Answer to Correspondents.

Auckland Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 March 1857, Page 1

Answer to Correspondents.

INQUIRER. — The “Peter Plume” pamphlet was published by Lambert, at a shilling. It created some stir at the time, and by that sagacious dealer in guesses, the “New Zealander”, was ascribed to more than one notable member of the “ultra provincial faction.” But for a hint dropped by the “ Cross” its aimiably savage contemporary might to this hour have gone on demonstrating that “ Peter Plume” if not Pox himself was at least a Foxite, and therefore that his pamphlet must be abominable. In a notice cf that “brochure” the “ Cross” after pronouncing it unsuggestive of ideas, but amusing and smart, spoiled sport by unveiling its author. Ashamed of guessing so ill and enlightened in spite of himself, the 11 New Zealander” dismissed poor “ Peter s” “brochure” as something almost beneath the notice of a Constitutional Editor, and moreover a “brochure” that any one with only half an eye might see was not written by a member of the General Assembly. “Inquirer” can judge for himself as some half dozen copies still remain unsold and may be had at our office. With respect to either its merits or its demerits it ivould ill become us to speak. We will, however, venture to assure any painstaking reader that he will not find it altogether unsuggestive of ideas as a “ Cross” critic believed; nor written in the spirit of a factionaire, as the “Neto Zealander” declared; but, a spirited attack upon party madness and political windbags.

A. S.— Common pronunciation of proper names, Latin oi* Greek, is commonly wrong. Our Correspondent was wrong in pronouncing Publicola as if it were syllabically dividable Pub-li-co-la. It should be pronounced Pub-lic-o-la, the accent being on the antepenultimate sylla-

blc—that is to say the last syllyble but two. Common pronunciation erroneously puts the accent on the last syllable but one.

Amo.— Be patient. Rome was not built in a day or even a century. We move on briskly ; but with care, because they who run fast are apt to stumble. This is No. 12 and with No. 13 will conclude the actual series of our journal. A second and larger, and we trust, in many important particulars, better series zcill commence with No. 14. Nor is enlargement and general improvement of the AUCKLAND Examiner all that we contemplate; arrangements being noio complete for publishing with No. 14 the first impression of our New Advertising Medium to be called Trumpeter and Universal Advertiser. A guaranteed circulation of 400 copies will, it is hoped, secure for our Trumpeter the attention and support of all who are in any way concerned in any operations whether Commercial, Trading, Shipping, Musical, Social, Moral, Literary or Political. Veritas.— Our rule is 'to insert whatever we think likely to interest the public. To hold us responsible for the opinions of Correspondents would be absurd as well as unjust. For neither their facts nor their arguments will ice undertake to answer. Every tub, quoth a respectable proverb, must stand upon its own bottom. If the tub do not happen to have a bottom why let it forthwith be mended. While unwilling to endorse everything or anything Correspondents may choose to say we wish it tobe universally understood that Examiner columns are open alike to the Progressionalist and the Constitutionalist", that no opinions will be excluded because they differ from our own; and that no encouragement will be given to personal defamation for personal defamation sake. Our journal will not shrink from telling any truth concerning any man however high his station, or however great his influence, if “Public Good” demand its publication. At all times, however, we hope to remember the wise saying—Proprium est stultiticer altorum vitia cernere, oblivisci suorum. It is he peculiarity of foolish people to perceive the faults of others, and forget their oivn.