New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, July 28, 1849.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 416, 28 July 1849, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, July 28, 1849.

The latest English news received viu, Sydney by the Jlgenoria, is to the 28th March, a summary of which we have extracted from the Sydney papers. They also contain the important intelligence of the termination of the Sikh war, and the surrender of the principal chiefs with the remains of their army, and forty-one pieces of artillery to Sir Walter Gilbert, who was sent in pursuit of the enemy after the battle of Goojerat. This victory appears to have been attended with most important results, and to have put an end to the war. The Post office packet for March arrived at Sydney before the Agenoria sailed, but owing to the neglect of the post office authorities at Sydney, the mail was not forwarded by this opportunity. It may be expected either by the Sir Charles Forbes or the Louis and Miriam, both which vessels were advertised to sail shortly for this Port

A charge of cruelty and ill-treatment has been brought against Captain Hariand, of the ship Mariner, by one of the boys of that vessel. The lad had been put in irons by order of the captain, and having been subsequently neglected his toes had mortified and he has been rendered a cripple for life. The case was heard before the Resident Magistrate, Mr. Ross being engaged for the Plaintiff, but it has been withdrawn on Captain Hariand agreeing to give the boy Two Hundred Pounds as compensation for the injuries he had sustained.

Slaughter Hoitsk Licenses. — Licenses for the ensuing year have been granted by the Magistrates to the undermentioned persons : —Messrs. John Collier and William Meech; Pipitea Point; Mr.. William Luxford, Lambton Quay; Mr. J. M'Nally, do. ; Mr. J. H. Luxford, Willis Street ; Mr. John Brown, do. ; Messrs. W. B. Rhodes & Co., Te Aro.

We have received the following letter from Mr. Paterson describing his process for preparing flax, to which we referred in our last number. Mr. Paterson informs us that about 121bs. of alum are sufficient to prepare one ton of flax. We hope that a few tons of flax prepared according to Mr. Patersons process will be shortly exported to Sydney and England, in order that its quality may be tested, and the value of the process ascertained: —