Abt Union.—Mr. Nasmith informs ns that he is now organizing his Annual Art Union for the approaching Christinas season, the particulars of which will shortly be made public. Cession Court.—The Government have con sidered it advisable, under the difficult circum stances in which the Commissioners have been placed, to adjourn the Court for two months. Mr. Commissioner Munro explained this particu larly to the natives at the sitting yesterday morn ing. The Commissioners will leave for Auckland by the Paterson to-morrow. Thb roads throughout rhe district are in so un travellable a state that Bi-lgood’s Express is taken off the line between Gisborne and Ormond for the present; and the heavy traffic drays find it a difficult matter to keep at work. The metal question, for which some £4OO was voted by the Board, seems to have died a death of some kind. Query : natural or unnatural ? Target Practice.—Sections off Capt. Hardy’s Troop of Mounted Volunteers held their usual monthly parade at the butts at Gisborne and Ormond on Monday last. We have not space to append the individual scoring, but, considering the boisterous weather, the average was very fair. There were 3 ranges, 5 shots at each. At the Gisborne end, Volunteer Douglas scored 53, well seconded by Volunteer Thelwall with 52 points, leaving 10 points between himself and the next best. At Ormond, Volunteer Tarr made 51, Volunteer Walsh 43, and Lieutenant Kempt horne 39 points respectively. The tintinnabulation of the bell, —or whatever that cracked article may be called, that does duty outside the Court-house on Sundays, —is u monotonous, dreary sound, even when there’s music in it; but the tin kettle noises, which hebdomidally waketh up the people of Gisborne to pious duty, savor of something so very discordant to the ear, that a feeling of relief pervades the system on their cessation. As it. 