Local Intelligence.

Electoral Roll. — The number of names added, in course of April last, to the Electoral Roll of the Province was, we believe, 1490. The list of new applications was duly exhibited, and a meeting of Justices convened for the 26th inst., to hear and determine objections to any of the new applicants. Strange to say, that meeting will not now be necessary, the time for raising objections having expired on Monday last, without a single notice of objection having been served. The new names will therefore be added, as a matter of course, to the present roll.

Fire Bell in Pktnces-Street. — With some injustice, we have not hitherto noticed the very serviceable bell that the Liverpool and London Insurance Company, of which Mr . Buchanan is agent, have, at considerable expense, erected in Princes-street, near the principal entrance to new Government House. We understand that it is a very powerful bell, and think its prominent position one from which the alarm could very effectively be given. Without wishing unnecessarily to frighten the good lieges of the City of Auckland, we think it would not be amiss that this instrument, for once, should give the public a specimen of its capabilities—not merely to gratify curiosity, but that its tones, in the event of its being necessary to employ it as an alarm, should not be unfamiliar to the ears of the public.

Discovxky of the Bodt of jl Child.— The following letter has been aent to the local press by Captain Lewis, Harbour Master, Manukau :— "I beg to state for the information of the public, that on the 10th June, while travelling along the West Coast in search of a buoy that parted from its mooring in March last, I saw a coffin, at high water mark, about 4 feet in length. I opened the coffin, and found within a child about throe or four years old, wrapped up in a dark irock and blanket, and covered over with wadding. I nailed the coifin again, and took it up above high water mark on the side of a sand-bank, where we dug a grave with our hands and covered it up. I should think from appearance that the coffin had been in the water some length of time."

Portraits of New Zealand Chiefs. — We have seen the portraits of twelve New Zealand Chiefs, which have been taken by Mr. Crombie, the photographic artist, and which, together with an historical sketch of each from the pen of Mr. C. O. Davis, Government Interpreter, are intended for immediate transmission to the office of the 'London Illustrated News.' The portraits, as a work of art, are very superior, and we trust that the presiding genii of that world renowned publication •will avail themselves of a contribution so well calculated to convey a correct impression of the features and character of the aboriginal potentates of this antipodal fraction of the British Empire. We add a list oi the twelve who are thus likely to be immortalized, — 1. Taraia Ngakuti Te Tamuhuia, principal Chief of the Thames, a great warrior and cannibal ; 2. Tukihaumene le Amohau, the principal Chief of the Ngatiwhakaue tribe, Maketu, Bay of Plenty— a restive, proud man, wedded to the superstitious practices of the old Maori school. Has great influence ; 3. Paratene Puhata, a Chief of the Ngatipaoa— a man of peace, —most friendly to the Government and European settlers. His mind is deeply imbued with religious principles. Much respected by both races ; 4. Ruihana Te Whakaheke, principal Chief of the Ngatitipa, Waikato, a great warrior,--* fighting^general,"and captured by his prowess numerous pahs ; 5. Karaka Te Au, a Chief of Ngatikarere, of Waikato Heads, a well disposed man, & warm adherent of the Church Missionary Society ; 6. Arama Karaka Kukutai, a young Chief of the Ngatitipa, of great promise ; 7. Ihaka Takanini, Chief of Te Akitai — an extensive land holder — attached to the Europeans — a descendant of the Waiohua tribe, the original maa habitants of the Auckland district ; 8. Eruera Maihi " Patuone— a distinguished Chieftain of the Ngapuhi, — brother of the celebrated Waka Nene; 9. Tola Te Tururangi Te Au — one of the Ngatiwhakaue Chiefs of Maketu, Bay of Plenty, — a man of considerable influence, sensible, and particularly loyal. Proposed to raise an army of his countrymen to defend the flag of England in the Crimea. Can trace his genealogy over a period of 500 years ; 10. Ngarepo Te Amoha— son of the great Ngatiwhakaue Chief Tukehaumene— popular among his people; 11. Te Wiremu Te Tonga— the Chief of the Ngatirangewewehi tribe, Maketu, Bay of Plenty— a loyal, well disposed man, —presented an ornamented spear to his Excellency Governor Browne, when introduced to him on the Queen's birth day, 1856 ; 12. Tamati Waka Nene— Chief of one of the Ngapuhi tribes at Hokianga, on the West Coast of New Zealand,— a man of deep penetration, firm judgment, and indomitable courage— deservedly respected by all classes of both races.

Committal fob Larceny.— We mentioned in our last that a private of the 58th regiment, named Robert Neesham ; had been charged, on Monday morning, at the Court of the Resident Magistrate, with having stolen, on Saturday evening last, a quantity of wearing apparel, valued at £2 10s. 6d., the property of Mr. J. H. King, proprietor of the Osprey Inn, High-street. On the prisoner being again brought up on Tuesday, Mrs. King identified the articles produced, and Mrs. Ruxton, of the Crown and|Anehor, West Queen-street, proved having purchased from the prisoner, at ten o'clock at night, a parasol and tippet for 4s. dd.— these being really worth 19s. The Resident Magistrate remarked strongly on the conduct of parties purchasing things thus so glaringly under value, and especially from soldiers at such suspicious hours. Sergeant OHara proved the apprehension of the prisoner, and that, in pursuance of information received from the prisoner himself, to the effect that part of the property was on the premises of Robert Bennett, he proceeded there, but found nothing in the house. On the next allotment, however, part of the stolen goods|were discovered. The prisoner was committed to take his trial at next criminal sessions.

The Condemned Criminal.— Nothing, so far as we are aware, has yet transpired as to thfr day on which the sentence against the convict White will be carried into effect. He continues in the same frame of mind •which we formerly described, resigned to his fate, attentive to the religious exercises imposed upon him by his spiritual adviser, but, at the same time, not displaying any very keen sense of his awful position. Although, on his trial, he denied the commission of the crime, he has since admitted his guilt to Mr. Beckham, as Visiting Justice — declaring, however, that the act ■was not premeditated, but perpetrated upon the impulse of the moment. On the same occasion he solemnly denied that he had any participation in the fate of the unfortunate woman's husband, or that the occurrence by which he met his death was otherwise than accidental.

Young Men's Christian Association.— The next lecture of the series will be delivered this evening, in the Odd Fellow's Hall, by Mr. John White, upon the subject of Maori Superstitious.

Cakgo of Guano. — The arrival of the # Drover,' with a cargo of guano, is a new feature in the commerce of the Colony, and one which displays considerable enterprise on the part of the owner of the brig. We observe that this shipment is advertised for sale, and trust the result will not disappoint the expectations of the spirited importer.

The Late Earthquake. — We have been favored by one who ha 3 had some experience in earthquakes with several particulars of the shocks lately experienced on j the East Coast, and which, he fears, would be felt across the southern part of the Island, We are unable, however, in our present nnmber, to spare the necessary space for their publication.

Latest fiiom Coromaxdel. — The latest bulletin from the natives at Coromandel who have the powder in their possession, and which we give merely for what it is worth, is that they are prepared to give up the powder, provided that a demand be made by an Interpreter in whom they have confidence, and with whom they can have a good korero, such as Mr. McLean or Mr. Davis, who were specially named to our informant by one of Brown's tribe.

Choral Society. — The Rehearsal of this Society, which took place last evening, in the presence of his Excellency the Governor antl a fashionable audience, came off with the eclat which has hitherto distinguished the public performances of this Society. The hour at which we write prevents us from entering into details.

Samuel Jones Smith. — According to promise, we subjoin further particulars of the escape of Smith. He "boarded the 'Antelope' on the morning of the Bth May, las she was working out. The vessel was then close to 1 Rangitoto, and Capt. Burgess' impression is that the waterman's boat boarded him from Rangitoto side. Smith seemed fidgetty till past the Watchman, and Captain Burgess' suspicions were excited with respect to him, but he never supposed that the man was a criminal. Smith landed at Wongaway on the loth, obtained a horse and rode down to Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay, which he reached next day. He there obtained a fresh horse and guide for Mowaka, and left on the 17th on his way to Ahuriri, whence he proposed either to take a passage to Wellington in the 'Shepherdess,' or other regular trader, or, failing that, to push his way overland.

Theatre Royal. — This place of amusement was reopened on Wednesday evening, to a very good house, considering the doubtful chatacter of the weather. We missed the first piece, which "we are informe I passed off successfully, and only saw the saults and tours which Pablo Fanque executes so inimitably on the corde ; and the after piece. Pablo appeared to much greater advantagejin the Theatre than in the Circus. The farce was a very stupid affair. To-night, the spectacle of Ali Baba, -which has been elaborately prepared, will be well ■worth seeing. In making this Announcement, however, we do, what newspaper proprietors do not generally approve of, save those interested in the Theatre the expense of an advertisement.

The late John Commons. — "We referred in our last to the fact that the Segeant Major and two of the police had gone down to Coromandel for the purpose of bringing up a body found by the Natives, and which was supposed to be that of the unfortunate Mr. Commons, who was, some time ago, drowned on the coast. The police, after a most tempestuous voyage, returned on Wednesday morning at day-break, having the body in their possession, for which the Natives demanded £10, and accompanied by one of the tribe by whom it had been discovered. The case being one which did not properly come within the jurisdiction of the Coroner, a magisterial inquiry on the remains was held yesterday morning. The witnesses were William Miller, Alexander Dingwall, and Hammer, an aboriginal. The evidence of Mr. Miller was to the effect that he recognised the body to be that of Mr. Commons from a peculiarity in the shape ot the skull, and from the fact that the boots were those he made for the deceased before his departure from Auckland. The evidence of the second witness was to a similar effect. Hammer deposed that he and others found the body, while searching for it, at a place called Tuki-Tuki, on the mainland. He knew Commons before he was drowned, and recognised the body when it was found. There being no doubt, therefore, as the identity of the remains, they were given up to the relatives of deceased, by whom they will be interred this day.