the late rains have produced results that require immediate attention, if somebody is not indicted for manslaughter. There was a narrow roadway on the upper side of _*> elson-street, crossing the gully and having a small culvert to let the wafer pass. The City Hoard ordered the widening of this by filling in from the adjacent mound ; but the culvert was ignored. '1 he natural result followed; the .water gradually oozing through, undermined the embankment, and last night it went bodily, leaving a horrible chasm of some twenty feet wide across the roadway, producing a quagmire in which a person could readily be smot'iered at the lower side of the street, and right in the track of a small footway which has been used for a ler.gth of time. For the safety of human life, we would strongly urge the erection this very day, of a small piece of fencing on either side of the gulf, and with a light attached, and similar protection a g .dust the quagmire, or during the darkne-s of these nights, as sure as there exists a Foreman of Works, so sure will he hear of something in Nelson-street that wid trouble his peace of mind. We may add that above a hundred tons of the pasty mass has been carried ..cross the street, and inundated tiie adjoining allotments with a perfect sea of mud.