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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume II, Issue 77, 28 March 1846, Page 1

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UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.

MR. MARRIOTT'S BENEFIT, On TUESDAY, March 31.

MR. MARRIOTT begs to inform the Public that his benefit is fixed for TUESDAY, March 31, 1846; on which occasion will be produced, for the first time in this colony, the celebrated Dramatic Opera of

ROB ROY.

ROB ROY Mr. Marriott. Diana Vernon, by a Young Lady, her first appearance on any stage.

AFTER WHICH, A VARIETY OP SINGING AND DANCING. To conclude with, for the first time here, the favourite farce of the

SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM.

N.B. — The Boxes have been completed during the recess, and will be thrown open for the fir/it time on this occasion.

B§p" For further particulars, tee billt. March 28, 1846.

STATIONERY On Sale at the Office of this Paper i— Foolscap, various qualities Large thick Post, wove and laid Thin Post, „ t , Fine Bath Post, Gilt edge Note Paper Envelopes, various sizes Antiquarian, Dble. Elephant Imperial Royal and Demy Drawing paper Quills and Steel pens Black lead Drawing Pencils, Coloured do. Carpenters' do. Portfolios, plain and embossed Royal Hand, Dble. hand brown, and Royal brown wrapping paper Ledgers and account books, various sizes Invoice books with indexes, do. Cash books ruled double, do. India rubber, bottle and patent Ivory holders and Knives Ladies' and gentlemen's card cases Ditto ditto tinted and embossed cards Sponge, wafer stamps Black lines for letter-writing Memorandum-books of all descriptions Black and red ink, writing fluid, ink powderi Children's copy-books Also, ex Shamrock, Millboards, Marble Paper, and Bookbinders' Materials Pasteboard for Bonnets &c. &c. &c. Wellington, March 28, 1846.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT.

The following are the Signals used at the Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, 1 JJJ/*, A Cross " a Barque, \ inside the A Circle " a Brig, \heaDS. A Triangle " a Schooner, I he pLAG A Diamond " a Cutter, wU i he A Parallelogram" a Steamer, J lowered. Remarks. — A White Flag at Mast Head denotes a sail in sight; when the class is_ ascertained, the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. English vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head. Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, white Pendant under descriptive Signal. . When a vessel is at anchor, either inside or outside the Heads, the flag is lowered to half mast. . A vpssei in distress, or on shore, descriptive signal half mast. Fore and aft schooner, a triangle, hollow in the centre.

Wellington MARKWSSyßetailPrices, March 28, 1846.— First flour, £16 to £17 per ton. Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 4d. ; Beef, Bd. to 9d. per lb.; Mutton, Id. to lOd. per lb. ; Pork, 4d. to sd. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 3s. ; Ducks, per pair, 4s. ; Geese, Bs. each; Turkeys, 7s. each ; Fresh butter, Is. 6d. per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. sd. perlb. ; Potatoes, £3 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per dozen ; Cheese, NewZealand, Is. 2d. perlb.; Bathurst, none. Maize, ss. per bush. ; Ale, Is. 6d: per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb ; Firewood, per cord, 12».