New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, December. 2, 1846.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 140, 2 December 1846, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, December. 2, 1846.

Bt the~ Government brig whidh arrived on Monday evening, we have Auckland papers to Novr. 21, containing a Report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council which closed its sittings on the 18th ultimo. From a desire to furnish our readers .wiflL as full a report as possible of the Council's proceedings, we have republished from the New Zealandcr of the 21st the proceedings of the Land Purchase and Land Claims Bill, and will continue to republish the Council's proceedings until the whole is completed. We will take the opportunity in, our next number of reviewing the labours of the Sessiom. His Excellency it was expected, would be detained by business at Auckland until the middle of this month, when he would return to Wellington in the Driver. The Castor had proceeded to Hobart Town with the rebels taken during the late military operations in this district, and sentenced by the Court Martial to be transported for- life. It was expected that Captain Graham would not return to New Zealand if he should meet with the Dadalus. The Childers sailed for India via Hong Kong, Octr. 27th. The Gladiator steamer was expected from England to relieve .the Driver on this station.. ; jibe *&H>a hatd not arrived at Auckland when the Government Brig sailed. , The principal alteration in the Customs was a duty of 10 per cent, on all British goods, and manufactures, and a duty of 12| per cent, on all foreign goods and manufactures instead of the former duty of 5 per cent. Glass bottles imported full; 1 Bullion and Coin, all Live Stock, Seeds, Bulbs and Plants,. and Printed Books, are to be freetof Affairs were ,quiet at the North, Heki had offered to restore to their proper -bwn.ers, the horses stolen by the rebels, and had forwarded- by the Castor a large hog weighing nearly three hundred pounds as a present to his. Excellency. - jO was,,a rumour at Auckland that General' Ellis was to be Governor of 'the Southern division of New Zealand. r \

Livi'Sto'ckl^— The,bullocks per UrgenLyrere disposed of by private' sale at* £8 KteV/ahd

the wethers at 16s. The wethers per Bee were disposed of at the same price. The wethers per Star of China and Comet were sold by auction in separate lots, and each lot brought 16s. 6d. per head cash. The cargo of live stock per Orwell were imported here to Mr. Dun's order, and are not for sale. 80 head of the cattle were started yesterday for Wairarapa, and the remainder of them and the 700 sheep landed from the same vessel are still at Evans 1 Bay. Owing to ,the large importations of live . i stock at this favourable season of the year ■meat will soon be much reduced in price.

A poution of the troops stationed in Wellington have been sent to Porirua, and their place has been supplied by a detachment from the camp on the Hutt.

Want of room obliges us to postpone our report of the sittings of the Supreme Court to our next number.

Custom House, Wellington, , Ist December, 1846. Spirits and tobacco under liond This Day. Brandy 2274 gallons - Rum 7437 do. Gin 983 do. Liqueurs • • 5$ do. Cigars * - 1611b Tobacco ..63,7281b