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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 304, 31 December 1870, Page 2

There will be a choral service in St. Sepulchre's Church, Sytnonds-sLreet, at midnight.

__ We understand fchab the Band of the Naval Volunteers will have a march out to-night, at midnight; and promenading Queen-street will discourse sweet music in welcome to the New Year.

As will be observed from another column, there will be an entertainment of a musical and literarj character given on Monday evening, in the school-room of the Weslcyaa Church in High-street. The proceeds are to be devoted to charitable purposes. The p.s. Sumson, which hits been lying under the North Head since Wednesday, will leave for Wan^are: this evening. The new steamer G-olden Crown is to make an excursion trip to the Kawtiu and Hot Springs on Monday and Tuesday next. Capt. Ellis, a universal favourite with passengers, and for many months engaged in the Thames trade, has received the appointment of master, and will take charge to-day. It is expected thut the G-olden Crown w.ll steam faster than any other vessel in New Zealand.

The s.s. City of Melbourne, expected on the 6th January, is the next steamer due fiom Sydney. She will most likely be the bearer of our mails via Suez. The City leaves this port on the,7th, with the California!* mails.

The s.s. Storrabird may be looked for tomorrow in the Manukau from Southern ports. She will probably bring the English telegrams,

Programme of the Auckland Rifle Volunteer Band for this afternoon :—" Napoleon's Grand March;" Quadrille, " Edinburgh " ; Selection, Opera, " Lombardi j" Polka Mazurka, "Harvest," by McComish;" Waltz, Nymph of the Wave," by JVAlbert;" Galop, " Canary," by Quinn ; " God Save the Queen."

A series of grand swimming and diving mutches will be held at the Breakwater baths this afternoon. Prizes are offered of various amounts for the victors in the several trials of skill, strength, and endurance, and we have no doubt that there will bo a good muster ot the lovers of the natatory art.

A meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Parnell Highway District was held yesterday, in the Weleyau schoolroom, for the purpose of receiving from ratepayers objections to the valuation of their respective properties. Mr. Jdbes Smart in the chair. There were about a dozen objeetora present. The valuation ii> some cases was admitted to be excessive, bu an advance of nearly 20 per cent, upon la*l year was in most cases sustained, and the c>" jections withdrawn.

The Advertiser says the £>olice succeeded on Thursday in foraging out a number of tie articles stolen during the late robbery at tie Thames. Amongst othere there were articles stolen from Messrs Wilson's and Gillifs', besides a gold ring, the owner of which is not yet known. The capture of Dunne at Auckland furnishes a clue to a great many of the mysterious robberies that have recently occurred, and the result is that that Detective Pardy has al eady succeeded in lighting on the " plant." It is hoped that before long the greater part of the stolon property will be recovered.

A Calcutta Sweep on the Auckland Eaees will come off this evening, at the l\oyal Mail Hotel, Victoria-street.

Cremorne Gardens will bo open on Monday and Tuesday next.

Two sermons will be preached at the Wesleyau Methodist Sunday-school, Union-stroet, to-morrow; that in the mornig by the Rer•J. Berry jthat in the evening by the I\ev. J<T. Lewis. Collful ions will be made in aid of the gallery and library funds. Messrs. Howe and Johnston, bakers, of the Karangahape Road, give notice that they ha*o dissolved partnership.