New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday December 23, 1848.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 354, 23 December 1848, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday December 23, 1848.

rs ; — ' ; pr 5 The space occupied in our Journal by the report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council, which we have spared no pains to render as faithful and accurate as possible, precludes us from entering into, any lengthened comment upon them., We refer to them however with peculiar satisfaction since, even in this early stage, they fully ' realize the anticipations in which we had previously indulged. His Excellency's address to the Council has given very general satisfaction ; in a clear and masterly manner it explains his intentions, touching on such principal .points as are of general inte- , rest and will, we are -assured*, increase the confidence which the settlers febl in his Excellency's administration and dispose them to a hearty concurrence in his f policy. • A careful perusal 1 of thig address will showhow much -remains to be done to pave the way for Representative Tnstitufioiis;, -arid illustrates the truth of 'the maxim, ta' '* stay a little, that we may^mjajie an end the sooner." The proceedings of the Council also show how hollow, how facjtipus the opposition t6 it has been ; the moderate part of the corojmunity is convinced tKa"t: iSe first step in the right direction 'has tieen tafcen 1 towards Representative Institutions, and that the clique .who opposed its formation were without any definite aim or oßjefcft, imd have tried, as far "as they could," 'to preventer delay the introduction^ thoSe substanOT^enefits which it to n confer 0 9n

f life -'confidence we placed in the independence of its members, who evince a due sense of "the' responsibilities which they labour, and we roay*safelyrelyori"their r moderation and good sen'sefcih furthering those interests which affect the general welfare.

Cricket. — The return match between two elevens from -the* Army and' Navy and the Civilians took , place, on -Tuesday, on" Thorndon'Flat, and was decided in favour of the former, winning by two with seven wickets ? to-go down. Subjoined is the score of both "matches : —

Programme 'of the Performance'by the ' Band of the 65th Regiment, at'Tftorndo'n Flat, on Tuesday, the 26th December :—: — 1. Overture — IneS de Castro. . *. . f Bosquet 2. Cavatina — Hope once more this bo- 1 » « som fill — Siege of Rochelle ....) 3. Chinese Quadrille- . i t . . .'> Jullien< 4. Polonaise 1 . ■'. . . : *. Brepsant 5. Le Bouquet Royal Valse .' . . Jullieti 6. Aria — O Gloria : d'onete' oh di sori)^, . ; , Fortuna— Melafc Adel' / •**■' 7. Post Horn Galop , Eoertig 8. Polka , Linter

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Dodds c. Hannent 0 Bd. Holroyd . . 0 Wintringhain b. Holroyd . 0 Std.outH.ainley 4 Bromley b. Holroyd .... 0 Bd. Greenwood 4 Deighton b. Greenwood . . 5 Bd. Holroyd . . 7 Dodds, jim. run out .... 10 Hit wicket .... 6 Young run out 11 Eun out 7 Clout run out 3 ; Ct. Holroyd . . 8 Herbert c. Hannent S' ' Bci. Holroyd . . 11 Luxford b. Holroyd 3 Not out 11 Ashmore b. Holroyd 5 Ct. Holroyd .._ls Catchpool not out 3 ' Ct! Holroyd . . 7 45 ■ 80 Byes 12 Byes, .. 8 Wide Balls , 2 " -No Balls 2 59 90 Total 149

CIVILIANS.

SECOND MATCH. 'CIVILIANS.

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Ashmore c. Holrtoyd 13 Ct. Valentine. . 5 Wintringhain a. Valentine. 3 Not out ...... 25 Luxford c. Halroyd 6 Bd. Holroyd' . . 3 Clout b. Harnley". 0 Stpd. Hairfley t . 1 Catchpool c. Nicholls 0 Bd. Harriley 1* 2 Benge c. Valentine 0 Bd. Holroyd . . 1 Bromley b, Hamley 12 Bd. Hamley .. 2 Young b. Holroyd" 1 Stpd.' Holroyd . ' 6 Wallace b. Holroyd 0 Bd. Holroyd . . 4 Dodds not out 0 Ct. Payne .... 8 Moore c. Hamley 0 Bd. Hamley . . 8 35 ■ 65 No Balls 0 , No Balls.. 4 Byes.... a Byes 8 Wide Balls 0 " Wide Balls 0 38 73 Total 115

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Hannent b; Clout 1 Not out 0 Payne b. Bromley 0 Bd. Clout 7... 3 Thelwall not out 10 Ct. Wintringham 7 Barton b. Clout 5 Not out ' 1 Hainley b. Bromley ..... 0 Not out 8 Holroyd b. Bromley 1 Bd. Clout 0 Valentine leg before wicket 38 Not out 0 Timmsß. Clout 0 Do 0 Stamp run out 0 Do 0 NichoUs b. Bromley 0 , Do ,0 Cull b. Clout . . ." 4 ' D 0. .'...-:. 0 59 19 No Balls 0 No Balls.. 0 Byes , 22 £yes ' 4 Wide Balls ...... 6 Wide Balls' " 3 87 ,26 Total 118 Seven Wickets to go down.

ARMY AND NAVY.

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Holroyd b. Clout 2 Stumped out . . 4 'cvii c.Dodds . r:. . . :: . . "5" "Ct. cTouf". ... 4 Timms b. Clout „. . 11 Not out 8 Hamley b. Clout 9 Run out 62 . Payne run out « 2 Bd.Deighton. '. » 5 Thelwall b. Catcbpool . . 1 Ct. Catchitool /" 2 Hannent b. Catchpool . . 22 Bd. Brofciley ,\ 7 Valentine c. Luxford .... 0 Bun out. 13 Murray b. Catchpool .... 12 Run out ■ '2 Nicholls not out 7 Bd. Clout 12 Greenwood g. Ashmore . . 18 Run out . . j . \ . 2 89 .121 Byes 19 Byes 32 Wide Balls ...... T ' "' * 109' 153 Total 262

FIEST MATCH. AEMY AND NAVY.