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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2107, 5 February 1870, Page 2

The Carandinis.—lt will seon by advertisement, that these ladiea and Mr Slier win purpose giving a concert at Por: ( halmciß, on Tuesday evening. Tlrs will l>c a treat that cannot fail to draw a full house. ■ The Birds per Warrior Quees.— The game birds by this vessel for the Acclimatisation Society, were brought up from the Port this afternoon, under the charge of Mr Clillbrd, the manager of the Society. They appeared to bo in good condition. The singing birds to he sent to Oamavu are also reported to be looking lively.

The Second New Zealand Building Society. —lt will be seen from our advertising columns, that it has been resolved to issue “a new su-ies of shares in this Society." The success that Ins attended 'ho working of ihe Socie y during i.isß years, com bin cl with the r-uln •tion or flic Value of the sha «s, is snlfi rout to enable us 1 > predict for it contimi; d success. Gaol Return. The following is the state of Her Ma jesty's rjk.l, Uu->u<lin. for ihe week ending February 5: Awaking trial, 9 men. 0 women; under mnaiM, it men, 0 wmicn ; penal sorvit.u 'e. 97 m n, I) women ; hard labor, 42 men, 12 women ; imprisonment. 2 men, I woman ; in default of bail, 1 man, 0 women ; debtors, I man, 0 women ; total. 152 men, 1.1 women. received (hiring the week. 9 men, .’1 women ; di- charged, e, men, 8 women. The Mayor’s Court. — The only business traasm ted at this Court to-day was confined to “drunk and disonbrly.” U. M'Kochnie, for this offence, was tin d LI, or fourteen days’ imprisonment; S. Wardyvas fined ss, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment; S. Austin, an old offender, was fin d L‘2, or fourteen days’ imprisonment; and C. M‘Donald, again-t whom were twenty previous convictions recorded, was fined 1.5, or fourteen day's’ imprisonment. The presiding magistrates were E. M'Glashas. and W. H. Reynolds, Esqrs., J.P.’s. Court Time.— After the business at the Mayor’s Court had been disposed of this morning, Mr M'Glashan stated that as during the indisposition of his V orship the Mayor, the Bench would have to bo filled by Justices of the Peace, living at a distance from town, the time (10 o’clock) was inconvenient, and be thought if it was made 11 o’clock it would bo Letter for all p-vrtim-. We can thorough’y endorse the opinion The Res'dont Magistrate’s Court is m ver opened until 11 o’clock, and tins time is so fixed in the public mind, that c-mtinnal mi-takc< are made by partie ; summoned not attending until the latter hour. Several m-w trials have been granted upon the plea of this mistake having been made. The chance of hour suggested will meet with general approval, and wo hope it n ill b • adopto !,