New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, September 4, 184?.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 219, 4 September 1847, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, September 4, 184?.

The Bee arrived yesterday from Sydney, after a passage of eighteen days. She brings Sydney papers to the 14 ultimo containing English news to the 1 8th April, which will be found in this day's Spectator. The ship Ramilies, 635 tons, McLean, wa9 laid on for New Zealand with pensioners, and an advertisement appeared in the Morning Chronicle for tenders, to be sent to the Secretary of the Admiralty on the 15th April, for 350 tons of Welch coal to be delivered at Wellington, New Zealand, and the same quantity at Auckland for the service of her Majesty's steam vessels. This notice has called forth a splenetic effusion from the Australian on behalf of that neglected colony, New South Wales, but our contemporary appears to forget that it would be more economical in the Government to send out coals from England as ballast to the ships destined to convey the pensioners to New Zealand than to pay freight on coals from Sydney.

Coroner's Inquest. — An inquest was held at Barrett's Hotel on "Wednesday, before Dr. Fitzgerald, the coroner, on the body of Samuel Florence, who was drowned at Okiwi ; the particulars of whose death were reported in our last number. The body was recovered on Tuesday by the boat belonging to the Calliope, sent by Capt. Stanley to search for the body. A verdict was returned, of accidentally drowned.

A herd of fat cattle fifty in number, being part of Capt. Smith's stock at Terawite, passed through the town yesterday, en route for Wanganui, whither they were sent by Capt. Rhodes, who has the contract for the supply of the troops stationed in that district. As this is the first attempt which has been made since the late disturbanqe to drive cattle overland to Wanganui, we hope the spirited contractor may succe.ed in,effecting his object without any loss or interruption from the natives.

— , I Wellington Savings Bank. — Mr. R. Hart, Mr. P. D. Hogg, Mr. P. M. Hervey, andCapt. Sharp, the Managers in rotation, will attend to receive deposits at Messrs. Johnson & Moore's store, from seven to eight o'clock on Saturday evening, the4thtSeptember'l B4 7; and at the Union Bank of Australia, from twelve to one o'clock, on Monday forenoon, the 6th September. The Superintending Committee will meet at Barrett's Hotel, on Monday evening next, the 6th inst., at 8 o'clock, such meeting to be special, to consider whether any and what steps are necessary to be takeft in con-, sequence of "tine proposed Savings Banks Ordinance.