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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 569, 6 November 1871, Page 2

As the Ban F.ancisoo .ail boat (a e ? ect£ to arrive to-morrow we> desire to no^y to residents in the suburbs that on- runner, w.l nroceed to Newlon. Purnell, and Frceniiiti s . £y as well as Slnugl.our the city, home- '; diately after thr arrival of Lh» ho-it, .liepo i. M )f».-M contain, the most copiou. news by sftsgift rrrt-;

G-uido Fawtes hns entirely lost, his prestige. ] It is true that the anniversary occurred yesterday, but in our "school days the file would have'been observed on Monday, if Sunday interfered,' with'tho usual demonstrations.. One sickly looking guy was nil that we met with this morning during our peregrinations, and as for this evening's pi-oee.-dings, we rather fancy the police have 100 keen a scent for incendiarism to permit t' c usual explo- j sions of gunpowder. j

■Yesterday, in almost all tii'o churches of the city, the subject of (lie melancholy dentil of Bishop Patteson and Ilev. Mr. Atkiii was relenvd to iv impressive terms. This expression of sympathy was not confined to the Church of England, but in the Presbyterian, - Wesj lovan, and other churches, discourses were i delivered maldng.special and feelrig'reference !to tho sorrowful event; and iii niiiriy of the 1 churches the pulpits were draped in mourning-

In another column will bo found a notification from the Parnell Highway Board to the effect that, payment of rates will be made at fcho office of Mr. Oeorge Eraser, in Shortlandstreet,

A,i awning is being hoisteil under the skylight of the centre hall of tho Exchange, nhich will add' materially lo tho comfort of the stockbroker* and their clients during the ! summer, wiiiuh is f;^! couiiog on us. i» ■ l i ■■■'; .■.. .' , \\ r v have received letters from " Review," | and a " Working Mjui," but as in neither I caso tho iv-uie of the writer is given, we must j iv aceoi-dnnco with our invariable rule, decline

inserting them

Perhaps the punishment of a person this morning for driving up a narrow street at a rale which rendered it unsafe tor any of Her M:ij.-Bl.>'s subjects to patrol the thoroughfare, will have soui'jwbal' oi a deterrent effect. More accidents have occurred in this city from Ihe whirling of tradesmen's spring-carts round the corners, than from any other cause. Iv most elite* in the Australia*, vehicles are compelled to proceed at a walk when crossing side-streets, or debouching from lanes and alleys on to the main thoroughfares. And such must be done here ere long, if wo are to be allowed to use the footpaths without having the fear of sudden and violent death before our eyes.

A special mooting of tho Junction G/uld Mining Company was to have been held this afternoon, for the purposo of considering and ro-modelliug their rules, but up to the tune of our going to press, a quorum of shareholders had not assembled.

Return of nick treated during tho week ending Saturday, November <i, 1871, at the Provincial Hospital:— Remained last return, 73; admitted since, 8 ; discharged, 7; died, 0 j remaining, 74; males, 64 ; females, 10. Arrangement of cases :— cancer, 3; scrofula, ,'! ; Byphilia, 3; phthisis, 10; rheumatism, 7 ; imbecility, 1; epilepsy, 3; paraly*i*s 8; ainaurosis, 1; oplhalmia, 1 ; pneumonia, 3; bronchitis, 1 ; heart disease, 2 ; aneurism, 1 ; hcp.titia. 1; dyspepsia, 2; dysentery, 4 5 olburuinaria, 1; ii.ydrocelc, 1; fistula, 2; ulcer, <1; wound 1 : burn, 1; sprain, 1; necrosis, 3 ; fractures, 2 ; tumour 1 ; general debility,6. $o deaths occurred during the week. Tho (.rupees of the Parnell Highway Board sat on Saturday, in the vVesleynn .Schoolroom, for the purpose of hearing objections t 0 the existing iissojoinei.t of th.- rateable property in ihe district. The objectors were not numerous, and ny ulterution wus made except in special ca«.». The valuation of property in the principal thoroughfares wa» fully sustained. Iv one or two cases some abatement was allowed.

The usual rnonthlj mo.-liug ol Lodge Ara will take place at the Masonic Hotel, at halfpast seven o'clock this evening.

The high reputation Olson s tomato sauce has obtained as a household condiment, has brought many inferior articles into the market Tho public ar.i therefore warned not to be imposed upon with rubbish, but ask for Olson's »enuine tomato sauce, and sec thai h'u name is on tho bottle. "To Mr. Hans Olson. — Dear fciir, —By some mistake a bottle of your tomato sauce wn* put away in my house, and remained uncorked for upwards of twelve inonfclis. The same bottle of sauce was afterwards used at tvy ovru table, and I found it was equally as good as when Grit made—T. W. Doontu, wholesale and retail grocer, 218, Queen-street, Auckland."--[Advt.]