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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 713, 2 June 1852, Page 2

H. H. WILLIS & CO.'S „ _ ,-^.MN E ;_ ; _ 'O P , Pifc C X E T S,: - , "~ { ; *■' BETWEEN" » - LONDON AND NEW ZEALAND. jfc*^. following fine first-class i£s3&b -^- Ships are intended to be continued «sm'uuu<9* ag re g U ] ar traders ;—; — SHIPS. COMMANDFRS. TONS. Persia J. Stevens 650 Cresswell J. Williams 670 - Hir Edward Paget . . :■.- A; Barclay 700 * Victory W. D. Mullens 700 Stately . . .'. : :'/. . . ..'1 T. Gi'nder 700 Simlah ' C.' Robertson 750 Cashmere i. G.Pearson 800 Columbus A. Holton 650 Lord William Bentinck E. Canney .... 600 Maori G. Petherbridge 850 Clara '." G. Potter 600 The undersigned, agents for the above splendid line of vessels, are authorised to arrange with Settlers here who may be desirous of bringing their friends in Great Britain out to this colony, and are prepared either to pay the passage money at once, or give satisfactory security, for payment on arrival of the vessel. Further particulars 'may be known by applying to . - ' . - BETHUNE & HUNTER. Exchange Buildings, May 26, 1852. ' ' \

On Sale, at the Office of this Paper, JOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY. -^ Beckman's History of Inventions, Gregory's Evidences of the , Christian Religion, Hall's Miscellaneous Works, Lamartine's History of the Girondists, Lanzi's History of Painting, Machiavelli's History of Florence, Menzel's History of Germany, Ranke's Lives of the Popes,' Sismondi's History of Literature, Ockley's History of the Saracens, Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, &c. Bohn's Shilling Library. — Lamartine's Genevieve, Do. Stone Mason, the Berber, House of Seven Gables, Willis's Rurrygraphs, Life Here and There, &c. Also, Memoirs of Grammont, Reynard the Fox; &c, &c. June 2, 1852.

Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute. /AN Thursday Evening, the 3rd inst., Dr. Ralph will deliver a Lecture at the Hall of the Institute, "On the Natural History of the Whale."" The Lecture will commence at % past seven o'clock. W. SEED, Hon. Sec. June 2, 1852.

Wellington Building Society. HPHE Ninth Monthly Meeting for the payment of Subscriptions will be held in the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute, on Monday next, the 7th June, at 7 o'clock in the evening. W. ALLEN, Manager. June 2, 1852.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington. , ♦ In the Case Frederick John Knox, Plaintiff, And Stephen Hunt, Defendant. "DV virtue of a Warrant of Distress -* J issued out of the aforesaid Court, I, the undersigned, will sell at the Police Barracks, Kumutoto, on Friday, the 4th day of June, 1852, at 12 o'clock at noon, (unless this execution be previously stayed), certain Goods seized under the warrant above mentioned. G. SCOTT, Corporal of Police. June 2, 1852.

Hams and Bacon. TAMES M'BETH, Pipitea, begs to ** intimate that he has just received a quantity of the above, cured in a superior manner. May 26, 1852.

Found, on Lambton-quay, /V PURSE containing Money.— The owner can have it on calling at this Office: Spectator, June 2, 1852.

METEOBOLOGICAL SUMMARY TOB THE MONTH OF > MAY, 1852. j BAIN. ' INCHES. - BAR. THEIt. Inches 217-100 No. of days coutinaous rain . . 1 No. of showery days 2 Highest 30*56 fi6 - ' No. of daysonwhichnorainfell2B Mean.. 30 04 5641 No. of days slightly overcast .. 6 Lowest 2934 48* No. of fine bright clear days . . 22 ■ > Extracted from the Meteorological Kegister at St. Paul'f School, " Wellington, New Zealand. June 1, 1852.

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVALS. May 29 — Schooner Phcebe, "30 tons, Cave, from Manawatu. , , - • • v May' 31 — Schooner Eclair,' 34 tons, Marks, from Auckland via New Plymouth." ' Passengers— Messrai Cronnan", Parris, Sniert, Howard, Fairchild. '- " " Same day — Schooner Matilda; 21 tons,- Morrison, from New Plymouth Passengerr—W. Flight; Esq. _ -

DEPARTURES^ May 31— Schooner" Necrdthbhter, 16 tons, Askew, for Nelson. " . -

_„... IN -PORT. - Government Brig'Victori'a,-20'Q tons, Deck. Brig Sophia, 151.tons, r. % * • - ' - -»• Schooner Tiiari, 160 tons, Ferguson.' Bethune& Hun- , ter, Agents. , - " ' , : Schooner Wave, 15 tbns,.Underwooa. Bethune & Hunter, Agents.'"' Brig Sarah, 130 tons; Grant: ' Bethune & Hunter, Agents. - . -?; Schooner Black Dog, 142 tons, Garrick. Bethune & 'Hunter, Agents". • . - ' Schooner Sea Bird, 30 tons, Bowler. .Master, Agent, Schooner Governor JBrey, 35 tons, Watt. ' Schooner Gipsy, 12 tons,, O'Brien. . - ' Schooner Scotia, 68 tons, Davies. t W. M. Bannatyne & Co., Agents. ' v Cutter Kawai, 20 tons, Adams. Hervey, Johnston & Co., Agents. ' '" - .Schooner Phcehe, 30 tons, Cave. Schooner Eclair, 34 tons, Marks. ,R. Waitt, Agent. Schooner Matilda, 20 tons, Morrison! J: Varnnam, Agent. .. J ,"' /. ,- ' . -- ' )

IMPORTS. >• In tlixkEcldir— l/case anchovies.'4 tons flour, 5 brls. tar, 40 chests^ 29-htlf "chests tea, 25 packages furniture, 55 bags flour, 12' bags potatoes, 14' baskets cheese, 3 "bales^wool-Sg casks butter, 10 bags flour, 1 hhd. rum. R. ' " ' . * In^the P/tcebe-^-%0 coils wool lashing, } ton'tow, 1 ton potatoes, 50 coils wool lashing, 6 coils rope, 10 tons potatoes, 1 3 bags wheat. In the Matilda— 2 tons -flour, 1 box, 4 casks butter, 30 bushels maize, I cask butter. J. Varnham, Agent.

r w EXPORTS. In the Necromancer — 1 case gin, 3 bundles chairs, 1 bale, 1 lot slops, 4 casks oil.

Auckland Shipping. . / ' The U. S. Ship Lion, which sailed hence on the Bth March, returned to our harbour yesterday. She has beeifcruising'off'the'Cu'rtis's, and has taken 1 85 barrels spermsince she left Auckland. She fell in with plenty of whales,' and Would have taken more had the weather not been 'so bad ; she lost two whales in consequence of a succession of heavy weather. She touched at Sunday Island, and reports the following vessels having touched there :—: — , March 22. — Richard Mitchell, ship, 1500 barrels sperm, bound home ; Christopher Mitchell (touched at Auckland in November last,) 39 months out, 1700.barrels sperm, bound home. April 13 — Commodore, ship/ Morris, 30 months, "out, 900 -barrels" sperm ;. Mountevaller, 16 months out, 500 barrels sperm, bouud to the Arctic Ocean. Bth. Lewis, ship, of New Bedfojd, 36 months out, 1000 barrels sperm, bound home. 19th'. Charles W. Morgan, ship, 850 barrels sperm, bound north ; Omega, ship, of Nantucket, 38 months out, 700 brls. sperm, bound north. 20. Mather, Barque, of New Bedford, 23 months out, 800 brls sperm, bound north. The Lion, spoke at sea — March 10. Phrnnix, ship, of Nantucket, 19 days from Sydney, bound for the line. 29. Ganges, ship, of Nantucket, 30$ months out, 1250 barrels sperm, bound for the line. — New Zealander, May 8.