The Anglo-Maori Warder. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1848.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 5, 23 May 1848, Page 2

The Anglo-Maori Warder. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1848.

Jaques. But for the seventh cause; how did you find the quarrel on the seventh cause? Touchstone. Upon a lie seven times removed; as thus, Sir. I did dislike the cut of a certain courtier's be.rd; lie sent me e.oul, if I said his beard vis not out mil, he w in the miiid it was : This is called the Kiiirt en i/eotii It I sent him nord apim, it was not well cut, he'a.ml J send me ve.nl, he cut it to please himself- Tim is called the Qm;i inmlnt. If acaiil, it \v.-s not nell c il, he disabled n.y judgment This is e-rd'ed the !'.<,, ly il. i-VA. If ijnn, it was not »tll cur. he iw.'ild aii'uir I -fA- ei.t tine. This is colled lhe Kqtrwif Vlltmit. If JS.un, it »is not w 11 eu'. he w.nilil siy.'l lie. 'I his is called tl e Cowtlcn/i ikqnnr \ r.lmmc .'and so to t.ic L<r uWuis'anwl, .md the tie Jinui s And lion olt did jou say his heard v. is no! veil rut .' lolcßsiovr.. J dur.t .;-. ns fuitVr t'i en the Lie c;,vmsta:tt,n'. acd 1-c ih..-t n't five me die itr •Unit, and so e-c lu...,e.ied —.lt I"-ii tike It. 111, K\if.iiim, - in.-i.n-, with 11r.,i 1:1 the north—entiieiv ..ecu;, iit.-l. afie. o.lc ai count. trov.rv hcti..i-ii o.m out.. i--,..iis. that v.. hue thoughl I. we.l to ni..'..c ll.;,e\'.iac:. fo, then convenience ..I icidy i.-ieieme. from lh,- ..•.ithmiscj tod. oi I- u i ioi the cond.ut of h.il.oinble |.v_.,. t , It -v.- oii b u.elly compiled, we b.-lie,e, by one (icon,. u> Caramv. ina.ter oi •• d.'pe.idcn-en-s,"—in modern English, ol punctilios, or tile nicer points of honour involved in knightly lUli'ei.nc-es, —for the more solemn nnJfuuiial adjustment of every conceivable class of quatle I, and for the laying down ot steps, 01 stages to be observed ill the progress of the affair", a sort of gtadual crescendo, which secured the inestimable advantage of preventing it from being too soon brought to an end. The encounter has taken place, most seasonably, in these dull times, and m the present de'arth of intelligence, to enliven us a little. Both are stout he.uted knights, thoroughly masters of tinir weapons, and game to the back bone ; while we ouiselves, elite, taining different sentiment* from cither of them, with much porsunal v'steeni for both, are able to look on with the happiest impartiality, cordially wishing that both may win. As for the code itself, we are not sorry to have the opportunity of refreshing our own memory with its observances, having likewise occasion for guidance. Although not of Mercutio's temperament, who would " quarrel iv ith a man for coughing in the street, because he had awakened his dog. that lay asleep in the sun." we f.-ol bound, for the honour of Auckland, to enter the lists in turn. But we have a much less worthy foe to deal with—qtiem vincere ingloriiiiu, et a quo atteri sordiiluoi—whose only weapon is "a goose quill dipped m gall," wii<\ who is moreover legardlc» of all fan rules of honorable warfare. We ellude to the New Zevlvnd Journal, which continues, almost without intermission, I.) indulge in the most virulent strictures upon 11n- no-theiu settlement; It is unpleasant wo.-k, ceilamly, saying anything in answer, and by no means to ot i taste, it is. likewise useless week, of no effect, for better or for worse, within the limits of this colony, in which it is treated only with careless inattention. Still it is i.ot the If.-., necessary to take up the sayings and doings of tha' Journal from time to time, that the ounces may he multiplied of the oilier .id-of the question being seen in England . tor !h-:e can be no doubt, that such IU-tation of abuse, in spite of its scturiluy, his done us infinite mischief at home, and that many an intending emigrant has been deleiied by tho.-e ljiccsant nusrepiesentations. iron! taking up his abode among Attention has In- u duun more especially to is conduit, by an ar.lcle that h.ts la'ely appeared rn n on the subject ol the suspension oi the Chaitci. In i! we ie.ul. that -'Captain lirey is even nio'i car-fii! to draw a distinction between the noilher.i and southern seltleis of .New Zealand. After hlghlv praising the littler, he say. of the tonuer .—• 1 should perhaps add. thai "it is no; n the leas! mv wish to it licet upon lh, inhabitants of the uoi.ii.in le-ilioi, ~| New Zc. .and. or t . chaw anv invldi .., companion between themselves a'nj til.pcopV ol I be southern SeTeLrieuls. \c , eic ' Kvc.v, ...- can ~ndci,-aiid this, when tak.n in it'iiueitioii with the leniamdei of bis letl,i. We a..- nan., ..iliw-d to Captain tini.v I ,; 1 .1 „-. ..-„i ;,,„t that the lep h.r.i.l. .1 bum v,..;,'. I.- I. , a.hi.iui-:.- .-.! L.i l be d.-n... lis ol \..k1..-i! ..ill s^.dilv ■ ■•>• ~le lo the ,-,,.. „u-. ..I '.o ma i -o tli.lt ie,. e-e il!.:'n.-' Joe, i .in -it .„ :\ be 1.0 bin.;.-, d.1.iv..1 I-. .. lrom .... it w...,i"0l 0..'l li-.i\ Jlil.-l: ■'_- .. .... ' I- eie. % 1- 1- ;i .. ve. V el, i; v.!,..-.'. a - • al in- .■ - .eh lie l't wbch n ~- , - , .„ ..... .. v ~- n-ht .he Colonial .!.!.',, b : , e, n tb,:, ~'. „,ei..--■■■ : l.iud-sha.k|..g piop.-i ,:;,-, HJ-...1 h-.-Js wh.i ,-,...,.,1n _• !o til, te -llmenials glecu ~, i-V bis i.M.-lleile,. w. a e .jiiile llllloccl.l .-I eilh.'i I in-C0",,,, on li,oHii,;lauel-sl,,,king iii .mi 1.-.-lli ' It .11 bean i', lhe same lv'.ition in ibis iiii.pmv to minor eel.-iii.. tint lhe grea! ahii- .';,.,,;, a a, A '::■< ,!--. . :.- the New

Zetland dog-fish. When did that system ever flourish on so gigantic and ruinous a scale, ] as in the outset "of the Company's own career. Does it suppose, as in the famous parallel between Alexander the great, and Bagshot the highwayman, that the magnitude of the offence .\cuses it; that what was a hanging matter to tiie petty depredator, was glorious in the conqueror ? It may rest assured, that "acres for jews'harps " wrll never be forgotten. As to the minor land-sharks, the New Zealand Joiiin il knows as well as ourselves that they are migratory, that the few whoever were here came troni elsewhere, and left us long since, when nothing more was to he picked up. with much good Auckland money m their pockets. The probability is, that many of them are now to lie found congregated at Otago, profitably engaged in victimising the last new comers to the colony ; for " where the prey is, there the eagles are gathered together." ' The New Zevunii Jot rxal goes onto build an elaborate argument, proving the impolicy of suspending the measure for local self government in the Cook's Straits settlements. Unfortunately for its soundness, the whole is based upon the testimonials which Captain lirir.v has given tliem to representative character. They may or they may not be fit for it :—as well, or better than ourselves : hut te.timoninls —valeant quantum valere possunt —are not proofs. Captain Marry at somewhere tells a story. —we quote from memory, —of a certain Admiral, how he gave a post-prandial description of lobsleis which lie had seen caught at a neighbouring island, of a size so enormous that his guests were unable to rcstiain a smile. Nettled by their apparent incieduhiy, he backed himself for a heavy bet, to produce several of the size he had named on a given day. Unluckily, it proved to be the wrong season for catching any at all; whereupon, being unwilling to .lose his money, he produced upon the appointed day, depositions from trustworthy persons, affirming that they had seen lobsters equal m size to that which had been disputed, on the strength of which he claimed the stakes. To this fashion of deciding the question, the opposite party naturally demurred, and the matter was finally referred to arbitration; rn which the Admiral was cast, with the follow ing pithy award, that " Depositions are not Lobsters." As to the continents of the New Zi.m.vnd Joi'rnm. upon the Bishop's protest, we feel some disinclination to notice them at all. To term a man that has always shrunk so sensitively from even the appearance of taking a part in the secular direction of the colony, " a political Bishop," proves either the grossest ignorance or the most reckless malice. It has yet to learn, what we take this oppoitumty of recording, that so soon as Mr. Hiwik's observavations in the House were known of at Auckland, an rddress from the inhabitants to the Bishop was immediately proposed, expressive of their indignation at such an unwarranted attack, and bearing testimony to the uniform carefulness with which they had alway known him confine himself to his own peculiar duties ; which was only suffered to drop from the fear that any thing which would teird to bring forward his narrre into public notice, might prove annoying to himself. The complaint likewise that ■• he knows nothing of their requirements' in the South, is irresistibly amusing. We might possibly tell of a few which he might supply for them, and those most certainly without departing from his own undoubted sphere of action. But we feel that it is wasting time, to dissect and answer, clause by clause, anything so unworthy of minute attention. The shortest and most effectual way with such a journal would be to find a single retort for its every assertion. And this is to be done by choosing out' out of the most glaring of its untruths, for one is as good a hundred—falsiis m uuo, fjlsus in plunbus—to thlovv continually in its teeth. We would suggest that a paragraph which appeared some time ago, stating tli.it hoi sea were already expuited from Otago to Sydney, for supply of the Indian anuy, should be prcterably selected. . Tins inighi be brought forward on every occasion as a- stopper," much in the same manner as thai by which Faulconbiidge finally succeeds m silencing the braggadoctio Austria. \ust. O that a mm should speak thoie words to me. B.vsi. Ami hangacallskin im tbofe recreant hmus. Af>r. K n ? Philip, listen to the Cardinal. Bast. Acd hang a calfskin on those recreant limbs. To adap' the rebuff to the prefe.it putpo-e. would be a, easy, as would be eiiccturd. '• Want of iidlii.uv intelligence and honesty in Auckland," sayst'he New Zealatrd Journal A\-wm Export of horses from Otago. •• The piofest oi the Bishop lias da-h.-.l self-.sov,im,„-i,t lion, those to whu.c hand, it h.-, jUst been placed. Aviui; K\po"l of hoise-stumi Oi.-go.