THE "Wellington Independent." Saturday, December 23, 1848.
We are compelled to defer remarks on his Excellency's speech, and the pro ceedings of the Nominee Council, until The Settlers' Constitu tional Association is becoming something more than name, and promises to be a most powerful Society. Henceforth the meetings will be held on Thursday even ing, at half-past seven o'clock, and a re port of each night's meeting will be pub lished the following Saturday. The following motion was adopted last evening.—Proposed by Dr. Featherston, seconded by Capt. Rhodes, and carried unanimously:—

The objects of the Settlers , Constitutional Asso ciation, being to obtain Free Institutions, and to use all Constitutional means to relieve this Settle ment from Sir George Grey's Nominee Council, all parties anxious to further such objects, shall, upon enrolling their names upon the books of the Asso ciation, be considered Members, and entitled to at tend the Meetings of the Association.
The return Cricket Match came off on Tuesday. The Civilians were again beaten, the Army and Navy having 8 wickets to go down. A match is to come off on Tuesday next, between the Navy and the StafF, against H. M. 65th Regt.-

Look tore upon this picture, and on this ! — [Shaft Names of those gentle-. Names of those gentle men who have.accepted men who have declined to seats, in the Nominee accept seats in the Nomi- Conncil. J nee Council. j F - D - Be]l - Wm; Fox, P. A. NVZ. C. W. Hickson,.. A. M'Donald. I A. Lmllam. E. Daniell. Gco. Hunter. . Kenneth Bethune. Geo. Moore. John Johnston. W. M. Bannatync. I. E. Featlierston. — Weld, &c.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
