New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, April 20, 1850.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 492, 20 April 1850, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK'S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Saturday, April 20, 1850.

We have received, by way of Taranaki, Auckland papers to the 16th of March, The most important intelligence they contain relates to the quarrel between the Waikato and Waingaroa na'ives, which we regret to find still remains unsettled, and seems likely to end in a collision between the two tribes. Coal of a very good quality, and perfectly free from sulphur, had been discovered by the Rev. A. G. Purchase at Papa-, horohoro, and at other places on the banks of the Waikato river. The seams are described as offering great facilities for working without the aid of machinery, and being situated at a considerable elevation from the river could be easily drained without the use of pumps. The discovery is a very important one, taken in connection with local steam communication, the measure of all others most calculated to promote the material prosperity of New Zealand. A Maori Hostelry had been established

at Auckland for the purpose of affording gratuitous shelter and accommodation to Maories visiting Auckland with produce for sale. A series of judicious regulations had been drawn up for its management, and, until a regular market is established, facilities are to be afforded for the disposal of native produce, by using the yard and verandah in front of the Hostelry as a market place. From the returns published in the Auckland Gazette it appears that during the year 1849 one hundred and ninety-seven internal patients had been admitted into the Colonial Hospital, (of whom one hundred and five were Aboriginal natives), and eight

hundred and twenty-two out-patients. The trade between Auckland and California continued as brisk as ever, six vessels, the barques Colonist, Josephine, Reaper, and Smyrna, and the Sir John Franklin and William and James had sailed for California, and the ships Johnstone, Indus, and Commodore, and barque Hamlet were advertized to follow immediately. The second Annual Show of the Auckland Agricultural and Horticultural Society had taken place, and was favourably spoken of by the New Zealander, though from the published list of prizes the Horticultural Department appears to have been very limited. Prizes were awarded to natives for pigs, barley, potatoes and other produce,

An Inquest was held at the Gaol on Wed* nesday, before Dr. Fitzgerald Coroner on the body of a man named Jackson, who has for some years been confined as a Lunatic, and who has lately been suffering from consumption of which disease he died.

The Jury returned a verdict of died by the visitation of God.

On Wednesday last James Jenkins was fully committed by the sitting Magistrates to take his trial for the robbery at Mr. Andersons store. The greatest part of the property has been recovered. It was found by the Police hidden in the bush at the back of the Roman Catholic Church ; the discovery of the property was made chiefly through information given to the Police by the Prisoner.