The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1872.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 811, 23 August 1872, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The usual monthly Court of Petty Sessions will be held on Tuesday next, the 27th inst, The following are the magistrates on the rota : —Messrs Joseph May (chairman), Richard Field Porter, Thomas Ritchie, Francis Edward Stewart, Allen Kerr Taylor, William St Clair Tisdall, W Esdaile Thomas, Henry Hanson Turton, James Williamson, John Williamson, John Alexander Wilson, Reader Gilson "Wood, William Young.

We are requested to call attention to Mr Hoskins' benefit, to take place at the Prince of Wales Theatre this evening. We hope to see a full house.

The following transfers of licenses have been confirmed this morning by Messrs Joseph May, George S Graham, Thomas Ritchie, justices of the peace. From Conroy to Waliis, Clanricarde hotel; from Schnader to H Peckham, Foresters' Arms; from C B Edwards to J G Freer, Army and Navy ; from W H Travena to John Adams, Crown hotel.

. As will be seen from advertisement the August number of the New Zealand Presbyterian Magazine has been published to-day. It contains an article on education; a sermon by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, Bey. G. Morice; an article on Presbyterianism; news of the churches; correspondence, arid a large amount of other interesting reading matter. - It is published by Messrs Upton and Co.

We regret to announce that one of our \ oldest colonists has passed away at the age of four score years. Mr William : Powditch died yesterday at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr T. D. Cleghorn, at Epsom, after a lingering illness, which he ibore with Christian fortitude. "Thedays of our years are three-score years and ten ; and if, by reason of strength, they be four-score years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow, for it is soon cutoff, and we fly away." His end was peace. The deceased gentleman was for years a member of the Provincial Council, during part of which time he occupied the position of Speaker. He was very much respected forhii3 exemplary life, and dies greatly regretted. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon.

We would call special attention to the conduct of some person or persons unknown, in, the neighbourhood of Mr D. Caley's premises, Queen street; It appears that quanj tities of poison have been laid from 'time to time for the purpose of destroying a few harmless pigeons which frequent 'that part? J; The purpose has been- somejwhat accomplished, as day after day the i birds are seen dropping. The danger ito 'persons' lives is apparently of no {importance in the eyes of the perpetrators :of this wanton cruelty. Some of the children in the locality may eat the. [poison, or as many'of the'birds'are' daily 1 cooked we cannot: tell what'may happen jform such conduct. A sharp look out is Ibeing-kept, and we anticipate that little mercy will be shown to'the culprits if : they are caught.

Another of the course of winter lectures an connexion with the Young Men's Christian Association will be given this evening in the rooms by Mr Gr M Heed. The1 subject will be " On the Ridiculous."

Notice is given by the hon. sec. of the Thames Mechanics' Institute that tho owners of the Golden Crown have kindly consented to convey visitors to the exhibition from Auckland and back at single fares. Season tickets (five shillings each), may be procured from Mr Hugh Craig, manager of the Steam Packet Company.

The adjourned meeting of printers will .take place in tho Mechanics' Institute at half-past seven to-morrow evening. The August inspection of the Victoria Company and Cadets will take place this evening in the Drill-shed. A general meeting of tho company will afterwards he held. The Blue School cadets met for drill and inspection last night in Fort Britomart, The corps are becoming very efficient in their drill under the instruction of Sergeant Castles, their drill instructor.