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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 346, 21 December 1864, Page 4

The Pkovixcialj Council re-assembles this clay, at three o'clock p.m. Land Sai.ks.—To-day Messrs. Jones unci Co. will sell, in pursuance of instructions from Bishop Pompullier, thirty-seven valuable allotments delightfully situated at Mount St. Mary, and commanding views of the. city, harbour, shipping, and "Waitemala river. Six allotments have frontages to St. Mary's road ; ten to Jidin-burgh-street; eleven to London-street; and several others have frontages to the river. Uiere will also be sold a valuable allotment in liobson-street, la:own as the Catholic Institute

property; also a part of original allotment No. 3, section 4 J I, frontage 34 feet to Wellingtonstreet, and a depth of 140 feet. Several allotments in Newton road and SuH'olk-strcet, Dukestreet, Pandolph-street. These eligible allotments will be sold at 12 o'clock sharp. Bank or JN'nw Zkaj.anl>.—This nourishing institution intends, we hear, opening a bank at the Bay of Islands. This will, doubtless, be a good accommodation to the inhabitants of that district.

Auckland Land Association I.O.O.F.—The third half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this Land Society, will be held this evening in the Jlcvatd oilice reading room, AVyndham-street.

Auckland Hakmonic Society.—The oratoria of Elijah will be performed on Friday evening in the Brunswick Hall. The programme will be open only to subscribers.

Biioac'H ing Cakoo.—Albert Canter, a seaman attached to the ' Mary Thompson,' was arrested by warrant yesterday afternoon, charged by Captain O'Connel with this ofl'enee. The accused will be brought before the Hesidcnt Magistrate this morning.

Sticking cv in tjmj City"—At nine o'clock last night, as Mr. John Beck, son of Mr. Peter Beck, proprietor of the J J oval Oak Inn, was walking along Wellington-street, lie wasattackcd by two men, by whom lie wasknocked down kicked severely and his eyes bruised. Mr. Beck found upon recovering his composure that lie had been robbed of his watch and some loose silver We trust tlist the perpetrators of this daring outrage will not escape unpunished. Mis. Stakk has. we understand, disposed of the lease and good-will of the British Hotel, for a sum of is),(II.IO. The lease has 11 years to run, and the rent is £75 per annum. Mr. Boulter, whose attention to business, and whose excellent stock has earned for himself a well merited distinction in the trade, retires from it today. Mr. Stark does, we believe, n considerable amount of business in (he transference of businesses of this nature, and has now several firstclass hotels to dispose of.

I no.\ Bakoj: iok Tin-: Wai kato. —A substantial and well-built iron barge, of 50 feet length, 7 feet six indies beam, was taken from the foundry of Messrs. Yickery and Masefield last evening, for transmission to Onehunga. ami thence to 'Waikato. She is the property of Mr. Simpson, and intended as a tow barge to the steamer ' Gymnotus she is a decked boat, ar.d fitted with water-tight compartments, in order to avoid any damages occurring in case of collision with the snags, which are so numerous in the river. Altogether the work relleets the highest credit upon the builders, Messrs. Yickery and Maselield.

IvAliwiiA Lanihng- t'l.Act:. —We have been requested by '• A Northern Settler" to police an incorrect statement made in the of AI onday, which appears in an article Jieaded the

" .Koad to Kaipara Landing." It is (here slated that " Mr. ,1 olin M "Lecd has v illi great liberality and in a spirit of public enterprise pul a very excellent bridge across lhe river at Blake's mill." The bridge was built by Mr. M'Leod, but at so much per foot, which was paid by the Provincial Government, and it is but a week ago that Mr. Bcdiington went down to pass the work. "A Northern Settler " must excuse us if we decline liis suggestion of pointing out the inaccuracies of the Ow.<, as a rule. We could not do so without enlarging our paper one-third —and, commercially, this would not. pay. 'the public themselves are aware of the unreliable nature of the sta'.i ir.cnts made by our eotemporary—tho i vent in so many cases contradicting (he pn diction. Little reliance is therefore plated r.i the information accorded, and the clisap) ointment, when the result becoim s known, is therefore proportionate.

Cu IUST.W.4S Holidays.—We arc glad to seethat some parties have taken upon themselves to afford the sport-loving people of this city an opportunity of gratilying themselves this Christmas. Arrangements are being made for running a steamer to the North Shore and the Lake. This is one of the most favourite resorts of the citizens of Auckland, and we trust that the enterprise will be successful and remunerative to the advertisers. The scenery about the Takapuna Lake is some of the most beautiful in Auckland. Steamers can make right in to (he beach outside (he North-head, landing their passengers upon a line shelly beach just lielow the green meadows, with which the lake is surrounded. We (rust the speculation may be so remunerative on Monday and Tuesday next that it may be continued throughout the week, or at any rate during the Auckland race holidays, many people "preferring this cool retreat on the North Shore to the heat and crowd of the rarecourse, We think that a license to sell wines and spirits at the lake might lie accorded for the Christmas and New \ ear's holidays to som<; respectable hotel-keeper, as was done on a previous occasion.

Daki.no Ulkui.auy ni:ai: Auckland.—The police have received information that the house of .Mr. John Potter, near the third wooden luilepost, on the Great South Koad, was broken into during the absence of the occupants on Monday last, and the following valuables abstracted: Three silver watches, four gold watches, with guards and pendents, two sets ot shirt studs, one .tit) note, and live £1 notes. Upon the return of Mr. Potter in the evening his suspicions were aroused by finding the back door open, and on making search the abovementioned articles were missing. We trust (ho authorities will be enabled to bring the burglars to justice.

A Nkw 7,i:vi,an"i> Gazkttk was published yesterday, and contains the appointment of Mr. Mautell to the ollice of Native Minister, and a scat iu the Executive Council. The remainder of the (iazcl/t- contains nothing of interest to the inhabitants of this Province.

Tun Sui'i:i;mi: Co cut. —.It will be seen thai in consequence of the reporters of the different journals being unprovided with accommodation in the court, and denied the unenviable privilege of silling in the same row with Mr Mcrriman. who tremulously called his Honor's attention to the " state of the table " which is devoted to solicitors, those gentlemen felt constrained to I ave the court. The public are therefore deprived of some very important and valuable information in respect to several local bankrupt estates. It is in the interest of the public that the reporters attend our public courts, ami the information which they collect with great labour, not to speak of skill and discrimination, is of (he highest value to commercial men as well as others. Their labours should be appreciated here as they are at home.

Sam; of J >;{.vi'jii;v.—An extensive sale ol" drapery stock is announced Lo be resumed today at D. Graham and Co.'s, Shortland-street, at Jl o'clock sharp. Mr. ltigg is to otliciatc as auctioneer.

} J'ltiiACiirs or Impounding Act, ISSG.—In the Police Court yesterday, four persons eonI victed of breaches of this ordinance were lined I,it's, and costs; and Michael Jiyau, who was summoned to answer a similar charge but did not appear, was mulcted in. the full amount of ■lOs. and costs.

Hksu>knt Magistuate's Couirr.—Yesterday Thomas .Jones and Samuel Thornley pleaded guilty to suffering their carts and horses to remain iu Queen-street without any person in charge, and were lined 10s. and costs; and iiieha;d iJumfreys, charged with a robbery from Mr. Ji. King's house, JCyber Pass Uoad, was agniii remanded until Friday, in order to procure furiher evidence as to other charges against him.

In the Kesident Magistrate's Court- yesterday. John Leonard was charged with stealing a watch and chain, value £"11, from the waistcoat pocket of James .Nicholas, in the skittle-alley of the Odd Pi-Hows' Arms Inn, Chancery-street. The evidence, however, was not suiliciently strong to warrant tlic I3em'li in sending the

accused to take Lis trial, and lie was consequently discharged witli a caution. Wilfut, Disobedience to Lawitjj Com3mnu. —Edward tiogao, a seaman attached to tlic ' iNimroud,',.. and , Jame;; "Hfdbey, Bolicrfc Baffles, and John Comp'ton, belonging to tlic ' Mystery,' were convicted in the Police Court yesterday of this offence. His "Worship sentenced Hognrj (a more aggravated ease) to one month's imprisonment, and ordered the three latter men to be imprisoned for iourteen daj - s, and to be Icept to hard labour. Wvxk v. Macxamailv, — Macxamana v. Wyxk.—These cases of assault, which seem to a fiord a considerable amount of public interest, are set down for hearing at the Besident Magistrate's Court this morning. •Jamks ]ivAX was brought up, 011 remand, before his Worship yesterday, and fully committed to take his trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court for having committed a violent assault on Mr. Richard Walker, at Mataknna. on the 27th of jXovembev instant. Full particulars appear in our police report. "Watkking Tin; Stheets.—Some opposition wo regret to see. was made at the meeting of the City i'oard on Monday, against watering the streets with sea water from the harbour, and the reason given was that the salt water would injure the ladies dresses. 2\o\v very much as the ladies value their dresses, we believe that (hey set quite as much value on their eyes, and that tliey object most decidedly to having a sort of plaster coat of scoria ash and other refuse, iu the shape of dust, deposited as an enamel on their complexions. AVe think that the ladies will very willingly 111 this case fly from the dangers that they do know of to others which exist iu the supposed destructve qualities of salt water.' Talk of the injury to dress indeed! What injury can be greater than that experienced in a cloud of Queen-street or Hobsoni'street dust IS'oris it alone pedestrians that are injured and annoyed. Goods within tlic shops are destroyed and rendered unfit for sale, or (lie shopkeeper lias to resort to the shutting of his doors, which drives any but a very determined customer away. The people of .Auckland have already found that the injury is something more than one alfceting dress—that in many eases the eyesight has been permanently injured by this nuisance, dust—and yet it is, it seems, to be continued because there is a prejudice against the tise of salt water. This prejudice is we believe a groundless one. Many towns in .Kngland, at Brighton forinstance, salt water has been long used for the purpose, and without any injurious effects. Cavtion to Hatiieijs.—A monster shark was seen en Monday last hovering astern of the barque " Bialto,' no doubt attracted by the coal baskets then towing overboard. Captain I\ooli procun d a slunk hook and baited it, and upon it being thrown overboard, the menster immediately siized it. but walked off with hook and all, and shortly afterwards again made his appearance as bold as ever. The water police boat then came alongside with an harpoon, and several times t ndcavourtd to harpoon him, but wiihout Micctss. Yesterday Mr. Shark was again seen asti rn. when Captain 0011 got a chain hcolc. at the same time fastening a bowline to it, but ll'.e wily fellow wr.ukl not take the bait, and only played' with it. Mo can be setii h<a ering about the harbour at any time during the (lood tide, and is :-aid to be from 3G to i'O feet in length, and three feet in diameter. W r e undi island that several parties will endeavour to-dav to catch him, and wc wish them success.