DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette, Volume I, Issue 47, 29 January 1842, Page 2

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

We beg fo draw the attention of our fellow colonists to the advertisement in our paper of tonay, regarding the Velocipede brigantine. The Velocipede is the first of a line of packets belonging to the house of Messrs. Abercrombie and Co., of Sydney, and is intended to ply regularlv. between Auckland and Sydney. We understand that her enterprising owners have a similar vessel, about to be launched, and intended for the same trade. The Velocipede is a well.built and fast-sailing vessel; no expenses have been spared in fitting her up, and rendering her comfortable, as a pas-sage-ship. We can certify as to the goodness of her accommodations and table, from cur own personal experience ; and we doubt not that any passengers going by her to Sydney, will be highly able s lip, and hospitality of her Com* mander, Captain Woodward.—Editor. Legislative Council, Yesterday,—A report of " The Publication Committee" was received, adopted, and ordered to be printed. The debates of Council will, from the commencement of the discussions on "■ The Land Claims Bill'' he fully reported, and published in Supplementary Sheets with the Official Gazette.— Several bills were advanced a stage.— T\ie Governor laid on the table * The Harbour Regulations' Bill," the first reading of which was fixed for Wednesday next. The Council adjourned to Monday next, when it is expected there will be an interesting debate on the second reading of " The Law/ Claims' Bill."

We have to tender our thanks to Messrs, Dalziel and Co. for their favouring us witi the loan of their file of Scotch papers, which we shall duly extract from as our space permits, Several of our friends have been also kind enough to favor us with the sight of papers they have received from Great Britain, for which we tha-k them, and shall always deem ourselves favored by those of our friends who will oblige us with aa early sight of any paper they may receive from the mother country. Government Sale of Land.—We beg to call the particular attention of our readers to an advertisement in our columns of this dav, of Thirty-seven Farms, in the county of Eden, parish of Waitemata, (being about four mile-: :.; sLd from sixtyi me hundred and twenty.nine acres, at ' an upset piice of One Pound per aero. Sale takes place at Wood's Royal Hotel, Tuesday next, at eleven o'clock, Sale by Auction.—Messrs. Mason and Paton intend selling by Auction, without any reserve® Wednesday next, Ten Allotments of Land % Albert Street. This is a capital opportunity fo' small capitalists to lay out their money to ad' vantage. The " William Hughes."—This vessel «' 3i detained by Inspector Austin for attempting" carry out of harbour an individual whose na» ! was not in the clearance, The intention seem* to have been to make sail during the night wh e: all was quiet, and the inspector enjoving his na l on board ; one of the seamen however awake" 8 * the inspector by mistake, and thus the schel* was disconcerted.