New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, February 20, 1847.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 163, 20 February 1847, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, February 20, 1847.

We extract from the New Zealander an address presented to his Excellency by the settlers at Auckland on the occasion of thenanniversary, to which, with the Governor's reply, we would direct the particular attention of our readers. The settlers there seem to be in v an agony of anxiety and alarm, and hope that, after the classical precedent, their capital may be saved by the cackling of its geese. The address appears to have been framed for two objects, and to have been singularly unsuccessful in failing to attain either of them. The settlers at Auckland appear to be anxious to remove the stigma under which they labour, of having endeavoured to frighten Captain Grey (as they did Captain Fitzroy) into compliance with their land- sharking schemes, by tampering with the Natives, and thus to render the Governor a passive instrument in their hands, and they hoped to obtain some definite answer about the removal of the capital. But they have mistaken the character of the person they have to deal with. While the subject of the removal of the capital is passed over in silence, they are plainly told that many of them resorted to most improper means to endeavour to compel the Government to recognize most exceptionable claims, and that these attempts, if not adopted by the body of the settlers, were silently acquiesced in, no attempt having been made by a public expression of opinion to reprobate these treasonable attempts to excite the natives. We may charitably hope with his Excellency that probably the majority of the settlers now view these proceedings with sorrow, though when we remember the meeting at Auckland recently reported in the New Zealander, when an amendment moved by Dr. Campbell expressive of confidence in the Governor's administration received no support beyond that of its mover and seconder, we must confess it to be a great stretch of charity.

The Elora arrived syesterday from London via New Plymouth and Nelson having had a prosperous passage ; ' her latest English dates are to 10th October. She has brought on from Nelson the mail of the Star of China which arrived at that Port 13th February. By this opportunity we have received files of the Sydney papers to 23d Jan., containing English news to 24th Sept., extracts of which will be found in our columns.

Yesterday his Excellency went on horseback to the Hutt district to inspect the new road and other improvements making there. It is reported that his Excellency will proceed in the Inflexible to Taranaki next Wednesday, and after visiting Nelson will return to Wellington.

The limes of the 7th August published a second -edition containing a column of intelligence from New Zealand, to the middle of March, extracted from this journal ; the Pictorial limes and other papers received by the Elora also have extracted their NewZealand news (to the beginning of April) from the Spectator.

Cricket. — On Thursday the return match between the officers and others in the employ of Government and the settlers was played on Thorndon flat; a few of the players had been changed, owing to indisposition or unavoidable absence, but the sides were equally balanced. The employes were victors, after a hardly contested match, by 10 runs. The players laboured under a disadvantage from the weather, the wind blowing strong during great part of the day.

Wellington Savings Bank. — Mr. J. Dun, Major D. S.Dnrie, Dr. Fitzgerald, and Dr. Featherston, the Managers in rotation, will attend to receive deposits at Messrs. Johnson & Moore's store, from seven to eight o'clock on Saturday evening, the 20th Februaiy, 1847, and at the Union Bank of Australia, from twelve to one o'clock on Monday- forenoon, the 22d February.