Wellington in 1846

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 41, 8 April 1884, Page 3

Wellington in 1846

Ta the old times they were sometimeimpatient io Australia and New Zea'iind when the English mails were oyerdue. "VVe cr.py an -•.tract from the Australiita. published ia the New Zealand Spect.ilo--and Cook's Strait Guardian, under ds'e of Wednesday, September 23rd, 184b :— *** iSfWs from England. Where is tho May v slow coach,' that 'splendid, fart sailing, first class clipper, Berkshire P' Ti is now nearly a month since we received direct intelligence from England by the Pen yard Park. The May packet, if sin* "left London on the Ist, ia now over lue. having been one hundred and twenty j «e-_its .lay s on ker passage uo to the pre seat time. We are how one hundred and thirty' day* without news, direct or indirect, from England. (We complain in 1884 if the English mail is a few hour*--overdue.) In the advertising cal um us of the same .aper we find some of the names of firms yet in existence, viz.. Bethune aiid Hunter, W. M. Banna! yne and-Cd.-IW. W; Taylor. W. S. Lox'ey, JasrTnglis. Johnston and Moore, Robert Waitt, WVElyger, P. M. Harvey, Wm. Lyon, .T. J. Tame, John Wade, James Smith, W. B. Rhodes, Samuel & Joseph, have all gone to their long homes. We findWmJ Lyon advertising 100 dozen kelson ale ih quantities lb suit families. Settlers are informed tbat they may have a moderate quantity of carrot seed gratis by applying at the Wellington Tavern. Messrs (plifford and Vavasour supply wool packs and corn sacks made of New .Zealand Flax. Joseph Henderson cautions persons against buying sheep or cattle depasturing on Table Island, better known as Mana Island, in Cook's Straits; likewise, cattle and sheep depasturing at Morrakt-on the Middle Island. Ridg-ways-and Hick sou advertise potatoes and nay* grown at the Hutt ; also, a few tons ! of Pale whale oil for Home consumption.. Mr Tsine promises to give further particulars to any intending purchaser of 10 acres of cleared land, with or without 10 head of cattle. He states that the land is undiaputeti by the Natives, the present proprietor having cleared, cropped, and now in occupation of the same. A person as nnrsery maid, and to attend upon a lady, is requested to apply to Mrs'Crawford. and in the family of Mr Justice Chapman, at Karori, a nursery maid is wanted who 1 must have had some experience in the . management of children. As _ safe guard, we suppose, she must apply, iii the first instance, to Mr'Strang, at the Court House. W. B. Rhodes and fo. are buyer- of lean stock for cash 1 ! and a nota bene states' that "A few fat cattle would not be objected to." A valuable freehold property- is fnr sale,' being that comfortable family residence situated on Te Aro Flat, at present in the occupation of James Smith; Esq., consisting of four apartments, kitchen and o_thouses, with one eighth of an acre of garden ground ; apply to Thomas Hendry or to W. Lyon Samuel and Joseph have on sale, among Other things, -men's blue cloth caps, __. waterproof jackets and trousers, south monkey jackets, reefing jackets Svith cross- pockets, canvas and duck trousers*, and a bale of navy blue prints— rather'* nautical stock. On September 20th, tbeacbooner Star of China, 112 tons, Wood, arrived from Bydney, with general cargo., and passengers, Mr Hair, Mr Christian, and Mr Mason- On the 21 st, ihe schooner Fidele. 6 tons. Cm rey. from Ghau. -On the 22nd, H-M.S. Calliope. 26 guns, Captain Stanley, from Pororna. On Friday ,the Stains Castle passed tliroiighJ-ook's Straits with a fair wind on her homeward voyage. She has a great number of passengers and some of theoffifersand fifty of the crew of the French Ji Fnj{alie La Seine, whieh. was wrecked at NeW Caledonia. H.M.S. Carysfoot, 26 ghns. Captain George Seymour, sailed from Bydhey for Auckland «ad Valparaiso ou August 29th,