The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 447, 16 June 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1871.

A considerable crowd was collected in Queen-street shortly before we went to press, by a person having fallen down suddenly in a fib on the footpath, near the New Zealand Insurance Company's building. Dr. Xenderdiue was immediately in attendance, and found that the man was merely labouring under an attack of epilepsy, so that no danger is to be apprehended.

We would draw attention to the announcement in another column of the fact that the sale of the remaining stock of Messrs. Keesing, Doitsh, and Keesing will be effected I y auction on Monday next, by Messrs. Isaacs. This is unquestionably a rare opportunity for bargains.

It will be observed that Mr. Lennox, so widely known as a land and house agent believes thab he -will benefit bis business by removal from High-street into the more crowded thoroughfare, and that he has opened his office in Queen-street, where he will-carry' on sharebroking, in addition to the house and land agency. If Mr. Lennox become as much" a favourite and favoured in the new department and new position as he has become in the old, he ought to be satisfied. We are confident -he will be .very successful, and give the same satisfaction he has done.

■We have to chronicle the erection of a sliolter from the elements mercifully erected over the heads of that class of our fellow-citizens yrho at Eogue's Corner are wont to congregate. It has been put up, we learn, by Mr. Garkck, and though., it has a benevolent aspect, ; we do^iot doubt that its friendly shelter 13 mtended %o bring fish to the net.

The monthly inspection of the Auckland Volunteers took place on Thursday, at t-ha Drill-shed. There was a very good attendance, and after the usual evolutions had been gone through, Major Gordon presented the prifces lately won by the members of No. 3 Company, the best of which was a magnificent ring, won by Private Board man. He afterwards brought under the notice of the meeting a letter which had appeared in one of the morning papers in reference to the management of the Volunteer forces. The Major also stated that he had received a note from his Worahin the Mayor (P. A. Philips, Esq.) to the effect"that he had ordered a cup to be fired for by the Volunteers, and asking the Major's advice how to act in the matter. Ho had submitted to the Major h, proposal as to the manner in which the cup would be fired for, which would no doubt meet with his approval.

Hanson Tnrfcon, Esq., of Napier, has been appointed a Trust Commissions).1 under "The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1870," for the Poverty Bay.District; and the Eon. Daniel Pollen has been appointed in a similar capacity for the Auckland district. W. S. Yon Stunner, Esq., has been appointed Resident Magistrate for the Bay of Islands.

;,The representatives of the clan Campbell, in Australia and New Zealand, will be glad to hear that it has been decided to defer the presentation of the clan's ■wedding gifc to the Princess Louise until August ne£t, in order that the members of the clan in the moat distant colonies may join in this expression of welcome to the bride'of their future chief.

The Rev. W. C. Cotton, of Frodsham, is making efforts to procure some bumble-bees for New Zealand, and as soon as fine weather sets m he will doubtless have some ready for shipment.

The province of Auckland, .with the exception of a small block on the Er.st Coast, is made a district under the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1870, and the block abovementioned is made into another diatrio under the name of the Poverty B:iv District.

The reduction of charget has led to a large increase of business iv the telegraph department, as we learn from a re.turn in the gazette. Eor the year ending March 31, 1870, the number of messages transmitted was 168,9G5, which gave a revenue of £16,976 ; while for the year ended the 31st March last, with reduced charges, the messages increased to 279,197, which gave a revenue of £19,744.

We are requested to remind applicants for publicans' licences that the law is imperative in requiring the issue on or before the 30th of June. It would therefore be desirable that the holders of certificates should not defer presenting them at the Provincial Treasury till too late to rectify any possible omiesions. There ar over threo hundred licences applied for.