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New Zealander, Volume XXI, Issue 2263, 1 November 1864, Page 4

Barters Licenses. A carter was fined yesterday for neglecting to renew his licence. Three months have expired since the new licenses were rt qu red to be obtained. Past, Present, and Future.-.V verv interesting le uire was delivered last evening in Mr. Dewar’s son lohoom, Karangahape Road, to the members of the Newton Literary Institute, on the “ Past, present, and future.” The lecturer on ;he occasion was Win! Gisborne, Esq., who was heard throughout with gn at attention by a large audience. We give a summary of the lecture elsewhere. Harmonic Society.— A. full practice of this Society was to have taken place last evening in St. Ma thew’s Schoolroom, Hobson- street, but owing to the room being otherwise engaged, the performance had to adjourn to another place, and shortly afterwards broke up without any practice. It begins to be ti tie that there was something to be done about the Albert Hall. TnPrice op Butcher's Meat.—At a public meeting, held at the Old Club Hotel. Dunedin, on the ISth instant, to consider what measures should be adopted in order to urgo upon the Government ih; necessity of opening the ports of die province to the imof cattle, the following resolutions were passed, viz.:—“ That since the closing of the ports of the province is the only known cause of the present high prices of butchers' meat, this meeting pledges itselt to use its best endeavours to remove the evil. I hut a memorial to the Government or Provincial Council be prepared, and placed in various parts ol the town for signature, and that when completed, the members for Dunedin be requested to present it.” A committee was then appointed to carry out the object of the meeting. Plburo-pnedmonia in the Human Subject.— An Australian paper contains the following important item:—“ There is now in the Mudgee Hospital, a lad suffering from paralysis in the leg--. When first admitted, he could move only with great difficulty, but under the care of Dr. King, he is recovering, it appears that this young man, with two others, were driving a team or teams of bullocks from the C.istlerengh district; the bullocks were diseased, and when they reached Cobbore, one of the young men was so affected by a similar disease that ho died,.and tic young rnau now in the hospital was taken very ill, the disease developing itself in the manner described. News was received in Mudgee this week that the third man with the teams had died from a similar complaint. The disease is supposed to have been communicated by the men inhaling the breath of the bullocks while yoking them np. Several other men in the Mmlgee hospital, at different times, have also been affected with a disease similar to pleuro-pneumonia, but have all recovered.’

T he Ministry. —A meeting was held in Canterbury 01 the 21st instant at tire requestor the members of the General Assembly for that province, Mr. Weld thus gave his opinion of the present Ministry to the meeting as reported in the Press :—“ He was not here to .condemn any person or persons unheard. Toe Assembly was called, and then they should be able to express their opinions, and compare them and rub them together, and at the end he hoped they should come to some definite conclusion, and one which might be for the good of the country. He had not much confidence even in the personnel of the present Ministry or in their acts. Mr. Whi'aker, at the head of the present Ministry, a good business man, a man of good judgmsiu and great talents for working out a policy; Mr. Russell, who I believe is a good administrator from what I have heard; Mr. Header Wood, whom I never heard overburdened with principles [Laughter.] Thera was Mr. Fox, on the other ban I, who was perhaps overburdened with principles—[laughter]—that is, principles hung up, as coats were, in cupboards, and which could be taken down and used when wanted. [Laughter.] There was Mr. Gillies, of whom he would say nothing except ns a minister. Last session he did not show that tact and temper on some occasions which w'ere necessary for the office he held. He (Mr. Weld), from what he had just said, would not be supposed to be too favorable to the present Ministry. He could only look back on the conduct of the Ministry last-session, which abdicated every attempt at leading the House. Ho would go further and say they had inflicted irreparable damage on the colony in the question of the Panama contract, (applause). He would say that after the conduct of the Ministers on this question, it appeared to him extremely doubtful whether any man with proper self-respect and feeling conld put himself in the position of Mr. Ward, as he was treated by the present Ministry. He had not finished with the category of offences against the Ministry, hy which if they were judged alone the) r must fall. There were others equally great. He might speak of Mr. Header Wood’s mission to England. It was the opinion of every one that the very selection of a man so unfit as Mr. Wool to send home as ambassador to England, irrespective of the consequences which were the most disastrous to this country, would be enough to ruin the reputation of any Ministry. Any man with the very slightest knowledge of financial affairs would have known that it was ruin to the credit of the colony, and double ruin to the reputation of the country following upon the repudiation of the Panama Contract—any per ion with the most ordinary common sense and capability would noc have put the colony in the position it was put, by allowing Mr. Cardwell t> bring a Bill before the Houses of Parliament which we could not accept unless we repudiated the claims of our creditors. Ho could conceive nothing worse in policy than that and his subsequent actions with regard to the loan. He would not speak at greater length on the subject; bo bad said enough, and the meeting could see he was no partisan of the Ministry. [Laughter.]’' New Business Premises. —Among the new places of business recentlv established in Auckland we have to notice the premises of Messrs Berwiu and Mendelsohn, tobacconists, of Queen-street, who have opened up in a rortion of the recently finished frontage to the Auckland Hotel Notwilhstanding the lateness of their arrival, the proprietors appear‘to be enjoying a good and lucrative business, a matter which can no longer cause surprise when the central nature of their position is taVen into consideration in connection with the large and varied stock of goods that they possess. Their quality too L so undeniably first-class, constituting in itself the best of all attractions. Messrs. Berwin and Mendelsohn are old experienced hands in this line of business in the Australian Colonies, having formerly carried on an extensive trade in Melbourne. Being likewise themselves large importers enables them to sell a good article at a price which whilst it proves remunerative to themselves also renders itself an attainable luxury to their customers.

Tenders are invited for (he erection of two shops and four cofages, in Wellesley and Nelson streets, by Mr. Cameron, and also tenders for making a large number of scats and fitting up a Concert Hall. Tenders will be received by Mr. Keals, for additions to the Nav d Hotel, Karangahape Road. Theatre Royal —The programme, comprising “ David Copperfield” and the musical burletu of the “ Swiss Cottage,” was repeated at this house of amusement on Saturday night. The inimitable Wilkins Micawher, as personated by Mr. G. Fawcett, drew down its usual amount of applause. This is, without doubt, in our opinion, the best and most faithful delineation of character that Mr. Fawcett has yet rendered in Aucklan \ in saying which we perhaps use the best and most fitting compliment that we could pay to him, considering the lon,'string of characters that have been represented by that talented actor since the opening of the Theatre Royal. Miss Juno, as Mrs. Micawher, is also deserving of much praise, both for her make-up impersonation of the faithful spouse, so em'nently impressed with a vivid idea of the remarkable talents of her inimitable Wilkins. Miss M, Dunn continues to deserve the favour and appreciation of her audience for her pretty aud life-like pourtrayal of little Emi’v, as also did Mn J. Dunn for the hearty and spontaneous manner of his conceiving and rendering the natural character of the warm-hearted, eccentric, amt honest old Peggotty. Mr. Howe took extreme pains in his delineation of that doubled fu*cd, oily ton trued traitor Uriah Hcep, as also did Mr. Towers to make appreciative a most undemonstrative ordinary character, that of David Copperfield. In a word, the whole piece played much closer and better, than we had previons'y seen i», and thee being a good audience present to witness its repetiti n. The “ Swiss Cottage,” which we have not previously noticed, concluded the entertainment m st satisfactorily. It is an amusing little trifle, its success entirely depending upon the excellency with which it- musical accompaniments are execut'd. Miss Marian Dunn, as Sisette. was well qua’ifi-' l, both in appearance and natural apdtude, to lo j retire to the character, and some of her songs were capita"'- rendered, and received much and deserved applam•. Mr. J, Dunn, as Nath Tieck, her lover, was. as usual, very funny ; whilst Mr. T. Fawcett, as her brother Max, rendered his full share towards the success of the piece. Theatre Royal. —The performances at this theatre yesterday evening were under the especial patrona -e of his Honor the Superintendent, Mr. Fawcett appeared as Miss Matilda Slowboy or, morK-^

familiarly, Tilly Slow boy, in the “Cricket on the Hearth,” and, as mqy be supposed, was greeted with screams of laughter every time he appeared on the stage It is impossible to particularise the acting of the different players, as they acted their several parts, to perfection. The performances concluded with the burlesque of “ Cinderella.” Pi rxcE of Wales Theatre.—Mr. G. W. Daniels took bis benefit last night before the largest audience that

. rer been seen in this Theatre, well attended as it i.vs L The performances commenced with the a'Tma ot’the “ Octoroon ” VVe have already spoken nf the excellent way in which this piece is put on to stiu’e. suffice t0 sa y of ic th,s evenin ° that “ 100 ed off with its usual triumphant success. Miss Ahigdc Griffiths then danced a sailor's hornpipe ; tier winch was produced, for the firsttime, the laughaJv f JirCrf ( ,’t “Sleep for 100 years,” which abounded in happy local lms ’ a: ‘ d was much relislied the aU pARVELL Road. - A pu’lie meeting will be held ... eyii „i..g, at seve o’clock, i> the Presbyterian * ■ i.rooinT P.nwll, to receive the report of the committee appointed a: the last meeting.