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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 539, 4 August 1865, Page 4

A Provincial Government Gazette was published on Wednesday, and contains the notification of the lease by auction, on the 9th inst., of lot 5, section 52 (Smith-street), of the city endowments. The following gentlemen were gazetted as trustees for the Waiapu Highway district: —Messrs. Alexander Campbell. John McKay, Donald McLean, Hugh M.eLeod, and James Sutherland. The election of Mr. Joseph Slater, of Drake-street, as a member of the Provincial Council, the appointment of Mr. i'. Conroy as rate-collector for the district of Paparoa, the accepted thistle tenders, the return of waste lands sold from Ist of January, 18sJ5, to 30tli June, inclusive, a list of ratepayers of the aipu Boad district, and a schedule of assessment of the district of Paparoa. Presentation'. —The officers and brethren of the Loyal Intent, Parnell Lodge, have presented brother J. W. Carter with a very handsome thistle-shaped cup, purchased at Mr. Beck's, jeweller, Queen-street, as a mark of esteem for iiis past services. Prince of Wales Theatre.—A dramatised version of Miss Braddon's novel entitled " Ladj r Audiey's Secret." was produced hist night at this theatre. Like all the works of the author, herself at one period a popular actress, the story is peculiarly fitted for stage representation. Links in the chain of circumstances from the commencement of the action to the close are forged—if we may use such an expression us applicable to intellectual construction —with extraordinary ingenuity. The narration ot the plot at length wonld occupy more of space than we can afford for it. First we have the deserted wife, the dependent governess, exalted to a titled bigamist, the conscious but defeated murderess of her husband, in order that she may retain her rank, and next the female incendiary, who would burn out the memory of her crimes in the ashes of her enemies—all these form a series of terrible episodes following as probable consequences of what must be considered, after all. a rather vulgar kind of ambition. The whole would form a picture unspeakably repulsive if it were not for the wonderful adaptability of the story to the exigencies of sfage arrangement, and the illusion which graceful action and good elocution invariably create. The first night of the production of a new piece is fairly considered both in London and elsewhere rather as the final " dress rehearsal" than the full maturity of a performance by which either actor or author would abide ; and from the success attained last night we could predicate a very perfect result by repetition. Miss Juno played Lady Audlej" with great success, which is mainly due to her very cultivated elocution. Miss Corcoran played the part of Alicia Audiey gushingly and pertly enough; and was of course pretty. Mr. Clifford played George Talboys, an unwelcome part, vigorously and faithfully, and Mr. West as Eobert Audley played Very truthfully and with ease. Mr. Daniels was exceedingl}' clever as Luke Marks, the drunken but exacting gamekeeper. If permitted we would suggest that much of the effect of the murder in the well is lost by its being so immediately under theeyeof the audience. Half-concealment and a quicker execution would considerably heighten the surprise. It must not for a moment be thought that we make this recommendation to detract from the undoubted merit of the whole performance, which was very great. The scenery is very good aud very appropriate, and the piecc should have a lengthened run. The performance concluded with the Irish comedy, " His Last Legs," in which Mr. West played O'CalJaghan with great breadth of humour and of brogue, and elicited almost convulsions of laughter.

Last evening ilic young men eouiieeted with the drapers' and mercantile establishments in this city, held their quarterly bail in the Assembly lioom of the Mechanics' Institute. The hall was tastefully decorated with banners, floral festoons, etc., iuul presented a brilliant and animated appearance. Hie arrangements were carried out in an admirable manner by the stewards, Messrs. L\ nt'li. lVckston, bomevville, lallev, and Heed. " The supper and various ivtVe'-hnTiils a ere supplied bv M rs. ('ates, eonlee! ioner, Qurou-sttv. t, in a creditable manner, and In-r services were duly appreciated by the company, as was evidenced by the enthusiastic response which the toast of her health received at slipper. 'he reunion was most successiul, and passed off very pleasantly. Police.—Several drunkards were fined yesterday twenty shillings, or in default, ordered to be imprisoned with hard labour for forty eight hours. Vagr ncy.—A man named Heyes was committed by his Worship, the Resident Magistrate, yesterdays for fourteen days, for this offence.

PnoToonAPiis of Miss and -T. Wilkes Booth, the Lincoln, have beeu received in Aur-kinnd 1.-?/' overland mail, by Messrs. S. and J. |{ V-,-,' 5 uf whom tiiey w.iy bo purchased. "f< taken from life. We may as well remarl-Vv respect to the photograph of Booth ili.it'C"'® not the same likeness as that l'i'"seiitedV readers by a colonial illustrated pawr ' '1 I copied again in Auckland. The likened/' / given, though, represented as that of V>> re f Booth, was in reality that of his ' Edward, aud was readily recognised ;is Kdy.','!, Booth by a gentleman now in -Auckland had been on intimate terms with him. '' 10 Is a letter signed " Querist," which ap p; in the Hp.uald of yesterday, the question asked. "Why were the natives Hori iviatui let off alter their examination before V Beckham, and why were they not eommittei'.'.' trial by the Supreme Courl ?" Tf oureo»'»»- J pondent would only turn to the file of citK-.' the J1 rkai.d or the Gwt of the 28th ,J une £ will find that the two Maoris trere formally mitted to take their trial at the next erimH sittings of the Supreme Court. They wereco". mitted on the capital charge. It is a pity (jJT! our correspondent's otherwise sensible letter;so utterly at variance with the facts of the in the Oth, 7th, and Sth queries which he r. to us.

I ctir.rc Ucit.pixgs CoM.-urssioy.—The (V missioncrs invite tenders receivable till the i:v of September, for the erection of a and Custom-house from the designs and uiid... the superintendence of Mr. Humsey, Archite" Working drawings, and specifications cau t seen at the office of the Commissioners, Genep; Government Buildings, Princes-street. Anr'i security will he required for due performance'" The"JoriiNKV.-u en Bakers of Auckland <rn hold a general meeting of the body to-morr,-a evening, at the Queen's Head Hotel. v ictr,-:,. street, at seven o'clock. Business of important will be laid before the meeting, and all journer. men are expected to attend.

Mb Chapman has published a very valuable map of the middle portion of the Auckland. compiled from tlie latest inforniatinj" showing the lakes, capes, headlands, .harbour"' creeks, and rivers, with soundings, ifcc.; divisions of counties, parishes, and blocks of laud, and claims of settlers and natives. Ifca mountain ranges are clearly delineated. Asa standard of reference its accuracy is unimpeaeii. able. The greatest attention is paid to ;»» Maori names, preserving as much uniformityy possible, and indicating the most notable sites of political, general, and provincial interest. Miss Coxstasck K;:xr and thf. Bright** Mummers. —There is a very general opinio amongst the public that Miss Kent's confession has been, the result of desperation of mini, brought about by continuous and successive attempts at extortion made by the Kev. Mr. Warner and his female associates of the Church of England nunnery at Brighton, and that Cos. stance Kent, in all probability, confessed he; sin to Mr. Wagner, as her confcssor, wlio, having once obtained her secret, traded on her fears, extorting money under threats of exposure, until,atlast.hedroveher in desperation to an open avowal of the crime as a lesser evil than the continuous state of liarrassing insecurity in whi-ii he kept her. In answer to the charge mad? h the English papers that Miss Constance Kent's residence in the religious establishment a: Brighton, to which the Kev. Mr. Warner, Puseyitc priest of the Church of England,"actas confessor has been of great pecuniary advantage to the sisterhood, the -Kev. gentleman's solicitor replies as follows : —" It is quite tree that Miss Kent received a sum of money on lis coming of age iu the early part of (he prose" year. A considerable portion of this sum, lan informed by Mr. Wagner, she wished to apply towards the charities of St. Mary's Hospital, but he declined to receive it. On the crenm; of the day before Miss Kent left Brighton a sum of between £'700 and £SOO was found n one of the alms-boxes of St. Paul's Clmrcli, and Mr. Wagner has since ascertained that it was placed, there (though without his knowledge) by Miss Kent. The money is now in the Londoa and County Bank, and" will be retained only until its proper application shali have been determined by Sir George Grey." A*s.vssixatiox op President Lixcoix-.h English journal gives the following description of the receipt of the mournful intelligence a! Liverpool, the head-quarters of the Confederate party in England : —'' The scene on the Liverpool Exchange to-day, (April 2(>tli) was such a> will not for a long time be forgotten. The American news was anxiously looked for (so iar as regarded the war news) but when the whisper went round about a quarter past eleven ihst President Lincoln liad been assassinated, and that the news by the .Nova Scotian was in town, people became very inquisitive as to who had the private telegram ; but at half past eleven li was stated that Mr. Younghusbaud. the secretary and treasurer of the Liverpool IN'ews-room was in possession of the nffja terrible rush took place from pe " flags " into the news-room, and after a fe* minutes of uproar and discontent, it was announced that Mr. Younghusband would real aloud the despatch from the bar of the new:room. All was now silent. The _ps>sage wherein it was stated thai Presides; Lincoln had been shot at, caused no great dismay, but when the master of the roon read, " The President never rallied, and dieu this m6rning." a more general expression c* horror and consternation is almost beyond w lief, even among those of the most callous natureCertainly there was one dissentient voice, amidst the sobs of some, and heartfelt exprsious of sorrow of a great many, had the t®erity to exclaim. '• Hurrah!" His presences the newsroom was of short duration, tor seized by the collar by as strong a as there is in Liverpool, he was sumniM-'J ejected from the room, the gentleman who uJ- L seized him exclaiming, "Be oil, you incum-? liend 1 You are an assassin at heart. .. Obstructing the Footpaths. — >otwitastanding the repeated warnings given totw public against this otl'euce. a case iiivolnu? ■> rather serious infraction of the lav", andu j . fortunately, of a head of a police constable, heard yesterday, by Captain Beckham. - John Porter, proprietor ot the Blue lost, -> charged with assaulting constable Dclanev constable, it appeared, ordered the deten a-" who was on horseback, ofl the footna}. £ altercation ensued, and the defendant sty'* the constable with the end of Ins riuing ff i by which a wound, not a serious one, flicted. The defendant was ordered to p->. fine of ,£\s and costs. , ~ Mb. Alfred Buckland will sell Onehunga, at the residence ot Mr. farm stock, agricultural implements, >ad ■ furniture, mangle, washing-machine, auu quiet dairy cows. t, Mr. Samuel Cochrane will sell vo-day. .■ •. stores of Mr. W. J. Young, a large quantit, wines, spirits, beer, cigars, London ami; c 0 L ales (in bottle), Saucei whiskey ; *■'? :Url "? lJudyards, MeEwen's, and Maurie am ales. Mr. L. W. Eatox will sell to-day a) 1 stores of Eaton and Dewolf. '~0 kegs oi ■-} •" r, butler, S tons of pumpkins, bags ot j casks of pork, pickled beet, sundries.