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New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1741, 12 November 1862, Page 1

Wesleyan Missionary Anniversary. Amissionary tea meeting win be held in the School-room, High-street, THIS EVENING, at 6 o’clock. Tickets 2s. each; may bo had at the Stores of Messrs. M. & A. Somerville, Prime, and Hears, Queen-street; and at Mr. French’s, Victoria-strcct. Onehunga Independent Chapel. A TEA MEETING will be held in the Schoolroom adjoining the Onehnnga Independent Chapel, THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING at 6 o’clock, to be succeeded by a Public Meeting in tho Chapel, when addresses will bo delivered by several friends. * The Rev. R. Laisiiley will preside. Tickets Is. 6d. each, to be had of Messrs. S. Flemming, J. Davis, and J. Spalding, Onehunga; and Mr. Rout, Auckland. Conveyances will be ready between 9 and 10 o’clock, p.m., for the accommodation of those who may wish to return to Auckland, Fare 2s. 6d. A BAZAAR OF USEFUL AND FANCY ARTICLES WILL be held (D. V.) in die Odd Fellows’ Hall, on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18th and 19th, to liquidate the debt on the High-street Congregational Sunday School Room, The Committee wish to notify their intention to offer the whole of the goods at fair prices, and that raffles or lotteries will not be permitted. A Band will be in attendance each evening. Doors open each day at 11 a,m., and close at 10 p.m. A Lecture, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LANCASHIRE RELIEF FUND. MR. F. STREET having been requested by many friends to deliver the lecture on “PRINTING: ITS HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCES,” in Auckland also, he has consented to do so, in tho Odd Fellows’ Hall, on MONDAY EVENING, Nov. 17th, and will apply the proceeds to the above Fund. Syllabus. —Man a progressive being—Early attempts to perpetuate historical facts and astronomical calculations—Hieroglyphics of the Egyptians and Mexicans—Origin of alphabetical characters and writing—Ancient manuscripts—Monastic institutions of England—The germ of the art of printing; stamps, brands, and coins of the ancients—Engraving; monumental brasses and the portraitures of Varro —Block printing; playing cards, “Biblia Pauperum,” and printing among the Chinese —Invention of printing from moveable metal types —Gutenberg; his life’s labour and its results—Faust’s ungenerous spirit; the fatal lawsuit and the ruin of Gutenberg—The malice of the priesthood; their success and their failure— Caxton’s inauspicious boyhood; his foreign commerce, and the introduction of printing into England—Gloom of Mediaeval England dissipated by the press—The first newspaper—Modern journalism; its political and social influences—The impure press. A fac-simile of the “Biblia Pauperum,” as well as of illuminated manuscripts and stamps, will be introduced in the course of the lecture. Admission Is. Doors open at 7 o’clock. Chair will be taken at half-past 7. Auckland Horticultural Society. Patron - —llis Excellency Sir G. Grey, K. C. B. rtnilE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE SEAI SON of HOT-HOUSE PLANTS, FLOWERS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NATIVE TREES, CEREALS, GRASS SEEDS, WINES, PICKLES. PRESERVES, POULTRY, MANUFACTURED CABINET-WORK, &c.. will be held, by the kind permission of His Excellency the Governor, in the Paddock at the rear of the Government House, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, November 19th. By permission of Colonel Leslie and the Officers Commanding, the magnificent Band ol 11. M. 40th Regiment will perform during the afternoon. The members of the Auckland R. V. Band have kindly consented to perform during the evening exhibition. Copies of the rules and schedule of articles for which competition is invited can be obtained of any member of the Committee or the Secretary - . Articles intended for exhibition will be received from 8 o’clock a.ra. to 10 a.m. Any arriving after that time will not be admitted for competition. The decision of the Judges for the special prizes of two Silver Cups for the best collection of Native Trees and best kept Cottage Garden, and £1 for tho best substitute for Flower Pots, will be awarded during the exhibition. Charges for admission: non-members, Is.; children, half-price. Doors open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Intending competitors are requested to send to the Secretary, in writing, a list of articles to be exhibited, two davs previous to the Show - . EDWARD KING, Honorary Secretary. Auckland, 12th November, 1862. Papakura Association. THE MEMBERS of the managing Committee are particularly requested to meet at Mr. Wells on MONDAY next, at 5 o’clock for the despatch of important business. J. MIDDLEMAS. Honorary Secretary. Monday, 6th Nov., 1862. Bank of New Zealand. A SPECIAL General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Bank will be he’d at the Banking-house. Auckland, on the 17th day of December next, at 2 o’clock, for the purpose of electing a Director in the place of Charles John Taylor, Esquire, who retired by lot. HENRY B. MACNAB, Secretary, *** Candidates for the office must give notice in writing at the Banking-house, Auckland, thirty days at least before the day of election. Notice. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Justices of the Peace for the City and District of Auckland will be holden at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, on TUKSDAY, the 2nd of December, at 12 o’clock, noon, for the purpose of receiving applications for the transfer of Publicans’ Licenses. WILLIAM F. LODGE, Clerk of the Court. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, 6th November, 1862. Notice. City Board of Works’ Offifft, at current Auckland, sth Nc Agent, QueenNOTICE is hereby given that the a. c the City of Auckland, as made and the assessors, will be open at this Office fb f rom £ioo to twenty-one days from the date hereof, forffly to William tion of every owner or occupier of property 1 such assessment, in accordance with the Bth _ “ The Town Boards Act, 1862.” AND. BEVERIDGE, MpNT Chairman of the Board of Works fer 1 1 > City of Auckland. - —qj. Famine 'VTOTICE is hereby given that an appli 5—7 IN been made by Charles Martin, in with “ The Patents, Act, I860,” for the iss ol' Letters Patent granting to him the exciqj p c m and right to manufacture an alloy or alloys O' at 4 c and Iron. And further notice is hereby ; )AL r any person or persons who may wish to jfobjections to the granting of such Letters rat f , hereby required, within four months from the onQ tion hereof, to forward to Charles p rom land, Esquire, M.D., (being the person app- ' p aper that purpose under the provisions of the sai v 1 * ’ statement in writing setting forth the grounds* objections subscribed with his, her or then ot 1 name or names and address. , yrated W. H. TURNER,Agent and Solicitor for the said Client. Martin, Auckland, New Zeal