THE "Wellington Independent." Saturday, October 6, 1849.

Wellington Independent, Volume V, Issue 416, 6 October 1849, Page 2

THE "Wellington Independent." Saturday, October 6, 1849.

In consequence, of the length of tl -' Company's annual report,-wo must p O bt° ' pone its insertion until Wednesday. " '

The ship Inconstant, Captain CuUaton arrived oil tlio heads from Adelaide on Wednesday last. When on the passage some of the crew struck work, and on heating in against a strong N.W. breeze when under the eastern shore/ the i n ' constant, missed stays, in going about' and not having sullieicnt hands to reme' dy the evil, she drifted stern on to the beach, under the Beacon. One of the pilot's boat's crew, (the Pilot being on board the barque Promise, at the time bringing her in), came into town with the intelligence, and Captain Stokes with praisewothy alacrity, immediately gotll. M. Steamer Acheron under weigh and proceeded to the spot to render assistance. During the night the Inconstant was towed off by the Acheron and on Thursday brought into habpur' making 15 inches of water per hour. A survey was held on her yesterday, and she is to be hove down to undergo repairs. The captain, olUcers, and crew of the Acheron are deserving of the\ highest praise for the prompt and energetic manner in which assistance was rendered. On Wednesday we shall offer some remarks on the neglect of Government in not having long since erected a lighthouse, and on the Pilot and Harbourmaster's duties.

Thf. Convict Rush.—lt is not true as generally reported that this unhappy nialifactor persisted to.,the last.in dci nying his guilt. He made a full conI fession to Uie chaplain of Norwich gaol, i admitting' his guilt and expressing the j deepest contrition. He attributed his I departure from the paths of virtue to the accidental circumstance of his having received from a friend in New i Zealand, a few weeks before the murder, ■ several numbers of a newspaper entitled ; the Wellington Spectator, after a perusal lof which his whole mind seemed to be i filled with the most malignant feelings, j and an intense desire to do some dreadful • injury to some one. It was under the imI pression of this feeling that he singled out J his victims, and whenever he felt his re- | solution flagging he had recourse to a fresh j perusal of the papers in question, which seemed as he said to reinspiro him with the heart of a demon, and at last sent him I forth on his fatal mission. As the chapi lain humanely observed his case is a ! melancholy warning against the perusal I of those wicked prints which are circula- | ted to so great an extent among the ; working classes in the present day. i __,__ • J Extraordinary Cuke, not by Hol- - 1: loway's Pills.—John Mr. Gregor, who I lives on theEastCoast,had been afflicted ! for the last ten years with a complication ! of diseases the fruits of intemperate J habits and a seafaring life. He had four i I obstinate ulcers on his left leg, and snf- ; fered constantly from a wound in tho ; back received from a splinter in an action ( with a French Corvette during the last ! war. He was also a martyr to rheuma- ■: tism, and suffered so much from low J spirits that he was obliged at times to bo .constantly watched lest he should lay i violent hands on himself as he frequently < \ threatened. About six months since he ' i met with a stray number of the Welling- ]! ton Independent, and having perused it :j he felt a new vigour communicated to 1 ' his whole frame, his- spirits revived, his ; i rheumatism became less painful, and all other symptoms were alleviated. He . ordered a copy of the paper to be sent to , him regularly (paying a quarters sub- ' scription in advance) and wo hear that ! he is now entirely recovered, has a hearty ' appetite, sleeps well, and declares lie , never enjoyed such health since he went ; to sea in 1791, and to crown all he is ' about to be married to the daughter, of a ' neighbour,|a blooming and virtuous young woman of 19 years of age.

Courageous Conduct at Sea.—An accident occurred on board Iho Cornwall, shortly before reaching Taranaki, which merits to be recorded. A child named M'Vicar, about five years of age, belonging to one of the emigrants on board, while standing on the forecastle, was knocked overboard by tho jib-sheet. A Mr. C. Taylor, one of the passengers, who witnessed the accident, with great promptitude threw off part of his clothes and

jumped into tho sea to save tho life of the child, which he fortunately suoeeeded j u doing by seizing it beforo it finally sunk, and, by tho aid of the life-buoy, ■whitfli had been out adrift, lie was enabled to support his charge until piekud up by the boat, and both were safely landod on the deck of the ship.— Nelson Examiner.