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Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 91, 26 August 1846, Page 2

Mr. Thomas Mini fie takes a benefit this evening at the theatre. His comicalities are so well known, that a crowded house is almost certain.

We 'regret to hear that a well known carter has unfortunately fallen a victim to the imprudent pertinacity of the carters in driving upWillis-street.using the foot-path instead of the road. By this means the foot-path has been dissolved and made into mud of such a depth as totally to prevent discrimination in the choice of steps. The unhappy'individual above alluded to, on Monday afternoon, being surprised at the 9udden sinking of the wheel of his cart in passing over the part wheru the fooJ-path formerly was, jumped down to ascertain the cause, when horrible to relate he at once sunk in the mud up to his neck, and. all his struggles proving ineffectual, he disappeared. The horse, with the ac« customed fidelity of that noble animal, being also nearly buried in the rcud, re. fused to quit the spot till assistance being procured, the melancholy fact was ascertained.

Since the dbove was in type, we have been much .gratiHed by the intelligence, that the friends of the departed, havinoconverted a (portion of the old funnel cT the Drives, into a strong diving-bell, and procured the loan of the steam engine belonjrinsrto the Steam and Floor Mill Company, ♦have been enabled to find the body alive and restored him to his'family.— Punch.

The schooner Carbon, Joyce, master, arrived in port on Saturday last, from Taranaki. The Carbon experienced very bad weather on the passage there, havin<* been driven two hundred and fifty miles to the westward of Cape Egmont, and been compelled to lay-to for ei<*h.y hours. ° *

The natives at New Plymouth were quiet, and becoming very tractable. The energy of Capt. Grey is beginning to alarm the turbulent disposed, and many of the most noisy are now urging settlers to occupy land which up to the present time has been denied them. In the meantime the colonists were vigorously at work, and we are informed will be enabled lo export nfty tons of flour this year more than they did last. The expression " the crops were looking well" might be stereotyped, for we have never had occasion to record them otherwise.

We are sorry to state that an old settler a farmer, Mr. Williams, had committed suicide, during a fit of temporary insanity. Deceased placed the muzzle of a gun against his head, pulled the trigger with one of his toes, and in this manner the unfortunate man put a period to his existence, the ball entering his mouth and penetrating through the back of his head. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. At Mr. Brown's whaling station" the whalers had been very successful, having obiained 44 tuns of oil. All the cask! were full, and when the Carbon left one whale was not tried out.

We regret to state that the schooner Margaret had not arrived at Taranaki. The Margaret sailed from Kapiti, on the 9th July, for that place, during a heavy South-easter. About two hours after, the gale increased to a perfect hurricane. On the same day, the 9th July* the Carbon sailed from Queen Charlotte Sound, also for New Plymouth, and experienced the tull effects of the gale, being compelled to heave-to. The Carbon has thus made two trips to Taranaki, without being able to leara any tidings of the Margaret. The cutter Royal William, three weeks out lrom Nelson, had put into Taranaki on her way to Auckland,

The schooner Mary Ann was rr O t shortly aftor her accident. The f 0 yard, hatches, provisions, registry pap/.t" "and in fact every thing, were left on e'ho!!' whilst the people on board employed the 6 ' selves in pu'tinir her to rights, and coir ,m * in salt wiiter for ballast. While thus o" 1g ployed, a Rale up from the N, J* die Mary Ann was compelled to sliij I"'' ancliors, and -was driven to sea in J* T crippled condition and we are sorry to had nut returned to port when the Carl left. We earnestly hope she may 6e eria" bled to reach Nelson. Five persons w<> * on board the Mary Ann when thus drivT to sea. n

Accident—Yesterday as a lad in t!i« employ of Mr. Burcharn, was hniili J ° a package out of a cart entrusted to hi charge, the packagegshook a loaded n> us ket, which ii.siantiy went off, and wejl sorry ,o say that the ball entered the left arm of'the lad, who has .received a \J V severe wound. The unfortunate youik had the presence of mind to run u> th« military hospital, wherehe met with eve™ attention. J

0n Saturday the old funnel of H M War Steamer Driver, was pui up to auc tionby Mr, Waitt, and realised 26 shif lings.