The Evening Star. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1870.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 222, 24 September 1870, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1870.

The steamers Gemini, Lalla Rool.'.i, and Enterprise, are advertised to run between the U.S. Resaca and the Queen-street Wharf with visitors during to-morrow. The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid on during Alonday.

It is singular that fome gentlemen do not realise the responsibilities as well as the honors of affixing J.P. to their names. To-day, in a case of great popular interest both to tho public and the bar, counsel, defendants, reporters, and public were kept miserably waiting a large part of the forenoon, owing to the neglect of Messrs. May and Mitford, who should have occupied the bench of the Police Court. We do not say that tho viluable services of these gentlemen could not be dispensed with, and public inleivs's still survive, still it would have been n t too much to expect that they should cor, ' • end to give notice of intended absence ■•• lie Clerk of the Court, aud prevent this i -.tv ' uience and annoyance to the public We :i » lerstand that both the gentlemen who cam,' i > the rescue had special engagements, which IA-y were obliged to waive to supply the place on the Bench of Messrs. May and Mitford.

The English telegrams, via Suez, by the August mail, may be expected here about the sth prox. The P. and O. Company's steamer is due at Melbourne on the 29th inst., and at Sydney on the 2nd October. The California steamer Wonga Wonga will leave Sydney for this port on the 30th inst., and will, no doubt, be the bearer of important European news.

We would remind our readers that the members of the Auckland Ethiopian Troupe will give an amateur performance at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, this evening. The Enterprise is to leave the Queen-street Wharf at six o'clock, and to return at the close of the performance shortly after ten o'clock.

The usual fortnightly foot parade of ihe members of the Auckland Troop R.C.V. was held last evening at the Drill-shed, Princesstreet. Next Friday fortnight, the usual monthly mounted parade will take place in the Albert Barracks, and on the following Friday the examination of junior officers will take place.

Dainel Pollen, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, gives notice of a sale of town, suburban, and rural lands, to be held on the 11th October.

The firing of tho Naval Rolunteers for the rifle presented by J. T. McKelvie, Esq., will take place on Monday next.

A general meeting of the Auckland Cricket Club will be held at tbe City Club, Short-land-street, this evening.

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge St. Andrew, 418, I.C, will take place on Monday next.

Mr. William Anderson gives notice to architects, builders, and others, on the subject of the Auckland Building Act.

The case of Allan O'Neill v. John Kelly was concluded in the Supreme Court, after a contest of three clays to establish the right of either party to about forty acres of land. The verdict was in favour of the plaintiff. 'The Government appears to have granted the same land to two parties, and the loser of the cause will, in all probability, apply for compensation. The Court adjourned till Monday, at 10 o'clock, when a special jury causo will be taken.

There was an excellent house last night at the City Hall, and the Carandini concert— part secular, part sacred—was attended with the greatest success; Mr. and Madame Winter contributing largely to the general satisfaction.

Last night, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Miss Evans appeared as the principal character in " Hamlet." " Romeo and Juliet" will be produced to-night.