THE NELSON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 4, 2 April 1842, Page 15

THE NELSON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.

It is intended, we understand, to hold a meeting on Friday evening next, at the Surveyor's Office, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of attaining, as early as possible, the use of the books already contributed to this institution. The fact of there having been two committees appointed, one on board the Whitby, and the other inuLondon, wholly independent of each other, /appears to have occasioned a doubt in the minds of those now in the settlement, who are members of either committee, as to whose duty it is fo take the necessary measures for this purpose ; and gentlemen interested, but not on the committee, do not know to whom to look to take the lead. The meeting that is to be ,beld on Friday is one convened by several gentlemen who take an interest in this matter, and who now begin to feel the want of occupation for their leisure hours. It is not intended to take the authority which may have been, committed to any out- of their bands, but rather as an invitation to gentlemen who may be on either committee to come forward, state their views and intentions, and, if necessary, request Jhe cooperation of their fellow colonists.

Oh Thursday the barque Hope, nine day* from Sydney, arrived at this harbour with 70 cows,jmany with calves by their sides, three bulls, six mares, and a number of goats. Mr. Plaistow, the owner of this stock, will remain here at least for a time, and will proceed to Lima almost immediately. The Hope took emigrants to Sydney previous to her being chartered for this place. The stock of cows was originally 80, but 10 were lost on the passage, and one of the bulls is not expected to survive. Generally the cattle are landed, in very good condition, and the mares are good useful hackneys. We believe that another vessel, with a cargo of cattle, has already left Sydney, and may be daily expected. Mr. Plaistow informs us that he saw Mr. George Duppa and Mr. Revans, of Port Nicholson, in Sydney. Mr. Duppa was going up the country to purchase stock, with the intention of takingit to Port Ni-cholson.-We have received, by the kindness of Mr. Plaistow, a Sydney Herald of the 7th of March, but there is no news from England more recent than the 6th November, to which date we have accounts in the New Zealand Gazette.

We omitted in our last to acknowledge our obligation to Captain Robinson, of the Bolton, for the papers which supplied us with the- European and English news contained in that number.