THE NELSON EXAMINER, AND NEW ZEALAND CHRONICLE.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 25, 27 August 1842, Page 99

THE NELSON EXAMINER, AND NEW ZEALAND CHRONICLE.

to express bo strongly as he did the impossibility that he should -concede. We feel idiis regret ourselves. As his remarks were they seemed to throw a chill upon much enthusiastic spirit of co-operation, which his own contagious earnestness of manner had warmed into activity. The feeling produced upon our own minds and that of many others was painful in the extreme ; and, for a moment, at least, a sad conviction that it was in vain — that we had hoped for a rest from sectarian differences, we were not to have ; and that the "cordial desire to work together to attain the one great end, was not met in a corresponding spirit. His lordship cheered us much at the commencement of his reply, by his admiration of the energy displayed in , the settlement, and the progress that had been made, saying that, had he not seen, he could not have believed it possible, that so much could have been done in so short a time.

The Sir Chailes Forbes is a fortunate vessel. She has had a singularly quick passage, being only 96 days from last sight of land to her arrival here. This is good presage for those that follow her direct to Nelson. The account .of immigrants will be seen in the statement of the Immigration iglgent. The proportion of agricultural l^iDourers is good : these are more especially called for at this moment, after the distribution of the suburban sections. Judging from appearances, we should say that the immigrants by this vessel are of an exceedngly respectable class. When the Sir Charles Forbes sailed, two other vessels had been chartered for this place with emigrants ; one, the Thomas Harrison, to sail on the 15th of May; and the other, the Olympus, on the first of June. A vessel had been advertised for, to proceed to Wellington and Taranaki with emigrants. The reason why the Sir Charles Forbes brought so few cabin passengers was tlie very short nolfce which was given of her departure ; but more are to be looked lor in the two vessels that are to follow.

At ten, a.m., on Monday, the distribul t3 e Suburban Lumls commenced, $:u continued until twelve on Wednesday. T&iafce are about eighteen sections left unchosen. We have received an interesting communication from a correspondent, going through the whole course of the selection, which we shall insert in our next, but which we have not room for this week.

The Nvw Zealand Gazette of the 13th instant gives an account of some collision between the settlers and the Maories at Taranaki, which was put a stop to by the decision and activity of the magistrates. We shall give the detailed account from the Gazette in our next.

Captain Wakefield has chartered the Elizabeth schooner, to proceed to Massacre Bay for the purpose of having a kororo with the natives resident in the country adjacent, and to make the usual presents, &c'. f &c, on taking actual possession by the commencement of the surveys.