New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, November 15, 1848.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 343, 15 November 1848, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, November 15, 1848.

The Catherine has brought from Nelson the,mail of the Bernicia, which latter arrived at Nelson on the 6th inst., having 1 previously, balled at New Plymouth on the 3rd. The Bernicia has on board 140 emigrants for the different Southern settlements, and was to sail for this Port shortly after the Catherine, so that she may be daily expected. We understand that the Commissioners (among whom Lieutenant Thomas is a principal member) appointed by the Church of Eng-land-Association to determine the site of the new settlement of Canterbury are passengers in the Bernicia. Two vessels were laid on for New Zealand, the Brig Susan to sail for Wellington and the other settlements on the Bth July, and the' Duke of Portland tosail.on the Ist September for Auckland and Wellington. The latest English .papers we have seen are to July sth ; they are chiefly filled with details relating to the late insurrection at Paris. Some interesting extracts from them will be found in another part' of this paper.

In a recent number of the Nelson Examiner (Nov. 4) is a flippant letter referring to the concluding remarks in our account of the late earthquake, which the writer considers " a piece of superstitious piety, pardonable enough under the circumstances" — and not likely to do harm " otherwise than as they may contribute towards the sophistication of the public mind, and the perpetuation of vulgar and unworthy notions of God's Pro- ; vidence." The remarks to which this writer I refers were 'as follows — " We cannot conclude this hasty and imperfect sketch without acknowledging in this visitation the finger of God. 'It is the Lord's doing, and is marvellous in our eyes' " — on which" he observes — " Now with all reverence for religion, and tenderness for the prejudices of religious people, to such an interpretation of the occurrence, I, for one, am entirely opposed, and should of course be so, were the result a hundred times more calamitous. I consider it founded on false views of Nature, and still falser views of the Divine Government." with much more to the same effect. " That man," observes Dr. Johnson, (we quote from recollection), " is not to be envied whose heart would not burn with patriotism on the plains "of Marathon, or glow with piety amid the ruins of lona." And if the recollection of human deeds should awaken the warmest, emotions of which our nature is susceptible, how ought our souls to be affected when we witness these mysterious but terrible agencies of Nature, and acknowledge the Creator in the operations of his hands. Of all the phenomena with which we are acquainted none are less understood, none are perhaps more destructive or terrible in their effects than the visitation which has been lately experienced in this j settlement, but we would hope that there are but few who would fail to perceive in these natural causes "the First Great Cause," through whom we live and have our being. He is certainly rather an object of pity than envy who can discern in these events nothing but ," the demonstrations of physical processes" — and refuse "to look through Nature up to Nature's God."

The fine growing weather during the last few days gives every, promise that the ensuing exhibitionof the Horticultural Society, which is fixed for next Tuesday, will prove ' more than usually interesting. By thefkihd permission of Colotier Gold the excellent Band of the 65th Regiment will be in attendance and add to the attractions of the exhibition. ;

Last week a person of the name of Mitchell was examining a section of country land on the Porirua Road, about two miles from Jackson's Ferry, when he discovered in the bush the remains of a human skeleton. The clothes had all perished or disap-

peared, and the flesh had fallen from the bones which, were quite bleached from exposure to the weather. It will be recollected that about four years ago, a person of the name of Byron a dyer, who was "rather weak in his intellect, wandered into the bush on the Porirua Road during very stormy weather and no further tidings were ever heard of him, although at the time an ineffectual search was made for him. It is supposed that the skeleton discovered by Mitchell must be th^ remains of poor Byron, who must have 'perished in the bush from the effects of cold and hunger. Information of the circumstances was given by Mitchell to the police, and an inquest will be held by Dr. Fitzgerald the Coroner.

Accident. — On Saturday last a carter of the name of Thomas Worsley, who lives at the Taitai, was returning to the Hutt with a load of bricks; at Thorndon-quay, from some cause or other, his horses ran away, and upset the bricks, which fell upon Worsley, breaking his right arm, and the small bone of his .right leg, above the ankle, and inflicting other injuries and bruises. Medical assistance was immediately procured, and we understand that he is in a fair way of recovery.

We publish from last Thursday's Govern' ment Gazette the return of the' Revenue and Expenditure of this settlement for the last quarter. On comparing it with the quarter ending in June there will be found a trifling increase in the Customs of £186, the amount received in the June quarter being £3,662:6.

Customs — s. d. £ s. d. Spirits 2,225 4 4 Cigars and Snuffs . . 30 ,3 0 Tobacco, mamifactured 473 10 0 „ xmmanufactured 16 13 0 'Ad valorem' Duty . . 1,102 12 1 3^48 2 6 Fines and Fees — Fines — Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington 9 14 9 „ , „ „ Petre 1 15 0 Fees — Supreme Court 20 2 6 „ Eesident Magistrate's Court,, Wellington 21 16 0 - „ „ „ Petre 3 9 0 „ „ „ Waikanae 0 16 0 Registration, of Deeds, 8 11 „ Births, Deaths, and Marriages .... 710 72 15 4 Licenses — Publicans' (Special) 5 0 0 Post Office — (Collections) 94 13 0 Total Ordinary Revenue. ..£4,020 11 3 Incidental — Repayment of rations (military prisoners) 36 7 0 Receipts in aid of Revenue — Advances from Commissariat Chest 14,600 0 0 Total Revenue £18,656 18 3

Civil — £ s. d. * ». d. Lieut. - Governor and Establishment 382 5 0 Colonial Secretary's ■ department 203 14= 3 Colonial Treasurer's „ 140 10 6 Audit „ 113 15 0 Survey „ 122 0 0 Eegistrar-General's „ 106 0 Customs „ 249 1 5 Harbor „ 127 9 0 Police „ 885 4 3 Medical „ 257 17 7 Post-Office 102 17 9 — '■ 2,6901 9 Q Judicial — Supreme Court 218 17 3 Eesident Magistrate's Court 127 6 8 Crown Solicitor 62 10 0 - '\1 Sheriff and Gaol 152 - 5 10 Coroner 1 0 0 - 561 18J 9 Miscellaneous — ' Public Works (Government House and Domain) 269 10 5 „ (Furniture Government House ) .. 52 9 8 „ Eoads 3,506 4 7 „ Pound atHuttßridge 15 0 a ; Stationery 37 2 4 Crown Prosecutions . . 1116.0 Charitable aid 23 11 2 - Aborigines ......;. 15 7 8 Printing ; . .T 126 14 6 - Postages ,2 1 3 Travelling & Passages 36 19 0 Eent (Public Offices) 45 0 0 Kepayment 10 0 0 Bemittances (Nelson andAkaroa) ...... 672-14 4 Miscellaneous ...... , 310 0 4,828 011 Land Purchases (Expenses attending the negotiation of) 116 7 6 Refund of Revenue (to Commissariat upon Spirits supplied-to H.M.'s :_ ,' , ,'* , - Troops ' '. ..-, r : . 4,095 18' -*f Dibbubsements onaccountof Nelson -t.83 6 3 „ „ „ „ Otakou 7L17 .8 „ „ „ ,', - 'Wangamii . , $HrJi .. 8 Advances on account of the Local »;. ( A Government of New Ulster ' 1 \sC\ 0_ Debentubeß—^(Cancelled) 4 5 0 I r.f v f/ 25 per cent. ' in. cash ion " ; i's£ olddebenturea(^l,7Bs)43B;ls 0 ,i .~ v - Interest on above (paid,;/ under special authority.); 327 910 ■ i ' '"" % H^ _-' £ 765 ?: 9 10 P ' i iT f -»* * 1.,- f >v •>• y>. TQtol Exjaendjtore. . . . ,'i \'k 18^07 ' B 5

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EE VENUE.

Taele of the variations of the barometer and sympiesometer as registered on board H.M.S. Fly, from Tuesday 31st October to Wednesday Bth November, both days inclusive :—: —

EXPENDITUEE.