DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 30, 29 February 1844, Page 2

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

TnßATnlCar.s. —Gieat crimes have most commonly g eat incentives. He is hut a superficial obse.vcr of human tluraoter who looks only to die effect, wulumt enquiring imo the cause; wh» traces vice io no otinr suntce than the love of it ; and pours cond-urination where ihrie may be much 11 mitigate, and more to pity. If there be one feeling more devoted and intense, that twines itself round the Io a t with undying tenacity, tin a father's afiVctiou f« r his child, as also a daughtt r’s for her father. What o.in reconcile a man to Ilia deslruc- • ion by an aci of falsehood and inji.siice ! On on grounds ta i vengeance be defended, yet, the spirit broken by oppression, cau hardly be expected to pl|ilo*ot)!it*e : the gall may be on tbe lip of the tongue, but not in the ho.rt ; a lash given to 'he

soul will provoke more than the body’s most cruel toriore. Has not vengeance sometimes proved the indirect instrument ot Justice ? The tyianta of mankind might revel unresf rained in the mad fury of their career, but for the occasional demonstration of i's powerful arm. The wrong doer may boast lhat he is above llie law, but vengeanca i« above him, and its bolt is retribution. Let tile proud man bf ware how ho soL'li th ß feelings of hit inferior fellow man. 'liki* not with the heart’s bitterness, impurity has its A flint will sho w fire when you stiike ii and a thousand other similes could he found as appropriate a* lire present It was our intention of giving a programme to each Piece, endeavouring to show the moral if we could, hut we are afraid at tha present time it would be useless and therefore abandon the task. Merely observing The “ INN KEEPER OF ABBEVILLE,” is a piece that was produced for tire purpose of showing how tict must he punished, and virtue iewardtdCaptain Ellis. —V\e understand trial takes place To-morrow for Piracy. Thi* peihaps one of the most important cases th*t ever came under the notice of ibe public. We offer no remarks until the trial is over.

ShortlAnd Crescent.— What is to become of

this place during the eosuing winter, is the ory from all quarters. We hear it was his Excellency’s wish, that the principal streets io Auokland, shoald be metalled before the wet season sets io, and that a jetty should be constructed for the landing of goods, &c., in Commercial Bay, we were given to understand that a cantract was entered into, to effect the above desirable improvements by a party who was not able to obtain the required securities. Before our u it publication we will make all enquiries. and report progress accordingly, and if w* find our informant is correct, which we have no reason to donbt, we shall endeavour to expose the system that has kept ns without so desirable an object, a* mettling the streets this winter. W« care trot how soon Captain Fitxroy returns to the seat of government, fur we can do nothing without a head, aod as Amy Crocker says, —“ every thing is going wrong, oo'hiog as it should be.”

New Zealand Company's Land Claims.— We undeitsand that an arrangement is entered into by the New Zealand Company with (lie Govern* merit, that will set the land question as far as it regards (Lem, at rest. Oar information (and we believe it to be is that tbe company have given Ten Thousand Pounds to tbe Govern* raent, to be distributed among the native claimants who have disputed the Company's purchases, anti the Gouernmont undertake to satisfy all the and guaranteed a crown title. We congratulate the settlers who have purchased of the Company upon tbe prospect of secure possession, as bis Excellency has publicly avowed the determination of lite Government, and after this equitable arange* raent, to’afford them protection from any Maori a g gressiont, that might possibly take place, at th* same time he is not apprehensive that there ia the He

!&st probability of any such occnrring. We art very glut this fruitful source of strife and disturb* ance between the Natives and Europeans will soon cease. Really his ExcelUncy has done much for the country the short time he has beeo amongst as; and we tiust by bis wise aod temperate decisions, the ill feeling and irritation existing between the two races, will be speedily allayed. Odd Fellows.— 'We understand there was a great master last night of the Brothers, and a ape* oial meeting called for Tuesdsy night next. Several presents were made by various members of Craft,and the Lodge closed.at ten the ntual hoar Cricket' —For the information of onr readers we beg to direct their attention to a well writtea artiole in the last Times upon this manly game. W* were not there, and did we make any blunders oar contempories would likely make os the Long Stop I

Mr. Drßi.—W* beg to call public attentiou to this gentleman’* advertisement, reminding them at the same time, for tlie small charge of One Shilling they can have a Portrait! Well may we say ia the language of Shakespeare, To t chut base utes are we come at last. A Portrait for a Shilling I Mr. D. khoold bare a Portrait Club, we have seen it tried in every country we have been, and th« Artist* have iovatUbly bteu rewarded for their trouble, Lot tim* and experience as Dr. Martha would aay, will saiiify Mr. D. t as well at Mr* Buckingham,'that his time must be devottd to other pursuit* than Scene Painting. We would recommend Mr. D. still to adhere to the old motto Kit Pesperuiutum.