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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 605, 18 December 1871, Page 2

The difficulties to which tbey arc subjected who would lead in movements fortho public good, are well exemplified in the position of our local artillery, who are probably on tho eve of being compelled to hush their thunder. Fort Britomart is generally supposed to have been built for military purposes, and especially for that class of operation.-- in which great guns are used. It is greatly to be regretted that those whoso* tympana cannot bear the deep-mouthed baying of those instruments of destruction should havo voluntarily submitted themselves, to the Jaflliction by fixing their residence under the shadow of the Fort Yet so it is. The Fort has been iv existence for, wo will not say how many, years, and some of the residents have been located hard by for not onefourth the time, aud yet to suit their _._„__. VJ- J-1- -j >- J~ t»iu tllU battory silenced. It is a piece of cool assurance such as we havo not heard equalled for a good while, aud tho writ served on the officer in charge of tho Artillery practice, laying damages at £50, and tho notice of injunction applied for should be framed aud placed in the Museum. The practiceof the Naval Eeserve is quaintly described as having " made and caused to be made loud, heavy, jarring, agitating, and battering sounds and noises." There are two ways in which relief can be obtained from these " diverse loud heavy, jarring, agitating, and battering sounds and noises." Either the Fort can be removed, or the residence of Judge Fenton ; and by all the laws of priority, we think tho loud, battering, agitating sounds and noises have rightful possession^andhis Judgeship should remove. We do not of course knoworauticipate what tho Supremo Court may do, but certainly if tho preparation for the defence of the country can be stopped because the noise of fire arms is heavy, jarring, battering, and agitating to the nerves of any one who does not get out of bed at a reasonable hour in the morning, the legislature should prononco on the subject.