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Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 19, 13 December 1843, Page 2

By the Tryphena we have received papers from England, Port Phillip, Sydney, Maitl&nd, Hobart Town, Launceston, South Australia, &c. In Sydney business of all kinds was in a very dull state, and numbers of New Insolvents were riling their Schedules every day. Many of the unemployed emmigiants were going into the interior, where it was very probable they would find employ. Matters were beginning to assume a more healthy aspect in the neighbouring Colonies, In our columns will be found copious extracts. We observe a long story, told in a very rigmarole way, in the Southern Cross of Saturday, relative to an alleged attempt of the Government to sell the same lands twice. Our contemporary is not famous for the lucid manner in which he puts a case, although his motto or part of it is " luceo." We suspect there must be a different version of the present case.— " Audi alteram partem," is a rule to be followed by all who wish to arrive at the truth. And onr cot-temporary may rest I assured that we shall not let this motto drop, until we have elicited the truth—for we cannot divest ourselves of the impresIsionthat this case has been pretty considerably garbled.

We remember hearing when boys, of the retort made by a general Officer, distinguished, as much by his blandness and courtesy of manner, as by his courage to a violent hot-headed cockscomb, who on some occasion had called the General "no Gentleman." " Sir, you are no judge," was tbe caustic reply. The story is as old as the hills ; but it occurs to us as the only answer of which our contemporary of the Southern Cross can be deemed worthy, when he extracts as much as suits his purpose from a light remark we made last week on Mr. Busby's letter to us, and then accuses us of " servility," It is a harsh imputation; but as there are persons in this work-o-day world of ours, from whom a man must receive it as a compliment to be called "out of his name;'' so (here are also persons by whom it is certainly no reflection on a writer not to be understood; " and this is of them." We treated Mr. Busby's letter as to our mind such a production ought to be treated : and, both as regards onr Cross contemporary, and Mr. B. can safely say "■ Mea virtute me involvo." We call the attention of the reading part of our community—and who is there that does not find some time to read now-a-days?—to an excellent collection of books at the stores of the xVJessrs, Broadbent. The collection comprises several valuable works. M*. Rich's new Bonded Stores in Queen 3treet, are well worthy the attention of out fellow townsmen. This gentleman and Messrs. Brown & Campbell, deserve the thanks of all, for the good example they have set in the use of brieks in building. We hope to see it universally followed. " Wh.il> all tongues cried, God tare thee" Ate the loya'- inhabitants of Auck'and thinking <>i making any demonstration of respect vo the New Governor, by meeting him en masse at lib disembarkation ?. On Wednesday last, December 6, Serjeant Steel, a-nd Captain Hough's boats' crew, in his boat proceeded up tho liver <o Kiapara* for the'purpose of as resting Duvi+j M. Hoiton, the principal witness against Jiliis, &c. &c. After a fatiguing journey of two 'lays, they were successful its apprehending him (on Friday last at t .vo o'clock), in the house of a man named Hotu'v, at Kiapara. He was in bed at the time. Mai her Modesr (?) —" We hear that Morton is vo* !'i saie ctiK:od3, and we wcufel h vs given more ,iccu»ale particulars <>f this transaction it ihsj had been furnished to as, as we had reason To fspect."— Times of yesterday. [Would our contemporary inform u'j whose dutv it was to have furnished the report? £. A. C] We uuders'and that Dr. O'Neill ha* become the purchaser of those valuable premises, now occupied by D. Siuclair, Esq., Lower Queen-street,

Cricket.— We understand that a spirited game wi*l come off, the day a ter Christmas, between the members of the Albion and Union c ] ubs.

We were wrong in our statement on Saturday, that the Tryphena had brought the Bangalore's mail. An English mail DID reach Auckland by the Tryphena.