Auckland Land Society* fro. 5. QHAREHOLDEES who have »igned the Share O List are requested to pay thel)epd*it Of Two Shillings per Share to the undersigned, oh or before TUESDAY, May 6th. EDWD. KING, Secretary, pro. (em,' Auckland, April 25th, 1862.

Auckland Choral Society. Patron : His Excellency Sir George Gkey. Vice Patron: His Honor the Chief Justice. Opening op the New Music Hall,! Queen-Street. ON TBURSDAY evening, the Ist May, a Grand Concert will be given by the A.~ C.- Society to their Conductor, Mr. Joseph Brown) on the occasion of the opening the New, Hall," over Jones' Auction Mart, Brunswick Buildings, Qaeen*itreek Part I. • '-' ' Will consist of Professor Sterndale, Bennetts "MAY QUEEN." '. ' :; J t i Part 11. A Miscellaneous Selection of Vocal and Instrumental Music, including Solos on the Harp, Pianoforte, &c. Tickets—Reserved seats, 3s. 6d.; unreserved, 25., to be obtained at Mr. Varty's, the Secretary, or of the Committee. THOS. M. WEIGHT, Hon. Sec.

Harp of Erin Hotel, Ellerslie. A GRAND PUBLIC BALL will be held at the Harp of Erin Hotel, Ellerslie, on MONDAY next, the sth May, 1862. Tickets 7s. 6d., including refreshments, can be obtained at Mr. Varty's, Canada Buildings ; Mr. James, Q.C.E., and at Mr. Daniel Ldrigan's, Queenstreet, Auckland; Mr. Absaloms' "Commercial Hotel, Otahuhu; Mr. McManus' "Panmure Inn," Panmure; Mr. Costello, "Hibernian Hotel," Onehunga.

Auckland Mechanics' Institute.

THE LIBRARY of the above Institute is now re-opened, and many of the latest and most popular works of the day are added, amongst which are the following :—: — Woman in White, by W. Collins Dead Secret „ „ The Silver Cord, by Shirley Brooks Great Expectations, by Chas. Dickens Tale of Two Cities „ „ The Uncommercial Traveller „ „ Bertrams, by A. Trollope „ Kellys and ©'Kellys, by A. Trollope „ Three Clerks „ „ „ McDermots of Ballycloran „ Castle Richmond „ Doctor Thorne „ Geoffry Hawlin, by Kingsley Table Traits withSomethingon Them, by Dr. Doran Lives of the Princes of Wales „ „ Habits and Men „ „ Lives of the Queens of the House of Hanover „ Monarchs Retired from Business „ „ Court Fools „ „ Knights and Their Days „ „ My Novel, by Sir B. Lytton Poems and Dramas „ London Labour and London Poor, by H. Mayhew Young Ben Franklin „ „ Memorials of His Time, by Cockburn Men of the Time, by Timbs Studies from Life, Author of John Halifax Woman's Thoughts about Women „ Mill on the Floss, by Geo. Elliot Looking at Life, by G. A. Sala Aurora Leigh, by E. B. Browning Anecdotes of Dogs, by Jesse Terms of Subscription. — Library, 10s. per annum, with Reading Rooms, 20s. Youths under 15 years of age, and apprentices under 18, Library 6s. per annum, with Reading Room, 12s. BENJAMIN HAYLES, Secretary.

Chess! Chess!! /"IHESS PLAYERS are invited to join the CHESS \J CLUB now forming. Immediately a sufficient number of names as Subscribers are received to warrant the first proceedings being taken, a Public Meeting will be called to elect a Committee of Management, to whom will be entrusted the sole management of the Club. The nomination and election of the Members of the Committee will rest entirely with the Subscribers. Address "Chessmen," care of MR. VARTY, Bookseller and Publisher, &c, &c, &c, Auckland,

To the Ladies of Auckland. Will be published on the 26th, instant, at VARTY'S, Musical Repository, mHE SOUTHERN BEAUTlES—Schottiche, com1_ posed by Herr Louis Werner, Bandmaster H.M. 2nd Battalion 14th Regiment, and Dedicated to the Ladies of Auokland. —Price 2s. and THE FAIRY BELLS—PoIka Mazurka, arranged by Herr Louis Werner, for the Pianoforte. —Price 2a. also Just Received ex 'Cashmere,' A LARGE GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND POPULAR MUSIC. « Notice." TO THE IDLE AND DISSOLUTE.

IN consequence of the nefarious practices of some idle and dissolute parties who have latterly been in the habit of trespassing on my properties adjoining Freeman's Bay and Shelly Beach, and who have further been guilty of destroying, or seeking to destroy, by the aid of dogs and guns, both young and old Pheasants which there abound, I hereby give notice that I will prosecute with the full rigor of the law, all parties trespassing on said grounds under any pretence whatever in future, and that all dogs found on my property will be destroyed. It being clearly the interest of all true colonists to foster and encourage the increase and introduction of all Birds, of an insectivorous nature, having been myself instrumental in so' doing, and knowing full well that such efforts are duly appreciated by our agriculturists, I now issue the above notice, and warmly call on all public-spirited proprietors to be aiding and assisting in suppressing such murderous practices in future. JOHN CAMPBELL. March 10,1862. - "

j q mHE undersigned, intending shortly to leave thU _L colony, requests an early settlement of all account* dUOWm> WM.MORRm, Auckland, 22nd January, 1862» To Engineers, Millwrights, and others. FOR SALE, I HIGH PRESSURE ■ STEAM ENGINE, 12 r\ horse power, Boilers, Machinery, Fittings, &o. On view at the Kawau Island. For particulars, apply to J. H, R» HARRISON, Frasers Buildings. Auckland, 21st April, 1862, ,