Went down town, and witnessed the last sentence of the law carried into effect upon Marsden. The execution was bunglingly performed; the hangman received £20 for his work, and was hooded and cloaked in black. Found Williamson at home on my return. Went on board the Pandora with Wing, who accompanied me home to dinner. Over to the Prov.Council ; but there was not a quorum in Council. Penned a lengthened paper on Steam Communication for which we had no room. Reading, writing and revising, till the usual hour. The whalers Cortes and Tamerlane sailed, the one in the morning, the other in the afternoon. Pandora & 58th det’d.

Wednesday: 14th: Fine morning. Set to work to extend and amend my article on Steam, which I carried to the Office. Received an invitation, with an apology for its lateness, from Captain Campbell, to the Masonic Banquet to Captain Drury and the Pandoras. Went to it. It was a fine and magnificent entertainment. Got home a little before 1. The Zingari sailed for the South. Urquhart, with a detachment of the 65th proceeding to Taranaki in relief of the 58th, who are to remain with us for another year. Pandora released.

Thursday: 14th: Turned out betimes. Set to work to write a Report on the Masonic banquet. Colonel