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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 215, 21 July 1864, Page 3

Tuu EnoMsli Maii, is due to-morrow, but as it will lie brought down by the ' Auckland,' we should hot be At nil .surprised iVerc it to arrive in the course Ui' this evening. On her last trip the " Auckland' performed the distance in five days and six hours, and should the mail not be delayed in reaching Sydney, we may expect to receive it this time with similar promptitude. V.UA'I-: Of PItOI'KISTY IN (iI'KBN-STRKET. Yesterday, the "21 years lease of the allotment at the coiner of Jhirliam and Queen-.strect, on which is the old wooden tenement lately occupied by J\lr. Levy, and fonnerlj' as the Union Jlotel,' was sold to Mr. .Joseph Uoulter, at a weekly i-eutnl of £0. The allotment has only a Iff feet l'foh'tafr6 to Queen-street, I)}' a depth of St) feet to LJurhani-stfect,' and the buildings on the allotment can hardly be said ft) have uifluenccd the price. Pahm:li, lianii or Hove. —The usual meeting of this Socicty, was held in tlieir Assembly .Rooms, on Tuesday evening last, when a most instructive and interesting lecture was delivered by Air. "Win man, -who very ably eontiastedand explained the relative powers and effects of alelioliol and ten. According to scientific discoveries, it was said that tea contains a small crystal, termed litht, which enters iuto, and strengthens, and invigorates the nervous system. It is this property l-hat produces the cheering effects invariably expcrciiced alter drinking a cup of good ten, " That which cheers but not inebriates." The attendance was large, and the lecturer was listened to with the utmost attention throughout. Poi.ich Couht. —Yesterday two inch were charged with vagrancy, and each of them sentenced to six weeks hard labour in the house of correction. The men were unable to get work, and one stated flint'lie had applied and in vain for rations from the Provincial Government. The law, unfortunately, has no othef course here than to sentence such persons to gaol as eomfnon vagabonds, punishing crime and misfortune too much alike. Jt may seem hard upon poor fellows, or it may seem light upon the criminals, whichever way ones disposition prompts one to judge of it, that poverty anil crime meet with the same reward, namely, easy lodging, several pounds per diem of wholesome food, and justwork enough to put tlie digestive organs into right order tor the proper disposal of food given. Another case disposed of tor the present was that of AVm. Mitchell, who was robbed wJiile in a house of ill fame. The plaintiff, a person not conspicuous for the amount of liis intelligence, with the assistance of Sir. Peveridge, established a case against the elder female prisoner sullicient to enable the magistrate to commit her for trial, but the oilier three prisoners not being at all implicated by the evidence were discharged. A ]N kw Zt.ai.ani> Gazktte was published yesterday and contains an Order in Council appointing regulations for the native district of Jvnipara, relative to the prevention of the sale or ilisj)osal of spirituous liquors within that district. Also a notice appointing that rights and titles to land individualised bj r natives, shall be registered in a book to be kept for sucli purpose, by and in the oflice of the Secretary of Crown Lands. .John Pyan, Esq., has been appointed registrar of births, deaths and marriages for the district of Mangawai, and Mr. Chas. llaselden has been appointed receiver of land revenue for the Province of Auckland. The Gazette contains areport by the Superintendent, of Wellington, of the late battle of Moutoa, and subsequent events on the AVanganiii river; this will be found in full in another part of this paper. The halt'-j'early report of the ollieers in charge of the 'Marion' hulk, is also contained in the Gazette, and is likewise republished by us in another column. Ten we us for the supply of coal to the General Government in such quantities as may be required up to the :31st October next, have been called for by the Under Secretary, Wm. G isborne, Esq., and will be received until Wednesday, the 27 th inst.

JS'uw Zhaxand Ixsuhanci: Company.—Yesterday the usual half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of the iS'evv Zealand Insurance Company, was held in their ollices in Shortland-street, to receive the report, of the last six months, and to elect auditors for the ensuing twelve months. The report was pronounced completely satisfactory, and the auditors, Messrs. Taylor and Eraser, were unanimously re-elected. Masonic.—An emergency meeting of the United Service Lodge w ill be held at the Lodgeroom, Masonic Hotel, on Friday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock. Ciia.miii:k or Comjiukce.—The usual monthly meeting will take place this afternoon iu the Chamber at 'A o'clock, aud at i. o'clock the Executive Committee of the Soldier's Wives' ivclief Eund will meet- in the same place.

I'liJAuis of \Yali:s Tiehatku.—The management luivc kept such perfect faith with the public in ail their promises that the announcement oi' a very popular drama, with new .scenery, properties, dresses, machinery, &c., will he sufficient to fill the house. Since the additions made to the company a vast improvement in the mounting of the various pieces has been most conspicuous. Artists specially adapted to the proper production of the mechanical details of the various pieces have beeu engaged, and Lhe elled of their exertions has been very per-

ccptible. An admirably favourable field for the development of tliese exertions is offered by the production of the " Colleen Baivn." The marvellous success achieved by the production of I this drama, in both America and .England, has 1 '-'."weeded any excitement in the theatrical hemi- . sphvi'e lor ye;; vs. Produced originally at Laura : Jveciic s Th-ntre, JS'eu York, its success was w> extraordinary trial Mr. Eenjamiu Y/ebstcr, oi the A (lei phi Theatre, London, negotiated not alone for the piece but tor the services of Mr. Dion lioucicault, the author, and Mrs. Boucicault. Its Transatlantic fame was kept pace with its London success, and the furore it excited eventually led to a partnership between Mr. Webster and Mr. Uoucicault. There is scarcely a theatre of any standing or position in either country in which it has not been presented, and always with success* In a city like Auckland the production of such a novelty is an event, and it is quite in reason to expect that the management will reap a rich harvest by its production—a harvest that will repay them for the cost and labour bestowed upon it. The whole strength of the company is embodied in the ciisl; and we shall notice the performance in a future issue. Tt:xunus for the stijrpl-y of firewood at per 100 lbs., and of potatoes at per 1 lb. will be received at the Commissariat Oilice totil noon of Saturday next; also tenders for the supply of lvauri boards, stringy-bark, scantling, cartslinfts, cast-iron boxes, axletree-arms, ridingsaddles and bridles. Postal.—We perceive by the JS'cio Zealand OazeUv, published yesterday, that the following Postmasters have been appointed for the Province of Auckland:—"Andrew Henlon to be Postmaster at JS'garuawahia, from 21th March, 1864; Mansell l»oe to be Postmaster at Te A:\vamutu, from 24th March, 1804; Henry INogeiJS to be Postmaster at Te lioi'i. from 24tli March, ]8(j4; George Washington to be Postmaster at Isgliaiiiapouri, from 24th March, 1804; Michael Furlong to be Posiwastcr at Whatawhata, from 21th M arch, 1804; Edward Wilson to be Postmaster at liahiupokeka, frotii 24th March, 1804 ; James Kerr to be Postmaster at Kangiriri, from 24th March, 1864 ; John Marshall to be Postmaster at Meremere, from 24th March, 1804; William iSali to be Postmaster at Pukerimu, from 24th March, 1S04; John Angus to be Postmaster at Newmarket, fiom Ist July, 1804; Walter Kowsell to be Postmaster at Mnngaturoto, from Ist July, 1804; Isaac lihodes Cooper to be Postmaster at Orewa, from Ist July, 1804. The meeting of the shareholders of the Gas Company will take place this day at the office of the secretary, in the .Bazaar Buildings, at 2 p.m.