NELSON. [From the Nelson Examiner, Feb. 12 and 26.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 273, 11 March 1848, Page 2

NELSON. [From the Nelson Examiner, Feb. 12 and 26.]

His Excellency ihe Governor went on board the Inflexible oo Saturday evening last, but the vessel did not leave until the following morning, wheu she took her departure for the Southward. In consequence of the necessity which exists for the Inflexible leaving NewZealand for India by a certain day, it is understood that the Governor will not proceed further than Otakou on the present occasion, and that his visit to the Chatham and Auckland Islands is for the present deferred. After the return of the Inflexible to Auckland the Governor intends visiting the Southern settlements in the brig, and will call at New Plymouth, if the weather will permit, ou his way to Nelson and Wellington. His Excellency anticipated that he should be here in about two months, when means will be taken to bring the New Constitution into active operatiorf. His Excellency and Mrs. Grey, during their short sojourn here, visited the different public schools, and expressed themselves greatly pleased wiih the efforts made to promote education. His Excellency promised to afford some assistance from the Parliamentary Grant to the Nelson School Society, which is precluded from getting any help under the late ordinance. The schools of this Society owe their success in a great measure to the absence in them of all sectarian teaching, while the ordinance in question only recognizes such as are under the control of the head of some religious body. The Governor before leaving gave his customary subscription of five guineas to the Races, and the same sura to the Horticultural Society. During his Excellency's late visit to Nelson the draft of the Crown grant for tke land in this settlement was settled between his , Excellency and the Company's Agent. The necessary plans to be attached to the grant are now preparing, and on Jthe return of bis Excellency to Wellington, everything will be in readiness, and await only his signature. No long time can therefore now elapse before the question of titles is finally settled here. The Comet and Brightman arrived on Monday last from Sydney, with cattle, horses, and sheep. Captain Cork, with his accustomed good fortune, lauded fifty-four head of cattle and eight horses, which was the whole number put on board. The Brightman landed 950 sheep, 112 head of cattle, and ten horses, having sustained but a very trifling loss. The Comet has sailed again for Sydney and will be back immediately with about 7QO sheep : the Lady Mary Pelham has also sailed for Launceston, by way of Hokianga-, where she loads with spars, and will return here as speedily as possible with a cargo of sheep, a large number of which we understand will be to order.

Survey of New Zealand, &c— Capt. John Loft Stokes, who was promoted in July last year — the gallant, distinguished, and one of the most efficient, of our naval surveyors, whose interesting narrative of his able survey of the coast of Australia, when in command of the Beagle, is so well known to the whole civilized world — is about to commission and command the Acheron steam sloop, at Woolwich, and to proceed on a surveying expedition to the coasts of New Zealand, &c. The jicheron is a vessel of 720 tons, and has just been thoroughly repaired at Woolwich. We understand it is the wise intention of the Admiralty so to fit her that she will be capable of performing any service which, in the remote region to which she will proceed, emergency may demand of her. She will be fully armed and manned as a ship of war, and thus be enabled to pursue her peaceful occupation with more confidence to her crew, as well as to those at home, whilst as a man of wwarr r ready to act on the aggr-ssive, she will anticipate any events that may arise. She will also be adapted to carry troops with facility, and as a steamer will possess the means of rapidly conveying them to any point of the coast where their services may be required. Thus so ably commanded as she will be, and so efficiently equipped as proposed, the most advantageous and best possible results are insured, even at the distance of so many thousands of miles from Charing-cross or a Royal dockyard. — Standard, Sept. 30.