Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 975, 23 March 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1871.

The District Court was to sit today at noon, when the civil case, Buchanan and Weston v. Watt Brothers, and the bankruptcy case of F. Harrison were to have been gone into. The opening of the Court, however, was postponed to 2 p.m. Colonel Harrington, Inspector of Militia and Volunteers, may, we believe, be daily expected to arrive here in the p.s. Luna, from Auckland, on his annual tour of inspection. In view of his approaching visit our "Volunteers have been busily engaged during the last day or two in endeavoring to master the somewhat difficult movement of "marching past" in slow and quick time. A parade of the Rifles took place last evening at 5 o'clock ; another at 6 30 this niorning, and recruits will drill to-night at 7.30, at the Maori Club. Another parade of the company takes place on Saturday morning at G o'clock, when fines for non-attendance will be rigidly enforced. The Suez Summary appears in full in our columns to-day, as the omission of the items we published yesterday might cause some little obscurity. The Volunteer Artillery Band will perform on die green opposite the Herald office, Tennyson street, at eight o'clock to-morrow evening. The following is tlie programme : March—" Her Bright Smile Haunts me Slill" Collins Selection —" Ii Trovatore " Verdi Quadrille —"Stirrup Cup" Corte Waltz—"LaMurska" Godfrey Schottische —"Break o' Day " ... Bernard Galop—" Lightning " If Albert "God Save the Queen." Journalistic. —Press of matter yes terday prevented us from referring to an announcement which appeared in the Herald of that morning, to the effect that, at the end of this month Mr James Wood will retire from the proprietorship of that journal, having disposed of the plant and good-will to Messrs. W. W, Carlile, P. Dinwiddie, T. Morrison, and E. Grigg, who intend carrying on the business under the firm of Dinwiddie, Morrison and Co. Mr Wood, who issued the first newspaper printed in Hawke's Bay more than thirteen years since, has, by his energy and business ability, brought the Herald to the high position it now occupies, and his retirement will be regretted on many grounds. The names of the new proprietors, however (who have for a long time been in charge of various departments of the business) are a guarantee that.it will still be conducted in an able and efficient manner. We wish them every success. Napier Musical Society. Last evening, by special desire, the Musical Society repeated the first concert of the season, and were rewarded as they deserved, by a full house, and an appreciative audience. The programme was the same, and the execution of the pieces was generally superior to what it was on the last occasion ; for which the stimulus of a good house, and the very favorable weather were sufficient to account. It is unnecessary to euter into detail; but we may mention that the overture to u Le Cheval de Bronze," in the second part, fairly brought down the house. An encore of this difficult piece was called for, and was obligingly granted. During the evening so many encores were demanded and given, that the performance extended to an unusually late hour, and many of the audience went home without hearing the " Lay of the Bell." We think the system of encores a mistake; the performance is a sufficient tax upon both vocalists and instrumentalists ; and due consideration on the. part of the audi ence would prevent them being called on for a repetition of their most difficult pieces.—-We are glad to pay that in every way the concert was a success. The National Anthem by the full band and chorus, closed the proceedings,