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Evening Post, Issue 97, 1 June 1865, Page 2

The N.Z.S.N. Company's s.s. Rangatira, Captain Munole, arrived in harbour this morning at 1.30 a,m , from the North vi; , Nelson. From Manukau to Taranaki experienced moderate weather with heavy ¦westerly swell, from Taranaki to Nelson heavy south-west gale, from thence to Wanganui moderate weather, and from Wanganui to Wellington strong N.W. winds. The Tararua, s.s., brought a mail from the Bouth this morning; but on applying at the Post Office for our usual supply of newspapers, we were informed there was nothing for us but what we had already received, namely— a Chrfstchurch Mail of March 3lßt| two Auckland papers of May 19, and a couple of Nelson papers. We cannot explain why this beggarly account of empty boxe«, but advise our friends in 0 ngo and Canterbury that there is something rotten in the staff of Denmark. Tiie Otflgo Daily Times, the

Lyttleton Chronicle, the Canterbury Standard, and a host of others, are on this occasion among our missing friends. To the purser of the Taranm we return onr best thanks for a Dunedin Times, a Lyttelton Chronicle, ami a copy of the Lyttekon Times, which, after some trouble, he was enabled to place in our possession. The N.Z S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wonga Wonza, Onptain G. F. Thompson, from Taranaki, arrived in this port at seven o'clock yesterdny evening. Captain Thompson reports the steamer Ahuriri waiting at YV.mg.anui under orders from Government to convey 250 of the 7<>rh from Wangauui to New Plymouth. They were on their way from Patea, and supposed to be detained by bad weather. The Wonga brings no passengers. The great sensational drama of the " Ticket of Leave Man," by Tom Taylor, was pro duced on Tuesday evening at the Theatre Royal, and certainly placed upon the stage in a superior manner. We have only to say that the scenery was by Mr. Chas. Massey to assure everybody that that portion of the mise en scene was perftction. As to the acting, never since this talented troupe ap peared in Wellington have we seen anything superior. Miss Marian Dunn as Miy Edwards, the ballad singer, played very cleverly. From her iippearance in the gardens, in the first act* to the end of her most arduous part, she sustained a sweet serenity of character that rendered the impersonation most acceptable to the audience. Miss Anstead, as Mrs. JWilloughby, was very good ; her make-up and acting were something beyond the average ; and Miss Maggie Grifllths, as Sam Willoughby, was the acme of a saucy vagabond idle boy. Mr. John Dunn undertook a somewhat difficult part, and at first we were inclined to think it n little out of his line, but as we have before observed that gentleman never docs anythiug badly, and certainly his Robert Bricrly was capital, The character is very difficult and very long, and we must pay Mr. Dunr. the compliment to say thuk he played the part to the life. Mr. Howe, as Jem Dalton, and Mr. E. Keeley, as Melter Moss, the Jew, wore both very good. Mr. Towers played Hawkshaw, the detective, with his usual ability. He made a good deal of tha part, especially in the tavern scene with the navvies, where he assumes a dialect to deceive the housebreakers, and at last discovers him* self to Brierly in a startling tableux, which was vociferously encored.