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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 429, 26 May 1871, Page 2

A meeting of the Hauraki Goll Mining Company was held last evening, Mr. Stanni in the chair. A committee was appointed to draw up and amend the rules, which are to be submitted to a general meeting, to be held on Monday next. About 100 members hare taken shares.

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Belfast Q-old Mining Com pan j is convened for Monday next. Business : To consider the terms of proposed amalgamation with adjoining claims, and other business connected therewith.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Total Abstinence Society will be held on Monday evening next, at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. Dr. Nicholson will preside.

The second lecture of the winter series, delivered before the Young Mcu'a Christian Association, will be given this evening, in the Rooms, Wellesley-street, by W. L. Rees, Esq. ; subject: " The Siege of Puris." Mr. Rees bears the reputation of beitm an able and effective speaker ; and as his thcmo constitutes one of the most thrilling events of the war just concluded, we have uo doubt there will be a large attendance on the occasion. "His Honor the Chief Justice was occupied the whole of yesterday with bankruptcy business. J. Dunnet passed hia last examination, and was discharged without opposition ; al-o, G-eorge Henry Evans. The principal case was that of W. S. Laurie, whose certificate was suspended for six months. The case of A. E. Cohen came on, but the accountant gave evidence that a large number of leaves had been removed from the journal, the ledger, and letter book, which leuves related to Must and Co.'s account,to Lipstine's account, and to the account of a person named Harris. A somewhat recriminatory cross-examiuation occasioned a little excitement. The Court adjourned shortly before six o'clock.