DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 20, 20 December 1843, Page 2

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Arrival of Captain Fitzroy.— Through the kindness of Captain Rough we are enabled to inform our readers, that when the vessel is signalized with his Excellency on board, after the descriptive flag has been hoisted at the signal station, it will be immediately taken dowD, and the Union Jack hoisted, where it will remain until the vessel has rouneed the heads. Annual Examination.—On reference to our advertititig columns it will be seen that the children of the Catholic school will be examined, To-morrow, Thursday, at eleven o’clook when the parents and friends are invited to attend* State of Auckland Gaol.— Mon-* day, 18th December Manslaughter, 1 ; Laicenv 9 ; Assault 4 ; Housesbnrning, 1 . Run-awa, apprentice, 1 ; Drunkenness, 2 ; for trial, charged with Piracy, 10; Disobedience to his master 1 • Debtors, 4 ; total 33. * ’ The Sisters sails this morning for Hobart Town aDd the lady Stfildu for Tahiti. Counterfeit Coin. TFe would caution the public to be on their guard as there are some bad shillings in circulation. One that we have seen is pretty well executed, but on examining it closely there is a vast difference between those and the genuine coin. Proposed Jetty.—Mr. S. Kempthorne has prepared a very neat plan of a jetty proposed to be run from the reef off Messrs Williamson & Crummers hotel. The whole might be executed fer about £7OO, and we are sure that nothing has been done since the formation of the township, that would tend more to benefit Auck land than carrying out this jetty. The plan now lies at Messrs Nathan & Joseph’s store. The Grape.— We understand thatthe French settless at Akaroa have commenced the cal Ovation of the vine. One of the settlers named Rousselot, has sent a bottle of wine to one of the i» r “,tr;?;/ prodnced f '° m «-» BußGlary.-Oi, Saturday CTen i„ s lasi, some person or persons entered the stores .If Mr. Graham, Fort-*.., and look a 1 1 blankets. The police are on the loos out there !S little doubt .hey will succeed in apprehendmg the guilty parties. ena