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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1428, 14 September 1872, Page 2

On Thursday we gave the Evening Post's comments on Mr Hunter's speech in the late want of confidence debate. The Independent, in answer, says that Mr Hunter is usually a forcible speaker, and that the speech referred to was moie than usually effective. His. remarks doubtless carried weight, "coming as they did with all the warmth and point that a thoroughly earnest man imparts to the deep utterances of his heart and mind." This is the spirit of a nine-inch paragraph in the Independent—the remainder is not much to the point. Party spirit is now so high in Wellington that little reliance can be placed on the statements of the local papers. The division on Mr Stafford's resolutions on the morning of the 6th inst. was in several respects the most remarkable that has ever taken place in the House of Assembly. For the fir.->t time in its history every member in the House recorded his vote. Though it was 2 a.m. when tho division was called, e\ery member was in his place, and the strangers' and ladies' galleries were crowded —many of the occupants having taken provisions with them, and remained in their seats from the time the day's proceedings commenced. Not only were the galleries crowded, but the lobbies, numbers being unable to gain admittance, and the excitement reached its height when the division was called. Never was a battle better fought out, or with greater moderation, and never was a Government more fairly defeated. Numerous ftiends in Napier >vill be glad to hear, on the authority of the Independent's Wairarapacorrespondent, that " the advent of Mr Stedman has, among other beneficial results, been instrumental in instilling fresh vigor into our Greytown cricketers."

The truth of the old adage, that "distance lends enchantment to the view," is again receiving continuation. The reports of the discovery of gold at the Roper River (Northern Territory), and in Queensland, are attracting considerable attention in various districts of the Colony, and unsettling the minds of the miners. An exodus has already commenced.

The London correspondent of the Wellington Independent, under date June 27, supplies the following immigration items :—The Hodvig, with 291 adult Norwegians for Napier, left Chrisiiania at the end of May. On the 13th June the Ballarat went down the vivei to. Gravesend, having on board 220 adults. She carries about 160 emigrants—including 50 Danes—to Napier, from which port the balance (62) are to be forwaided on to Auckland. The St. Leonards, under the able command of an ancient mariner, the pleasant, and well known Captain Petherbridge, left Gravesend on the 21st inst., for Canterbury, with 85 adults—including 25 single women. The fine large ship Hyda&pes sailed from Gravesend, 30 hours after the St. Leonardo, with 161 emigrants, mostly Scotch. Of these 161 adults, 57 are single females - -mostly domestic servants. A large ship, with German and Scandinavian emigrants, is to follow the Hydaspes for Otago in July next. The Bebingten, 900 tons, is to leave the East India Dock to-morrow (the 28th) Mith about 210 adults for Wellington About 150 of these are Brogden's people. There are als>o 26 female emigrants on board.

Secular education has been established in California. The New York Observer fcays that the legislature lias enacted that religion stiall neither be taught nor practised in the public schools of Sun Francisco.

The artizaps and laborers in, "Woolwich Arsenal, about 10,D0Q ip number, Jiave pommence'7 an agitation, in favor pf tj}p pine hours inoveniept?