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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 548, 2 November 1850, Page 1

Ex "Lord William Bentinclc" On Sale by the Undersigned, BRASS Chest-handles, double and Single Hat-hooks Rack PuUies, Lock Taps Tumbler, Till, and Desk Locks Brftes Wire, No. 11 Best Tumbler Padlocks, in great variety Scotch Patent T t Hinges Cast-iron and wrought Brass Butts (Moore's Patent.) Chest Hinges French Latches, 2 and 3 key'd Block-tin Fish Kettles, with Strainers Sets of Dish-covers Kitchen Boilers, with brass taps, 2 to 6 gallons each Saucepans, &c. Stubbs Pit-saw Files, and Smith's Files- of all kinds English Grindstones, Imperial Glue Emery and Glass Paper Steelyards, Billhooks, Chain Traces . Tea-trays And a large assortment of Carpenters' Tools of the best description Thomas Mills, Ironmonger, &c. Lambton-quay, October 19, 1850.

Milroy's Saddlery.

For Sale, ex " Lord William Bentinck," FOUR Cases of Superior SADDLERY, from the well-known House of Messrs. Milro y & Son, London ; consisting of— Ladies' Side-Saddles, complete Gentlemen's best Hunting Saddles, large size Pelhara Weymouth, and Snaffle Bridles Dandy and French Brushes Cloak Straps 1 Dumb Jockey, complete Apply to D. M. Laurie, At the Stores of Robert W aitt, _ Custom-house Buildings. ' October 23, 1850.

A Card. FRANCIS HEALY, SUBGEON, &c. &c. Willis-street, Oct. 2, 1850.

Price — One Shilling and Sixpence, THE COOK'S STRAIT ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR 1850.

/CONTENTS.— Preface, Signal Station, DvV_y ties, Principal Articles of the Calendar* Almanack, Gardener's Calendar, Latitude, Longitude, &c, of the Harbours in the Southern Province of New Zealand, Table for finding High Water, &c, Right Ascension, Declination, and Meridian Passage of the Principal Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, Eclipses for 1850, Scale of Fees in different Public Offices, &c, List of Ordinances passed in the General Legislative Council 1849, Abstract of Ordinances passed in the Provincial Legislative Council 1849, Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Principal Occurrences of 1849, Directions for restoring Suspended Animation, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had — Price 2s. i^ambton Quay, 29th December, 1849.

Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics* Institute.

THE Committee bave much pleasure In announcing that they have made arrangements for Lectures to be delivered in the Hall of the Institute as follows: — Nov. 7 — Mr. Marshall on Phrenology. „ 14 — Mr. Fitzgerald on Chemistry. „ 28 — Mr. Robeits on Electro-Magnetism. Dec. 12^Mr. Hart on Terrestrial Magnetism. Admission to Members (upon production of their ticiets) and Ladies — Free. To NonMembers — Is. each. Doors open at seven, to commence at halfpast seven o'clock. Gilbert Pickett, Hon. Sec* Wellington, August 7, 1850.

Wellington Markets, Retail Prices^ Nov. 2, 1850. — First flour, £18:0 per ton; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d. ; Beef, 4d, to sd. perlb.; Mutton, 4d. to sd. pjer*lb,^ Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 3s. ; Ducks, per pair, 4s. ; Geese, 4s. each ; Turkeys, ss. each ; Fresh butter, os. lOd. perlb.; Salt butter, Is. Od. perlb.; Potatoes, £3 pel ton ; Eggs, Is* Od. per doz. ; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 4d. perlb. ; Bathurst, Is. per lb fi ; Maize, 3s. 6d. per bush.; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Firewood, per ton, 18s.