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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 61, 11 March 1872, Page 2

Professor Haselmayer. — This celebrated magician, &c, from whom we are led to expect such great things, arrived by the Phoebe this morning, and will give his first performance at the Assembly Room to-morrow eveniDg. At Auckland he has drawn crowded houses, and is highly spoken of by the press as a conjuror, and musician, and indeed in many capacities, and there can be little doubt that he will succeed in delighting his Nelson audiences. The entertainment will be only given for a few nights, as Mr. A. Robinson, who is acting as agent for Mr. Haselmayer, proceeds South by the Phoebe to make arrangements for his performing in the other provinces. , , Diorama of the American War. — This well known diorama arrived by the Wanganui yesterday, and will be exhibited

at the Oddfellows 5 Hall to-night. The excellent paintings of the various events of the war are iv themselves well worth seeing, bat iv addition to this the propietary offer to those attending, a number of gifts, 100 of which to the value of £50 are advertised for distribution this evening. The exhibition has been drawing crowded houses at Wellington for some time, and with reference to the giving away of the prizes the Post says : — "After the exhibition of the panorama bad been completed last eveniDg, the same amusement as on previous occasions was caused by the distribution of prizes. The chief one of these, the plated tea and coffee set, was won by Mr. W. N. Werry." Te Kooti. — A Napier telegram, dated March 9, says : — The schooner Hero arrived last night from Wairoa. She brings three prisoners of Te Kooti'sband, captured by the Armed Constabulary under the command ot Captain Ferris, at Kukitere. — One of the prisoners is Maaha, who was for a long time Te Kooti's butcher. — Captain Ferris is still out at the back of Putere, and has, since the capture of the prisoners, tracked Te Kooti to his camp, but the barking of the dogs enabled Te Kooti and his band to escape. — Captain Pitt and party are out at the back of Poverty Bay, and it is supposed Te Kooti is in that direction. It is said that Cyrus Haley, who, it will be remembered, has been committed for trial at Auckland for an attempt to shoot Mr. Russell, and on several other charges, intends to move the Supreme Court to change the venue of his trial down to Wellington. If he should succeed in his application, the cost of witnesses' expenses will be somethiug enormous, to say nothing of the personal inconvenience they will be put to.