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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1110, 2 September 1871, Page 2

We would remind the public that the outward mails for Europe, America, &c, will be forwarded hence on Monday morning next. The Napier Artillery Volunteers and the Hawke's Bay Yeomanry Cavalry intend celebrating their joint anniversary by a ball to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on the night of the 29th instant. The Rev. W. M'Gregor will (D.V.) conduct Divine Service at the Port Church to-morrow evening, at 7 o'clock. The attention of owners of horses, cattle, &c, wandering about the Town of Napier, is directed to a notice in our advertising columns, signed by the Inspector of Police. The following is the paragiaph from the Wanganui Chronicle referred to in our leading ample this evening : While we regret the decision of the magistrates in the racecourse case—a decision which hands over the whole affair unconditionally to the trustees, we yet feel that, in terms of the trust and Act of the Council, no other course was left open to them. The absurdity of the law, however, is very apparent. That a large space of ground, intended for public use and recreation, should be shut up from the public, because it is required for races during two or three days in the year, and even then according to racing men, is not very suitable for the purpose, is one of those arrangements which will not bear discussion, and at once points to the conclusion that the sooner the law is altered so much the better. It must be done. The political disturbances on the Continent have driven to England many eminent artists for the qiiiufc that their nature and woik require. (Jerome, the famous French painter, is quietly at work in London ; while among the musicians are l)r Ferdinand Hiller, who is called the greatest teacher living ; Joachim, the violinist ; Mrs Schumann and Gounod, the author of " Faust."j Mr Conway writes that there is no city where any one can hear music more finely rendered than in Loudon, but that the range of performance is limited, the English mind being rather shy of the new composers. There is not a musical society in London that ventures to try Wagner, or any of " the music of the future." Vet, on the Continent, it is clear enough that Wagner music is modifying tljc public taste povwu*fully. Though he is laughed at, he is listened to ; though denounced, followed. A beautiful and accomplished young lady has opened a large shoe store in Philadelphia. All her clerks are of her sex, are baridHQiuo, unci wear fancy little 'leather aprons. They are in e sistible, and the store in a great siiccest*.