REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. [From the "Spectator," July 3.]

New Zealander, Volume 6, Issue 452, 14 August 1850, Page 2

REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. [From the "Spectator," July 3.]

In our present numbir will be f'>und (extracted from tlia New Zealander) the copy of a De .patch from Lord Giey 10 tue Governor-iu-Chief, occakioned hy a memorial from some of the inhabitant ( f Auckland for the recall of the latter from the government of New Zealand, in which, his Lordship takes the opportunity of expiessiiu in the strongest terms his confidence in Sir G-joige dey's administration of the government of the colony, and iefrrs to us present state of trunquility aud prosperity as compelled with i<s disorganized condition on his assuming the management of its affairs, as the moot complete insuer to his detractors, aud as as sufficient justifi ntioa for the continuance of his Loid-hp's confidence. The decided mannei in which Lird Grey expie>»-es hiu.selr on th» subject of Representative Institution-, c upl A with Lord John Russell's recent statement!, iuihe Ho-jge of Comnaori 1 !, affords unequivocal evuiuu'e of ih. mention of Mtu.sters to cury out the recoirtmendat <.n > made by Sir Geerge Giey bath as to the mode of Representative G6vemment to be itJopted in New Zealand and the period of its introduction. Whatever changes may be made during the present session of Parliament in the consntuiion of oth.r co'ouies, it appears probable that New Zealand will not be interfered with. This despatch will, doubtiesit, havfl the effect of calling forth f ora Mr. Fox and his partisans fresh exhibitions of their peisonal feeling Hgainsc thd Governor, but they ought by this time to b« convinced of the futility of their agitation eitlier in the cjlony or out of u. The wisest cour c to pursue will be to make a good use of the intcv.il which must occur before the inioduction of Representative Institution* to Familanze the minds ol the settleis witb the plan by frequent and temperate discussions <>f its details, and by the timely suggestion of su Ji improvements as may seem deferable. During th s interval we may hope to see 'everal important change-, in the col >i,y from the advancement in civilizition of the native* and the increase of \U European population, and in its i' ateiial pros,>eiity from the m c.cue of us export trade; and it the details of the measure are matuiely weighed and dv y adapted to the circumstances ot the colony, we bhall have no occasion to ngiet the delay, but shall prove the value of Lovd BdcouN maxim, which counsels us to •* stay a little that we may muke an end the hootier "