PubUo Notices PASSENGERS' TESTIMONIAL TO HUGH KERR, ESQ., CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP SEVILLA. SIR, — We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, members of a Committee appointed to carry out the Resolutions of a public meeting, of which the accompanying is a minute, beg most respectfully to express ouv cordial appreciation of your well-known and well-tried abilities, as Commander of this ship. It gives us pleasure to record our grateful sense of the high pi'ivilege which we have enjoyed of having perJE^rmed the voyage from Scotland to New Zealand, under the command and guidance of one in every way so well qualified for the discharge of your great and responsible duties ; and we share in the feeling which pervades eyery one on board, that your civility and courtesy, and your uniform attention to the comfort and happiness of all, in evevy compartment of the ship, consistently with the provisions of the Acts and Orders which regulate the economy of every immigrant vessel, have produced a universal sentiment of respect, which will not soon be forgotten. And while we would congratulate the Owners of this line of ships engaged in the New^ Zealand trade, on the happy discrimination displayed in your appointment, we would at the same time express our acknowledgment of the valuable, and highly appreciated services of Cecil Pekn, Esq., Medical Officer ; of the amiable and estimable qxialities of Jambs Brock, Esq., Chief Mate ; and of the civility and kindly feeling manifestc.l toward us from day to day by the whole of the Officers and Crew — all of which fortunate combinations have been conducive, not only to our material comfort, but in rendering a voyage, which would otherwise appear long and tedious, both pleasant a xl agreeable. We would take our leave by expressing our sincere wishes for the continued welfare of yourself, and your officers and crew, for a prosperous v ova "i? homeward, and for the safe t'estoration of you all to the enjoyment of the affections of those who arc near and dear into you, from whom you are now separated by many an ocean wave. We have the houor to be, Sir, Your respectful and grateful servants, Si<med JOHN G. SMITH, Chatb-mak, ° ANGUS AMBROSE, Members of Committee. i The ship Sevillu, August 27th, 1864. R E P L Y. f^ ENTLEMEN, — I can assure you lam very \JT much gratified by the sentiments which you have expressed tWards me in the Address which you have now read. The perlbrmance of one's duty brings along with it at all times its own reward, not only in the peace and happiness which it imparts to the mind, but in the good- will of our fellow-men, which, in this instance, is more valuable to me than silver or gold. Accept of my \nost cordial thanks for the kind and affectionate terms of your Addi-ess ; and I have, also, on the part of the Offices and Crew, to repeat the same grateful acknowledgements, which you will be so kind as to convey to those whom, as a committee, you represent. Permit mo to reciprocate Ihe wishes you have expressed in your closing sentence. May you and you-s, nail all onboard, a 'ye at your destination >n safely, and mcct •■ tviib such a raeasu 'c of happiness and prosperity in t lie land of your adoption as may be coramensuvale with your fondest hones avid anticipations. (Signed) HUGH KERR, Commander. The Ship ScviJln, August 29th 1864, ' Tender-. TO BTJILDEES. NO ELIGIBLE TENDER having been received for the erection of the proposed housa Sen-ward Downs, contractors are in loomed ibat tenders will be received i-i'l Twelve o'C'ock onSalurdav, the IQth insl., at this ol'Hce. " J. W. A. MARCHANT, 42 — 45 Architect, Esk-strect, Lectures. EVENING- LECTUKES. rpHE SEVENTH LECTUEE will be deliX vci-ed THIS EVENING (TUESDAY;, Cm SEPT., AT THE MECHANICS' INSTIT UTE, To conrnencc at half-past seven o'clock precisely. Lecturer S. M. SOUTH, Esq. Subject—" Geology; its History, Discoveries, a'ld Results." ADMISSION P E E E. TIIOS. L. BRIGHT, Hon. Secy. 41 WINTEE EVENING- LECTURES. \ RRANGEM.ENTS having been made with t'le _L\ Committee, the succeeding Lectures of this comsc will be delivered in tba Hall of the MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. The following is the progiamme for the ensuing month : — TUESDAY EVENING, 3rd SEPTEMBER. S. M. SOUTH, Esq. " Geology" — with Illustrations. / TUESDAY EVENING, 10th SEPTEMBER. C. E. BUTTON, Esq. " Voltaic Electricity " — with Experiments. TUESDAY EVENING, 17th SEPTEMBER, J. S. JOHNSTONE, Esq. "The Ballad Poetry of Scotland." The Lectures to commence at half-past *7 o'clock, punctually. ' "~" ADMISSION FREE. THOS. L. BRIGHT, ' 39-51 Hon, Secretary.^