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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 273, 24 November 1870, Page 2

The s.s. Go-Ahead will uot leave for Wangarei until 12 o'clock to-morrow (Friday).

The s.s. Lord Ashley for Napier and Southern .ports, hos been detained till Saturday next.

The Thames Advertiser publishes a report by Mr. P. V. Dixon, Mining Engineer, on the Pukorokoro coal- fields, situated near the Surrey Redoubt. Mr. Dixon states that the seam is opened up six and a-half miles from the sea, and that the approach is favourable. He believes the seam is an extension of that found in Waikato. Where cut, ther.e is a body of 7£ feet clear bright coal, well adapted for domestic purposes and stationary boilers.

Thomas Macffarlane, Esq., has been appointed trustee of the estate of Thomas Craig, timber merchant.

An accident happened to Dr. Tassell yesterday in Symonds- street. Whilst riding his horse, the animal became alarmed by the flapping of a waterproof coat, to which he was not accustomed, and threw his rider. Dr. Tassell was not much hurt, but the horse started off at full speed down Waterloo Quadrant, knocked down a man near Government gates, and smashed through the fence round St. Paul's Church. Here an attempt was made, without success, to catch him, and he again started down the Crescent and up Queen-street, where he was finally caught, strange to say, without a scratch.

The next St. rSepulchre's evening entertainment takes pla^e on Thursday, Decembers, at the Music Hall.

Mr. Theodore Wright delivers his eighth ler-ture upon " The Acts of the Apostles " this evening, at the Christian Meeting - house, Cookrstreet.

The anniversary tea meeting of the Highstreet Wesleyan Sunday-school will be held to-morrow evening,' when addresses will be delivered by several ministers and other friends.