DOMESTIC.

Auckland Times, Volume 3, Issue 139, 6 September 1845, Page 3

DOMESTIC.

Government Gazette.— One of those very useless , perhaps we might say, posthumous publications of Captain Filzroy, announcing a sale of land under Lord Stanley's provisions, by Act of Parliament, appears in the Government Gazette of Thursday week last. In our opinion it is full time that this “ pompous Tom-foolery’ ’ should be dispensed with. The Act of the Governor himself demonstrates that an intending purchaser can make a better bargain with a Maorie to sell and surrender, than he can possibly do by purchase under the Imperial screw system. We see by the Government Gazette that the Militia Bill is evidently less distasteful to the people of Wellington than to those at tins end of the island, for they have got up what we were not permitted to accomplish, “ a Cavalry Corps.” The Govern ment Gazette has the following appointments *. Captain Richard Baker, Lieutenant Charles Clifford, and Cornet the honorable H. W. Pe're, Cavalry! The Falco— American brig—left Wei lington on the 18th of July for Auckland and the Feejees, and has not since been heard of; she had on board the English mails of the unfortunate Tyne. Her delay for some time has been attributed to a coasting trade with the natives, but, so long a period having elapsed, it would seem certain that she has been lost in the recent severe gales ; for it is hardly charitable to suppose that her commander, knowing the great importance of his trust, can have carried these mails with him upon his projected voyage. The Postmaster at Wellington will, however, learn from this occasion the impropriety of selecting a foreign bottom for the conveyance of his charge. Fie has been much and justly censured in Auckland in this instance. Among the other gaieties of the past week, Capt. Darby gave a ball and supper on board his vessel, the Louisa Campbell , to which most of his former passengers, and all the fashionables of Auckland, were invited.

The Louisa Campbell is to sail on the 10th, with Major M'Pherson, Dr. Stewart, and seven other Cabin Passengers already engaged; 8 Invalids of the 99th Regiment, and 6 Steerage Passengers. She has an entire cargo of Kauri Gum, Flax, and Bark. Advance Auckland ! This will pay for a good many bullocks. She has yet good accommodations for additional Passengers, but is full of freight. Mr J. MacDougall is Captain Darby’s agent. We see by the Sydney papers that several parties advertise themselves as buyers of every species of Colonial Gum. At Adelaide also, it continues to be an object of considerable enterprise j the folks

in South Australia neglect nothing, however minute, by which they can turn an industrious penny.

Mr. Han’s second lecture upon Temperance and Teetotalism will be given in the Society’s Hall on Monday evening next, and we have no doubt that the eloquence and popularity of the lecturer will draw a full attendance.

Maorie Orthography !—Ropiti Pitiroi and his Wolsey, Karakia, or whatever other corruption of Christian speech he would be pleased to call himself by, have got themselves into rather a disagreeable hobble, for they have written, in their bastard lingo, to the natives of Wangaroa, that it was “ Porake ’ and other bad Europeans who were the cause of disaffection there. This wise attempt at approximation to Maorie speech was by them construed “ Polack,” and our quiet and very loyal citizen was visited -with the reproaches, whether deserved or otherwise we know not, but this is certain, intended for a very different person; it the old gun-smith must turn lexicographer, let him stick to one language or the other, and not inflict upon both people such a spurious and mischievous cacology as this. We have to apologize to our readers for delaying the completion of the account of the loss of the Briton and Runnymede ; our extract was taken from the “ Wellington Independent,” and the immediately succeeding numbers of that paper are not yet to hand. \ here are papers in the settlement which contain a final account of the rescue of our o d friend Col. Bunbury and companions, but as these do not dovetail with the account we commenced upon, we hope we may be excused for the delay. The account of their adventure is almost as romantic as Robinson Crusoe s ; but in the end they got away from their perilous position with as little loss of life as accompanies ordinarily the register of a peaceful garrison.