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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 214, 15 September 1870, Page 2

Our citizens have now the pleasure of being enabled to se-3 the fighting gear of our Yankee cousins. The American war ship Rcsoca, 900 ton?, and of nine guns, arrived in harbor last night. On Wednesday next, the 21.-t ■ he will be thrown open to visitors from 10 a in. 10 sunset every djy. We have no doubt that visitors will be met with that frank offhandedness for which Jonathan is distinguished all the world over.

There was a fair attendance at, th City Hall last night, and the vocal treasures from he Carandini repertoire were received with ■msto'uary delight. A nc.v buffo song from Vlr. Small was one of tho feutures ■ f the evening. As will be seen from another column, the concert to-morrow evening will be unlet* the patronage of the captain and offi Cci'_ of U.S. war steamer Re .-a a. We have no doubt that this will lend additional ecla to tho invariable success of the Carandini

performances,

In the Prince of Wale 3 Theatre last night the " Bluck Doctor" was repeated for the last time to a pretty good house. To-night th favorite '*' Octoroon" will be produced in a benefit to Mr. Stuart O'Brien.

At the monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute, held at the Museum on Monday evening, Messrs. Barber, Ireland, and the lion D. Maclean were added to the list of members Papers were real over the " Carbonaceous Minerals found at Whangarei Heads," on the "New Zealand Flora," and " Artesian Wells," and a list of donations to the Museum during the previous month.

We learn that the Bishop of Auckland proceeded yesterday on a tour to the Biy of Islands.

The now American "Vice-Consul, Mr Clarke, proceeded to the Bay of Islands yester day.

Preliminary sbeps were last night taken in the rooms of Messrs. Cochrane and Son, for formation of a cricket club. The meeting was

adjourned

Literature is in the ascendant, and Newton is highly favored. We are informed that the vacancy in the representation of that district has attracted the notice of tho distinguished President of that noble body of savants, the Auckland Literary Society, and also the Secretary to the Polytechnic Institution. The former of these gentlemen does not like reporters, and has that profound contempt for press criticism which is ever the mark of a great mind, though evidently fond of notoriety, he has not therefore favoured the public with his utterances. The Secretary's ad dress is unique, as he threatens that unless he gets enough of pupils for his evening classes he will become a legislator.

'J he " tarring and feathering " case at the Thames was the subject of inquiry yesterday before his Honor tho Chief Justice and a common jury. The defence was an alibi. Witnesses named Hamilton, Solan, and Rowley swore that the prisoners Kinlon and Hogan went to their work on the morning of the " row." Witnesses saw them go down the shaft. Donnelly, they said, was outside the crowd, and did not interfere. Salton had gone away " over the hills." The suggestion made by the defenco was that the prosecutor, Preston, was surrounded by fifty or sixty persons, and that the prisoners were picked out casually to vindicate justice. The prosecutor, however, was positivo in his identification of the prisoners. Ho spoke rather uncertainly as to Donnelly. The jury retired at a little after eight o'clock. They returned into Court at nine o'clock, finding a verdict of "notguilty."