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New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 754, 14 April 1866, Page 5

In the Estate or James Chapman. A meeting of creditors of this estate will be held in the office of Mr. Beveridge on Monday next at -i p.m., <o nominate a trustee to whom the estate shall be assigned on behalf of the creditors. Ac.

Militia.—lt is directed that all military arms accoutrements, great coats, etc.. in possession of the men °f the Ist battalion of Auckland Militia, jJ 1 J "?r elnssps), he returned to the ' ? ofh £, e dal| y- Saturdays and Sundays excepted. Persons not doing so are liable to a penalty oi £*20.

Snip Silvet! Eagle.—All claims against Un> >lnp nu\st be rendered to the agents. Messrs. Cruickshank and-Smart, bv noon of Monday next, or they will not be recognised Ikactical Phenology.—On Monday next -ur. A. Hamilton will give his sixth and last lecture in the [Mechanics* Institute. Com missaeiat 3 end krs. —Tenders arc inviied lor. the supply of 100 coir mattresses and 100 con pillows, tor the use of troops embarking for -■.nglrnid. tenders to state the earliest date when the articles can be supplied. Mk. Alfred Buckland will sell to-dav 5 superior draught horses, the property of Mr. J. Casey, a pair of hacks. 5 heavy draught, horses. 10 bags of rye grass seed, the draught horses " nncc. Major." a strong active carriage norse. drays, harness, the steeple chaser " lottery. the racers >"unia," and " Fannv.". 1 unbroken heavy draught colts. 130 sacks wheat irom Canterbury, a' white Burmese child's ponv. Mr. Buckland will also put up to auction the lease of the grazing paddocks at the corner of the road leading from the lioyal Oak to the Iliree Eings Native Institute, eontainino- 23 !Utcs also 5 artillery horses, also two unbroken draught fillies. T tv° the receipt of Mr. J. s JN ew Zealand and Australian Songster," a couecuuu C! ( ' olmc so,l " s written and sung by Mr. Small, amongst which our readers may be sure is •• The Unfortunate Man," a song, as Mr. Small tells us in the brief but interesting biographical sketch with which he introduces his little book, which was written after an_ unsuccessful prospecting trip towards the Blue Mountains at the head of the Ovens.

OiAlir-HV Tiueatsicals.—On Thursday evening. .= e~cral of the members of Mr. l\d wards' dramatic compam' —now that the Prince of Wales Theatre is being occupied by the jS'athan Troupe—gave a performance at Otahuhu. There was an excellent house; and so pleased were the performers with their speculation that they intend playing again at Otahuhu on Monday next, when a very attractive entertainment will be produced. Death ix the Teakettle.— TTc would draw the attention of the City Board authorities to the state of the water in the public well opposite Mr. Marsh's shop in Queen-street. The water i:? quite fetid, wbicli any one may toll by catching a portion of 1 it in the pal™ of his hand. A large number of persons look to this pump fbr their water supply, and it certainly is not fit for domestic purposes. Possibly the drainage from the sewer or top drainage of the street finds its way into the well. This might be ascertained and remedied.

. Maxg-abei Majx Ko.id.—Tenders are required, receivable till noon this day, for carting about a thousand yards of metal, on the Manarei main road, from Papatoitoi road end to the school-house, at so much per cubic yard. Tenders to distinguish between metal obtained from "Buekland's Mountain," and any other quarry. Messhs. Hunter and Co. will sell to-day at the Queen-street Wharf, the favorite schooner Mary Anne White, now engaged in the wood trade. She is fourteen tons register, thirty tons measurement, to be sold with all sails and gear complete : also, at the Durham Yards, :ioQ bags of bone dust. 25 hack?, 20 light harness ditto, 15 medium draught horses, 10 heavy ditto, also, the following well-known racers : E oheroa, Borealis. bellow Jack, Moonbeam, Fish; saddles, clothing, and a set of tandem harness.

Messhs. C. Ar.THi T Ti «nd Son to-day willhold their usual sale of provisions, comprising flour, tea, ehecse. barlej-, sugar, furniture, tables, chairs, beds, &c\, concertinas, books, chemicals, cutlery, stove, cutlery, a pair of Pokelcos quite tame.

Mj-sse.o. Tuktiflt. axt> Tonics w-ill sell today a quantity of household furniture, potatoes, drapery, flour, drapery, &c\, &e. jylEssKs. C. Ptichbcjjy ai>-d Soy will sell to-day i tons of potatoes, ?■, tons vegetable marrows, corn ilour, No. 1 sugar, rice, kerosene, herrings, port and sherry wines, and sundries. r - f ochbanf, will sell to-day the cargo of tne Cordelia, containing 17,000 feet of marketable kauri timber of all sizes; a superior four-oared race gig, 10 feet long, oars, &c., complete, to be seen at Mr. IMicolson's yard, Albertstreet ; a pleasure boat lying at Wynyard pier, a new four-oared boat, 12 feet long, copper fastened, lying at Freeman's Bay. He (Juas. Burton's Estate.—The time for sending in claims against this estate has been extended to Monday next, the ICth. The dividend will be payable at Mr. Garlick's office Canada Buildings, on and after Wednesday, the 19th. inst.

Auckland "YVzstekx Academy.— School duties will be resumed for the second quarter at this Academy on Monday next. Messrs. Jonesjones and Co. will sell to-day, a large quantity of provisions, beef, flour, potatoes, oats, sugar, rice, wines, spirits, ales, and porter ; also, furniture, 60 fowls, 20 kegsof prime butter, 56 bags of maize, CO cases of kerosene, 11 tons of Java sugar, 7 tons of rice, 20 colonial cheeses, 10 chests of sago, ] case of essences. Messes. Hidings and Dowden will sell today, 5 tons of prime potatoes, 2 tons of rice, the whole of the household furniture of the Queen's Hotel, tables, chairs, 100 tables couches, bedsteads, bedding, chest of drawers, ddfware, ales, wines, spirits; also, a quantity of new and second-hand furniture, tables, in kauri and other woods, cooking stoves, harmonette, 6 gross shell gimlets, rirn latches, letter balances, watches, jewellery, 10 cases of bottled ale, 5 cases of bottled porter. Corporal Thomas .Tonus of the Military Train, reported at- the Police office yesterday, the untimely death of Private Daniel Devilan, of same company, while proceeding on convoy irom Penrose to Auckland. It appears that Devilan Tvas driving a dray, and when between Penrose and the Harp of i£rin he accidentally fell from off-the shaft, ere the poor fellow could one of the wheels of the dray passed oyer his right lower rib, fracturing it, and causing his death in a quarter of an tour. . A military doctor stationed at Otahuhu happened to be passing at the time the socidsnt occurred; and attended the deceased

until his doath. ; His body, was conveyed into town and lies in tho dend.houso at tlio Albert Barracks, awaiting a Coroner's inquest, which will be held to-day. Thk Bitpple Presentation.—We have seen some well executed photographic copies of (lie tj jjf s Teccntl y presented to tho Bev. Thomas Buddie, on tlia occasion of his removal from Auckland. Ihc-j' are of the ordinary size of ccri'tex-dc-mstics, and from the studio of Mr. W. H. Heed, of Shortland-street. Copies may be seen and procured at this olliee. | Another railway accident has been caused by the level crossing on the Newmarket lioad during the course of yesterday. Tho level crossings on this railway are a disgrace to the 1 rovinee. As an Albert car was passing the crossing yesterday, the horse tripped over the rails, and lell, seriously injuring his knees. Fortuuatoly no one was injured. Had a string of waggons come down the lino at tho time, the case miglit have been very different. We noticed yesterday that there were eighteen (IS) level crossings on the line between Auckland and Onehunga—a distance of six miles. We hud, on inquiry, that this is the correct number. Such a thing was never known before in any part of the world. In England there is great difficulty in getting a bill for a railway passed in which a level cutting appears, and it is only permitted where it cannot bo possibly avoided. In the Auckland and Drury Bail way the engineers have actually altered the levels of the road, to make the crossings come upon the level! This is the case also with tlio plans for the line to Drurv ! !

Phixce of Walks Theatre.—The Nathan Troupe drew a good house last night, and those present evinced evident satisfaction at the entertainment afiorded them. To-night a very attractive programme has been prepared—the performance commencing with the farce of " Sylvester Daggerwood," in which Little Marion Nathan will sing her celebrated song, "My Johnny was a Shoemaker." " Bombastes Furioso." songs, dances, and " The Ghost of the A illage," will eoncludo the evening's performances.

Masovto.—The usual monthly meeting of the Lodge Waitemata will take place on Monday evening, at the Masonic Hotel, at half-past 7 o'clock.

.Naval Volunteers.—A meeting of this company was held last evening in Mr. S. Cochrane's store, when there was a numerous attendance. r J he only business of importance done was the electing ot the following petty officers, and swearing in new members : —Mr. Spraggon (senior). Messrs. Constable. Cammell, and'Tra-

honey (Ist class). Messrs. Tapper, Combes, and Vv ells 1 2nd class). The company meets for drill opposite file fire bell. Princes-street, on Wednesday morning next, at (1.30 a.m.