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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 321, 22 November 1864, Page 5

f.ndi'rs for the supply ol rations for the use of the immigrants at the North Shore are culled for by Mr. K. Iving, Superintendent of Stores, nml will be received until noon this day. To C.UiVKNTt-KS.—Tenders for the alteration of premises an; called for by Mr. J. IS r . Crombie.

CoIJOII AJJPKL Goi.l) i\l ININO CoMI'ANY. A sixth ofiil per share 011 the shareholders of this Company is due on the Ist proximo, to Mr. YV . Combes, the treasurer.

I'rksh M kat. —Tenders for the supply of fresh beef and mutton for the troops in the "Province ot Auckland tor tlio year eommencinu April 18t>;> and ending IStit! will be received by Mr. Commissariat General Jones till noon ol Tuesday, tho 27th proximo. The tenderer is to state whether lie is willing to e.xtend the contract to the other provinces of New Zealand.

'Il\N»Eiis for the labor required, in the erection of a house at Ixemuera will be received by Mr. AVrigley. architect, -until the 28th inst.

Air. .Pavh> Aatii.in will hold an extensive trade sale this day of seasonable drapery ami limey goods, ex " Jda Ziegler.'

M l'ssus. .loni:s X' Co. will hold an extensive land sale of I(>U building allotments on the I'ousonhy Koad, to-mnrrow. at their auction mart. Brunswick Buildings. These allotments have large frontages to the l'onsonbv Koad, and possess a magnificent view ot the'harbour. and present a lirst-rate opportunity—one of the few remaining ones—for obtaining first hand choice building allotments within a" short walk of the city, 'ihe terms are easy, and the investment is a most eligible one.

j\[ kssks. Hoi;i:ktox anii Co. held their first auction yesterday, when they sold a largo quantity of wines and spirits, groceries, itc. 'I'he various articles sold icalised high prices. .Lkase ok Ai.i.ot.vknts ix Onkhi'noa.—

Tenders from persons desirous of leasing certain allotments opposite the Jioynl Kxchange Hotel. Onehunga, will be received by Mr. liaise until Saturday. the 2(sih inst.

Ihe Hoiumt' District is now, wo learn, entirely in the charge of the Militia—the last regular soldier having come down to jSgaruawahia on Friday last.

Kancakii.'l. — We understand that Captain Cadell has despatched a paity within the last tew days to survey another channel in this part oi the river, that nt norally used being a very difficult one. Within "the last week the • ]'ione(r' has been aground there several days.

2s r.Aiir awa ji ia. — eh arn that, the military stores aie being beautifully fitted up for n theatre, a number of the 12th L'egt. being the projected performers. iW r. Gibbons' steamer

' Blue ;No>e has been engaged to take tip passengers, &e.. to Hamilton and olhir ftiitic ns cn the Hon tin. in li< u of the ' Ci undagai.' stiamer. which has been suit down to met t the • Sturt,' and receive Inm her militiamen and their wives, < ii i i.it tt 10 Hamilton.

Lai;ii >y.—John t-'mith pleaded guilty in the Police C< urt yesterday to having stolen six billiard I ai.s, value £t!s., frcm the house of Mr. Thomas Qt.inn. known as the White Inn. Mechanics' .May; and this being his second oiicnce. was sentenced to be imprisoned for the space of six months, and to be kept to hard labour.

l.'rs'nrNT agistratk's Cor ht. — George Eliott Eilott. b'sq.. and James IVnughton, JCs<j.. .l.l'.'s, presided in this Court yesterday. A charge of aiding and abetting one Saintiel Douglas, a boy of the first class attached to H.jM.S. "Guraooa.' to desert from that vessel, was prefern d against William Brady. The accuscd most emphatically denied the charge, and In haved in Jin insolent manner to their Worshi) s. There being no evidence to prove that he had been guilty of the ofUnce ini] utcd to him, tho Bench discharged the prisoner 011 that count, and ordered him to be imprisoned for seven days for contempt of Court.

Tm-: IFr.uul Alc.rtun/er Mail says the contest for that district caused an excit< mcnt which has not been witnessed in Castlemaine since the defeat of IS Ir. Ireland. " Everything, however.' it. adds. " passed off most orderly." The same paper records the following fact:—"j\t one of the polling booths in the Castlemaine district, a novil was witnessed. A coach filled with ladies drove up, ami the fair occupants alighted and recorded their votes to a man for a bachelor candidate—M r. Zeal." The .£'eW/r/o ]v<!<pcm/cul mentions that at the Sand burst election, also, the "" fair sex." to the number of'ten or n dozen, exercised the franchise, and recorded their votis for their favorite candidates.

GI nf.K.H C.AJiniioN's TFNACJTV OF Life.— Gnder the heading of" General Cameron as a parson," the Irish I'ivic.s ) üblishe.s the lolloping amusing novelty : —"A letter from IV ew Zealand says: General Cameron's tenacity of life is something remarkable. He has been kilhd again and again ; yet by some mysterious process he has always been resuscitati d. On one Occasion his body fell into the hands of the .Maoris, who proceeded to strip it; judge of their surprise on finding £!2t) in each of bis boots ! iie had concealed it there to escape the pilfering hands of tlie Waikato Militiamen. His love of adventure is almost as strong as that of .lames IV of Scotland, or the well-known Gali|b of Jiagdad. On one occasion he disguised himself as a parson, made his way into tlie pa at I'aterangi. and addressed his audience in the choice.-U of rWaoi'i. Kc would have escaped detection had not a. sudden gust of wind blown aside his cassock and disclosed bis uniform beneath. He had to fh-e, but the object of his visit was iittained. and the enemy, knowing this, evacuated the redoubt."

Tiikatuj: Jloyai..—A good attendance at 1 liis theatre last night most unmistakeably testified their appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. Dunn l'or the amusement of the phu'-going population of Auckland chiving his short Thespian career among them. The programme issued for the occasion was a most attractive one. The well-known drama of " London Assurance" is generally of sullicient attraction in itself to insure a guod house, and yesterday evening was a further proof of its popularity. The management previously announced the burlesque of "Aladdin" as the afterpiece, but it was found to be impossible to produce it in time, in consequence of which " Cinderella" was repeated, and lie cliango did r: it appear to disappoint the audience in any way. " London Assurance" is, perhaps, one of the best of modern plavs ; tie text is graceful; the plot, though of a simple < onstruction, well conceived, and snecf".-s fully carried out, and the situation and denouement good. This piece is considered by many us the bean ideal of the great playwright. Dion Jioucicault, and was lirst produced at the Havjnirket Theatre, Loudon, Charles Mat(hews t king the part of Dazzle, iYlrs. 2?isbett, that ot Lidy Gay Spanker, we neeel hardly say with w! a' re-nlt. The character of Dazzle'in our / ru theatre last night, was placed in the hands of Mr. George Fa weed, wit!i very vivid recollection of Mr. Matthews' wonderful pouvtvayal of fcliia role> wu can iu nil sincerity oomuiniieait

| Mr. Fawoctt upon his impersonation. The play w:i3 originally -written expressely for Mr. Matthews, and ho never was more successful in his pourtrayal ofn character since ho smelt tho lamps. The and nhnndon necessary lor a true representation of tlio pari was successfully otiaeled liyj\lr. Fnweoft. Tlic he/ir/ic/arc played tlio "Limb of the Law," Meddle, a pettifogging lawyer in search of a fee, and even not against receiving a kicking as a legal luxury, and was greeted, as indeed he deserved tobewithvehemcntapphiuse. Mr.TomPawcett's Sir Harcourt, was an able performance. Mr. Tower as Sl>«nl;er the hen -pecked spouse of the darling Ladv Gay, both in his make up and in his acting, was deserving of all praise. Mr. Howe undertook the pari of Max the jolly old English huntsman, and was played well. " Mr. O'Jjrien was successful as Charles. The diflicult character of Lady Gay Spanker, was entrusted to Miss Juno, and could not have been placed in better hands. The seetie with the amorous old Baronet was a linished piece of acting, and (he M isses I 'umi and G rant, enacted their parts of Graceand Perl in I heir usual happy style. The burlesque of Cinderella concluded the evening s amusement and sent the audience home in good humour. To-night the Theatre will be closed.

Thkatisk Rovar..—There is to be a grand fete night to-morrow at tho Koj'.'il under the patronage of Colonel Weare and the officers ol the 50th L'egiineiil. and already nearly the whole of the seals in the stalls are secured. The attraction is strong, for IJr. George Fawcett. is to appear for the first time as *' Wid-w Twanl;ey" in the burlesque of" Aladdin," which character he has made famous in Australia. Wo are promised entirely new scenery, ami with this talented company's acknowledged power in burlesque we may anticipate great ftui. Cinderella has been played for eighteen nights by the Theatre Uoyal company, and yet. it seems from the laughter and applause of last; nigh! to have lost nothing in popularity. The Jiand of the O'-Hli. under the able direction of M. Gnssner, will play to-morrow evening in the cut'nu-fts. and a new /W pourri from " William Tell," will lie executed by the drums, fifes, and the entire band, disposed, as we understand, in a novel mil nner.

To-nioht's Oi-kiia.—" Tin- Bolioniian Cir' " is a very yoiitlifnl lu'roino to i'orin tin- centriround which revolves tin- whole inli-i'est of an elaborate opera, seeins; lliat at the (iinc of Iter first in(ro<iuotion (o ail oi'ilinarv auilii-neo she has liinnbereil extietlv four summers, ami may in- supjiosi-d to lie ne([uirin<i tin- art of distintruishinij tilt- respective forms of Great. A ami Bumble 15, ,sttjipL>.sim, r lliat the same system of t-diicatioii is adopted with the youth ot iiohemia, as ill ivinute jiarts of Kurope. J low ever, she is no small in point of rank, whatever she may lie in actual dimensions, lieiiiLl no other than the daughter and heiress of ('ount Arnlieini, a llohemian nobleman of tremendous power and influence, with boots corresponding. This arisUierat. like all his tribe, has :m innate propensity for pursuing to the death any sort of ".'inic that rnnnclh wild in woods, lint more particularly that hiL'h-llavorcd species which sports tusks and is called wild hoar, lie is about to start upon an expedition in pursuit of one ol these specimens ot the Jt fit itah'ra o! his native forests when he is suddenly struck paternal, anil returns to kiss his little four-year old daughter, who is equally astonished ar Ihe vol lemenee of tln- parent,-il instini'l and irritated, ; s to (ho cuticle, by the scrubhinir of the pan ntal beard, lie then departs on his errand of I oaiicide, and '.lu re enters an orphan. One 1 hnudeus, a 1 010, anil ot course unfortunate and an exile as all l'nles are. This proscriht d and unlucky individual recounts his sorrows in song —a habit which is peculiar to operatic heroes, but fVecui nlly pn di.ctive ot' tin- most pleasing results. The burthen of litis-particular pen-oii's plaint is n itch the satin- as that of the Taranaki settlers—he has been turned oil' his l.uids and lost his property, but unlike those matter-of-fact colonists, hi- does not seek compensation from a hesitating Government, but from woman's love. 'J his however, just at present.. is unattainable, if not for the fortunate intervention ot cine ot those indispensable wild boars who exhibits an extremely culpable desire to devour Arline on the spot, and is onlv " purwi ntcd Ire in doing of that, same" by Thaddcus. who shoots him just as he has succeeded in indicting a terrible wound on the arm of tlu- interesting young female. He would l.ave got more by practising at the Mount Kdcn target, as his only reward for his act ot courage is to he kicked up. because he is so disloyal as to refuse to drink the health of the .limperor A ceitain not vcrv re] utablc gi] sy trieiul of his. known in society by the en] lion ions name of •' JVvil's Hoof." is locked up with him for company, but probably having cxpciieuco in this line," the latter gets away] and takes tlie child with him as a " material guarantee" for the sal'i (y of his fricttd Thadih us ilr.s lie accomplishes by destroying a bridge across a mountain pome, a highly'reprehensible act, which the Supci iniendent of that Province ot Bohemia is bound to lenk atter and punish. 'I here is then a l ause of a few minutes between the acts. which must, be imagined to cover a .'paceof a dozen years. Ibiring this lapse ol time that c ever piaclitioni r, "Devil's Hoof," has become more ex pi it, but not a wl.it more honest, and now cairics en his nefarious operations in I'reshurg. Florcstcin. a " last young man." according to the fashion ofthat Hav. returning sunn what bosky fioma I'resl ,irg Voal-hole or Cider-cellar, is'waylaid and cased of all his •sijp< rlbfius cish as well as a locket of somewhat remarkable pattern. Our little acquaintance. Arline ol the lirst act. now tnins up in an um xpecttd |i!itce as a lull-grown gipsy girl of sixteen with an entirely new name, and a py< co-ciously-df veloj ed bi auly thai w i u!d n.ake any susceptible youth infinitely prefer a gipsev blanket tint to thi- stonle-t, inaiijuee master ever sirred out. Especially, uhi n the time is whihd ttwttv as pleasantly its it. is by the swet 1. voice of this most desirable young Aiistiiau. who sefs ail her ei'inpanions longing for a r-. sidence in Marble Halls by her charming singing of a en-tain ballad, in \\ hich tilt- delights ol such an establishment have been glowingly depicted by the poet. Jiunn. After this little episode has bi en duly enacted, our scampish fn< ml "J 'evil's II oof."'commits a piece ol wi'akness that makes us quite ashamed of him. in giving up possession of (hat locket that was stolen twelve years :igo, and ought, according lo all Ihe traditions and practices ol his order, to have been consigned to the inching pot, hng before. A scene of a

lfiii in the niarkct-phico iollows, and here tlie iinfortuiiate Floivstoin, who lias lost lu'.s iitovaljlcs to one set of gipsies, loses Iti.s Jicart to smother, viz.. the jn-rson heri'toforo known as Arline. lie is. however, much disgusted V.hen he discovers, or thinks he discovers that, his locket lias been stolen by his lady Jove, on whoso neck it \ina been thrown bv the Gipsy Queen. Annie is charged with 'the theft Wore the Coiinl, ;ind rt fJte 3u»rror of Iter situation ;i'.tenij[)ls suic de, but the crime is prevented by the Count, who. while to restore her, discovers his child by tho scar on her arm. In tlie third act. the young lady is seen doinr 7, embroidery, in a highly proper and elegant manner, in lier lather's Loh.-t. TLaddrns

"proptse.«," and is of courso snubbed, as hihave expected, seeing l;e is only a ppsy. is shot at hy a ineiiibtr of the gaii),;, placed iti a window lor the bv the <iipsy Qitcen.l'or iio iiarlieuhir ivrsoii difti-o-■ver.iflo bv tho audienee. is missed in consequcni'e ot n general " serinimage" ti.at takes pliico the cn;iriirttTs, and uitinir>t.i*l\* 111 u 1 ieu, and lives, probaMv. )iaj s jiy ever altcr"iitds. .'*< 1-ast, tlie ctii'tain ch s< ends In jva outs on a h.'iiz,! of tritiii t! .|., ami wo luu: nothing of babies, im ome-ia.\, ar unj otiicr ciuwuiwlib to domubtic ioliuity.