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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 357, 12 March 1866, Page 3

A Pabaixel—Jamaica and New Zealand. — The following letter appeared in a recent number of the ‘ New Zealand Examiner,’ under the signature of a “ Colonial Sympathiser ” : —“ Sir, — There can be no doubt, whatever the opinion of Baptist ministers and other sentimentalist may be, that a most formidable rebellion has just been crushed in Jamaica by the prompt and vigorous action of the Governor, assisted by the military and other authorities ; and if the same decided policy and action had been observed at the outbreak of the native rebellion in New Zealand, I think there can be no doubt but that it would have beeu a great saving of bloodshed, both on the part of the misguided natives as well as to the colonists, and likewise an immense saving of money both to the Home and Colonial Governments. It is not to late now to show by a more vigorous and determined action that we are and will be the dominant power." New Zealand Pateiotic Fund.—A public meeting called by his Honor Judge Johnston, was held in Wellington on Friday evening. His Excellency the Governor occupied the chair. The object of the meeting was to consider the proper means of procuring a recognition by the colony at large of the services of these officers and men of Her Majesty’s Army and Navy and Colonial Forces, who lost their lives in the recent war, and offering a suitable testimonial to their suffering relations. It was resolved that subscriptions should be forthwith collected for the purpose of raising a fund to be called “The New Zealand Patriotic Fund," and devoted to providing appropriate testimonial (either pecuniary or other) for the widows orphans, or other surviving relatives of those who have fallen; that a grant from the legislature should be applied for; that Sir George Grey be appointed patron of tbe fund. A provisional committee was appointed to communicate with other parts of the colony, and invite the Superintendents of the-different provinces “ to call public meetings for the purpose of ascertaining the wishes of the inhabitants with respect to the establishment of such a fund, and thus enabling the whole colony to co-operate in the pleasing task of acknowledging merit and dischargingajointdebt of gratitudef ’ A Wanganui correspondent of the Wellington Independent writes: —“There seems not to be the slightest doubt but what white men were serving among the rebel Hau-haus at Opawa When the forces were moving to the attack, and close to the palisading, a decidedly British voice sung out, ‘Come on, there’s plenty of room for you all.’ Who these worse than traitors are it is impossible to say, though conjecture points them out as deserters from the service.”