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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 320, 23 August 1848, Page 1

ON SALE . BY THE UNDERSIGNED, VERY superior Old Bottled Port arid Sherry Wine Figuera White Wine in hhds. »nd quarter casks Sicilian Red do. in do. -tlo. Madeira Wine in quarter casks Champagne in 1 dozen cases Claret and Hock in 3 dozen cases Byass' and Dunbar's Bottled Ale Bass & Co's well-known No. 3 "Ale in hhds. Negrohead and Cavendish Tobacco English Hops, Liverpool Salt, Lump and Crushed Sugar English Cordage and Whale Linei Spnnyarn, Amberltne, &c. Anchors and Chain Cables, Bar Iron ,Hoop Iron, Ash Oars Paints, Paint Oil, Bleached frunbleached Canvass Nos.2@7 Yorkshire Flag Stones, Stoves, Ranges, &c. Also, Per " NELSON," direct from Manila. Pouchong, in chests and half chests] Tongbi in chests, very superior y Tea Hyson in -Catty boxes J Coffee, No. 3 Cigars in 500 and 1000 boxei Patent Cordage and Whale Lines RIDOWAYS, HICKSON & Co. Wellington, 26th April 1848.

ON SALE, Ex "LADY LEIGH," '< ALPBA." and "OSPREV." FAN DIEMEN'S LAND NEW FLOUR of the First Quality at £14 10s. per ton, in small quantities.. Apply to ,„ „. Ridgways, Hi enow, & Co. Wellington, 2nd August, 1848.

TO ARRIVE PER RRIG "NELSON," Daily expected from Manila direct. lfi^h TON'S Panqpauga Sugar, assorted -■■v^r qualities 10 Tons Coffee 10 Tons Rice . 5 Tons Rope 10 HogsheaWßutn 250,000 N0. 4 Cigar* Apply to RiDGWAYS, HICKSON, & Cd. Wellington, 25th April, 1848.

CUSTOM-HOUSE FORMS \/TAY be had at the office of the "New i » 1. Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait («i ardiak." January 1, 184 S.

TO 'I HE PUBLIC.

TJOOK, CARD, JOB, and every other -" description of Printing, executed \»ith neatness and despatch, at the Office of the "Spectator," Manners-street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT. The following are the Signals used «t the Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, T When tht A Cross " a Barqife, *«**? «« A Circle " * Brie, i •««*«• A Triangle « a Schooner, f* BB * n * A Diamond " a Cutter, %£. G A Parallelogram" a Steamer, J iwired. Remarks.— A White Flag at Mast Head die notes a sail in sight; when the class is ascertained, the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head. Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at Matt Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, whit* Pendant under descriptive Signal. When a vessel is at anchor, either inside or outside the Heads, th* flag i* lowered to half mast. A vessel in distrew,. or on ihore, descriptive signal half mast. Fore and ! aft schooner, a triangle hollow m he centre.

Wellington Markets, Retail Price*, Aug. 23, 1848.— Fiist flour, £16: 0 per ton; Bread, per-? ]b. loaf, 4d. ; Beef, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Mutton, 6d. to 7d. per Ib. \ Pork, sd. to 6d. per ID. • Fowls, per pair, 45. ; Ducks, per pair, ss. ; Geese, 7s. each; Turkeys, 7s. eath; Fresh butter, Is. 9d. ; yet )b. ; Salt butter, Is. 4d*perjb. ; Potatoes, £4 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. Od.per dozen: Cheese, Mew Zealand," Is. Od,_. per _lh.; Bathurat, Bd.per4b.; Maize, 3s. 6d per bush.; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Ham arid Bacon, 6d. to r 7<*. jm? lb.; F»«w«q«, ftr «•!«, ml.