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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 402, 25 April 1871, Page 2

The p.?. Royal Alfred will leave for the Thames tins afternoon at 5 o'clock, and tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.

A poor little fellow of the name of Montague had a narrow escape to-day from being killed in Queen-street. In the pursuit of his business, as a newsboy, ho was running across the street opposite our oflice, when, emerging from between the cabs, ho. ran right into the way of a baker's cart, which was proceeding at, a trot up the street. The lad was knocked down, and the wheel went over his chest and arm. He was picked up immediately, and conveyed to the side-walk, where he shortly revived, and though his arm whs bruised and blackened a great deal, lie did not appear to have susiained any material injury. Not the slightest neglect is attributable to the conduct of the vehicle, which bore the name of " Eitchie, baker." The driver at once stopped, and took an interest in the little unfortunate, and conveyed him to a chemist, where- he was promptly attended to.

Colonel Hood, of the 58th Regiment, is about to publish an historical record of that regiment, from 1755 to IS7O, including the war in New Zealand, to cost £1. Intending subscribers to apply to Colonel Balne;ivis.

In reporting the proceedings of the recent, licensing meeting, we neglected to mention that (he name of the ffeneral Cameron Hofnl, in Albert-street, was, with the smction of the Bench, altered to Die original si"n, (hat of (he BlaeU Bull.

The p.s. Royal Alfred has been pold to Mr. Antonio Obuglien, late of the ftfnmikau claim. She will e<•' l be employed in the Thames trade.

J. Cosgrave and Co. are now holding a large drapery and clothing sale, and have opened the newest and most extensive and by fur the largest stock ever exhibited in Auckland. They also beg to inform the people of (he province they are not retiring from the drapery trade, and regret, exceedingly that respectable houses li ,vo lo resort, to such subterfuges in order to pell their goods. J. Cosgrave and Co. would wish pome person to inform them where are all the retiring drapers to go ? The recent astronomical observations hove not discovered any new heavenly bodies in which thoso gentlemen could reside without having any opponents to contend against. By the arrival of the City of Melbourne wo have received no intelligence of any new land being discovered, no more people to bo clothed, no Elysium where thoso modern Jobs could spend the remainder of their days it; pence, and, alas! where are they to go ?—" the shy, the 'lull, and the gay." It is a pity we have no gifted bard among us to compose eomo plaintive poem upon the departure of those modern Pilgrim Fathers.— [AliA'T.]