GARRISON BALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 555, 23 August 1865, Page 5

GARRISON BALL.

La?t night tlio officers of tho Garrison gave ti military ball at the .Mechanic's Institute." The " occasion had been looked forward to with considerable interest, which was justified by the event, for nothing could have been more" successful or attended with greater eclat. The room was profusely decorated with those national colors, emblems, trophies, and ornaments, in the disposition of which the officers of both services have such admirable taste, and under which it is sufficiently known what they are prepared to do and sacrifice. The company were about 140 in number, amongst- whom were Colonel O'Brien and Colonel Mould. The stewards were Major Brook, Major Baker, Lieut. Leir. and Mr. Bull. The folio wing ladies and gentlemen were of the company : — Mesdames Mount, Peake. Blythe. Coates ; the Misses Mould. Dacre and Coates. Misses Goring. Shipherd and Mitchell: Major Brooke. Baker. Heaphy ; Captains Creagh. Stone, and : Lieutenant .lackson ; Messieurs Appleton. Burton, Hogarth, Horne, St. Aubyn, and Mitchell. The dancing commenced at half-past- nine o'clock. The following was the programme of tho dances:—l. Yalse ; 2. Qundrilie ; 3. Valse : -1. Galop ; 5, Lancers : (J. Valse ; ~, Galop : S. Lancers: 9, Valse: 10. i'olka Ma;:urka. and so on in succession down to twenty-three dances. Shortly alter midnight supper was served, the arrangements tor which were under the I directions of Mr. J. Stuart, of the Roval Military Train, who, in his character of caterer, did all that was possible to exhaust the resources of a colonial cuisine and on behalf of the company to avail himself of such aids, floral and artificial, as would give a character for good taste and refinement to the whole entertainment. The darning was kept up with the greatest spirit to a late hour. 1 he excellent band of the 1-lth Regiment was in attendance during the evening. Noethern Land Association.—ln another column will befound a list of the officers, trustees, and committee of this Association. Business will, as already announced, commence on Tuesday, the 29th of August, when the Secretary and ■■officers will be in attendance from It to 10 a.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. We are requested to ;tate that the portion of the Panmure Road on which an accident oeurred to Mr McNeill on Saturday last, is being repaired under the direction of a local Committee, and is not therefore under the immediate control of the Roads Department. — Communicated. Mb. Weaves invites tenders for the erection of a bridge near Mr. McKav's, North Shore. These tenders will be receivable until Tuesday, sth day of September. Plan, specification, and form of tender at Mr. Weaver's office Tenders to be endorsed, " Tender for erection of bridge at the North Shore. Pbi>*ce of Wales Theatre—(Mip-Pat Pekfoemance). —The Leopold-Wieland Monster Troupe will give their extraordinary performances to-day, at half-past two o'clock. It is announced that schools and children will be admitted to all parts of the house at half-price. The programme is very varied, and most judiciously chosen. There will be an acrobatic olio (classic posing) by the Wieland Brothers. " Army and Navy" dance by Mr. G. Leopold. The elegant acts of equilibrium and La perche by the Wieland Brothers. Pas Comique by Mr. T\ Leopold, and the flying trapeze ; also the popular ballet " Amoroso," with its variety of elegant incidental dances. 1 olice. —Several persons were brought before his Yv r orship yesterday, charged with drunkenness, au><l fined 205., or sentenced to imprisonment for 48 hours. Assacl.T- — Mr. Riddell, an architectural draughtsman, charged Mr. George Hall with having viole/itly assaulted him. It was proved that the complainant firspushed the defendant, and the complaint was dismissed. Laeceny. I'homas Smith, a man of colour, was charged with having unlawfully entered her Majesty's Customs,. and committed a larceny by removing a cashbox, value Ids. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. C. White, a seaman of the Kast ward Ho . was charged, with stealing a waterman .s boat from the Wynyard Pier, on Monday morning, between two and. three 0 clock. Committed for trial. The Col->til of the Noetheen Association is to meet to-day at four o clock. We understand that some subjects of considerable interest and importance are to be considered including a letter from the London C onin-jittee. Ai-cki.and Spuing Meeting.—The following entries were made yesterday at Mn Harding ton's, for tlio September Handicap, 15 sovs., 10 sovs. forfeit, and 2 sovs. to the fund if declared within seven days of publication of the weights, ■with 100 sovs. added ; maximum weight, lOst. 71bs. :—Mr. Warburton's Blaze, Mr. Toulmin s St. Patrick and Dainty Ariel, Mr. Farmers Virginia and Golden Cloud, Mr. Foley s \ anstone, Capt. Reeves' Koheroa and Borealis. Persons interested in the above races are requested to attend a public ipeeting at the Auckland Hotel on Saturday next, at 2 p.m. Messes. Haehis and Tueneh will sell to-day nt their mart. Qneen-street, 50 trunks of boots and shoes, comprising grained Napoleon watertights, Balmorals, children's boots and slippers, bluchers, Turkey slippers, &c., 50 cases of oranges, ex Tararua in splendid order. Mr. S. Cochrane will sell, to-day, pursuant to instructions from R. W. Moody, the following valuable engineering and foundry plant,- —1 powerful punching shearing machine, 1 vertical drilling machine, 1 steam engine ((J horse double cylinder vertical) nearly finished, 1 steam engine 3 horse, upright cylinder, with portions of the machinery appertaining. ■ 1 powerful double purchasewinch, self-acting lathes, 7 fitter s vices, castings, gas fittings, joiners' tools, blocks

nnd ropps. coppm - tnnlcs and sitcw jaclcs. wishing machine, weights, bolts, touts, bellows, blast pans, Linlt>3 - s patent-hollows, anvils, rivetting machine, hammers, smiths' tools, bar iron, iron boxes, ladles, patterns. » tons of coke. &i'., &v. Messrs. J. ]{obkrto.v & Co. will sell a large quantify unci varied assortments of groceries and Oilman s stores, comprising Crosse and s pickles, J. T. stores, I oleman s stareh, blue, mustard, confectionery, salt, soap, candles, hams, liacou, beef and pork, nnd sundries. Messrs. Hidings &■ "Dowpen will sell to-day 100 eases of prime apples, 85 eases of oranges, -A cases of lemons, Ac. The DKprTY-SrpKRiNTHNPE.vT, Mr. Samuel Jackson, makes the following notification :— That on and after Monday next, the 2Stii instant, the build'ng hitherto known as the Slaughter House, at Newmarket, will be closed, and the building in Tanmure, belonging to Mr loung. will be opened as a public Slaughter House." Dfshu'ttion' or TJkef Bkacon.TamakiTJivku. —The following important notification is made by the Deputy- uperintendent:—" £10 Keward. — Notice is hereby given that a reward of ten pounds will be given to any person affording information to the Pilot and Harbour-Master relative to the destruction of the iron beacon on the reef at the West Head of the Tamaki ltiver. and the beacon on the Bean Hocks." J'hixce or Wai.ks Tiikatrk.— Last evening dramatic trifle in two acts, entitled. " The Cobbler and the Martinis," was produced for the first time, and was verv favourably received. Ihe acting was unusually good. An ambitious Iwinr/c'iisc widow marries a spendthrift Marquis for his title and then dismisses him. She has. however, to combat an opposition which she did not expeet. that which can be given not by the *' conventional ' but the real gentleman. Ihe piece was greatly applauded." The AVieland Brothers went through their performances on the flying trapeze with perfect success, followed by the Leopolds m a new ballet, entitled " L' Alliance," which elicited loud applause from a full house.