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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 302, 31 October 1864, Page 4

Meeting of Electors.—The first mutterin gs of the storm that has been evoked by the extraordinary proceedings of Sir G. Grey and lis supporters, made themselves heard on Saturday evening at a, meeting of the electors >ofNewton, called to consider the political conduct of Mr. George Graham, and llie propriety of requesting him to resign his scat in the General Assembly, as he no longer represented the views of his constituents. Mr. l\owe was called to the ehair —and after along and very animated debate, in which Mr. Swanson, Mr, Shannon, Mr. Griffith, and other electors took part; resolutions were carried condemnatory of Mr. Graham's political opinions, and the preparing a requisition to him embodying that view. pBOFESSOK PaHKEh's ENTERTAINMENT.-— There was a fair audience attlie ]N T ew Hall 011 Saturday niglit to witness the clever sword feats of Professor Parker, and to listen to the songs ol Miss Anne Bcauinont. ■ To-morrow night the entertainment will be patronised by Col. O'Brien and Stuff, when we shall expect to see • an overflowing house. Theatre I\oyar..—Now that the adaption of " David Coppei field"—which Was again played on Saturday—has had the advantage of several repetitions, its peculiar merits become more conspicuous. It was scarcely possible for Mr. G. Fawcett to improve in the unctuous richness of his Micawber as it \vas given 031 the first night, but the other performers have all greatly profited by the experience they have gained, during the run of the piece, and it now plays much more smoothly. Mr. Dunn and T. Fawcett deserve especial commendation for the perfect naturalness with which the rough good lieartedness of the honest boatman is portrayed. The former particularly surprises lis by "svhat may almost be called tragic power in fife pathetic passages of Peggotty. Thc'piece was very favorably received, and Was followed up bv the "Swiss Cottage." Pj.EUKO - PNEUMONIA AFFECTIONS IjT THE Human Body.—We take the following from an Australian paper: — " There is now in the Mudgee Hospital, a lad suffering, from paralysis of the legs. When first admitted, he could move only with great difficulty, but under the care of Dr. King he is recovering. It appears that this young man, with two others, were driving a team or teams of bullocks from the Castlereagh district; the bullocks were diseased, and when they reached Cobbore, one of the young men was so affected by a similar disease that he died, and the young man now in the hospital was T;aken very ill, the disease developing itself in the manner described. ?Cews was received in Mudgee this week that the third young man with the teams had died from a similar complaint. The disease is supposed to have been communicated by the men inhaling the breath of the bullocks while yoking them up. Several other men in the Mudgee Hospital, at different" times, have also been ail'ccted with a disease similar to pleuro-pneumonin, but have all recovered."

Yesterday, says the Otugo Mail of the 18th inst., was appointed for the sittiDg of the Supreme Court of Appeal of JXew Zealand, but, owing to the late arrival of the ' Airedale,' Chief Justice Arney only reached Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and the business was consequently postponed till Thursday next. Mr. Cfillies, on behalf of the legal profession, presented a memorial, praying the judges to fix a distinctive costume for the bar; and their Honors Judges Johnson and Gresson, who ojjened the Court, said the matter should receive their consideration. iS T o business whatever was done before the adjournment of tiie Court. IYbe in Dunedin.—Vk'e take the following Irom the Otagu Mail, of the 17th inst.:—" A lire broke out yesterday (Sunday) morning, about four o'clock, in the house of Mr. Millar, the city engineer, in Dowling-strect, and, wc regret to say, resulted in the entire destruction ol a large amount" of property belonging to that gentleman. It appears to have originated in an upper room, but as to how it occurred no one can offer the least explanation. So unexpected was it; that Mr. Millar'had not time to save a single article, and in fact was compelled to rush "H . dressed, only just in time to save his tile. His loss lias been most serious, for not only the house and furniture has been consumed, but a very valuable library—the accumulation of a life-time—a large number of valuable testimonials, several medals, and other souvenirs of professional triumphs, a variety of plans, &c., have shared the same fate. One medal was given him on the occasion of the wreck of the ' Schomberg,' for gallant conduct, lias, we are glad to learn, been recovered by the Fire Brigade, though its case was destroyed. The house was of wood, and the rapidity with which it burnt was extraordinary, aud though the Volunteer Fire Brigade mustered as usual with the utmost promptitude, it was utterly impossible to save the smallest portion. The roof of Priscilla Villa, the next house, occupied by Mr. Moss, dealer, cauglit fire, but the damage done was not of a very serious character. The heat from the fire was excessive, and the premises of Walsh Brothers, bootmakers, in Princes-street, caught fire in Consequence, but fortunately a few buckets of water properly applied saved them from destruction. The back .

door had caught, ant! the eaves "were also alight, but lio further damage was done. The glass ol the Caledonian Portrait Booms was brokeni t>\ the heat, and the proprietors estimate their loss at about £70. We arc informed that Jvlr. JVlular's loss is nearly £2000.. of which not one penny was insured, whether this estimate is excessive or not; we are not able to say. Jvlossis Walsh were partially insured, but none ol the other sufferers were emially fortunate. the want of water was great!}' felt, the only supply at first bciVig what was obtainable lrom the houses round. The N. 7j. S. N. CotorAxVs Mkktikg.— We take the following from the Jmlcpenrlcut oi the 20th: 1 —" The balance-sheet. has already been circulated, and its figures denote that the Company's operations are both extending ano pvospeVous. The freight and passage receipts, inclusive of subsidies, amount during six months to .€38,053. while in the last balance-sheet presented, the incoine from this source was £'21.2X2. thus showing an increase of £10.821. Ihe gross receipts we stated at ;e3S.HM_3s. 3d., while the expenditure amounts to £35,37'.! -s.. thus showing a nett profit for the half-year of £2521 Is. 3d. Itls probable under these' circumstances that the JDiVoctory will, as usual, lie able to recommend the declaration of a satisfactory .dividend."

Sin Gkokoi; Giu;V.—lii nlludihg to the humiliating escape of tho Maori prisoners from the KawaU. where they had been formally handed over to Sir George Grey by the Ministry, at his repeated solicitations, mid where, according to a despatch received some twenty days previously to their escape, they were, as prisoners of war, declared by the Imperial Government to be his sole and responsible charge. Ihe Tj/UcHv)) Times has the following remarks': —"this is a wonderful contrast,; the 'meanness of Sir George Grey's attitude, the loftiness of theirs. Poes he then }nro\v the native character so well, this greiit Governor of aborigines, that lie can neither conquer nor bribe a handful'of Maoris, and dares not leave them alone ! J Tliev defy his force, despise his bribes, and terrify him with the prospect of a spreading of rebellion in the farther liorth. The men areunarmed and unfed, and among strangers, and all Sir George Grey | can do is to supplicate and be rejected. Surely the Imperial Government will not bear long with so imbecile a representative. And this is not the first offence, though it ir, perhaps, the most conspicuous. Were every man to answer for his own deeds, on Sir George Grey would he the responsibility for all that makes the Fnglish Parliament and people so indignant with the colony. To him we owe the inaction that preceded Tataraimaka—the rashness that followed it—the stirr:ng up of Waikato to revolt —the vacillation which has ever half neutralized the General's plans—aiul tho obstinacy which has intruded his own siclclv sentinienlalit v to render of 110 effect the stern practical work which he himself proposed and V'o'ji menc< d. If the afiiiirs of the Ivawni! prist m rs be the means of ridding New Zealand of Sir George Grey, we may be thankful for it ; but whether oi - no. wo trust that the course of evi ills, which now sei iv.s to compel a meeting of ilie Assembly, will he read l>y that bed} - in their true sense, ns meaning that no representation of .Imperial interests in the colony can exist, with satisfaction to bolli sides, in the person of a Govnnor who is utterly careless of the interests of either." Resident Magisxk.ith'k Co tut. —Tlirce cases

of drunkenness Were heard c 11 Saturdav, and tin

offenders treated in (lie Usual manner. There was an unusually quiet; day, and ihc business of tlic Court only lasted linlf an hour. Bueacii of r.i: cn nt S)■ >j;an V Acr—Au Justus Jolmstone was charged in tlic Police Court, on Saturday, with having been diunk on l oard the ' Scotia.' to which vessel sic was atlaclied. and was ordered to pay -ll's. and costs, or in default JS hours imprisonment with hard labor. Milttahy — Charles J"- V! !][']• was charged in the Resident Magistrate's Court, en Saturday, with desertion from iheoOth regiment and was ordered to be handed oVer to the militory authorities. SkHIOVS CIIAKWK OK 3iJII!rzZI.KJIV>"T.—III ilie Police Court. 011 Saturday, James "Williamson was charged Mr. W. O. C'iiishctt. Deymy Assistant ConuniYsary-fi'tneia] tor the Province of

Auckland, with having embezzled and appropriated to his own use certain goods and chattels the property of her MsijeMy the Queen. The accused was remanded until Tuesday, bail being allowed in three sureties of each.

Mr. G. A\ . Daniels' "I: en f. fit.- —'1 hp first benefit which that popular comcdiaii. .Mr. G. W. Daniels, has taken in Ali'clvlainl is announced for this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The bill he has put forth is one (hat is likely to bring together a crowded audience, quite independently of the personal feelings of likin«r which those have acquired for him who have been so often amused by his jokes and quiddities. The first piece will be the •'Octoroon." the "unparalleled success of which is perhaps as much due to the inimitable performance of _\1 r. Daniels, as to its splendid mountings and elaborate artistic effects. Salem Scudder, the Yankee overseer, is a character exactlv fitted to his peculiarities; the 'Tale down-east'' twang is given with the utmost verisimilitude, and lie exhibits v a power of earnestness—almost of pathos in the midst of his fun —quite unexpected from one whom the audience are accustomed to appreciate for his drollery. Some characteristic dances are to be introduced by the admired danscitxex of the establishment, and a new local burlesque lias been written for the occasion, which promises to display in a most mirthmoving manner the aspects, social and architectural, of Auckland as it will be a century hence. Makkied Wo.mi-;x's Pkotix'tion Act."—Lydia Holt, through her solicitor, Mr. Leary. applied on Saturday for an order for protection of

the property she had acquired by honest industry since her separation from her husband, John Holt. 'Ihe case being duly proved the order was granted. I'dot IJace.—On Thursday a running match was made by Corporal T. Craig and (J miner K. Jtichards of the Ja. A., for lot) yards, at ,C 2 a side. At a o'clock they came to the scratch', and both looked in good condition ; the betting on the former prior to starting was (> to 1. The start, which was under the supervision of Sergeant Cromarty, took place without any defects. The men kept well together till within about ;{() yards of the winning post, when Corporal Crai" exerted himself; headed his opponent, and cam" in a winner by 30 yards. Meeting oftiik Assembly.—Speaking of the meeting of the Assembly, the <S'pccli/tor of the 22nd instant contains the following:—"While the cry for the meeting of the General Assemblyis so loud and universal, it is rather humiliating to rellcct that the only real reason that can be assigned for this is that the Legislature may in some way supply the lack of administrative ability that has been displaj-ecl by the Executive.

I'o which branch of tlie incentive tho deficiency may 1)0 chargeable—{(Jovcrnur or \j'misfj■ /y.) or whether it arises from a want ot' cordiality between tlic Governor and (lie _U inistrv. mav be among the problems which the Assembly may •set itself to solve: and although when a conclusion is arrived al.it is ly no" means clear tlint t he difficulty will be removed, yet that the defective action of the Executive is almost entirely the cause of the present state of affairs is, we think, capable of easy proof. What then, can the Assembly doCerfaiiiiy it may amend the Loan Act, and dispense with the attempt to obtain the guarantee ot the Home Uovernment. It may also show more statesinanship than our rulers, and repudiate their repudiation of Mr. Ward's contracts Ainrt lrom these things, it can but repeat what it lias already done, it is not as if its policy had been Jairiy earned out and proved erroneous. The experiment has yet to be made, and it cannot be •supposed that without such failure the Legislature will give up a scheme from which it expected )

so nnieh, and therefore, in all probability, the rcsuT.s- of the session will only he the same as those of the lust. Confiscation of the land of rebels, military settlements, and two roads through the North Island from Auckland to Wellington, were the steps by which peace was to be attained, and for their accomplishment the loan of three millions was to be raised and expended. It is ditlieull to, imi'igihe what more the.Legislature could have done. Ckickkt Match. —A cricket match cf one innings a side, took place on Friday afternoon, between eleven officers and eleven non-commis-sioned officers and men. of the garrison,, which resulted in a great, victory.ill favour of the former. The batting of Lieutenant Campbell, who made no less than t'3 runs, was particularly worthy of notice.

Tin-: Band of tho 50th Ucgilnent. will, we understand, perform on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at the earnp. Olahuhu, at half past three o'clock. This fine band, which has afforded so much gratification to Auckland lovers of music, is now stationed at Otahnhji. ih relief of that of tho 70th, a! -present ill Auckland. In consequence 'of the inclemency of tlie weather oil Saturday afternoon, the Cricket Match between the United and tho Auckland

Clubs did hot take place. The Foot Match also announced to be run at the Albert Barracks, was postponed for the same cause. Wk perceive, by advertisement in the Wellington papers, that Miss Aitken. Mr. Shields, and company, have given their farewell entertainment in (hat city, and may shortly be expected in Auckland. II KliFoitu Fi'XP.—The meeting of the subscribers to the Herford Fund, announced to be held on Saturday afternoon, at tin' Masonic Hotel, did not take place. . PuiJCCK OF WATVKS TtTFATB'B. —A h 011 so crowded to the 'ceiling testified, on Saturday evening, the appreciation tho Auckland public have of the ofloils that have been made for their entertainment in the -production of the great slave drama of the '• Octoroon." and of tho unexceptionable wav in which it is performed by all concerned. Tlie most marked satisfaction was eVinre'd throhahou't. ,

A Bui vat, or Tin-: ' JpA Zncu.vn.' —Tin's splendid clipper jiri'ivcrl in harbour 011 Saturday evonin<:. at 1 p.m., with 170 passengers. ;ill in good health. under (lie care oITt. .I.ee. 'J hero wore 110 deaths on the voyage. but two births. The following is a lis! of the trades l>v this ship 1 bookkeeper. 2 shoplirrds. ] b\itclicr. 1 land surveyor. 1-1. carpenters. I(i labourers, l."i female servants. :1 engineers, ] boiler maker, 1 joiner, 2 bricklayers. 2 masons. 1 miner, 1 sawyer,'] miller. ] baker, .1 tailor. ] horse-dealer, and ] plumber. T\"i-: understand tliat bis Excellency the Governor and Lieut .-General Sir Duncan Cameron and suites will proeei d to-dav liy the ' Curaooa' to the Hawaii, where they will nmnin for a few days. • Hvnm'.f.'—Mr. llargrcavcs' well - known thoroughbred Coiir'-vear old entire horse 'Pundee ' was sold by ]\i )•. Pmlibmd. on Saturday, al'tcr a spirited competition, to.Mr. 3"). Gniluim. for Ci.ivn; Cutt-i:k.—About six. months ago a most, during robbery (Vein a jeweller's shop, was committed at IVelsoii, and suspicion rested on a man named Cochrane, who managed to elicit his escape from that province, hi id was supposed to have made bis Way towards Auckland. ]ni'oinmt ipii to this effect was received bv <■•'.: woithy Commissioner of Police, and after some enquiry. it was discovered tltai a man of the

name of CockvVno. had enlisted seme four

months previously in the "Waiknto 11i!i(in, anil that the company to which the supposed thief was attached, was at■.present stationed at Cambridge, a township di«t;i!li about jniles from this city. The matter was placed ih the bauds of constable king, Papakuia. who. in aceor. danee villi his instructions, left that place oil the J'.Hh instant, and after some Imuicevering. succeeded in capturing his man at the Camp at Cambridge. r J he whole of the stolen property with t'ne exception of a gold pin,was found, upon Cockrnnc's person. C'onsiable King and his prisoner arrived ill A's'el.-land. late on Saturday night. and the accused will lie brought before liis "Worship this morning, in order that, lie may be further remanded to IV el son. Insanity.—A man nam named Samiiel Sutclill'e M as taken into custody on Saturday evenill}; by C'onstalile McGov. an. at Whatawlnita. ami brought over to Auckland on suspicion of being of unsound mind. 1 The examination will fake place at the Itcsident, Magistrate's Court this morning. Diseovici:v ov a Dfa!) Ilnbv.—Yesterdav afternoon, about three o'clock, three men named Cartwright. Holers, and Jilaclr. discovered a dead body floating between the Curaona "and the "W ynyard Pier. ]laving procured assistance, the body was takrn lo tlio Dead-house. The

corpse is supposed to be that of the missing fisnermati who was drowned a few dav since at Oraki Hay. r llie inquest will be bold at tlio Hoy ill Hotel this morniijg. at ]2 o'clock.