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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 142, 19 June 1886, Page 7

We are informed that tbo wardenship of St, John's College ha 3 been offered by tho governors to the Rev. W. Beatty, M.A., tod has been accepted by him. Mr Beatty, "to ia now minister of St, Barnabas' Church, Mount Eden, will enter on his now duties in August.

There was trouble at the Police Court I litis morning in order to obtain two justices. ,; «Duncan attended, and disposed of some I business, and after waiting nearly an hour, I*U compelled to adjourn a number of i cases.

I Customs receipts at this port for the ; «*ek ending to-day aro as follows :— Duties, I £1,812 Ss Id ; beer duty, £188 15s 4d ; I 'JRht dues, £23 193 Sd ; forma and fees, I£o 17 8 3(j. other receipts, £2. Total, «,033 7s.

1 "LeNiSo Mandate," tbe French literary I jnd art journal, the publication of which I ™s just been resumed after a period of ; j'lence, appears in much the samo form as Wore, with M. Villoval as editor, and Mr I«■ A._E. Abbott as business manager. Tho I utst issue now to band has an editorial on j 'be New Hebrides question, which quotes I from a recent Star article with approval, and remarks that the cry of "slavery" I by the Hon. Col. Sargood would be I ridiculous were it not an evident manoeuvre ■ raise indignation in this free country I •'gainst a nation that has inscribed on its I banner "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." I article proceeds to quote tho I '^illations under which French labour I 'faific i 3 carried on in the Pacific, I wowing these to be most strinI Beat in character. The opening of an j f&y on "French Literature in the SevenI jwnth Century," by M. E. de Montalk ; I Musical Talk," and " Students' Column," I »y M, Villeval; a letter on ancient and 1 "man literature, by M. Max Muret, and I att and litorary notes by "Flaneur,"' make I <9 a very interesting number. Defective I {:!? t;' ng ant* numerous typographical errors I Jj*. mar thia numberJ and should be remedied in future issues. Under the new I °*nagement "La Neo Zelandais" should I °aye a successful career.

i A farmer and beekeeper of Puriri, Thames, «S. : ~"TllB Nkw Zealand Fakmeii is both kStaßure ant* B profit to nic, I was burnt out ffi?.; before that I bad works by London ESSS? ,a b°°k by "Old Practical." Brett's &S?tL a Gnide, and many others, but jlosiuK S BI And Tub Farmf.b fills all my wants, osS>iL?Vl!Dea I would like to have Brett's Wh£fe t8 Guide." The bubscriptiou to thia oSSSIe Periodical is only 10s. a year. It is $»tJstr tsat tbe STAR °fflC0' short!imd and