NELSON. [From the Nelson Examiner, Dec. 1.]

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NELSON. [From the Nelson Examiner, Dec. I.]

The following are extracts from.private letters just received from Mr. F. D. Bell: — " Reigate, 6th June, 1849. "My Dear Francis, * * • I fully intended to write another public letter by this ship, but have postponed the work in the hope of being able to communicate some pleasant news with respect to Constitutional Go-

vernment for New Zealand. Private negotiations with that object are still pending ; and I am afraid to say a word about them till the result shall be known. I have no confidence, and not much hope, that the result will be very good ; but some good may probably be obtained. " The efforts of the Company in the way of ' resumption of land sales' prove, as I expected, almost utterly fruitless. Men of property will not even look towards New Zealand till the colony shall have authority to govern itself." ****** " Reigate, 29th June. " The public letter which I send by this ship (and should send to you for publication if you were likely to be at Wellington) will I not tell the prospect of getting a good law of colonization and government for New Zealand, because some of my information on the subject is not fit for publication * * * But you will take on credit my opinion in the matter — which is, that we have been very near to getting the object this year, and that it must be got next year, especially if the advice contained in my letter to Petre should be acted on by the colonists. * * * I attend very seriously to nothing else. If I had not been ill so long, the work would not remain to be done. * * * * " E. G, W." Launch. — On Monday last a vessel of thirty-four tons was launched by Jacobs, and' received the name of " Maria Josephine.' This new craft is iutended for the coasting trade, and from her superior accommodations for passengers, will be an acquisition to the port. She appears to be very strongly built, and of {rood materials, and it is expected she will prove a good sea boat.