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the same Governors shall observe the rules in that behalf
prescribed for their guidance in and by the said in-
tructions hereinbefore mentioned.
XVIII. And we do hereby authorize, empower, and
require do talpective governors of the said provinces
resgsetively to administer, or to cause to be adminis-
tered, to oar officers, civil and military, and to all
other follions within the said provinces respectively,
arch oaths for the due execution of their respective
offices and employments as are usually taken by such
officers, and the oath of allegiance.
XIX. And we do hereby give and grant unto the re-
spective Governors of the said provinces respectively full

power and authority, in our name ard on our behalf, to
grant to any offender convicted of any crime, or sen-
tenced to the payment to us of ary fine, penalty, or for-
feiture by any court or by or before any judge, justice,
or magistrate within the said ere vincea respectively, a
free and unconditional pardon, or a pardon subject to
such conditions as by any law then in force may be
thereunto annexed, or any res;:ite of the execution of
the sentence of any such offentle.r for such period as to
such Governor may seem_ meet. or a remission, either
total or partial, absolute or conditional; of any such fine,
penalty, or forfeiture.
XX. And in the event of the death of the Governor-
in-Chief of New Zealand for the time being, or of his
absence from the New Zealand Islands, or of his
bodily or mental incapacity for the discharue of the
duties of his office, any person being within the said
islands and holding a commission from us to he Governor
of the province of New Ulster shall, upon the occurrence '
of such death, absence, or incapacity, enter upon, and dur-
ing such vacancy by death, or during the continuance
of such absence or incapacity, or until our pleasure be
known, discharge all the powers, authorities,
privileges, and duties of saeh Governor-in-Chief,
as fully as if a commission for the exercise of
that office during that period had by us been
addressed to him. But, if there should not
happen to be within the said islands on the oc-
currence of any such vacancy by death, or during the
continuance of any such absence or incapacity, any per-
son holding our commission as Governor of the province
of New Ulster, then, upon the occurrence, and during
the continuance of such vacancy by death, or during the
continuance of such absence or incapacity; or until our
pleasure be known, the exercise of the said office of Go-
vernor-in-Chief shall be assumed by any person fieing
within the said islands, and holding a commission from
us to be :Governor of the Province of New Munster ;
and, failing any such Governor of New Munster, then
and in such case by the chief offieer in command of
our military forces within the anis' islands for the tirm-
being.

XXI. And we do further declare our pleasure to he
that Lieutenant-Governors of the said respective pro-
vinces shall by us, from time to time, he appointed by
commissions under our signet and sign manual; but that
in-the event of the death, absence, resignation, bodily
or mental incapacity, or suspension ffom office by the
said Governor-in-Chief of any such Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, it shall be competent to the said Governor-in Chief,
and he is hereby authorised and empowered, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of such last-
mentioned vacancy, by a commission under the public
seal of the general government of New Zealand, in our
name and on our behalf, to constitute and appoint any
proper person to be the Lieutenant-Governor of such
province until our pleasure be known.
XXII. And we do hereby declare our pleasure to be,
that the Lieutenant-Governor for the time being of each
of the said provinces (whether so appointed by such a
direct commission from us as aforesaid, or by such a
commission as aforesaid from the Governor-in-Chief of
New Zealand) shall have, exercise, and enjoy all powers,
privileges, and authorities, hereby or by the said in-
structions hcreinbefore mentioned, or otherwise howso
ever vested in the Governor for the time being of any
such province, save only that the temporary and provi-
sional administration of the office of Governor-in-Chief
of New Zealand, on any such vacancy by death, absence,
or incapacity as aforesaid, shall pass to and become vested
in the Governor of the province of New Munster, in
preference t) the Lieutenant-Governor of the province of
Now Ulster, and in. the Lieutenant-Governor of the pro-
vince of New Ulster, in preference to the Lieutenant-
Governor of the province of New Minster; end that such
provisional administration of the said office of Governor-
in-Chief of New Zealand shall, on ftly such vacancy, by
death, absence, or incapacity, as aforesaid, pass to and
become vested in such chief military officer as aforesaid,
in preference to any Lientenant-'3overnor who may hold
the office of Lieutenant-Govereer not in virtue of a com-
mission issued directly by us, bet in virtue of a commis-
sion so issued as aforesaid in our name and behalf by
any such Governor-in-Chief.
XXIII. And we do further reserve to ourselves full
power and authority, in our discretion, to appoint one
and the same person to occupy at the same time the said
several offices of Governor-in-Chief and Governor of
each of the said respective provinces, or any two of those
offices, and in our discretion to appoint one and the same
person to occupy at the same time both of the said
offices of Lieutenant-Governer of the said respective
provinces.

XXIV. And whereas it is by the said recited Act
further provided, that it shall be lawful for us from time
to time t(.. amend, and for that purpose to add to, or, if
necessary, to repeal, any such letters patent or instruc-
tions as therein mentioned—now, we do hereby reserve
to ourselves, our heirs, and successors, full power and
authority from time to time to amend, and for that pur-
pose to add to, or, if necessary, to repeal, these presents
and the said instructions hereinbefore mentioned.
XXV. And w.e do hereby further declare our will and
plea Sure to be that these /7f-resents shall not take effect
or come into operation in the said islands of New
Zealand until the same shall have been published and
made known to the inhabitants of the said islands, by a
proclamation to be for that purpose issued by the person
commissioned by us to be Governor-in-Chief for the
time being of the said islands.
In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters
to be made Patent.
Witness ourself, at Westminster, this 23d flay of
December, in the 10th year of our reign.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY.
The business transacted yesterday afternoon was not
by any means heavy, nor did the quotations differ in any
material extent from those published last week. The
principal outlay was on the three Derby favourites, each
in the course of the day having been backed for about
2001. at the prices quoted, Epirote with the strongest
party. The following bets, besides others of smaller
amounts, were also laid:-1,125 to 25 agst Conyrigham,
50 to 1 to 50Z agst Bingham, similar odds to a pony
agst Christopher, and in scores agst the Liberator, 2,000
to 25, 500 to 8, and 1,000 to 1.; two or three times agst
War Eagle, 1,000 to 10 agst Clarendon, and, in one
bet, 1,000 to 20 each agst The Liberator, Christopher,
and Conyngham. Slander and Clemontina were backed
at 10 to 1 each, the first for a pony, and the latter for
1251. 13 to 1 was the highest offer agst The Farmer's
Daughter. Planet and Gentilt were backed for the
2,000 Guineas Stakes at 5 to 1, in hundreds, and about
half a dozen blows were struck on the Chester Cup.
The following list shows the average at the close of the
room:—

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken.
5 to I agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken.
CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Griffith's Newcourt—taken
1000 to 15 agst Lord Chestertield's Pam—taken
ICOO to 15 agst Mr. Hill's Punch—taken
1500 to 25 taken about Mr. Meiltlarn's Diomed, with
entry—taken
300 to 10 agst Sir John Gerard's Mermaid & Morocco—t.
DETtivr.
6 to 1 agst Scott's lot
6 to 1 agst John Day's lot
15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tr-map—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken
1000 to 60 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunetiale
33 to, 1 agst Mr. Worley's Oh! Port
53 to 1 agst Lord Caletion's Wanota
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Dli Martin colt
40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prjectite
45 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Tantivv—taken
43 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Convngham
50 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Bingham—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Christopher—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—t. and att. of.
50 to 1 agst Mr. G. If. Moore's The Reiver
6to I agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—t. and aft. of.
100 to 1 agst Mr. Ford na Clarendon—taken.

OAKS.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina
12 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Farmer's Daughter-
- take 14'th 1
25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Claribel.

Pia EON-FLYING MA.Teu vos TEN POUNDS.--.
Thursday, the annual pigeon-flying match, between
amateur pigeon fanciers of Lambeth. came off. There
were fifteen competitors for the prize, each flying one
pigeon. The starting-place was :ionthampton, at which
town the pigcons were thrown up at one o'clock, and a
blue dragon pigeon, belonging to Mr. Rose, of Kenning-
ton, was the winning bird. It flew the distance (77
miles) in one hour and twenty-seven minute-i.
SKATING ON THE WYE.—After a lapse of nine
years the deep water of the Wye, 'from the bridge at
this city to Belmont, was last week frozen suffic,iently
lard to Tender it perfectly secure for skating and sliding.
:Numerous parties accordingly availed themselves of the
opportunity of enjoying the healthy exercise, and it was
Interesting to witness the evolutions of some experienced
skaters. The Mayor very considerably directed the
police to be in attendance, and several of them waited
on the banks every day with ladders and ropes to assist
persons to the shore if an accident had occurred. We
did not, however, hear of a single immersion. On
Naterday, however, to the great sorrow of the partakers
in these healthy recreations, a complete thaw commenced,
and continued till Monday evening, when there was a
sharp reaction in the shape of frost.—llerojiird Journal.
CREWKERNE.—WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF SHEEP
orDous.—On Wednesday, the 9th instant, some dog
dogs entered a field at Misterton, and drove and
.Iv_urried upwards of Go hog sheep, belonging to Mr.
ury, of Kimmeridge Dorset (late of Misterton).
n Thursday morning they were Jelin(' underneath a
small bridge near the mill; only 14 out of the 60 were
alive, and even they were bitten. The carcases were
sr)id at from lid. to 2d. per lb. to the poor. And, on
Sunday night last, a flock of lam bin ewes, helongingrto
jar.g Stephens, of Seaborou
h was attacked by dogs,
which drove 39 osamef the flock into a quarry, were 21 were
found dead the night. In neither instance has any
trace of the dogs yet been discovered,—Bath Journal.
VoLTTNTARY OFFEangG.---llr. Fairs, of Hanover-
street, has presented two very handsome stained windows
John s-vvoi7d. This is the third dona-
tionti) All Saints, St.
which has been mac. I,
-37 members of the Rev.
Edward Thompson's congregation to this beautiful and
unique church.