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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 265, 17 September 1864, Page 4

Co no man del. —We understand from a gentleman who returned yesterday from (Joromandel, and who brought up the gold with him, that some nine tons of stone from jS'o. -1 claim, tiiviu'd out S7 ounces of i;oltl. >501110 lfS oz. ol rnlil uoiv also t:i!<.c; 1 Iruiii jVo. .i uni'tion rlaim,

;,iul from a small quantity of stone likewise. The result of the late meeting of the shareholders of tho Albion and Victoria claims has been that the two claims have amalgamated, and arrangements have already been made, we believe,

by the newly amalgamated Company to pXcrcTme No. 4 claim', I'or a sum of £"2000 in "cash, and' having amalgamated their claims, to give tlio present owners of No. 4, 280 shares in the amalgamated claim in addition to .the £20(J0. A chum such as this combining the three claims No. 4, the :Albion, and Hie Victoria, will be one of the richest properties in Coromaudel. Filth and I'estilexce. —Freeman's Bay has loud cause of complaint. "VYe have had on more than oae occasion to lift our voice in condemnation of the neglect of the authorities who have taken her rates, but given no street repairs in return, but a still greater infliction has been visited on the inhabitants of this district, more especially on those residing in the streets near the Bay itself. It was a great evil to have the rates o'f the district taken and expended in Queen-street, but it is a refinement of suffering to see the sewage and nightsoil of Queen-street deposited nightly on the beach at Freeman's Bay. This, however, is the case. It may bo seen lying over the beach when the tide is out, and if the sense of sight is not sufficient proof, that of smell will corroborate the fact. One warm day in the early part of the week we were most unmistakably made aware of this nuisance when passing along Drake-street. The occupiers and owners of property in the Bay complain loudly of it, they declare, and very- justly too, that if the practice is allowed to continue, the whole district will, be rendered uninhabitable when the fine weather sets in, that they dread the breaking out of disease in their families, and they enquire by what right this place should be selected as the depositary for the filth of the town. In this they are quite right, why, indeed, should not tliis practice bo permitted in Ollicial Bay just as wcil as in Freeman's Bay, or, by the saine rule, in Commercial Bay itself. The fact is, that even now at the present season, when there is a light northerly wind blowing off tlie Bay, the offensive stench is perceptible for ncarlj T a quarter of a mile. We have made enquiries in the matter and find that the City Hoard have issued a license to some persons of Ihc name of Nesbitt to deposit nightsoil in Freeman's Bay, beyond low-water mark. The licensed persons, however, are not the only ones who bring down nightsoil to the beach, and certain it is that it is deposited, not beyond lowjvater mark, but, as may be seen at the present time, scarce a stone's-Uirow from Drake-street itself. We do not say that the Messrs. Nesbitt ire the oll'ending parlies. It is by others, we believe, that the nightsoil is deposited u/jove low-water mark. We much question the power of the City Board, however, to grant anyone i license to deposit nightsoil on the beach, even beyond low-water mark. The wash of the tide ,viil always send it up more or less upon the jeach, but whether they have or not, we call lpon them for the sake of decency, and out of -egard to the health of a populous district, to .•ause the practice to be at once discontinued. L'liere are places enough, within a short listance of Auckland, to which the sewerage night be carted. There is no necessity to loison ofi" the people of Freeman's Bay, or to jreed a pestilence in our midst. Neither is tho [uestion one in which the interests of the people if Freeman's Bay arc alone involved. An epidemic created in that district would spread iver oilier parts of the town. Our obituary :olumn, as it is, is but too full of names in the jot moist weather. _

XKYVTO.N Institute. —Discission Class.— A preliminary meeting was held on Thursday evening last, at Mr. Dewar's t chool-room (Mr. G. Keetley in the chair), for the purpose of organizing a discussion class in connexion with the above lustitute. There was a fair attendance, and over twenty gentlemen enrolled themselves as members. A code of rules were submitted, considered, and adopted. The following gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing

year : —President, Geo. Graliam, Esq., ii.G-.A. ; Secretary, Mr. It. Laishlcy, junr. ; Treasurer, Mr. E. 13attley. Committee —Messrs. J. li. Carter, G. Elliott, and "W. Eastwood. A subject was decided upon as the topic for discussion on next niglit of meeting, Tuesday, tlie '27th inst. We congratulate the promoters ou the success which iias attended their efforts; and feel assured that no better method could have been, adopted of carrying out the objects tlicy have in view—.sell-improvement and intellectual culture—than by the establishment of a wellconducted discussion class. "William Thompson.—We have heard on good authority that the rebel cliief has written letters to the Governor, expressing his wish to come to terms of peace—stating tlmt virtually the war is now over, and that Wm. King is also willing to arrange maters. The same is said of the Taranaki rebels, but how matters could bo arranged with murderous savages such as the Taranakis and jN'gatiruanuis, we cannot exactly understand. Uxiox Claim, Cohomandel. —A call of .£1 per share, lias been made in this claim and is payable to Mr. "Ward, of Coromandel, on or before Monday next. ]N T otice is also given, that n meeting of the Shareholders will be held at Coromandel, on Tuesday, the 27tli inst., to take into consideration the best plan of working this claim. jS'ew Zealand Indtjstbial Exhibition — A meeting of the Committee will be held this afternoon, at the Masonic Motel, at halt-past two o'clock. "We notice that a meeting of the shareholders of the Southern Cross Quartz Mining Company, will be held on Tuesday, the 27th instant, at the Company's oiiiee, Driving Creek, Coromandel, for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposition lor amalgamating with the Kapanga Gold Mining Company.

Tiieatuk IioYAL. —Notwithstanding tlio extreme']}' inclement weather at tlie earlier part of the evening, 'which was bad enough to deter any but the most determined play-goers from sallying out into tlie mud and rain in search ot such delectation as could be found in a theatre, the attraction of " The Ticket-o'-Leave jHan and

" The Wandering Minstrel " proved sullicientiy strong to overcome the malign iutiucnces ot the weather, and to draw a fair audience to the Theatre lioyal last night. All the actors in the tirst of these pieces seemed to Lave mellowed into their parts, and the piece consequently plays much " closer " than 011 the first night ot its production. This is especially observable in the parts of " I3ol> ißriarly" and the Jew " Moss, in which Messrs. G. Fawcett and iJutin elicited the tears and laughter of their audience, lhe

latter used our criticism of liis iirst impersonation, ill which it was said that he was too like a Christian, iu a very comical way as a piece oi " Rati;," ' saying that lie was used to insult, but this was the grossest insult that lie had ever becu subjected to. The part of " J lawkshaw was so admirable supported by Mr. T. Fawcett as to produce a loud call for his re-appearance before the curtain at the end of the piece, and he did re-appear, dragging with him the other actors, iu just such a fraternal embrace as a London detective might be cxpected to indulge in, in his moments of e.vuberaui e. '1 he scene of the navvy's house of call was admirably put ou the stage and admirably acted throughout, drawing down rounds of frequent applause fvom the excited audience, and the church-yard scene, which is really very prettily _ set, brought t.iu piece to a' successful termination. The " V\ andering Minstrel," which followed, produced its accustomed amount of laughter at the absurdity of its situation, and wound up the entertainments of the evening. The Tkanspoktatiox Question. —Some littlo lime since we informed our rcadeis that tho Victorian Government, bad called on the -\ IU Zealand Government to assist them ill resisting the attempt of the Home Government to continue transportation to Australia. We now ta.»e from the Canterbury ./Vtv.v the following extract , w;hich contains similar information to that which we previously published. We may mention.

jiOTverer, as we did then, that wc liavc Teason to l, o ]icvo that the appeal of the Victorian Government to our own M ill not have been made in vain:—The Government of Victoria are taking Vo rv active measures to effect a cessation p f the the transport of criminals to Western Aujilrnlin. The Arqits of the 23rd inst.savs: Tin' resolution adopted last week by the Cciitrnl Committee of the Anti-Tniiisportation League. urging the necessity of immediate and earnest action on the part of the Government to prevent the continuance of transportation to any portion ot Australia, was brought under the notice of the Chief Secretary, yesterday, by a numerous and influential deputation. In replv 31 r. M-Culloch stated that the Government deeply regretted tolenrn from the despatch received from the Colonial Secretary that it was not the intention ofthc Imperial Government to discontinue transportation to Western Australia. They were prepared to fake immediate action m the matter, and had, in fact already decided what course to adopt. It. was their intention to endeavour to isolate Western Australia from the neighbouring colonies, and from the mother country, by requiring the mail steamers to discontinue calling at "King George's Sunul or any portion of Western Australia. 0 A ilcm.-itcli.to this effect would be sent to the home authorities by the out-going mail, and intimating that, unless this proposal is acceded to. the ,11111 paid by Victoria towards the cost of the ma ; l sci vice wj'l be discontinued in six months. The Government were prepared to sacrifice the mail service altogether, if necessary. It. was ;>!.-o their intention to p\it in force the Inllux of Criminals Prevention Act, and to ask Parliament. next session, to amend the Act, if net ce.-sary : and they had invited the co-operation of the neighbouring colonics in showing, by all eoii.-iitutional means, that they were determined to put ail end to the continuance of the system of transportation in any shape. After the deputation had retired, a meeting of the committee was held, and it was unanimously resolved to wait upon his Excellency the Governor prior to the departure of the mail, and request him. as the representative of the Crown, to explain t,. the Imperial authorities • tlie strong and unanimous feeling of the colonists upon the ijuestieii of transportation.' The policy of the Government was not discussed, but will probably In- taken into consideration at a future meeting.'

The "Pkince Edward.'—The sale of this fine brig, advertised for yesterday, by Messrs. .1. S. Macfarlane and Co.\ lias been postponed until Monday next.

Police Court.—ln the Police Court yester.!;iy Albert Ivlaprodi, better known to our r "'.tiers as •' the .'Russian Count," was brought up, charged by one Ewen Cameron, with obtaining ineiiev under false pretences. The full ir.rs ot' the case will be found in another column. Tiie Court was occupied the whole of the day in l.e::ring the case, and there was a large number of enquiring friends present. The prisoner was. on the application of Mr. Beveridgc, remanded till Monday, when we understand several other charges of a similar nature will be preferred against him. Tiik SrriiEME Court.—The whole of yester<iay's> sittings before a special jury, were occupied ivuh the hearing of n cause, Fenton, administrator. against Macfarlane. for the recovery of £300 -H'lft d in the shape of commission, on the sale of an allotment of land on which the Canada EuMiliiiiis now stand in Quccn-strect. This had In n the property of the late Donald McLecd F-u.. of Sydney, and Mr. Macfarlane has been employed by him as his agent, to negotiate the sale of it to Messrs. Morrin and Jones. A verdict was found for the defendant on all the tlirve c< lints. A ctril.ing instance of the came out during the trial. The price of land increased value of preperty in Auckland, which originally cost £220, was sold in ISO 2 ior £27i 0. A number of letters were put in cvid<nce, and which caused much amusement in the Court, particularly one from the deceased, in which lie complaints of the elite of Auckland society as being quite as bad as that of Botany l!ny. The case of Costello r. Morrin will be resumed at ten o'clock this day. Mr. Fenton appjicd tor a writ of Habeas Cwjms to bring up the body of Edward Laurence of the "Waikato I\l ilitia. The cause of McLiver v. Thwaites stands adjourn eel to Monday.

Accident.—A\ e regret to say that a severe accident happened yesterday to a man named "N sylsnd, employed on the earthworks now going en in Union-street. Freeman's Bay. Tlie wi-t probably had loosened tlie clay, for as the men were engaged in taking down a part of the k'lA". the earth suddenly gave way, and part of it falling on TVayland's, leg, tlie limb was broken. The sufferer has. we understand, been removed to tlie Provincial Hosnital.

I hi-: Escaped Phisoxehs.—llie assertion of a roii riijioraiy that these natives were only political offenders is far from being correct. Amongst tl.em r.re several more than suspected of murder and other outrages, and one of tlie escaped is the notorious rufiian Big Joe, of Taranaki. It is il.is that renders the matter the more embarrassiiiu' to the Governor. Knowing where the}' are, it ccmport with the dignity of the Crown, aijd ril notions of law and justice to allow not merely political offenders, but actual ruffians to rw.ain uncapturod. One of the prisoners who en-aped was in the last stage of consumption, and must have been carried by the rest.

CiiiCKKT.—A match between eleven of the 3!ov;;l Auillery, and the .same number of tlie -1 -jrtl i'egt., was to liave come off yesterday in tiie Albert Barracks. The game was commenced, but owing to the unfavorable .state of tLc ivrsiiiiT it was thought better to defer it, and should to-day prove more suitable, the match «;!1 l;e recommenced this morning, and the tickets pitched in the Albert Barracks at 30.30 a.m. JJisrovKi:v or Coal at Waxgaijei.—lt will lie observed from tlie letter of our "Wangarei loiresjiondi nt, wlu'eh we publish to-day, that a >eani of ooal has been discovered in that districi. Jt ;< .-tated to be forty-five inches thick, '>} lair average quality, and of a similar description to that recently "got at Hikurangi. A(.'t'iL'i:_NT.—\ cstcrday evening, at about lialfeight, a boy named Augustus Coates, was amusing himself with looking at the performance '-'oilier (, n j] IL , £'i r(;lls through the wall, when lie n eejved a push from a ?nan named Charles '' 'Ihe poor fellow slipped and ioil upon '"s arm, and broke his elbow joint. The siiilerer was at once taken to Dr." Lang, who "'■•' l 'he fractured bone, and the boy afterwards home.

l'i:ixfok Walks Treatise. —Tliere was but 11 !">']• attendance at tliis theatre last night, in we presume, of'the inclemency of "'wither. The petite drama of the " Harvest l'jnio. a very interesting and thoroughly JingJj s -i I»ece, was produced for the first time, and as it deserves to be, well received. Mr. ' ari 'y, took the part of "Lexicon," in his usual t'Kelieiit style. Mr. Daniels' make-up, and, ■'"leed, his acting, as " Charlie Cooper," the thief, is worthy of praise. Mr. Clifford ''' '".Uick Darrell," the villain, in every n'l 1 :;: the word, Mr. West's "Andrew i'"i was an excellent conception. " Mr. ilr >ier," an Jinglish yeoman, was played y 1! " spirit by Mr. O'Brien. Miss Fanny , enaet.-d the part of "Mabel" " excellently 1 • Hie last scene wss very good, and the •I:", ,l " went" very well. " Cinderella 'iided the programme for the evening, and -i'? ' ls . \ VI " received as before, which is saying .1 ~° 'h-al. To-niglit we are to have a new jj.;" 11 ; 1 ' "'titled the " Lawless Witness, or Jem "CI followed by the burlesque ol -.'ulercij;,," attractions that we feel li'av. Wl " draw a good house. Things lvi l]' • y'anged wonderfully in Auckland l| 'asl few mouths. JN"ot a year since Pai l ' U(;:il ' 011 " as, would a small dramatic com- * - i ;: 'y ill Auckland 1 J The question was

Daniels^they Mcs pd company mid' **- small but efficient v'BL'tttBZSFT* 1 , •» «■• announced, |], C re , 11 circus was prognosticated ill ~ c 11<J t "anting many who \\ r ;{lea t J ll ! r , forUu,C lo ,fc I'Hiice of ever, ln-avo V stonJ P"® 0 ", tlleatro h:ls ' II0 "'- ilie circus iTiif +i ground, not alouc against new pi" Co,min '"i ,l y ' akmfare to sustain Hie unflagging too °m f™ ? l )lll ; lK '> but new iaees, illtc'iitinii l a I'"'® I' !rasurc in ™"ing public an Anel-1 •!,? 1 " C r cl:umallticr the suffrages of o A of high position m the United States, as a tragedian, took passage with Captain Barron from San r ancisco. en route for Sydney and Melbourne, bind ii ii if 9 11 f ion el l e d tl.e si,ores of Auck,l ,nnl, V lful oftlle existence of a theatre; no \ ,S l'! S !,n ' l ™ l known than a handsome hfm toTl M l e - SrS - 13i,rr y Daniels induced 1 nil" "vJi? '"I l ' o Australia, and play at. lclimceof 7S ales 1 iicatrefor twelveniglit.s, appearing on Monday evening next. Weliospeak loi li'in the consideration of our citizens, we know it on the authority of a gentleman, who has personal knowledge of the ability of Mr. A t it is of a lugli order, it is patent too to all the world that English artists receive in - merica the greatest encouragement, and 0 . tieaitiest of welcomes, aiid now that ale t,u T : opportunity of reciprocating the kindness Let us do it with a will—let Mr. Allen feel that his being a stranger in a strange land is a mere figure of speech—that he is "in reality among friends anxious to recognize talent, no matter when, where, or from whom. With . „ sc ' evr words we are content to leave Mi*. Allen to our citizens, with a thorough persuasion ~ s 'ecolleetions of Auckland will be of a giaui\ i iig character. Wo believe his opening character will be Claude Melnotte in the "Lady ot Lyons. J

Holidays.—The Banks will, we perceive, be dosed on Tuesday, the 20th, and also alter 12 o clock on the following day. Waitemata Steam Fi-itttv " Company—The first call of £2 per share will be due from the shareholders of the above Company, and will be payable at the Bank of jS'ew Zealand on the Ist proximo.

Odd Fellows.—On Tuesday evening next the Loyal l'ountain of Friendship Lodge will hold the Quarterly financial Meeting in the Odd Fellow's Hall. Queen-street, at 8 o'clock, and the Financial Meeting of the Loval Parnell Lodge, ]No. -1750, 1.0.0.F.,M.U„ will be held in the Lodge lioom, "Windsor Castle Hotel, Farnelb on Thursday evening next. bToiiEs roii laubasga.—The Commissariat are, we perceive, desirous of engaging the service ol a vessel to transport some l<io tons of stores to lauranga. Tenders must be sent in by noon cf to-morrow, to thelJesident Transport Officer.