The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

The intelligence from the seat of war in New
Zealand during the month of June is of a pacific
character. The troops had gone into winter
quarters, and no further warlike operations we.e
expected until the return of spring. The Maories,
in the meantime, who have retired from Tauranga,
would have ample time and opportunity afforded
them of strengthening themselves in their fastnesses,
but a report had gained ground that, having all their
channels of communication closed, they bad been
reduced to estate of starvation. Commodore Sir W.
Wiseman, Bait., with her Majesty's ship Curacoa
and Falcon, bad arrived at Sydney, where they
would remain until the renewal of hostilities.
Major-General Sir D. A. Cameron was at Auck-
land at the date of the last deices.

From Dunedin the emigration to Melbourne had
been very rapid, about 1,300 persons having
reached Melbourne from that place during the
month. Business at Otago was reported to be very
dull indeed, and the yield from the goldfields was
rapidly decreasing. The new field at Wakamarina,
in the NOlllOll district, had proved a failure, but few
miners remained on the ground, and they were not
doing well.
The following is from the Sydney Morning flerald
of the 21st of June : _ _

0a the 4th last. we received Nelson papers to the 24th
alt., including Wanganui papers to the 15th ult. last
Friday a skirmish took plans at Italians, betwoma the
friendly and rebel natives. Eighty of the latter were killed,
the Ices on the friendly side being 12 killed and a number
wounded. A canoe has Put arrived with two of the
wounded. It appears from the accounts sow gives that
the rebels fired thrice before their fire was returned ; that
besides the 60 killed os land, 20 were shot in the water.
and that the natives are hunting down those who escaped.
There were lit rebels sad 400 government natives en-
StqeMelbourne Argus of June 25 gives the follow-
ing curious episode of the war :
The Auckland New Zealander bad, in an article published
on the Ist of Jess, referring to the death of Captain
Hamilton, of the k, stated 'lt is feared that this brave
officer was rrnelly by his matt, who were seized
with a panic and fled back to oar position, after being pl-
iantly led as the forlorn hope to the attack. It is true it was
a critical moment. hat if themes had displayed half the cou-
rse sod daring of their °Mears a vary did *rent moult would
have to be chronicled respecting this arafertineate ammoniac."
This offended the seamen of the Esk, who, is numbers 60
strops, came down to the office, and commenced proosedinp
which portended pathos the baildicg—a wooden one—
dews. One of them moo cried out, '• We have the autho-
rity of our officers for what we are doing." Magistrates is.
terfered to prevent violence, the police were called, sad
Commodore Sir William Wheaten appealed to, bat I. vain.
The police were unable to cope with the rioters, sad the
commodore corroborated the insertion that the officers con-
nived at the riot by not interfering. Temporises was re-
gatta to. and lie the promise that an extraordinary edition
should Sane, retracting the previous statement, the mama
retired. The extmordiaary editioa came out with a ridi-
culous denial of the charge against the Naval Brigade, and
attributing the panic which mimed the sudden retreat to a
mistake of theffith Regiment. This, it was also mentioned,
was the substaace of the statement made by the rioting
111111111 L sad it was signed "Jobe P. Beckett, Quarter-
warder."

fine lilaJaerr's Tntima.—Tbe supplementary
sessoo, leo to call it—is other words, the series of per
which have been given since the completion
of the subscription nights—was brought to • clime on
Saturday. The bones was • fair one ; for although
(with, of COQ/DI, the inevitable exception of the pit) so
part of the theatre could be said to be crowded, no part
of it showed anything like the appearance of an norms.
fortable vacuity. The ordinary practice et making • selection
for the last evening from the most popular operas produced
in the course of the year, though originally intended to he
adhered to, was on thkocession departed from ; and, in
consequence of numerous applications to that effect, the

management determined on giving one more representation
of Faust, which achieved Its usual success. Several pieces,
and notably the chores of the burghers in the second act,
with that of the soldier, in the fourth, were emoted, and
=ay others were demanded, but the necessity of 6nishieg
the performance by twelve o'clock placed a limit as the
good nature of the company eves oa the sight of its break-
ing up. The principal artiaiss, Thiene, Trebelli,
Gassier, and Santley were several times called before the
curtain, and complimented with garlands and enthusisati
applause. The performsoos terminated with the national
anthem, which was song by Mdlle. Titiens and the whole
strength of the company.
" LORD DURDREARY " AND " BROTHER SAM "
rat no LAKE Durum-r.—Hr. E. A. Seams (Lord DUO-
dreary) and Mr. Alexander Heodermie, lessee of the Prince
of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, who are at present rusticat-
ing in the Lake District, were (says our Liverpool sores-
spoodenti the heroes of a most amusing adventure, at Hes-
, wick, on Thursday evening last. Mr. Henderson, in a
letter received in Liverpool on Saturday, SSTs : " Quito a
sensation scene occurred here (Keswick) last night. Sothern
and I went to see the performances at a small theatre here,
and, on entering, I fusty the 'treasury' most have bees
shoat is. 6d., and throwing down our 2s. each, the woman
taking the money seemed slightly staggered, so much BO
that she evidently made inquiry who the reckless indivi.
duals were. Au old fellow, who had bees boring as about
boats, who had ascertairied our names at the hotel, and who
had sponged on us for a pit ticket, moos let the cat out of
the bag. Thu news of Lord Duodreary being in the theatre
spread like wildfire OWN' the town, and in an incredibly short
space of time the previously empty house was jammed.
The performance vas ignored, every one turning
rotted and staring like mad, sad paying, • Oh, that's him
witb)tbe m putsches' —'No, it's him with the " rummy" hat'
—' Oh. you foal, everybody knows he wears big whiskers;
do. This was, as yos may suppose. very funny at fink but
it soon became rather annoying, and we rose to leave, when
some fellow at the back sang out, ' Three cheers for Lord
Dundreary and Brother Sam. This of course was taken up
by the whole house. A scene ensued, the curtain dropped,
and after a continuous uproar some one stepped on the stage
and said be had been requested ' to ask Mr. Bothers if be
would oblige, Sr.. by reading his celebrated letter from
Brother Sam.' Sothern tried by every means to evade this.
Eventually be made a speech from his seat, bet it was no
go. At teat, joieitig In the fun, he got an the stage and read
the letter. lie then ran behind the curteia ant out at the
stage door, leaving poor me to do the hest I could ; and for
an extra ' sell ' I got up sod shouted 'He gone out by the
back door,' and like madmen everybody rushed out of the
theatre, leaeing it in a few minute@ quite empty. About an
hour afterwards the bandeau to our hotel to serenade us,
when we invited them in and made them jolly. The tandem
is now at the door, and the skeet full of people waiting to
see us start."

Tess Nsw Bascom—Mr. Thomas 'lurch West-
ern, spots wham her Majesty bee just conferred the dignity
of a barosetcy„ is a member of a very ancient Ewes family.
wbieb has always been dietinguisbed foe the maintesance of
liberal principles. lie was educated at Trinity Collere,
Ceunbridge, where be graduated fit 181 P. The next in sue.
cession to the baronetcy is Mr. Tbomas Suttoa Western,
M.P. for the borough of Maldon.—Obeerrer.