The Evening Star. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1871.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 575, 13 November 1871, Page 2

The Evening Star.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1871.

" For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.'

We trust that residents in the city will deem it a duty to give tho utmost encouragement to the exhibition in connection with tho Agricultural and Horticultural, Societies on Wednesday. For the first time the Agricultural Show is held in the city, a circumstance that is quite sufficient to account, for the emallness of the prizes offered. It is not exaggerating to say that no general interest has hitherto been felt in the proceedings of this society and its shows. The scene of its operations has been hitherto in the country, and in conseauence the farmers and settlers have had the "play all to themselves. They have done as nobly as circumstances would admit, and we presume it was from disregard for the opinions and assistance of the townspeople that the scene of tlie exhibition has been placed at such a distance from tho city, flint not one in a hundred citizens would care for attending it. It io Fatisl'-ctory to see that wiser counsels have prevailed, and we do not hesitate to express the belief that, irrespective of the increase of receipts directly from the Exhibition, the greater interest excited by the show being held in tlie centre of population will be found to give a great impulse to the cause of the society, and gen. rally to our farming interests. We have been talking a little plainly to our rural fellowcolonists, because some of the foolish ones among them havo been speaking unadvisedly. But we yield to none in our estimite of the value of our farming interests, considering that they should be the mainstay of the province, as agriculture is unquestionably the safest bsses on which the prosperity of any country can rest. We sincerely sympathize also with the exceptional difliculties under which our settlers labor, and should much rather be defending than attacking them. But if their soidisant leaders utter words oi foolishness, wo cannot help shooting folly as it flies. The exhibition on Wednesday will afford an opportunity of showing the stage of advancein nt to "which this interest has attained, and not. less important the ability of our local manufacturers to supply the implements of industry to our fa-Triers and settlers. We beiieve that the Exhibition will be a creditable one, and we trust that among otlT-r good results, it will have the effect of inducing our country eettlers to more extensively aid in the development of local industry by patronising local manufactures in so far as it will prove suitable to their purposes. It will be satisfactory to those interested in the success of the Agricultural Show on Wednesday to learn that the catering i 3 in the hands of Messrs. Hale and Copland, so that, the refreshments are certain to be of the best that the city can afford.

The usual meeting of the Borough Council was held this afternoon. The application of Mr. Thomas Russell, to be permitted to lay down asphalt pavement on the footpath in Wyndham-street, was granted.

"Antipholus" writes in the Weekly Herald of Saturday last : —I have been enormously entertained since the season of the Opera Company commenced by the remarks made on the performances by local wiseacres and know-alls There is a curious fact, which I have a notion I have spoken of before, that Auckland people delight to cry "stinking fish." The amiable population of this delightful city also have a decided penchant for making invidious comparisons Thus sailors delight to speak of the vessel they sail in as a " starvation hooker," and refer to tlie ship in which they sailed last as a "clipper," and a " happy ship." The wouldbe amateur critics of Auckland always act on the same principle. When Mrs. Heir's com pany arrived they were " nothing to Edwards and that lot." When Hall's company played they " wern't up to the ''Star.'" When B. N. Jones was manager it was " nothing to Hall's mob." Now of course Cagli and Pompei's Company "couldn't show a light, to the Lyster Troupe." Of course by far the larger proportion of these smart people havn't the smallest idea of what they are talking. One half of those who go to the theatre never saw an opera in their lives before last Saturday. Another quarter never saw an opera out of Auckland. An eighth have seen operas before, but have no more notion of music than so many .mine, and perhaps the remaining eighth may know something both of music and dramatic work. The fact of the matter simply is that everyone who knows anything of operatic music has been very much pleased with the renderings of the operas produced thus far The Signora Zenoni is delightful in the lole of Rosin.i in the Barber of Seville, Polli is magnificent us Azucena (Trovatore), and Signor Coliva's baritone, and Signor Dondi's basso, a-e sans reproche. People who expect to see Messrs. Gye and Maplesou's Company reproduced in Auckland must have lost their wits ; but I have not tho smallest doubt that there are numbers oi persons sane in oilier matters who believe that Auckland is a first-cla'-s cily, and j wonder that, Putti ha? not paid tlie colony a j visit. I hoard of a young colonial who went, to England hence a few months since, and who wrote to his friends at Rcmucra that lie j was disappointed with London, and thought: Auckland a fine place. Idofic ! probably you j say. Not at all; only onion un with self conceit, ! and mind dwarfed by constant communication i with punypl*ccs and people. j

Return of sick treated during* (iv week ending Saturday, November 11,1871, at tlie Provincial Hospital:—Remained last return, 74; admitted since, 9 j discharged, iO; died. 2; remaining, 71; males, 65 ; females, 6. Arrangement of cases :—-dysentery, 1 ; syphilis, 2 5 scrofula, 3 ; cancer, 3 ; phthisis, 10; rheumatism,6; opthalmia, 1 ; innaurosip, Ij paralysis, 6; epilepsy, 13 ; heart disease, 2; aneurism, 1 5 pneumonia, 3 j bronchitis, '- ; hey - this, 1; dyspepsia, 1: fistula, 2; nicer, 3; wounds, 3 ; amputation, 1; tumour 1; necrosis, 3; fractures, 3 ; urinary diseases, 3 ; imbecility, 1; debility, 5. Two deaths occurred during the week, one an aged woman, on fill), (of paralysis, and the other a young seaman, on 9th, of scarlatina. Old linen or calico much required.