b A sacred concert will be given fay the i City Baud in Peel-street to-morrow after n noon, commencing shortly before 4 o'clock n (after Sunday school). A numbsr of seats i have been kindly lent by Mr J. Townley a for the convenience of the public. The s following selections will be given : Sacred s march, " The Wondrous Story "; anthem, r " The Vital Spark "; snored song, "Sanctn c Maria " ; sacred fantasia, " A Conqueror's s Palm " ; Set of six hymns ; anthem, " The - Earth is the Lord's"; hymns, Arise and B hail," "Stella," and "Son of my Soul"; c march, "Oh Paradise." 1 The following nominations have been 3 received for the three vacancies on the c Borough Council caused through the c expiration of their term of office of Messrs n Harding, Skeet, and Nolan :— W. 0. c Skeet, nominated by A. B. Muir and A. B F. Kennedy ; J. W. Nolan, nominated by 1 Robert Johnston and A. F. Kennedy j W. r A. O'Meara, nominated by E Kirk and T. I Sweet; W. Webb, nominated by D. M. • Orr and H. Partington ; J. A. Harding, a nominated by Elizabeth Townley and A. II J\ Kennedy. The election will be held on 1 Thursday, 13th inst. 0 The trustees in the estate of the late Mrs y Boyd, Auckland, who bequeathed £1000 i) to be expended in statuary for the Albert t Park, received hy the English mail a s photograph of Mr Liichessi's forthcoming B exhibit at the Royal Academy. This work, r which will probably be called " Mercy," j represents the figure of a woman breaking 1 the sword of hate and spite beneath her 8 foot, and pressing a dove to her breast. „ Should the trustees accept the offer of thiß y work it will absorb about half the money * to be expended. Messrs Mackechnie and s Nicholson, the trustees, will reply by the p outgoing mail on Monday. ', At the County Council meeting yester v day afternoon the following tenders were f received for the lease of the Patutnhi y quarry, metal to be supplied at the priceT (• given below:— J. 