The Evening Star. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1870.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 223, 26 September 1870, Page 2

The Evening Star. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1870.

At a meeting of the Caledonian Company, to-day, the Directors were empowered to make arrangements for the amalgamation of the Young American and to issue 28u additional £12 shares.

It is really intolerable that, the public should be put to such inconvenience as is now felt, in the Police Court, owing to the neglect of Ma eistrates To-day again everything was at a standstill, owing to the non-appearance of the Justices whose names appeared on the Rota. Messrs. L. D. Nathan and If. Morrow. The absence of Mr. Nathan is sufficiently explained hy the fact that to-day is a sacred day in his religious belief, being the commencement of the Hebrew year. Hut really Mr. Morrow itaking too much on himself in trifling wilh the Courl". His total absence from the hall* of jus'i'-e perhaps n ight not injuriously affect the public interest, but being expe"ted to-daj, and no substitute suppl ed, this gentleman hits had it in his power to commit a great annoyance After a long delay, on the sensible suggestion of a learned counsel, the police were despatched to '" collar the first person met and nsk him i' he was a magistrate." Eventually Mr. Ritchie, whose time has b.-en so frequently given to supply the wunt created by others' indolence, app wed, nn I in a few minutes completed the business of the Court.

A sermon on the subject of War was delivered by the Rev S. Edger to a large and attentive congregation ah llie Music Hal! Symnnds-i-ireet, last evening. The rev. gentleman tool for his text the eighth verse of the ti'ii'iythird ehnpter of Ezeliel, and dwelt at lengih and with great ability on four argumentgenerally accepted as ju-tifying war—that iis ii necessary evil ; that it tends to cherish pertain virliiPS; that ir. creates Boeial intercourse to the advantage of the world ; and that moral laws must be maintained hy phvsictl force. The preacher handled each of the above su'je ts minutely, evidently showing that he had thought and read de-ply on the question ntissue. He concluded that war was not. only justifiable but hateful and sinfiil in th' ,!it of God, and that if the Cburch whi i v-ivjented public opinion would do ils pr.ii. ii i!i iiouucing it, there would be no inert.bloods- c.! and no more war. At the conclusion of ihe ?• rvice, Mr. Edger announced that a meeting of the congregation for social intercourse would tike place on Thursday evening, the 6th pros, the proceeds to be devoted to the purchase of hymn books, now on their way from England. Tickets to be obtained from any of the Committee.

The s.s. Go-Ahead will leave for Wangarei and Mangapai at 7 o'clock this evening.

It will interest many of our readers to observe that by the Duytpring the Rev. J. Cosh, of the New Hebrides mission, has arrived in Auckland. Thi- g< ntleinan had been appointed to supply the pliice ol the R«v. Mr. Bruee, during his absence in Scotland, and will, we understand, succeed the Rev. Mr. Suter, commencing to officiate on Sunday week. Mr. Cosh is accompanied by his wife, who is in delicate health, and by their two children.

Apparently a fit claimant for the care of Hie institution recently inaugurated sit Fort Britotnarb appeared in the Police Court today A poor little fellow, bively ten years old, appeared to answer the charge of stealing a watch. Pale, and thin, and \vurn-lookin_', his little wasted features told of hard experiences in the world, and appealed ctrongly to the hand of sympathy and protection. The child was remanded to the Thames.

There "was a good house and a favourable reception awarded to " Romeo and Juliet," as presented at the Prince of Wales o;i Saturday night. To-night " Hamlet," with Miss Evans in the principal character, will be veproduced.

At the Theatre Royal on Saturday night there was not a very large attendance to witness the acrobatic Rnd gymnastic feats of Herr Efforte and company, owing, we hare no doubt, to want of publicity. The entertainment, which is really good, will be continued to-night.

The intelligence which we published on Saturday, under the head of " Attempted Incendiarism," has been called in question as> to its accuracy, by our contemporary the Herald. We huve made inquiry, and found that our statements are altogether correct, and further, that an attempt is being marie to hush the matter up. The explanation that the combustibles were placed and lighted in the middle of the footpath bears its refutation in its face, and the so-culled unexplained " lark" is of such a character as to demand, in the interests and for the credit of the cominuniiy, a stringent investigation. The substunce ignited was pinced close against the wall, from which it was kicked out into the street by Mr. Feltus, who, when the constable and bystanders were afraid to approach it, taking it to be some kind of infernal machine, boldly sprang on it and stamped it out. Our contemporary has received his information from the police, but

the police have been misinformed, with the inte tion of stifling enquiry. We have had our information fiMtn first sources, and aa such, we give it to the public.

The Auckland Ethiopian Troupe gave a very successful entertainment, at the Devonport Hall, on Saturday night, and were hospitably entertained by mine host of the Masonic. The Enterprise, kindly lent by Messrs. Holmes Bros., conveyed the "darkies" back to Auckland in safety. One only mishap occurring in a refre-hing, though involuntary, dip in the waters of the Waitemata experienced by one of the company when comi- g on board at the North Shore.