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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 339, 13 December 1864, Page 4

Tdade Sale.—Messrs. Jones and Co. hold an •xfensive trade sale of groceries, oilmen's stores, provisions, iruits, etc., lliis morning, at eleven j clock.

Onhjiunga — Mr. S. C'ochrano will offer for salt l , at tlm !hxcliange Hotel, Oiiehunga. tliis day t some five aiul twenty choice allotments in thai rapidly rising town. Wini: AM) Spirit Sale.—Mr. lligg ] la , s rc _ ecived instructions from Messrs. I). Graham & Co.. to sell ut his stores, in High-street, this morning, tl ] iir g o stock of wines.' spirits, ales, porters, &c., also u large shipment of oilmen's .stores, teas, etc. Tue AmaZoxh, Captain Meyer, lias, wc perceive, completed her cargo, and will sail on I hurschiv next, the loth instant, for London direct. We learn from the agent Mr. Bucholz, that there are still a few cabin passages at ,ild,' not yet lilled up. Th is members of the various Lodges of Odd Fellows are informed, by advertisement that the Kegular Monthly Meeting will be held in the Loyal Good Intent Lodge Hooni, Wheat Sheaf Jnn, Queen-street, to-morrow evening, at halt- ! past seven o'clock. Members of the Loyal L'arnell Lodge are requested to meet at the same place, tin's day, at 1 p.m., for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late brother Thos. lay lor ot that lodge. Flagstaff Chubch, North Shobe.—A soiree, in aid of the Building Fund, will be held on Tuesday t)ie27th instant, in the Eoyal jNaval Dockyard. Tea will be provided at 4 o'clock, and various amusements, such as cricket, archery, quoits, &e., will be supplied. In the evening Mr. Varty will render some humorous readings from Dickens,' and boats will leave the Queen-street- "Wharf from ten a.m., until two p.m., returning from the North Shore in the

evening. The j\ t ew Zealand Insurance Company have issued a very haudsoine almanac for 1805. It lias been executed in London by Maclurc McDonald, and McGregor, lithographers to the Queeii, It contains a double view of the harbour pf Wuitemata and the roadstead of Taralialci; is executed in six different workmanships, and altogether presents' a very handsome and finished appearance.

Gireat Public Distress in Catttkbbijet.— The Lard fate of the sorting classes of Canterbury, as shown in a private letter from an immigrant who Lad been vegetating in Canterbury for some time past, and whose hard lot had mode liim wish that he was in the parish workhouse at home, is, it seems, practically true. So great is the distress that the Provincial Government has been obliged to interfere:—"We are not aware that Government have omitted to take any steps to alleviate the distress that could be reasonably expected of them. They have agreed to hand over at once a certain portion of the year's grant to the Hoad Boards in the distressed districts, on condition that the rate of wages docs not exceed ss. a day; very proper and necessary guarantee that the money is expended solely for the benefit of those on whose account it was advanced. They have also oflered, as we mentioned before, in the event of men accepting work up countiy which would take them from their homes, to supply rations to their wives and children. We understand, too, that the Government have appointed a commission to enquire into the exact facts respecting the alleged distress, by whose report they will be guided as to any further measures it may be thought advisable to adopt. This is as much as Government can be fairly expected to do. 'Ihey would be grievously in the wrong if they allowed themselves to be made parties to a combination to keep up the rate of wages, or interfered with the general public economy in the exelusive interest of a particular class. Tim Pai Ma it ike Supehstition.—The If. Ji. IFcraUl of the (ith instant, contains the following : —"A new Maori prophet has made his appearance at Petane, in this province. He declares himself to be an accredited agent of the Almighty, who, he says, has made his appearance upon earth at Taranaki, in the shape of a Maori. No doubt this is a device of the leading members of the king party, who evidently yet seek to give fresh inspiration to the movement." A JS'ew Zealand Jack Sheppaud.—The notorious [Richard Dumfries, the hero of four escapes irom the Mount Eden Stockade, was captured on Sunday morning by constables Marrigan and Spray, near the Whau Hotel. It will be in the recollection of our readers that this daring convict last escaped from the Stockade in company with lieilly some two months ago. .Keilly was almost immediately captured, and received four years penal servitude at the late criminal session of the Supreme Court, and we are happy to be able now to record the apprehension of his fellow villain. It appears that on Friday afternoon last the police received information that the house of Mr. King, in the Kyber Pass lioad, had been broken into and a double barrel gun. powder flask, shot belt, and a quantity of bedding and clothing stolen therefrom. Further information was also received as to a man who was seen loitering about the back premises ofMr. King's house in the afternoon in question, and the description of the man answering accurately that of Dumfries, due search was made as to his whereabouts, a clue being obtained, constables Marrigan and Spray were stationed early yesterday morning at the Y\ Jiiin Hotel, mid about nine o'clock Avere rcwarded for their labour by beholding from one of the windows of the house the approach of the man they "wanted." Dumfries was at once apprehended. and assistance obtained from Auckland. w here he was conveyed to the lock-up. and will be brought before their "Worships this morning. IS JJWTON Institute.—Dii. Merhett's Lecture. —In accordance with announcement, a Lecture was delivered yesterday evening at Mr. Dewars Academy, ISewton. in connection with the Institution, by Dr. A. G. Merrctt, under the title of *' Ifow we live. ' A large attendance assembled on the occasion, and the chair was taken at 8 o clock by Mr. Gee, who briefly introduced the Lecturer. After adverting to the various and well founded reasons wliv the public should inform themselves upon the leading phenomena and laws of animal life, the lecturer proceeded to the subject matter of his discourse, and in language divested of technicalities, drew a sketch of the plan of life as manifested in the human body. The sources whence we derive our aliment were then pointed pointed out, their destination in the eeonomv. atid tlie simple but exquisite procoss of cell growth by which such complex materials as v, e feed upon are elaborated and perfected into the dillimnt textures of the body. According to Dr. Merrett's view of animal life the process may be taken as one of addition und subtraction thus: certain definite compounds Cud their way into the body—of these some are relinquished at once by the intestines—the remainder linn its way into the blcod and is then converted into muscle, bone, nerve, &c., and in the exercise of these organs are wasted degenerate, and lire then by means of the blood carried fo other outlets, to wit, the kidneys, skin, lungs, liver, to be cast out as unfit for further useln the economy. Dr. Merrctt hinted in conclusion that this Lecture was preliminary to another upon " How we die," in which on another occasion he would endeavour to point out the leadnig points of departure from health and the threat extent to which disease and death are dircetly dependent upon violation or neglect of the laws of animal life. At the Theatre Poyal last night the celebrated drama • Mary Queen of Scots," was produced for the first time. The escape of the unfortunate Mary from the Castle ofLochleven, is the main feature of the piece, and is well conceived by the author. Mr. Tom Fawcetts pourtrayel of the character ol Lord George Douglas was excellent, and Miss Juno acted the Queen to the very life. The burlesque of Aladdin concluded the amusement of the evening. To-night the Theatre is closed. On Wednesday 'evening u grand Amateur performance is announced. Ix the Supreme Court yesterday there were ! only two civil cases tried, which comprised the j whole list this session, one was the case of Creightou and Scales v. Varty, in which the plaintiff took a verdict for £313 ; the other was an important case of conveyancing a piece of land by mistake. The plaintiffs sought to recover possession of a piece of land, conveyed to defendrnt by mistake. The defendant had bought at auction a piece of land, and in giving instructions to his lawyer had given him a wrong description of the property. A verdict was given for the plaintifl's, Mr. and Mrs. rlai'dington, who were represented by Mr Merriimin and Mr. BrooWieJd, The defendant. Mr. 0 reeuway, was defended by Mr. Wvnn. hiE Provincial CocxciL, our readers will observe, will meet for the despatch of business on the 21st iustiuit

I u:r i( o- i»n* I:l'moxia.—ln consequence of the brealung out of this disease amongst the cattle near Auckland, the Provincial Government have found it necessary to put in force the " Diseased Cattle Act 1861," and have declared all hinds in the Province south of a line'running from AYangarei West to the Coast, to be an infected district. A list of the regulations of the Act, the infringement of which is punishable by fines varying from £'200 downwards, is also published in the Gazette with the proclamation declaring the infected district.

Magistrate's Cot'RX.—James JNaughtou and Sanmel Browning Esqrs. J.P's. presided yesterday. John Boyle was found guilty, and ordered to' be imprisoned for 6 months, for stealing ;i pair of boots value 10s w',/ rom Sanl]l Linds °y> F'eW Lane. John Williams pleaded guilty, to Laving stolen a bunch of onions, value Is. from tue garden of the Junction Hotel. Mr. Newell stated that lie did not wish to press the charge, and the accused was th ore tore discharged with a suitable caution irom their Wor.-hips. Police Court yesterday, Joseph i '-'Lowell was ordered to be imprisoned for tour months for robbing the till of the " Prince of Wales" Hotel, Hobson Street. The particulars of the robbery appeared in the Heuald oi Saturday last.

sentence for felony. cr g°mg a i 3B°ahd.—The usual weeklv m «.• the City Board was held in thefr GLa of Queen-street, yesterday afternoon Tw ers > no very important business Thr. Was rates collected during tlie present • 13th instant, amounts to £2008 9s fi,l i! ls Wrigg stated that the section for levesL son-street. Pitt-street. Grey-street •,*!{ 8 Yietoria-street had been completed', and whole of the west side of the City had £ 6 levelled. It was resolved to advertise fm- t j for the keeping in order of tlTcity the Ist of January 1865. Mr. t» (200 lis. 6d) for the extension of the Culvert in Grey-street, being the lowest, was ordered* h referred to the Streets' Committee T> 9 proposed, seconded and carried that the Government be asked whether the Old (W House is given as a City endowment, or if itl Hoard were to understand that it would W . pay interest for the £25,000 expended i„ purchase of the same by the Provincial CoumH A Provincial Government G tZ m E w published yesterday and contains a procla™ rom «'« Superintendent summoning Tte members of the Provincial Council to meet £ business on the 21 st instant. The Gazette aio contains a proclamation declaring that nlewo ■pneumonia has again broken out in the Ami-" land district, and that from and after this Atl all land m the Province of Auckland lying so.th of a straight line running .vest from" the sorfh head of the harbour, to the V e ,t Const, shall be deemed to be an infected distict itlnn the meaning of the " Diseased Cattle 1861." The regulations, which appear to bethe same as those jormerly published, are prhted in the Gazette. The full penalty, however is fixed at f"2(X). The Gazette concludes vith several pnbhc notifications— thcPaparoa disirict is proclaimed under the Higliwavs Act • tlio ISorth Tamaki district ceases to "be a district under the Act, and the Gazette concludes wife a list of all property-holders in the district of vVaitakerei East, are liable for the lately imposed rates, and the amounts thereof resnec tively. 1