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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 538, 30 September 1871, Page 2

We obaerTP bj adrertisement that Evening drawin" claa<s uro to be held in Hobsoo**fcreet in the °P-<*po.v&tozj school. The gentlemen who pr't>oae g'Ting. instruction in thi^ most deli<,^ful branch. d£^.art are well knowa as a bl,clelineator« "wittT pencil and brus|i, and yr understand that the fees to be charged are «o' be extreme^ rea9onabl«. We havo no doubt thafc many families - residing west of Queen-sCreet will be'only tod glad of shch an oppoi-l'inifcjr -of -obtaining instruction jin an amusing as well as useful branch of, study.

We havi been shown by Mr. Chas. Palmer, draughtsman, a series of magic lantern slides, which, for g-otesque' hiimonr and excellence of finish, weiiaio apldom seen,equalled. They are from'deaigia Vy Q-riset, dnh are really not only exce3siv<iy laughable, but capital specimens of aft. It is a; drawback to the ase of comic niagic Imtern .slHes that they are usually very ill dravn, and as they are exhibited chiefly bwforo .ihildren, th^ tendency is to touch wrong lesDris in art. This objection is entirely removd iv the transparencies which have been showt to us) and we have," herefbre; no d^uibt thai; they , will command a ready ■mle. Mdjjio' Ipefns me very populai- with children, anil fiion really fjood sketalios can bo emplojcd,oldsters may find no little enterta!nment l an evening's exhibition of " pictures on fcl wall!'

- A.upticc,- in e.ltalian G-old Mining Compailj, appears'; oa'r'advertising columns,,tlmfc the" suit'at -'pmM> raise tl at the instance of one Matt*haV >an 0 wlSo interferes with the interests of tie general flhare'^ide^ of the company, JL cU#end of tea shillings per share \»ui be paid *Q Ue ahareholclero in the Nonpareil Q O W' aajxax Company. ..^ , ">