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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 261, 10 November 1870, Page 2

A lechure of a very interesting and meritorious character, will be delivered to-morrow evening in the Symonds-strect Music Hall, by Mr. W. A. Thompson, on the subject of " Life Assurance." The Australian Mutual Provident, Society, of which, we believe the lecturer is the representative, has been the most eminently satisfactory and successful, perhaps, of all mutual societies ever projected. And a lecture on a subject of such general interest and importance as Life Assurance, based on the experiences and incidents of the most prosperous society, should awake considerable attention. The admission is free. "We observe that the Tfew Zealand Local Industry League — Auckland Branch— hu3 opened an office in Stichbury's Buildings, Queen-street, where persons desirous of boi coining members can enrol their names, i "Si

Ward's Amateur Minstrels wilL'give a performance for the benefit of the Whau Public Hall, at 7.30 o'clock this evening.

The s.s" Airedale is postponed until Saturday next at noon. A warning to admirers of flowers is afforded in anincident that occurred to two young girls, yesterday, in the Domain Gardens. Smitten with some curious and pretty roses, they possessed themselves of one each, and were caught in the act. Detained under charge till their friends were sent for, they were obliged to pay 2s. 6d. each for the roses, and taught a salutary lesson, were left to go their ways in peace. The habit of "picking "in the matter of flowers, is rather prevalent, and causes annoyance in the gardens, and a few such little incidents may hare a beneficial effect.

His Honor the Chief Justice sat yesterday, in the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Tho only cnse heard, was an appeal by Richard Oliphant Stewart, from a decision by the Justices of the Pence sitting in the Petty Session in the Court of Ifsarnawahiii. The information was taken out by a person named Cassinger, who charged Stewart —who it appeared was himself a J.P.—with selling a " bottle of grog," contrary to the terms of the Licensing (Provincial) Act, 1863. The Justices convicted and fined the defendant £20. The defendant now. appealed. Mr. Wynu am! Mr. Bennett for appellant, Mr. Hesketli for the respondent. His Honor aflirtned the appeal.

The Presbyterian Church Building Committee at the Thames have accepted the tender of Mr. Jchn Somerville for £450, for the erection of a church near the Karaka bridge, capable of seating 400 persons. Some of my clerical friends dabble a little in shares, and when they come Under the Verandah I generally pick up a racy anecdote respecting some incidents of clerical life. Here is the latest. Some time ngo a clergyman sure eded another in a district whore two churches had to be supplied with ministration. My friend the Rev. Mr. A™ always took the services of each place on alternate Sundays. Not so his successor, the Rev. Mr. B . He determined on taking both ehuivhes on the same day, and he caused to be posted on the door 3of the two churches the following notice : —"On and after this date the Rev. Mr. B will preach afc church in the morning, and afc church in the evening, and will baptise children at both ends." — Melbourne Leader.

A bazaar, in aid of the funds for the completion of the work now in progress at St. Mary's Church, OnehungJ, will be held this and succeeding evenings. A meeting of the trustees of the Savings Bank is announced to be held on. Monday afternoon next.

The anniversary ball in connection with the Otahuhu Public Hall is to be held on Tuesday next. A petition ha 3 boen filed in the Supreme Court for winding up the Auckland Saw Mill Company. Two charming little experiments in vivisection, worthy of the best attention of the So'-iety for the Prevention of Cruelty, are described by Mr. Tame, in his recent treatise "De la Intelligence." The inventions do credit to Paul Bert, author of an essay "Sur la Vitalite propre dcs Tiasus animaux." Here is the first :—" Insert in the back of a rat the end of its own tail, having first pared it raw with bistoury jit will heal and take root. .A3 30011 as the graft is complete, amputate the tail about one-third of an inch from the old root. The rat's tail will henceforth grow the reverse way and out of the back, During the first three months the rat will evince very feeble signs of feeling when the tail 13 pinched. At the end of six or nine months the sensitiveness of the part will have much increased, but the animal will not yet be able to guess where he is pinched. After a year he will, however, be completely up to the trick, and will turn to bite the pinchers." Thus it is proved that experience must intervene befoi'e an animal can localise his sensations ; and that the irritation of the nerves which before the operation travelled in the centripetal direction subsequently has effr't-f. in the centrifugal direction. The other experiment is similar, but still more ingenious : —" If you amputate the paw of a young rat, partially skin it, and introduce it through the skin of another rat's side, it will engraft, take nutriment, grow, and acquire all the ordinary parts of its structure, {is if it had remained with its former proprietor."