New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, November 22, 1848.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 345, 22 November 1848, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, November 22, 1848.

In a former number (Sept. 9th) We published the Prospectus of the Association for founding the new settlement of Canterbury, in which were stated the general intentions of the Association. By the Beznicia we have received a small pamphlet published by the authority of the Association, in which they enter into a more detailed exposition of their views. The pamphlet t is divided into two parts ; the first by extracts from various publications -or official documents endeavours to convey to- the intending colonist an adequate idea of the capabilities and advantages of New Zealand; the second part contains the preliminary arrangements and economy of the proposed settlement. In the Appendix is published'the conditions agreed upon between the Association and the New Zealand Company, and a correspondence between Lord Lyttleton and Earl Grey on the subject of the acquisition of the land necessary for the proposed settlement, and the granting a charter of Incorporation to the Association. As any information connected with this subject must be of peculiar interest to our readers we have extracted a portion of the second part, the remainder of which will appear in our next number. We may add that Lieutenant Thomas, who is the Agent and Chief Surveyor of Jthe Association, lias received instructions to communicate with his Excellency the^ Governor- in -Chief, and the Bishop of New Zealand^ and to- Be? guided by their directions in determining the site of the new settlement.

Information had been received by the Queen, which arrived yesterday from the East Coast, that ten sperm whales had been captured by the whaling stations at Hawke's Bay ; the Neptune and Kate had both loaded for Auckland with sperm oil, the' produce of these whales, to be shipped for England by the Cornelia ; the latter vessel "was loading fast, and we understand she may be expected very shortly from Auckland, when she Wjill meet with quick despatch for England. 1 .The Havannah had ariivedat Auckland : from Sydney. " : ' '' ' *'"',"

A cricket match was played last Saturday onThorjidoit^Flat, between Captain O'Connell's and Captain D'Arcy's.Company, 65th regt. : eachThad two- innings aiid O'Connell's Company won the- * mafch Jby 42 runs ; it was a welfoo'ntesVd match all through, and when it is considered that Captain O'Connell's players were in good practice, from constant play at Wanganui for twelve months, the odds in their favour on Saturday should not be considered at all surprising. Another match is spoken of to come off very soon, between the two companies (O'Connell's and Barry's) at Mount Cook Barracks, against the whole garrison (band excepted) comprising three more companies and alt the staff in Wellington. We understand that arrangements are also making for a match between the Garrison and the Wellington Cricket Club (soldiers agatnsfeiviliahs), which is likely to come off in a fortnight's time.

On Monday last -the soldiers' children of the 65th regt., about sixty, or seventy in number, were marched to the residence of Colonel Gold, to receive premiums given to them by Mrs. Gold", for their good and regular attendance at the Regimental School. The premiums were well^elected and suited to the children's different;ages: His Honor Mr! Justice Chapman addressed the children before ,th£ prizes Were , delivered to them. i Cakes came afterward?, which were plentifully ' distributed by Mrs. .Gold, and the children soon after left in the same order that they came, highly gratified with their da r y's pleasure. Much credit is due to both the regimental schoolmaster and mistress for the manner in which the children acquitted themselves in spelling and reading, and also to the childrens parents for their neat and respectable appearance.