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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 272, 23 November 1870, Page 2

It will be seen from advertisement elsewhere that Mr. G-eo. Ivil, hairdresser, has removedfrom 203 to 121, Queen-street, next door to the British Hotel.

Tenders are required for making one suit of sails for the revenue-cutter Ringleader, specifications to be seen at the Custom-house.

In the Police Court to-day, a decision was arrived at by the Bench, which, from its total inadequacy to meet the case.. i» deserving df notice. A nurse girl, in charge of two infants, one of them a baby in her arms, had been sent .down by her mistress to walk on the beach in St. G-eorge's Bay. She happened to have been followed by a dog belonging to a neighbour, but which appears to have committed some depredations on defendant's ducks. The accused accosted the girl in violent language, and, without any provocation, or insolence of any . kind, seized her by the throat, and, with the child in her arm 3,. flung her violently to the ground. Every detail of-the linmanly attack was Tfully corroborated by witnesses, and the Bench in its wisdom ordered defendant to give his bond for £5 to keep the peace for three months, but ordered each party to pay their own cost 3. Such a decision is a simple mockery of justice^and if the helpless state of infancy cannrit receive better protection from the law, our confidence in the1 yahie' of law-courts will naturally be somewhat snakenl *~ ' '

It should be remembered by all the charitably disposed that a benefit to, the Provincial Hospital will be given tornight by the Orpheus Minstrels, at the Symonds-street Music Hall. With such an ojbject and under such distinguished patronage,* and with such amateur talent, we anticipate' a- great .siicce"sS; and a valuable gift to the Hospital as the result of the generous effort;' ,■

The prize firing of^the Naval Volunteers, which, was yesterday to have taken place at the butts, at Point Chevalier, was in, consequence'1 of the1 unfavourable;; state of tHe weather, postponed till Friday, wheij, from the result <jf the contest,, it wilK be«decided who shalLbe selected to uphold the "honor of Auckland at the interprovincial rifle .match apprcSaening. To'day-thW Armed Constabulary are engaged at the butts, and to-morrow such of "the Auckland Bifle Volunteers as have not yet had an opportunity will proceed, for rifle practice to the same place.

The Prince of "Wales Theatre, last night,| was, as usual, crowded, and Mr. J. B. Howei achieved a great success as the Victim, in thef " Star Chamber." This evening " Huguenotß'| will be repeated.