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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 126, 8 April 1864, Page 3

Orn:x's I{kpoi t ht.—Our correspondent's let- . this pl.ii'i' contains tlic follow iii.K infor--Ination relative to the neighbourhood of the post ■ ! The road-makers at Koheroa are hard iVwork clearing the ground. Last evening the 'hole of tlu ' r:111i -' l ' s towards Whangaiii.irino ">emed to lie on tire : tJie sight was very grand M , . v l u ile of the heavens being lighted by the ,ont1«g«itio» l -tl.e ftet of the night being so d'irk adding to the beauty ot the scene. I lie Winter is fast setting in. the weather this mornVeins extremely bleak and cold." p O<TU —\W- perceive that tlie services of a steamer are required for the transmission of m-iils fortniditly between Wellington. Wangaiu<i. Taranaki. iaelan. Port ~\\ aikato and Mnimk'nu and back. The service is to be for six months, and is to commence on the Ist of June, ■nul tenders must be sent by noon of Tuesday, •lie lOtli of Mav next. l'ruE-DiiKP Hkkkkoi:t> Catti.k.—W e noticed ve-terday. with pleasure, a fresh opportunity ottered to our country settlers of introducing new blood into tlieir breeding stocks—the acuisition of even one cow. and far more, of a luill of a tlr.-t-rate breed is sufficient to impart a di.-tinet superiority to a man's herd for many vesrs. The Hereferil is one of the three breeds •hat compete for the preference of English breeders. It *ti!l being an undecided question which po-sesses the greatest points of excellence. The Hereford, the "Pevon." or the Shorthorn' each breed retaining its warm advocates, imt the Isrge introduction of either into our herds is a thing to be desired. Wo will publish to-morrow the prices realised for those sold yesterdav. bv Mr. -A. Uuckiand at !Xewmarket. Pr.isct: ok Walks Theatre.—Yesterday evening the comedy of " Xaval Engagements'' was presented to a somewhat thin house. The piece which was very creditably performed would have been a credit to any company. The dancing of Miss Corcoran and Miss Griffiths was much applauded. The entertainment concluded with the farce of " Sketches in India." This evening "The Stranger" and " Kiss in the Dark" will be presented, and to-morrow night the serio-comic play of " Dick Turpin"

Thatchi:k. —Yesterday evenins: we wore glad to see that tin' Odd Fellows' Hall was crowded to overflowing, crammed to the very doors. Thatcher certainly deserves encouragement, for his sonsrs are not only amusing but useful. purifving "he moral and political atmosphere. Seine new songs were produced, but none were received with heartier applause than that on

••Dishonest Journalism."—telegram and tell-a-crani will. Thatcher declares, henceforth be held jvnonyuious. and the attempt by a cotemporary ti> obtain a copy of our paper at 3 o'clock in the morning from our m»chine-mon. as a means of gettinir the latest news from Oml.au i'or his own journal, is held up to Thatcher's scornful satire. Madame Vitelli sang as she always sings— gracefully and well—and Small was as amusing as ever, so comical that we still laugh as heartily at the same whimsicalities as we did tin- first night we witnessed them. A new progTimmie is announced for to-night.

Thk Commissariat is advertising for tenders for the supply of Hour and biscuit, to be delivered, the former at Auckland. Otahuhu. and the "Waiknto Heads, and the latter to any place within one mile of the Albert Barracks. The Cm- Boai.t> we perceive require tenders for deepening a well in Shortland Crescent. "We are glad to see the activity with which the City Board lias lately set about forming and deepening wells.'in different parts of the City. As far as in it lies the City Board appears to have earnestly taken up the questirn of improving the water supply. What remains now to be done rests with the Government authorities. 2S"nv>iAi»KET.— Mr. b'amuel Cochrane announces the sale of forty-nine allotments ut this suburb on the 13th inst. The proximity of the intended liailway Station to the property for sale, is mentioned as one of the incentives to purchaserstoavail themselves of this opportunity, and a very strong one it appears to be. if the usual enormous rise in the price of land consequent upon the approach of a railway should follow the projected course of the one about to be commenced.

Goi.de>' Point Gold Mining Cojipasy.— "We observe that a dividend of £5 per share is advertised by the Chairman of tins Company, making the eitrl th dividend within the lust year and a bail', or £55 per shsre on ICO .-hares, the total being JtS.SiiO, and this after paying all working expenses. Taking this in conjunction with the discovery reported of a specimen of It lbs., it appears to speak well for the productiveness of the Coroniandel divings, and the old reputation they had once of being the richest ever discovered, mav vet be fullv sustained.

Secbet Sebyice" Money.— \Vp extract the following from an English paper. —"Recently, on the occasion of a vote lor 31.000 thiilers for secret service money being brought .forward. Count Eulecburg. the Minister of the Interior, in answer to a question which was put by the deputy Sybel. is reported to have said : "I am glad that the member has mentioned the Danish question. What can be the reason that the English journals, during the whole time that the-quarn-1 between Germany and Denmark has been carried on. have uniformly Mood forward in support of those opinions which are adverse to the views of the German Governments? The reason is that the Danish Government have been wise enough and rich enough to pav these English papers. It' the Prussian Government had had funds ten times as large as the sum now asked, there might possibly have been a different opinion on this subject in England."—That such a system is little pursued in England, and still less in the colonies, is a matter of congratulation. »*e are sorry to say, however, that though the local press in .New Zealand is not open to bribery, or at any rate is never tempted, I hat here and there may be found a journal which is as blind and interested a party organ as the most corrupt in Europe, not from being bribed oy money it is true, but from being swayed by personal animus and vindictiveness against one or two individuals who may perhaps form a portion of a ministry, and'against whom no sliame is felt in indulging the most scurrilous abuse.

I.v the caso (J f F; in - L .l| v . King, in the Small Ui.'bts I- ourl.yesterday, a witness named Heiirv Smith, wlio 1,; K 1 heen'subptt-ijcd lo attend, did not appear when t - }l lU-tl iipon. and was strongly suspected of purposely keeping away ; on tin's account ill,, jjhiintill-'wiis non-suited, and liis \N orship. Hi order to teach anv witnesses in tuture summoned to appear, that they must not treat l!i,. Curt with contempt, ordered Smith to he mulcted in the ])enaltv of tID for nonattendance, unless he could "show satisfactory reasons lor his absence before Saturday next.