The Lyttelton Times.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 300, 15 September 1855, Page 4

The Lyttelton Times.

VLxr tv « a „ Saturday, Sept. 15 laianaki ff em^ a SUlnm f

the Pensions' Bill had been thrown out by majority of 12 to 3. * a The letter-of the Taranaki corresponds of the Wellington Independent given be! will furnish our readers with the b° W account we can find of the temper of i?' Natives. The troops sent from Auclcln ? 250 rank and file, have landed at Net' Plymouth and are in tents, 200 more h sailed from Wellington for that Province 6 Ihe Nelson Examiner, in commenting UD the state of New Plymouth, takes the satn view that we have done of the General G vernment :— o- " Well, as we have said, the troops landed -» Taranaki will be able to akrd protect!^ tf J who seek slieller within tiiat portion of the low which it may be thought advisable to render place of retreat and security,■ but wl m sTtf w.H the Government take to'p.u „„ en ,i to the Native war ? W.ll il continue lo stand by „• 7 sively and see the subjects of -the.-British Crown" engage in civil strife, content if it protects 1 European subjects against outrage; or will i take the bolder, and, as we believe, the wiser policy, and seize upon those who have onii^ed the laws of God and man, and make an example of them, a though to d,. this it may l, e req,,iii « to call in the aid of the peaceable and well-dis posed, whether European or Native If til troops are sent to Taranaki only to be'idle sDec tators of the Native fray, and keep the peace •,«, far as the Europeans are concerned, the Govern inent will only lower itself still further in Native eyes, and In- accessary to what threatens—a ire neral Native war ;■ while, if it adopts an ener" jretic pohcy.it may crush at once the present disturbances, and read the Natives such a lesson as will prevent a recurrence of any similar outra»es hereafter. Of the intended policy of ,b e Governmeiitwe are wholly ignorant— in fact it may well be doubted whether such a Governraeiit as at present exists in New Zealand is capable of Conning a policy and acting upon it If Governor Browne has not yet arrived we are bound to pray for propitious winds to waft him quickly to the colony, before any-additional ciis asters shall arise, .hat we may .hope to see at (lie head of our affairs a man capable of thinking wisely and acting promptly, and to save us froip the ruinous consequences which are now impending over us." Bishop Sehvyn, who is now at Taranaki endeavouring to restore peace amongst the JNatives, has written to state his intention .of visiting .Nelson in October, to hold contirmations throughout the Province • nhel"w S.r° nSWS °f ™y & eneral' interest in the Wellington papers. The following remarks of the Nelson Examiner are not uncalled for— "Ou! Wellington papers contain little local matter of interest, if we except the usual 'differences between our respected editorial brethren, me Spectator -keeps up an incessant fire against the Provincial Government, to which the Inchpendent replies. The charges preferred by the £>/>ectutor are ; sometimes very telling, unli! we get the explanation, making good the old saying that one side of a story is always good until theother is told. Q ne o f the liist cl)a % eß Drought by a correspondent of the Spectator against the local Government, was, that it hud umpered with the interests of the Savings' JJank, by m! ,k,ng it subservient to the plans of mAT <>v. e"ll"eilt to (>b^in money. This called up Air. Woodward, the Accountant to the Saviiirs tlank. who showed in the most satisfactory i manner that the steps taken by the Government w,th respect to the Bank had been beneficial to Us interests. The Independent, as a set-ott we suppose to the personal attacks ,nJn?h° n.i ieJeadhl|r me"lbersuf the Govern.nWrVi *>P/ x S tal<>r, has some violent articles "s^lV" W«kefield. Can this system^ Sf' iv „" "Se be acee Ptable t0 the majority of ?, I» eIll"^°" "ewspaper readers? "Even if iVril, »6 vxT' lely may »>? questituied of pandeiing to so depraved a taste." [At the last moment we have been com-Sn*-i ™ P°BtP°ne the letter from Taranaki until Wednesday ]

Mant persons on this side of the Hill seem to entertain a vague belief that an intention exists on the part of the Govern£?J TOlS|\* nd the Works on the Sumlier ioact. We have every reason for stating

that no such intention has been conceived, and that as fast as funds will allow the works will be prosecuted. From enquiries made by us we gather the following to be the state of the works. From Lyttelton to the Portend of the tunnel, the whole of the earth work preparatory to blasting away th;/ rocks has been completed. Supplies of powder had been ordered; as soon as a sufficiency arrives, bla3ting operations will begin. The sea wall from McCormack's flat to Sumner is, with the exception of a short piece near " the kdder," all but finished. It presents a most workmanlike appearance. It will, we think, be allowed to do great credit to the Engineer, and to the contractors, .Messrs. Lingard. From McCormack's flat.to the Old Ferry the line is traced out, the drains across the valley flats are opened, and the culverts to carry the water away across the line will soon be placed. The Moa Bone Point has yet to be made passable ; the road we understand will go round the base of. and not over it, as originally intended-. This will effect considerable saving in gunpowder, and should a tramway at some future day be made, no new bores will require to be struck. By widening the embankment room will be allowed for both carts and tram road. The works at this point being completed, a comparatively slight outlay in metalling, &c, will enable light traffic by bullock drays to be carried on the whole way to Sumner during the ensuing winter. In this case, while the dry season lasts, nothing need prevent all the wool and other produce passing on the whole way to Sumner for shipment, round to Port. We understand that this latter portion of the works will be pnshed forward vigorously, and that by the end of January at latest, the line will be perfectly passable ; we do not say complete, but equal to stand the wear and tear of one season's draying. Funds no doubt will then have accrued under our new regulations, sufficient for the thorough completion of the road through aud through to Lyttelton.