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New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1740, 8 November 1862, Page 3

Public Holiday on Monday.— lt has been determined that the anniversary of the 21st birth-day of His Royal Bigness the Prince of Wales shall be kept as a public holiday on Monday next by our citizens, and it will be seen in our notice of the Provincial Guzelte, printed yesterday, that Monday will he observed us usual in our Provincial oflices. Tub Combined Concert with the Hands of the 65th Regiment and Volunteer Rifles took place last night, and did not conclude before 12 o’clock. It was very successful, and the Hall was well filled. We defer our report until our next issue. Wesleyan Missions.— On Sunday next (to-mor-row) services, in connection with the annual meeting of the Wesleyan Missionary Society for the Auckland district, will be held in the Chapel, High-street, conducted in the morning by the Rev. J. Whiteley, from New Plymouth; and in the evening by the Rev. A. Reid, of Waipa; and at Hobson-strcct and Parnell Chapels at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. by Ministers expected from the Mission Stations. At the Wesleyan Chapel, Onehunga, in the morning at half past 10, by the Rev. A. Reid; and in the evening at 6, by the Rev. J. Warren. On Monday evening following the public meeting will be held, under the presidency of Dr. Bennett, in the High-street Chapel, and several addresses will be given by Ministers and friends. And again on Wednesday evening a Missionary tea-meeting will be held in the School-room, High-street. Anniversary of the Independent Chapel, Onehunga.—On Sunday next, the Revds. T. Hamer and 1. Long wall open the above Chapel with divine service at 11. a.m. and G p.m.; and in connection with the above a tea-meeting will be held on Wednesday evening next, in the adjoining School-room, at which the Rev, R. Laishley will preside, and several interesting addresses be delivered. Albert-street Sunday School. —Services in aid of the funds of this very useful institution will, we perceive, be held at the Chapel in Albert-street on Sunday next, in the morning by the Rev. R. Laishley; in the evening by Mr. Cornford. The advantages which institutions such as this arc to the community of all denominations, will cause, we trust, a liberal response to the advocacy of the Rev. gentleman and his coadjutor Mr. Cornford. Horticultural and Floral Society. —We would remind our readers that the exhibition of this Society will take place on Wednesday the 19th instant; and that intending competitors should send in to the Secretary, Mr. Edward King, “ a list of all articles intended for exhibition, two days previous to the show.” Auckland Rifle Volunteers. —The belt won by Ensign Brighton as the best shot in the Auckland Rifle Volunteers, will be presented by Lieut. Colonel Balneavis on parade on Tuesday next at 6 o’clock. This is as it should be; and the honourable manner of presentation will, wc have no doubt, bo equally gratifying to Mr. Brighton; as the possession of the ! belt, if otherwise bestowed, would indeed be of little or no value at all. By attention to these and other particulars, it may yet be possible to infuse a feeling of esprit da corps into the members [of the force, and check the resignations which arc continually being sent in. Auckland Provincial Gazette. —A Gazette was printed yesterday which contains amongst other matters the notification of the public holiday on Monday next, in commemoration of the coming of age of his Koyal j Highness the Prince of Wales. Also the licenses of Messrs. George Sibbin and S. 11. Webb as licensed auctioneers for the year ending April, 18C3. Also, the names of Messrs, j. S Edmonds, James Oldham, and E. Partington, of Auckland; and J. Scanlen of Coromandel, as “ holders of wholesale licenses;” and a letter from Mr. F. C. Lewis, Inspector of thistles. There also appears an abstract of the revenue and expenditure of the Province for the quarter ending 30th September, 18C2, with the certificate of the Deputy Provincial Auditor. Returns of lands sold at the Waste Lands’ Office during the months of August and September, 18G2. And, finally, the information that the native title has just been extinguished over a block of land in the Mahurangi district, containing 35,000 acres. . Thatcher. — On Thursday evening. I hatcher again | appeared to a delighted audience, singing again the i ‘‘ nomination” song of the preceding evening, when t there were plenty of hard hits all round> and every ono

had an opportunity of laughing at the caricature of his neighbour’s peculiarities, and of pulling a long face at that of his own. The song of “ The Auckland Loafers,” though now old, told with good effect, cs did, indeed, all the local songs, one of the best of which, perhaps, is “ The General Summary.” There was a new song of the “ Post-Office,” which told tolerably well, the point missing, however, for all inconveniences of ill-contrived buildings, &c , taken into account, the Post-Office officials in Auckland are, wo arc bound to say, ever obliging and attentive. The song of “ Coromandel ” took well—how could it do otherwise ? Even the catastrophe, so much dreaded, hinted at in the last verse, — The boilers come, and cakes of gold Shareholders soon will handle, Or else on t’other side there’ll bo A smash at Coromandel — was cheerfully laughed at. The “ Summary for England ” is a capital song, as, indeed, are all those made on local subjects, and as we said before—where ca earth docs Thatcher pick up his information ! Madamd Vitclli ably assisted him in carrying out the peiformancc, and was deservedly applauded, more especially in “ Scenes that are brightest.” She was in better voice than when we first heard her, and could she but acquire the art of clear enunciation, would make a really charming singer. Thatcher himselfl however, would put any one in the shade, for evei/ one is too eager to hear the next bit of fun to be able to listen patiently to anything else. We understand that he intends remaining another week, but trust that he will find sufficient amount of pabulum for local caricature to last a much longer time. This evening Thatcher will appear with a new programme and assisted by Mackney the celebrated cthiopian scranadist who performs on eight different instruments. Several new local songs will be given, and the most attractive of those sung last week again repeated. Electro Biology. Captain Wilson delivered the second of his scries of lectures on this science on Thursday evening last in the Mechanics’ Institute. The audience was much larger than on the previous occasion, but was still very unsatisfactory in numbers. The lecture was principally devoted to the history of the science, and was followed by the usual mesmeric seance. Out of about a dozen of persons who presented themselves for experiment, three were found highly susceptible, and two of them never having been practised upon before, the success of the operator was the more satisfactory, and convincing to almost all. The assistance of the chairman in several of the most remarkable experiments must have disabused the most sceptical of the idea of collusion. Captain Wilson explained that he only did these things, useless in themselves, to convince those, who could not be otherwise convinced, of the existence of the power of the biological influence; but in the use of it for curative purposes, the patient is not thrown into the mesmeric state. He professes to euro rheumatism or gout in half an hour, without the use of drugs or anything of the kind. In the course of the seance , the subjects, in attempting to jump, were successively thrown down on the floor, one of them falling so violently that many thougnt he must be much hurt, but a few passes on his head completely relieved him of all pain. The next lecture will be upon this branch of the subject—the Curative powers of Mesmerism, and will be given on Monday evening next. 40ni Band.—The following is the programme for this afternoon: — War March of the Priests Athalic Bartholdy Overture Lanberflote Mozart Selection II Trovatorc Verdi Waltz Dreams of the Rose Burckhardt Selection Era Diavolo Auber Polonaise Lcbewohl Goedecke Galop Malakoff. D’Albert