DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 29, 22 February 1844, Page 3

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

A Mare's Nbst.— portant and won* derful disoovery has been made lately by the Head-itor of the Southern Cross be has found out that shipping can be supplied with water in Official Bay, by a canal that was exca unemployed immigrants a week priori lency leaving Aacaland, and which'waVno: our journal about five weeks past. Prodigious f The •■ BAHOALOitE.'\--This Fine Vessel made her trip to the Bay of Islands in 16 hours from our Port, last week—all well, and on Saturday, last, she left the Bay for Valparaiso. Government Gazi only fresh notices that we perceive in tbe Gazette of .Saturday last, irj 17th, was an announcement thai sorrfe Government Cstlle will be sold on tbi Notice of Transfti ot Publican's Lie. on Tuesday, the 6th dav ot March next, at the Police Office. mre.-This pTace of will he open for ihe future only once in each week, on .Monday Evenings. Great preparation! are being made we understand, for iuxi Monday's §Mi .nderstand that Ihe Captain of an American vsh.ilct .it the Hay of Islands was ist week and found guilty on tin. , • haYges, viz : i j at the Custom House, a false clearance, and smuggling tobacco • ■li shore; Foi each of the three ollVicoi the Csp tain was rii -um ol one hundred j and as he would not, or • pay the cash ihe authorities decided on taking fifteen tons of oil <>ui ol tbe vessel which will be sold by auction to lie fine and other expenses. • Odd Fellowship.—This Older will soon be in aciive : ..it be long .-nits which is advocated by the Instiiu,ii be developed, and no doabl properly |p> i en who h iv< eng i the formation <>f the Craft here, Imve phrsded their labours with promptitude at sd hive used every endeavour to lay the foundation of the new Lodge on a respectable and permanent basis. The Lodge room' is for the present et'tbeCommercial Inn, where j mght last a Hectic ral <>t the Brethren came from tome distance to attend ihe meeting. The election of the principal OttoOTi was then proceeded with, and Brether Beorge Bnokideham was duly elected N.(i.,aml lUmhe r Cro.sbie, N. (i. 'J'he tppqinnaetrl of the mfcrior Officers will take place On Wednesday night next when the regular installation will take place,— Bye-laws for the Government of the Lodge be passed, and all preliminary arrangements be (as far as possible) completed. We believe there are ■ great number of Odd Fellows in the District, and there is every prospect of the Lodge soon being very numerous. Bishop Pomi'Alikr.—On Monday evening last, the Roman Catholic Bishop, and several clergymen,' arrived in Auckland, from the Hay of Islands. A confirmation will be held at the Chapel on Sunday next. J