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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 449, 19 June 1871, Page 2

As will be seen from another column, an exceedingly interesting entertainment will be held in the Newton Academy to-morrow night, when a variety of new and rare dissolving views will be exhibited for the benefit of the funds of the Destitute Children's Home. The first of a company of equestrians and equestriennes, constituting the best circus that has ever appeared in the Australian colonies, arrived on Saturday. The horses, also, we understand, are all thoroughly trained, and, by the Hero, there are to be added to those already here, two gentlemen riders, said to be really the best in the world. We perceive that the Grafton Highway Board have set a number of man on repairing the roads throughout their district. . ' We regret to learn that Mrs. Webster.'the mother of the late Mr. George Webster, of Bokianga, died this morning at the North Shore. The deceased lady, who was a very old colonist, and was greatly respected,, had attained the mature age of 80 years. We have been credibly informed that negociaiions have been entered upon for starting another. morning paper in Auckland. By another, we mean in addition to the MosinNaStab and the Morning News, which, as our reader j are aware, are to be published on the first of next month, contingent on the publio paying us an advance. We rejoice in the advance of, literature; the newspaper is the lever of the age, and although some spiteful people say there is already leverage enough ol the\kind lo light the place to any elevation ; these are they who know nothing about journalism. We are not aware what will be the principles of the new paper. It was hinted to us that it was to be the organ of the City Council. We care not. The Mobnino- Stab will assupie an elevation to which nothing can attain ; and if the public will but_ appreciate our 'efforts, we shall produce a journal that will shake the province with a perpetual earthquake/ From the Thames Advertiser of Saturday we take the following :—'" South Australian' writes condemnatory of the management of the Auckland Evening News, with especial reference to the articles on mine management, but hi* letter given vwbatia* wild <mmpy

too much of our space on a purely personal topic. We must therefore content ourselves with an extract, and the more so because other portions of the letter are admitted to be mere surmises. ' South Australian' characterises the writings which appear in the News as dismal, abominable, and scurrilous trash, and is surprised that we should condescend (as he says) 'seemingly to connive at the publication of au article emanating from such a polluted stream.' Referring to the Herald's notice to correspondents, 'South Australian' says that ' a better or more just description of the characteristics of the writer of the articles in queßti >n (unless I am mistaken in my man) could not be given even by myself, whose knowledge of the individual extends over more years than the Herald's months.' He further says, ' God forbid that I should despise any man, but if there is a creature on earth beneath my contempt it is that man who seeks to traduce the character of his fellow-man solely from the motive that he has failed himself to acquire that wealth and position in society which others have done.' "