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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 337, 10 December 1864, Page 4

The Quarterly Financial Meeting of the L.F.0.F.L., No. 3920, will be held in the Lod°eroom, Odd Fellows' Hall, Queen-street, °on Tuesday evening next, at 8 o'clock. Hope of Auckland Text.—A public meet-, ing of the Hope of Auckland Tent will.be in St. Matthew's School-room, H.qbsoa-strcet' on Tuesday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock. Newton Literaey Institute.—A lecture will be delivered on Monday evening next, in Mr. Dewar's Academy, by Augustus D. Merr'ett, Esq., M.D., late Surgeon to the Council of India, &c., &c, OnF.HCXGA.—headings by Mr. George Fawcett will be given at the Oneininga ihstO tute on Tuesday evening next, when he wili give his-now famous rendering of the " Cricket on tlie Hearth," and the trial of "Bardwell v. Pickwick." To those who had the pleasure of hearing Mr, Fawcett, some short time since, at St. Matthew's School-room, in Hobson-street, we need say nothing to recommend the offered treat to their notice. To those who have not had that pleasure, we simply say, " take advai>. tage of the present opportunity." Ate many who wimlcl be glad to hear that Mr. Fawcett intended to give another reading in Auckland.

Flour and Sugar.—Te Hemara, the native chief of Mahurangi, is, as our readers are aware, now in town on a mission to the Government. His business is, we understand, to obtain compensation in money or goods for the food which lie lias beiii supplying to the escaped Eawaiii prisoners since they left the pa and located themselves in his settlement. The question of compensation for the sheep and cattle destroyed and stolen by these rebels from the settlers "hks never been entertained by the Government— why should they ? The sufferers are only -white men, who are good and loyal subjects, and whose loyalty can be depended upon. We do not think that we shall be wandering very deeply into the realms of vaticination if we predict that Te Hemara's claim will receive more attention; ..

A New Gazette was published yesterday containing the "New Customs Duties Act, 1864," the tenor of which we published yesterday. The tariff will be found republished in our commercial colums. .

The Itii'erijia Hirald. thiis describes a royal visit to St. George's Hall, Eehuca: — "St. George's Hall was honoured on Thursday evening wth the presence of their aboriginal majesties, King Billy and his lubra, who are at Present located iij tile neighbourhood. Neither the king nor his partner had made any great pfc-. paration for the occasion, their. toilets being qi the inbst primitive aiid inexpensive Her majesty, whose proportions are very diminutive, and whose face is the direct antithesis of either the intelligent or the beautiful, was attired in an opossum-skin rug, which was tied round her body with a red pocket handkerchief considerably the worse for wear ; around, her head she wore a bla,ck band, which confined her jet black Medusa-like curls. His majesty, who is about the middle height, and somewhat dignified in manner, had bestowed even Jess care on his toilet, and his wardrobe was particularly limited. It consisted of a tawney-coloured blanket, which would have been uohe the worse had it undergone some detergent process, undeK neath which was just visible the top of a flannel j limpet, -tfhich, as a squatter would say, was decidedly 'in the grease.' To do their majesties justice however, we must add that they behaved with great decorum, the conduct of her majesty being singularly quiet and unassuming. His majesty, on the other hand, seemed at one time to be 'in nubibus' when Madame Carandini sang, and essayed a &rpsichorean demonstration, which, however, was speedily checked by Mr. Xewers, of the Bridge Hotel, whose guests they were for the time being. At the close of the entertainment their majesties had a nobbier, and then returned to their camp."

Compensation for injury sustained from accidents resulting from the carelessness of other parties, now. we are glad to see, ordinarily sued lor and obtained in the Australian colonies. In the Supreme Court, lately, at Melbourne, Mr. A. Hopton, who had formerly earned on business as a draper at Geelong, recovered £3500 from the Board of Land and Works as compensation for injuries he sustained in a collision between the trains on the Geelong RailwayThe accident occurred so far back- as March, 18C3, though the symptoms arising from the shock to 3lr. Hopton's system did not evince themselves for several months afterwards ; but after the lapse of some time his memory became impaired, his vision defective, and his physical powers weakened. Medical gentlemen gave it as their opinion that the spinal c-ord must have sustained some damage. Although the plaintiff excited some sympathy, and the defendants did not offer any evidence in palliation of the case made against them, still the extraordinarily large sum given by the jury caused some astonishment in Court, it having apparently been based on no more distinct ground than that a similar amount was awarded in England to the family of a gentleman who had been killed by a railway collision.

Daring Bobbery ut the City.—A man named Joseph MacDowell, was arrested last night by sergeant Seott and constable Lloyd, for robbing the till of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Hobson-street. It appears that about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. North jun. the son of the proprietor, was in the bar when the prisoner came in and called for some drink. Mr. North, shortly after had occasion to leave the bar, and during .his absence the prisoner by some means contrived to steal the contents of the till. Mr. on his return finding the money missing, and his suspicions being aroused, pursued the thief and. upon overtaking him in Nelson-street, the prisoner added assault to injury by attempting to steal his watch, and effecting his escape. ; " r - North chased the miscreant as far "s Newton, and then from sheer exhaustion was obliged to give up pursuit. On the authorities receiving isfcrmation the matter was given inito the hands of sergeant Scott and cousta > t Lloyd, and the result proved the trust to m* L been rightly placed. After making a care u search through the public houses and m the city,- these officers (to whom the grease

credit is due for their perseverance and shrewdness) rewarded for tlieir work by finding their man between the Naval and. Newton |io!|els, St ]N T ewton. The thief, who turns out to be a deserter from the 65tix liegt., StrMigly resisted the polite attentions of the officers, and it was with great difficulty that lie could be conveyed to the lock-up. : Seat of Government. —It will he perceived by .an advertisement that the deputation appointed by the public meeting to wait upon his Excellency the Governor, with the resolutiors adopted, are requested to meet at the Superintendent's oßicc, this day, at a quarter to two o'clock.