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New Zealand Herald, Issue 160, 18 May 1864, Page 3

Tin; Is' i:w Zkai-a.ni> A nvicimsr.it of May observes tlint ;i well inioi-nn-il writer this time last year when hostilities just recommenced at 'L'araiialvi, gave tin; authorities tin' lollowing advice which they have not at present exhibited any inclination to follow. "The heavier ihe lii>t loss sustained by the .Maori the more merciful will it be in tiie end; hut tiiis does not ill1J> 1V loss of hte only, hut capture ot lood, pri>oners, and arms, ai.d llie burning ul e\ cr} pa aiid hut in the way. should a pa have to bo taken as standing in the way, or supposed to contain stores. Aa\, the soldiers should not bo allowed lo approach the same till it has been cH'oclively breached. Then discarding the rille and bayonet as useless and cumbersome, and using the revolver ami knile, with a light axe. the pah would he carried at the charge lo a certainty. Jicware of attacks, —remember Ivorotareka, where so many brave soldiers anil llieir otticcrs tell in a icw minutes. il mi escahule is to bo attempted, try it at night, when a low hand grenades would be lound uselid." Again says our authority, " Lcucc t/u-jxis (t/mif, nfuth-r the t niojis ul tiria fit Me/Us UJ> <"/<< down ill" country, burn, destroy, and lny wnste from. <hjj'cvt nt j">mls, liurAhitJ ut a yivrn ct'/itrc, s/itnq i'.u.u ir/io surrender, Out makiuct prisoners

uj the raptured. Distract their attention by >iiii'UJViix<iiiiut//ititeottsJii(f)ie</ attacks, and attack in earnest at ti riJ or // n -ec different points at one am! the xii we tune." Hake the troops irregular troops tor once, and I am certain that the -Maori would be completely beaten for ever." A\ e-call attention to this opinion, one which is very generally entertained and everv dty becoming more so. lilt-: following account of Her Alajestv the .Empress ot the French's manner of enjoying the sport of skating is taken from the letter of the .A< i'soil Ji.ranu ner s correspondent :—" The Empress s maxim, in all matters of amusement, is •• make hay while the sun shines," ami the very iirst day on which the ice was strong enough to hear, she went out to tiie Uois, and was duly pushed about over the ice in the elegant little ice-carriage which she has had made for the sake ol profiting by the rare visits of the .Northern ('Homes. This carriage is a fancifully-shaped chair, with a floor, placed upon runners, aud well covered with thick fill's. Sometimes it is pushed by the Emperor; more often, especially ol late, by chamberlains and courtiers. Her Majesty sometimes ventures to take a few steps on tlie ice. supported on each side by a cavalier; but she is less agile than she was in the days of her native aud tun-loving girlhood ; and appears to preler taking the ice through the help of her chair and her attendants. On the occasion of the iirst visit ol the' Court to the ice, she wore a blacky velvet gown, and pelisse trimmed with magnificent sables, with a inn 11' of the same fur. and a black velvet bonnet, u itli a small tuft of black feathers outside, and a bunch of scarlet liowers underneath."

-Militia Voll'>ti:kus ton aft i: i;.—At the present time when men appear to be so urgently required for apier it is gratilying to learn that the attempt to raise in iJuiiedin a company ot volunteers for that place has proved so successful. We leani from the Uuiicdiu Dailj/ A'e/iw ot the *1 th ittsi., "that Lieut. Tuke yesterday forwarded, per schooner i'liuedin, about 7i> \ olunteers tor -Napier, in charge of Mr. late Captain Ivaliir l'olice. ami Sergcant-Majc>r Scully." Their arrival will be most opportune, ami with the local Volunteer and militia corps, the regulars already there, and tile detachment ot litH# about to proceed at once from Aucklam.. will lonii a sullicicat force to protect tiie I'iovince front rapine, more especially its the country is open ami there is a large and elective cavalry lorce 011 the spot. i'liizt; liit'Lii SltooTiis'O.—Should the weather be suitable, tho.-e men 01 JNos. 1, '2. and Companies of the Ist class, Ist battalion, 01' .Militia who have entered their names for the Government prize tiring, will parade tO-moiTOW niornitig at the Albert iiarracks, at 10 o'clock. Should the weather, however, prove too rough, the parade will take place on the suecceditu! day.

J'uixck or "Wales Thkatiu:.—Last night Messrs. Harry it jjanicls' t-uinj tvjcated the piay of " _L:uly Audiey's Seetet," followed b\ llie lnjr!f<ijiio of " \ iiiikins arid his Dinah." 1 here was a good house and the company exerted themselves to do justice to tlu- piece. Tonight will lie presented the comic drama o, "• \\ ho Speaks iii-sil-" followed by the larce in "• Sketches in 1 ndia," and to conclude with the burlesque of"' \ iiiikins and iiis JJinnii."

iioNSTKU Sai.k ot" Tobacco.—This morning, at 31 o'clock, Messrs. K. and H. Isaacs will hold, at their stores. one of the largest trade sales which has ever taken place in Auckland, comprising large ijnant itics of tobacco and cigars, groceries, ami general merchandise. The goods are said to he oi the very best qualities. more especially the tobaccos, ami every lot oti'cred will be sold. A I'ttovi.NciAL (_;azi:ttk was published yesterday. and contains a notice that the Maiigatele l'arish. County oi'Mongonui. advertised lor sale on the inst.. is withdrawn from sale; anil a second notice, that a run situated on the Great Harrier Island, and estimated to be -J-.o(M> acres in extent, has been claimed by Albert.l. Alloiu : and. linally. a notice to mariners, that the •" Kmtiiii" Spit .Buoy. Manukau Harbour, has now been replaced in its lormer position. Tkskkhs foi; Statio.\i:i;y.—The .Militia Store Department give notice that tenders will be received at the olliee in I'linces-street. until Monday. ZiiSrd iust.. for such quantities as 111:13- be required of all articles of stationery. I'll 1: Agatinianuis are now again, it is asserted, complete idolaters, worshippers of the devil, or else of the Mormon angel Liabiiel. They have taken to decapitation ol the dead, and even it is darkly supposed to cannibalism : and it is a well known fact, tliaL the men who cut oil'the heads of Captain Lloyd and his men, licked the blood from otf the tomahawks with which the net was committed. Their prophet raves ill gibberish, which is supposed to be iuigiish and a proof of the inspiration ot his followers is the power of uttering this gibberish. ( i r.KNiii'KN. —This property was submitted to auction yesterday, by Mr. Samuel Cochrane. There was a good attendance at the sale, with a considerable amount of animation in the bidding. The whole of the property was sold at prices which, though scarcely equal to the expectation of the owner, must be considered fairly remuneralive. Tiic season ot the year was against the sale, and there is 110 doubt that if it had taken place in the spring time it would have realised CKkhl more than it has now done. As it is, the total amount is said to be about .ClOlHi, the prices ranging from Us. per loot downwards, tolls., with the exception of two allotments, one of which realised 7s. (id. and the other lis. lid. per fool ; the two allotments 011 which the liouse is situated fetched .U.J-i 1.

Om.niul's Convkya.wi:. —It is reported that a new claimant tor ti. > public patronage in this line is about In oiler tiinisell, a;.d that lie is a practised driver in Australia, ami will start omnibuses to Oneiiunga aud Olahulm. There is great room lor improvement, ami a little

spirited Competition wiii no doubt nil.cilice to the public advantage and cause the class ol carriages to resemble the omnibus which is. we hea)-, about to be placed upon the roads, which is undoubtedly fi handsome public carriage, it is now too. that the suburbs of Auckland are increasing so rapidly, becoming necessary that omnibuses should ply between the town and Jletuuera, l'arnell, .Newmarket, and so on, so that people miuiii lunid their houses turther from town, and so lessen the scramble ior land m its immediate vicinity. L'i.kl' i:o-l'xi;i' mux ia.—There is a considerable amount of diUerence of opinion amongst the V eterinary burgeons as to the reality of the existence of this disease amongst Auckland cat tic at till. It is asserted by one that it is only common itillammalion of the lungs and diseases of a like nature, that the cattle hitherto supposed to be infected, have died of, and this gentleman proposes that each advocate ol ditlerent views should take six of the said to be incurably infected cattle and endeavour to cure tliein —he would undertake to cure some out ol the six submitted to his care. It is very much to be hoped that this view is the correct one, and thai we shall escape the actual consequences of the disease, however much we may stiller from the ideal ones. Ti:xWilis are required by the City Board for building a culvert aud iiiiing in and forming part of the road in (Jrev-street, anil will be received until p. m. ol \\ eduesday, the liotli instant. AtCKt.A.NIi Lvxt> Sot'lKTY.. XO. o. TllC fourth hall-yearly general meeting of the .Nu. o Society w ill be held on Friday evening next, in the secretary's ollice, (Juecn-sircet, at iialf-past seven o'clock, when the half-yearly accounts will be presented, and the election ol oliicers ior the ensuing year be proceeded with. Om> Ei;i.i.ows' IL.w.l.—.Mr. Thatcher was unable last evening, from continued indisposition, to give liis entertainment, but will appear again this evening, when Mr. iSmall's benetit will come off.

!New Wesley an Chukch in Hohso:;-strhet: —It lias been found, we perceive, tlmt so rapidly' is the population increasing on the Western side of the city, that the Wesleyan Chapel at tlie corner of i'itt and Hobson Streets is no longer capable of aii'ording the necessary accommodation, and it has therefore been determined ta hold a public tea meeting in the esleyan School-room, High-street, on Tuesday evening, the 21th instant, at six o'clock, when a report of what has already been done will be presented, and an appeal made in aid of the undertaking.

Cit amiskr of L'ommfkck. —The usual monthly meeting of the members of this body will be held to-morrow afternoon, in the Chamber, Fort-street, at 3 o'clock.