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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 442, 13 April 1865, Page 4

To CoBBSsroNDFKTB. —The letters of "Eyewit ncps," and "Blubber," liave been Teeeived and will appear in our next. The Immigration Agent requests us to mention that there are several female domestic waiting engagements at the Immigration depots, in" Official Bay , and at JJeicton,, ; '.. Raoian Ei/KCTioN.—The seat in the General Assembly, held by Charles Taylor, has been vacated "by .that j>entlemhri,'on the occasion of his leaving the colony, and writs-have now been issued by the returning officer, calling on the electors of the district to return a member for that vacant seat. The nomination will take place at Onehunga on the 19th inst, and the poll, if necessary, will be taken on Friday the 28th inst.

Tjendees for prison clothing, according to advertisement, -will be received at the office of the Superintendent until noon of Wednesday, the l'lth inst. Militia Kotice.—The men of the Ist and 2nd class militia, vrhose periods of exemption have expired, , nre required to attend and receive their arms aiul accoutrements, at 7 a.m., in the Albert Barracks, on the clays of parade—for the Ist clnss on the Ist May, and for the 2nd class on the 2nd May. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Fueeman's Bay.—The opening services of the above new place of worship -frill be held oil Sunday next, ut eleven, half-past two, and half-past six o'clock; and to-morrow being Good Friday, a camp ineeting and tea meeting Trill be held in the chapel, when addresses will be delivered by several ministers and friends.

Messes. Stichbury and Son will sell to-day a very large assortment of American goods, several cases of wood seat, chairs, glass lamps and chimneys, folding stretchers, tarpaulins, saddlery, side saddles, fifty cases of kerosene, dcor iaats, brooms, grindstones, flower tubs, clothes pegs. &c. Land.— Mi-ssrs. Harris and Turner will sell to-day an "Jloiment in Freeman's Bay, having a frontage to the harbor and to London-street; also a lease of allotment in Cook-street; also three allotments in Onehunga, one with a newly erected cottage, having a frontage to two streets near the Boyal Oak Hotel, and two allotments in Queen-street, Oiichunga, opposite the property of Colonel Kenny. Messus. Bidings and Dowden. will sell to-day a large quantity of drapery and hosiery, cloth, doeskin and tweed trousers, coats of various kinds and fashions, vests. Inverness capes, jackets, shirt.-, stockings, socks, woollen stuffs, serges, one bale of white calico, three sewing machines in first-rate order.

Mb. Alfred Buckland will sell to-day at Newmarket, 50 first-class ewes, 4G heifers and oxen, S working oxen. 70 head of cattle, 200 fat sheep, 00 Southdown ewe hoggets. Mr. L. "W- Katox will sell this day, at the stores of Eaton and Dewolf, 100 bags walnuts, 50 do. small potatoes. 2 cases bacon, 10 bags maize, !incl 10 cases ofHobart Town jams. Mr. Geobge Sibhin will offer for sale this nay. at his mart, Queen-street, a quantity of furniture, clothing, provisions, S:c. t consisting of a fine old violin and bow, a large fishing net, 15 bags best picked potatoes, stove and piping, &c.

Stealing Boots.—A man named James Thomson was apprehended yesterday morning, by Constable Ternahan, on a charge of stealing a pair of boots from Mr. Keven, Queen-street. A few hours after the same constable took into custody another mnn named William Page, also charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Mr. Staines, Albert-street.

I'uiKCi: of Walks Tuuatee. — A drama, evidently of French origin, entitled "Footmarks in the Snow," was produced last night, and was eminently successful. The plot is somewhat sparing in incident, but the interest is continued to the end of the piece. It turns upon the fortunes of a. Forestkeeper. who has married the daughter of a noble house, and is suspected wrongfully by her loving but jealous husband. Under the false impression -which somewhat suspicious circumstances have given birth to in his mind, he leaves his home to join the army of .Napoleon, and is for sixteen years absent from the spot in which liis life had been passed. He returns .1 disbanded soldier to be hooted and pelted through the streets, and takes refuge in the house of M. Duehamp, who is about to wed the wife (supposed widow) of the fugitive. fMutual explanations are exchanged, and the union of the long divided hearts is the consummation of a pleasing and interesting drama. The principal characters are played by Messrs. Edwards, Clifford, and Shields, and the Misses Juno. Corcoran, and Grant, all of whom exerted themselves successfully in tliefr ulloted roles. The Foley's troupe supplemented the us\;al performance of the Theatre.

Tβ Aw.urriT.—The band of H.M. 65th Regiment performed the following selections of music on the lawn in front of the BrigadierGeneral's quarters, on the oth instant:—Programme : 1. March, " Prince Alfred's," Yilliers ; 2. overture, " Zampa," Harold ; 3. selection. '" Semiramide," Hossiiii : 4. quadrille, " Colonic," Coote : 5. Arm, " Xacarilla," Marliania : (>. " T)j» Elfin," Gung'l; 7. galop, " jios.ilicn," Venhnef; niid "God Save the Queen."

Ijf our police report of yesterdav, referring to the theft of jewellery rrom the "Esk Bedoubt. the following sentence might perhaps lead to misapprehension :—" T heard nothing more about the goods until a. fortnight ago, when I saw the chain in an auction-room—Messrs. Harris and Turner's, Queen-street." It might seem from the way the evidence was given, that the chain was seen exposed for sale in Messrs. Harris and Turner's auction-room, which was not the case, as the prosecutor saw it there worn by a person in the crowd, attending the auction.

The Shootixg Affair iy Hoi:son-steeet. —James llowling, alias Forest, who, it will be remembered, attempted to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Taylor on Tuesday last, was yesterday brought before, their Worships at the. Police Court, and bound over to keep the peace for three months, in two sureties of £150 each and himself in £200. Poi.ick CouuT, Yf.stkrpay.—Messrs. Home, Kidd, and J. S. Maefarlane, Justices of the Peace, presided. John Francis ]>ussell pleaded guilty to a breach of the Municipal Police Act. l)v leaving his horse and cart in the public street without, any one to look after it, and was lined 10s. and costs. Charles Brown, a seaman belonging to the Pegasus, was found guilty of embezzling the cargo of that ship, and was sent to gaol for four months with hard labour. Ann Fitzsimons. Bridget Condron. Margaret Cooper. Hichard Wilson, and Catherine Murray pleaded guilty to being the maintainers of a common brothel, and were each ordered to find two sureties of £30 eaeli to be of good behaviour for six months. James Henderson was convicted of stealing a quantity of fowls from Air. Edward Allen. Mount Albert, and sentenced to be imprisoned for two months with hard labour. Joseph M'Dowell.a deserter from the (35th Regt., was ordered to be handed over to the ■-m'litsirv authorities. The fining of some six dr....:;:irds concluded the business of the day.