for Domett, and Attorney General; to Mr. Strang, c/o Capt. Grey. Informed the messenger from Hapuku that I would take my passage in their canoe. Writing to Taranaki in the morning. About 11 a.m. a fine Barque hove in sight; which, from a colour flying at the mast-head, I fancied might have been a vessel with Sir George Grey on board; or with surveyors for Ahuriri. Went out to her, and found, after a heavy pull, that she was an Hobart-town whaler, Capt. Bailey, 280 tons, 3 months out. Only 33 barrels oil. Papers to the 20th. December, notifying Louis Philippe's death. No other news. ''Runnymede'', the vessel's name, from the place in England celebrated for having the Magna Charter signed there. The Capt. kindly gave me some lunch; and sailed in, as it was blowing fresh to the Heads of the river; when he took leave of me, saying that he might probably come in in the morning, and give me a passage to Turanga, which I accepted. He gave me a good map of New Zealand, for which I intend to make him some return, by giving him