The Evening Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 568, 4 November 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.

" For tlie cause that lacks assistajito, For the wrqng that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.'

3 f there was anything wanting to show the utter unfitness of f.La Domain Board to msfyngei* public IcHstj it is supplied in the Llilnouift'i ruiacd ffespScting the Toluntter veriew. It is i»oi. a question as to wliethet' the Domain would be luoro; or less saitablo for the uiiirfceuVriflg of our citizen soldiers tlian I In; old Knee Course, where the review is to l)(! hclrl. The Domain is not a place bcßt.arJii]jt.-a /'qr tho movements of a considerable nuiubei1 uf troops, ancl the incoiivoiienc^ in tliiu A'apacLhas been previously experienced. The old Knee Course, r.ot. (he One-tree E i ill i as erroneously stated, is on the contrary] admirably stdupted for the purpose, and •though its disiance from town is un objection, probably (lie /distance is not. so great, as <o materially uffijct j th« atlendance. But 'he Doumin wua asked for and reiu.^e.<l, uijtj Uio pcriuis.-j on Miihrtrqnently '_li red m u <) my uffeele tlio earn-. is or do we altogether Biarne the lbsgee. Jlo mode Uk bu-guiu with the JJoard oh he would with auy proprioUn- of gra/.i«f/ hnd, and the injury done to the gvtuis would b« Jjia priyato loss. Bu( ihai a Board, oppoinlxjd to ca.ro for the place of r<;crfi*tioH <4" the peopie, should have bliown it» L -li' bo utterly iiidj^'eront as to hare looked ujp the Dosmiu iigafu.|t any pur-

pose of recreation (ov which it might happen ! to be required, shows the high-handed way in j which the People's Park would be conducted I if placed under the direction of the Domain Board. It is not in the nntura of things I hat an irresponsible body of men will consult | popular feeling.'. The fact of. the possession jof power is all but invariably attended ' with a supert'iiidus feeling for the protests <•{ those who are powerless to j make tiu-ir wishes nvru-tiea'-y frit. L'ho | Domain Boar-1 do not r.; ■ a farthin,' l"i" ■.v|,a: \~<:c ciiiz>'i!4 Iliink uud can iifl'or.J to ! qui.t!y snub titt-rn j M'ld s !i-.u'd that Lio-s>• i j ever bocoMio vest>'d vvitii uutuo'ity ov-r iii» Peo()!.-''s Park—whirh may the »ods avert - •we renlura to «y thai tlib people o'' the city I frill bo iu.i-.Ui to ftri.-l their contemptiHlr.' {position, whether Ike treatiuent roei-ired ".'ill ibe simple snubbu.g, or the equally insuiTfr- | able insjlenco of p-ilronising. haw Imw, con- : I cesssion. The esistent-c of this irresponsible . Domain Board, iv the midst f responsible | and popular i;istitutiou j, seems really au j anachronism. And we sincerely trust; tuut an | effort will be made to remove tho Domain | from the present management, and rest it j either in the Borough Council oi1 some other popular responsible local authority.

7 Some oi" the members of the Agricultural 1 League appear, to have felt our lash moiv i severely than we intended, but as they proi fessed to be indifferent to any such criticism, we are not'to be blamed for being 'unavrnro , that they wero so thin-skinned. Yesterday one of I hem came into our office in a feoiing of great excitement, and asked to see tho papers containing our strictures. We complied with the reon'est, but on his becoming rather insolent* (ft rsquvsled him to leave, but from the frigho in Trhirb he appeared to be, wo really had not the heart ho putlihn o-.U. His hands were trembling, un I the paper us he rend seemed smitten with the pn.lsy. }L> .n----deavouved to pa?s himself off under another name, but on subsequent enquiry we found ihs' he was a person vvhiue little game waslo ob'-.an a legislative enactment for the payment of* the ftu-iuera' mortgages. We really do not know, however, why he should harp, been so much frightened when !:e came. We would not hurt a fly. Durinj- the hearing of a'case oi petry larceny ihis morning, v' the P lu-e Court, the Resident Ma'/isinLe made some very , severe an 1 .veil- t-iiird remarks in iv ::r:l i<> the ready market wui h petty pilferers find for their stolen goods. A woman k > pin,' v huckster's shop was placed in the witness-bos to depose to having purchased somo trifling articles from a man who hud annexed them while in a state of" ; .■.briery. His Worship commented instrongand appropriate language on tho number of times on which the petty shopkeeper had appeurcd as a witne&s in siruil.tr rasi's ; and remarked tii'.tt it there were ;.a i-LC-.-iver- jf-sMen uroi-t-riy, therej would be no thieves. Th ■ woman, instead of J doing her vc-y beat in the interest of her 3ei j to diseouiMUft drunkenness, actually assisted drunk.-uU !o procure more liquor, by furnisij ing money in return i'or gujda w!ii h the ieaif ■ amount It' reflection inu?t tell her had not bee;i honestly come by. His Worship concluded by expressing a Iw'ps that the police j nrouLi ke»*p a, Av.o o watch upon ;:!! such ! shops) and the moment they caught the owners tripping, bring them before him, when he would deal with thorn according to their * deserls. In another column will be found the District Orders with reference to the musler :i.:id order of march to b.i observed by the Vo!;-.n'eors mi the Prince of Wales Birthday, namely, Thursday nest, the O.h instant An illustration of the entente cord'iale now existing between Ihn Into European bciiiappeni'a in ihc f:\:l that a Prussian has been selec!e«l to provide ..beef to the j French ruan-of-ivur vow lying in our iiai'bour. The nortleWt'st wind Iliis morning caused the dust to whirl nboiil the s re*'l? 'i iin" city in a m 'st extraordinary ami dwiinreejibJe manner. The hil!v ij;ilsireof the ground over which Auckland is spread, and the iticquali'y in the lieight of the buildings', ciiised Ihwind, wheii it. blows \n-r;<? the corners of th" blocks, to assninosoihewhat Ihe oharacter of Paddy's inirricane, hikl blow right up and down.. The few shower.* which have failcn since Ihe lr.orning hiivo been very vrc]comc, for the watering carls were quite insufficient.

At the usual monthly "meeting <>f the L'dd-je of Light, held at the lodge-ro >m, Vv* arf Hotel, Thames, on Thursday evening, the foil >wing officers were appointed for the eii'iiins* year : — W. M., J. fl .[.craft ; S. W.,8. You-/; .!. \\ r., J. O. Jones ; S.D., VV. Laird ; J !>., J. Preston ; 1.G., J. Cheshire; Tyler— Ro<s 3 Secretary, P.M., C. Walinutfc; Treasurer, F. Lipsey ; Oliaplin, llev. V. Lush. The installation takes pluce or. St. John's Day. If some of oil" sidestrocis had greater pitch in: the centre, there would be f;ii*'greater probabiiifcy 0' their remaining in repair. As it i->, the water, instead of flowing from the middle of the road to the gutters, rushes down the centre of the street, and rery s;on tears ir into gullies, which renders tha work of repairing Ten 7 e^pi'nsf>-e. The siDiie frofn Mji; crown to It-he water Fifties loh«»ht cei'tuiniy (j bt> far 'greater fclion iho inclination o-'iii^ wnteritself, but iuch is f.:;1 i'runj being the case. Wnkefield and Slior;land-streets are iiialiineei of (his faulty formation, and ilie result can;i: wars be seen m their wretched st:tte of rep ir. The pauoramic representation of scenes in tho late Civil War was uguin successfully brought bx'fore the public Jast pvfining, and the Oily HaVl^was we!i i'dlnd. ThU afternoon tht-re is a gpcciul exposition for liie benefit of schools and country people ; and in the evening, at the usual hour, the diorama will be again exhibited. The business af tho Police Court du-int; nexf; week will lv !ii.--.posi'H oi" by tin; Llcikleul Magistrate. Last erftiiin.f »'s !'iia;:..r Slur jiy-<: -",Wo Understand. thufc,a nu.'iibeiv n!' isien ill tho Caledonian mine, having neglected (despite the warnii'g of the Inspector) to l;t';e ouh miners' rights will be proco.-deJ 'igiiin-fc. jSTotiee is ;:■■;! !'i.; iii sriaa Ci'aiij, liurjcr merchant, hm iii' 1 ■: rl«.i.:!:ir.t'i >'i of i - -s jiv- ■■ 3 ",' Alcfuic 0:1 tiia electric toU'^rapli wi 11 l>e given ill, i\\c Chora! il.-i!! nil Mdiuftiy \itXJt, by A. Sheath, E»q , Telrgrnph Knginei ". The high iwp-.iJaUon O!« >;; h tuuuLo pin-e has obtained its :i ho.usi'holtJ o.>udiinoiit, has brpuglit ninny inlerior ar(iclcs iulo iiso uiitrjict Tht; pithliu i\v/ : t^isy'ivfin'o w.iriieii i.C>l 10 bo iiji- . J)Ori;Ml ii;>o;i vVlril .'llf)!)is.'l. l)ll! iisk ibl" Ulsou's ! fjenuiue. Loniafw tiiu -;, n;\ i see i.irit l;i !iU->>>'-' i is on Ilie bottle. "-To '»!:■. iJ;t;.s Oieoti.— I Dear yir, -liy sifitc miikiko a bofllt1 of your ! tomato since yvm* put m vuy in my iious^l, a>idjj rouiained unoorko.l i'ov upwaris of twelvo-i months. The same boti.io of sauce w:is ufterwards used nl ,->. vo, :i !:ib'e and 1 fff'.ind vt. was onnally us ijoxl a-\ w-Hen first niuJo. — »'. VV. l)<)oniii,'wlinlus-ilii aii.'i I'oliiii gfouerj £18, ; Qucen-fctrcct, Auckland." — [Abtt.] A number of tlm saddlerfl in town giro notice that in future they will on •Qiifcuvduy tihfio tlieir pluoca of business fit 011 c o'clock, iiislead of five us lieretolbi'V, Tendon hit I'oqiiiwil f r UlO <-.;ii-t ruction of Htouo culverts, uud olhor work, tit Jftistj Tfloiflki,