AMERICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 52, 13 January 1864, Page 3

AMERICA.

; A KKf'OKT was spread through tin- city ycster- : (lav cvciiin,', on the arrival of tin- •■John Vintner'from .Sydney, that lale .and inirorlanl j American news had liccii received in Australia. I We subjoin llu- fu!lou-iii!r Ironi tin- A'//''"''-' | .Moniinfl Jlrmhl oU\n':>,]k nit., which, wliilcil ! Lcives tlit- sulstniUT of liit* news I'cj orled to : have arrived, places the dubious character o) i its correctness ci early before its renders. I liy advieis from Melbourne il is ivportod that the i captain of tin- ship ■ IJosK n.' IVom .-nui Francisco, ha I ; brought. ,-oiiic c.Mraur.iiiiarv American news, which ; he ha.l unfolded to the Consul tliciv, to the cfeel j that Virginia ha.l been c-.aemued by the Conl'e.!.-)•- ! ales, that North Carolina ha I seceded Irom the secession, and that 1.0u.-iana wished to return to the L'nion. Tin; whole, however, is a mere cik-aml- , hull story, as n.ay he p-ovo.l hv a comparison of ; ilatc.-. 'i he ' Sloslvn' left. S:,;, l-'ruccis,■,. on the 17th : October, and louhi not, therefore, brim; lad r i astern | m-.vs than to tin- Jl'.th. Thehib si paper Lruuiilit ap- ; pears to have been of the .1 It!:, as the J//,- aVkuo'.v-li-ilci'S one of ilmt. date, extracts from which appeared lin tin- S/eratit vistrr.iav. Now \vc had l>v the mail | direct news from .New York to the I Till October, j tlait is, .nc day later than the ' Ko.-Kn' could brm- : ; and our laic-1 special telegram via .Suez, v.hhh is I dated Xovuubci- 2nd from London, mentions as tlie

ak'st American news at that date, that Mr. Lincoln li;i I i'iill t 'il lor another :;00.0(W volunteers —a very J iui:ilcoh proi-CL-Ui-.i-if thr ivlu-llion had nhvaJv coij hinyi.. ! h nipfai,, 0 |- t!l ., ■ K o , t .j vl! ; ti u .. lv r.jri',* who j ar.ited at Melbourne on llu-L'Si-.l oY this monta, and i who seems to have kepi hi, wonderful mteltigenre | Uu-.; tor .several davs. lias been pra.-iisiii!.' on the | credulity oi hi, listeners, an.l twin- 10 i.iui Slow I'ar : In- could noa>: the f/obemniu-hci o!' Melbourne. i .."'V'v-'i 10 ;' a!m \':>-"u>!-,' which brings ;i car-o ot ->()<> lie;id of calll-.- ami 200 sheep, wo have received .Sydney papers to the 2nd in>t:ml.

j 1 IJOVI.VCAL C.HT.NVH.. — Yesie.-.hy in the i 1 rovmoial Council (he Ci(v );„,.„.,I Loan Bill j «■•■» '■«■;.,! :, third time and passed. The Railway j Appropriation Bill tt-;, s considered iu committee ' i :md ordered to in- recommitted. A new .Hill j , was introhmed by Mr. Won,. and read a first Line, lor altering the City' Pudding Act. Tin- | Council wont into consideration of the estimates j ' :lnd increased tin- salaries of the Police—the' J Commissioner's salary he C 25 per .•iniiiim. the j , Sergeant-Major's to 'CIT-). ('.-.« Sn-gotnls from I ; ,s. Jid. 1,, Hs. (i,!.. |1„, Orporals from (is. (ill ! j b>_/s. ,; i]., and that of (he'constables from (is. j j to 7s. per diem. ! N ku; Zi.mla.vi> G.izrm-:.—A General Govern- | j ment Gazelle was published yesterday. Until j ! wo arrive at the postal notices, there is nothing ;in it relative to tiiis Province. Then we find j that J. (.'. Crawford, Ksq., ]~,* been appointed ■ Inspector of Post Oiliccs Cor .Now Zealand. Then follow lists of (he promotions and resiirna- | J dons in the local forces, and a list of persons 1 '. appointed to a,-! as Custom House agents, and .as Lightermen, in the Port of Auckland ; also ol warehouses in |1„. ('j| v „p Auckland appnintrd lo receive goods under bond. Mi urn An-oixr.vn:xT.s.—The following appointments in the Auckland Militia appear in yesterday's A>;.~ /Cuif,i>i,/ (;,i:i-/tr :--Jver Mclveraml J. NY'ibon to bo captains : Captain NV. St. Clair Tisdnlo to be adjulant; Ch. C. llnn-ell to be lieuiei.anl ; 1). B.' McColl. W. G. Jackson. 11. XI. \l. Harrison, and 0. .MoVny. to be ensigns. The following resignations have been received :—Captain and Adjniant G. AI. Piokcn. as adjutant onlv. A. .M. ; Lieutenant K. S. Lewis, as lieutenant A. AP: Y\". I'. Gray, lieutenant A. M.: .lames holey, lieutenant A. T. 1!. C. V. Piar, i.veiAi. Gnvi:i;.\.\u;.\T Gazktti;.—A Gazette was issued on Monday, and contains a circular from the General Government respecting the Patriotic Fund for the support of tlie widows and orphans „j' Her Majeslv's soldiers who have fallen. o r may fall, in (ho course of the present uar. and tailing on the Superintendent >to advocate tin-cause in this Province. -'The I Sheep Act, lsilo, Amendment Act." and "The! Sale of JJread Act. Lsi!:!." are left to their operation. The ; oris of Great Britain. Irehuid. Tasmania. South Australia. Twofold Bay. .lervis Bay. Port Stephens.. .Newcastle. Pi rl '(; rafton. Clarence Liver. Sydney. N. S. NV.. and Oueelisland. are lienccl'ortli 'open for the export of cattle lo the Province of Auckland. 11. N. Warner. Ksip. isapj ointed Deputy "Waste Land Coiiimi-sioner for the Province'of Auckland. The follow in:; | orsous have been appointed Highway Trii.-lees for the Whan When district: : uamelv.-.Me-rs. AY Hawkon. .1. McDonald. ' 11. McDonald, k'. MoLcod. and Francis Wood: land for the Kaurihol.oiv district. Messrs. W. ! Clii-liolm. C. AlcLonnan. N. .McLeunan. NY. . Mc|,cod, and J. P. I,'iehardson, have been j elected to the same office. i Liti:i:ai:v Aviklanp.—Our Auckland, lilera- ' tours have certainly i regressed with the onward ■ movement, and at the present inoment a llood of almanacs has been ].oured in on the Auckland i public, in. less than eight of tliese very useful '; articles suing for public pan-oir-ge at the present . lime. Of these.' tlie l«o dai y j apers and the ; tri-weekly journal have ea-h issued an id iianae ,to their subscribers. There is a Church almanac 1 in the fit-lil ; thai of the New Zealand Insurance I Company tenl; the lead, and Mr. Chapman las i itov, 'in hand a second, while the M etro; olitan. : which will shortly be published, professes to be ; tlie only veal and genuine article. Of pamphlets i .' !<'<!<. mix ••nine. or. to use b.onesi " and ' -icb like," there is abundance: tracts, counler- ' cuds, and a variety of lisrht lilenitnre which we should be very sorry lo be compelled to wade tliroU'.li. are almost daily issuing from the ; Auckland press. Sam-: ok Scnri;hax Allotwcnts.—YesterI day Me-.-rs. Jones and Co. hold a sale of ! betweet! Iweniy and lliirty allotments ;lo the oily. Tiiero was an excellent attendance. I and the bidding "as very brisk. Some alloti ineiiis adjoiaoii; " S] riuij I'ank." fronting the I liiehinomi roa.l and Lincoln-street, realised '.Is. (id., ."is. (id., and os. oil. | it fool, bein.if about ton j-or ecn;. over tlie price given for them by Iheif lale owner. In .N orfol'k-street two allotmeiils were -<i!d. one a! (is. and the other at 7s. per fool. In l'iti-slreet i« o .-lllotineiits were disp.is.'d of at i7s. i:d. and bis. per foot res-pi-i-tivelv; these alloinioiils wore purchased at I Messrs.' Laurie's sale for ;ills. per foot. In j Gro.-s-stree( an allot moid of oil feel, having a ! frontage al-o to Piu-slroi-l. was sold for -jos. ]'er Idol, itlid .■ino-hi-)- adjoining lot in Cross-street realised lis. per fool'. The lir.-l of those allotments. Jii'ieen monihs ago. sold for Us., and the second for l"s. (id. per foot, the then average price of lam. in ihat locality. Messrs. .1 ones also dis[o.-ei! yesterday of a lot in N'apicrstreot I'or :!Ss. per ioo!. ami others at the rear of Napier-street from Lis. to 15s. per foot. The allotments on Liver Terrace. Mr. Marston's late proj or! v, nore withdrawn, the highest bid being only L-75, and the reserve price L"J(ii». Ri:oai't\ Go.m.mitti:!:. —.V meeting of the members ol this committee will be held this evening at .Mr. Copland's, "Waiteiuata hotel. City JioAim.—There was no meeting of the Citv Hoard yesterday afternoon, there not being a quorum present. Sei.-i.vo-KA.NK. —An alteration in the terms of sale of Ibis pro; erly. \oiieli v. ill be disposed of to-day by Alessi's. Hidings and Powden, is advertised in another place. One third cash iniisl be paid a!- iln- fall of the hammer, the remaining two thirds by promissory note for twelve months, bearing 10 per cent, interest, o per ceni. being returned lo the buyer on (he two-thirds of the purchase money being paid by (he :!uth insl. Si'oiitixg.—Air. Patrick Coyle's challenge to back his ] ony. *• Pish," has been taken up by Mr. James Kelly, uho slates himself ready to lind n [ony to run for (.">'<> or l'su a side against " Fish," either al catch weights for three miles, single event, .L'.'lO or Io(i, or I'or two miles-, single event, carrying l.'i stone for the same stakes. " ' j To ScotiiA Alasoxs.—Tenders for the ereetion of n scoria building in the Kyber Pass | iiuad will lie received by Air. L\. Xeals, until ! f )).m. of the Pith insf. I To C'.ud'i'NTn.'s axp Butnn.AYKi.'.s. —ATv. i Charles Afarks, laiotinaker, Queen-street, lias j called for tenders i'or the ercetion of a shed lli j feet by 12 feet. ! Texdkiis are required by ATr. .Tames VN'riglev, architect, for the election of a building in , t|)ueen-strect. Plans and specifications may lie 1 seen at his oliice until Saturday next, when the I tenders are to lie delivered at 2 p.m. pre- : cisely. \ A'ew Zpala-cd In'siiiaxi'i: Comimxy.—The i ordinary general mooting of the shareholders of ! this company to receive the balf-yeariy report and balance sheet, and lo elect tv. o directors by lot. in the ] lace of those now retiring, will be held in the company's oliice on "Wednesday, the 2(lth inst. To Bni.P.ri-s.—Tenders for the erection of ! two dwelling booses at Paruell will be received 1 at the oliiee of Messrs. "Wood and Paber, | until ii p.m. on Alomlay, the 25th insl.