NELSON ADDRESSES TO THE GOVERNOR. IN-CHIEF.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 518, 2 April 1851, Page 3

NELSON ADDRESSES TO THE GOVERNOR. IN-CHIEF.

! Nelson, 14 h February, 185 1. Sir,— We, the undersuned Minister, and OfficeBearers of the Wtsleyan Methodist Church and Congregation. Nelson, desire to approach your Excellency with sentiments of sincere respect and esteem. We are a retigious, not a political Association ; notwithstanding, U may be proper for us to state that we, with every lorer of order and peace, have witnessed with much gratification the great and unceasing exertions made by your Excellency to promoie the welfare of both races of Her Majesty* subjects under your Go. vernment in New Zealand. Your efforts deserted the success they have obtained. The settled peace and prosperity of the colony is your rich reward, and will, we trust, be a subject of pleasing recollection to youv Excellency in afier yean, particularly when the present favourable slate of things is coucra-ted with the disturbed, insecure, and greaily impoverished circuow stances of the culouy on the first arrital of your Excel* len'y. I/ f in the order of Divine Providence, your Excellency should remove from the country without our hating again the gratification of seeing you amongst v«, your Excellency may feel assured that oue best wishes and earnest prayers for your increasing bappine>g, and that of Lady Grey, will ever fol'ow you.— We remain, &c, &c. (Signed) S. Ironside, Minister, &c. To HU Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Nelson, 14th February, 1851. Gentlemen,— 1 thank you most sincerely for the manner m which you have expressed the gratification with which you hdTe witnessed the exertions I have made to promote, in as far at lay in my power, the welfare of both races of Her subjects in New Zealand, as aUo lor your warm appreciation of the success which has attended ihose txeitiona. I trust that I may alwayi feel duly grateful to that divine Providence which l>as seen (U to permit me to attist as an instrument in the great Work of ihe colonization of New Zealand, and ot the conversion and civilization of the Native Race. In common wuh yourselves, 1 feel that it wa» a great thing to have been chosen for such a work, and that we canuot be suffi-

ciently thankful for the prosperity and tmnquility with which this country ii now blessed. But I lnve been mysp.lf only one of many person* , who hate been engaged in this great task— and many men, and clawea of men, hn^e rendered me aa assistance so friendly, so cheerful, and so useful, that I shall always feel grateful to them for it. I need hardly tell you, that amongst those persons who have rendered me such great assistance in the Cirryinu out of plans which, without their co-operation, mutt hate fallen to the ground, are many Ministers and Member* of your Society, to la'iour conjointly with whom has been for come years p««t a source of the h'ghest gratification to me. Wherever, then, I may hereafter go, or whatever may be my future duties, I shall always retain a lively remembrance of the encouragement and aid which your Society has afforded me in my past difficult career '.ere ; and you may rett assured ihat Lady Grey and myielf will long remember the kind wishes which you have expressed for nur future welfare »n<l happiness : and that to hear of your continued prosperity and well-doing will ttlwayt be a lource ol the greatest pleasure to u<;, (Si e »ed) G. Grey. To the Minister and Office-Betrers of the Wesleyan Church and Congregation, Nelson.

May it please your Excellency to receive from us, the Officers, and Brothers ot the Nelson District of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Maneherter Unity, the following Address of Congratulation upon your revisiting this Settlement: — ■ i We beg to assure your Ktcel'ency, that we have ever retained a grateful and lively sense of your kindI nets to our Order, since we last had the honour and ! pleasure of addressing you upon your first landing here, after your appointment at Governor of the Colony of New Zealand. We most sincerely congratulate your Excellency upoD the stability of the arrangements madd by you for the settlement of the Nitive claims, and that the measures adopted by your Excellency, to re -tore peace and confidence in this colony, have been crowned with success; and from the past experience of the energy and wisdom of your Excellency's measures, ire feel entire confidence, (novr that the whole control of the title* and land claim* of this settlement rest under your sole guidance) that the unfortunate uncertainty under which thia settlement has 10 long laboured from the want of legal titles to the lands purchased, will be satisfactorily arranged, and that this settlement may with certainty fee! that rvery claim, for the future, will be decided upon firm and equitable grounds, and that we may look forward (under the wisdom of your Excellency's Government) to increased aud lasting prosperity. We trust that our Order hat been so conducted in this place, that wo still retain your approval ; and we humbly hope that your Excellency will ever continue to gi*e us your confidence and supp >rt. Wishing your Excellency a long life of public esteem, and private happiness, and that the emblems of our Order— Fdith, Hope, and Charity — may ever be found in your path, we be?, most respectfully, gratefully, and loyally, to subscribe ourselves your most humble servants, on behalf of this district. Charles Henry Cox, Prov. G.MT. RICHARB SUTCLIFFE, Prov. D.G.M Thomas Sullivan, Prov. C.S. To His Excellency Sir George Grey, Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand,

Nelson, February 14, 1851. Grktlembn, — It afford* me great satisfaction to have an opportunity of ag&in visiting you at Nelson. When first I had that pleasure, the prosperity of the poorer classes wii not very bright or promising, and it was with much satisfaction that I then found you labouring to inculcate amongst them the habit of laying by tome portion of their means as a resource against ttmei of sickness or distress, and as a means of relieving the sufferings of Widows and Orphans. It is also with great satisfaction that, now in these times of prosperity and peace, I find that you still pursue lite same course, wisely remembering that man is never safe from adversity ; and that, as we are blessed with increased means, sq do our responsibilities increase so to administer these means as to alleviate in the greatest possible degree the wants and sorrows of our fellow-men. I thank you for your cqnsra^ultitions upon the success which hai, under the sanction of Dirine Providence, attended my past administration of the affair* of this country. Such a kindly jntentioned expression of your opinions naturally attaches me to the interests of those from whom it proceeds, and will animate me to exert myself in every way to promote the happiness and pro»perity of this settlement. In the pursuit of thin object you may rely upon myj taking the earliest opportunity of putting the question ef Titles to Land upon a firm and satisfactory basis. I beg that you will convey to the Officers and Brothers in this District my thank* for their flattering address, and that you will ai.ure them that I wish them a long career of continued usefulness, and that they shall al.\ay» find in me a warm well wisher and an active friend. (Signed) G. Grey. To the Officers and Brothers of the Nelson District of the Order of OJdtellows.

Nelion, 14th February, 1851. Sir, — We. the undersigned Officer* and Members of the Total Abstinence Socieiy, desire to approach yoar Excellency with iPntimentt of respect and esteem. In case jour Excellency sliquld not again visit Nelson, we feel bound lo expreii ihe gratification we have experienced in w»tnps»i"g your ertorts to promotes the raornl welfare of all clasies of her Maje«i y's lubjecta in New Zealand, We would more particularly allude to the Ordinance* pasted by your Excellency proh{biiing the sale of ipirituous liquors lo ibe aborigines of these islaud* ; this we believe has been productive of much moral and social benefit to the Native Race: we respectively tender yon our humble yet heartfelt thanks for your fjrmneis in the matter. Your Excellency may reit astured that our belt wishes for the happiness of yourself and Lady Grey will ever follow you. We remain, &c, &c. To Hii Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B#

Ndson 14tb February, 1851. Gentlemen,— l beg that you will accept my thanks tor the flattering address, which you have presented to me. It is very pleasing to me that, you, in common with so large a portion oi the community, skonld view with approbation the efforts which have been »«ade to pretent the sale of ipirituous liquors to the Native populatiou. Upon a perseverence m that line of policy I k believe that the future happiae*§ of the aboriginri of tbe«e Islands tery largely depends. It is therefore most graufymg to observe, that not only the Euiopean, but t|ie Native poputyios also, have in general cheerfully obeyed and assisted in carrjlig out the law in I relation to tbu subject, and I rely with coufidinte

upon a continuance of this feeling, in ihe preservation of which you will, I am sure, as far as lies in your power, continue to *»sist me. Upon Latly Grey's behalf, I thank you o" (he kind manner in which you eipressed your good feelings towaids her. It was to her a cause of great disappoint ment that the ttnte of her health prevented her from visiting Nelson, in prom jtiug the usefulness of the schools of which settlement ihe had hoped, whilst heie to hove Inken an actiye part. Both Lady Giey and myself will, however, always feel the greatest interest in the futiue advancement and prosperity of (his settlement, from the inhabitants of which we h«ve on vauous occasions received acts of the kindest attention. (Signed) G. Grey. To the Officer* and Membeis of the Total Abstinence Society, NeUon.

Murray or Mac Hale? — An lii-.li Correspondent wishes to know (what a strange wish to know!) whether Father Punch inclines to the Murray or the Mac-Hale side in the present episcopal row pending in li eland ; and whether we are for mixed education or no education. You silly Paddy, how can you ask sm h a question ? Don't you know that we are English Pro'rstants, hating you by nature, and that our wish is to tyrannise over you and keep you under ? If your young men comes to c liege with our young men, don't you see, you idiot, that in th J course of a few score years, your lads, being born to the full as clever as ours and •ix time* as numerous, may win the prizes and scholarships, get tbe government places and snu^-berths, fit themselves for tbe learned professions, and so forth, and turn us out of what at present we hold ? Of course we voe for Joiix of Toam and Paul Cvli.kn, n»t for pooi D. Murray. Da. Murray is a well-meaning man, but he's a class legislator, Papdy, and that's what we hate— especially when he doesn't legislate for our ola*«s — whereas John op Tuam and Paul of Armagh, those are tbe right sort of fellows: they want you to remain ignorant; be cursed if you shall go and learn grammar and language, or mathematics and astronomy, with Protestants and heathens Believe, with Paul Cullen, that the sun is six feet in circumference, accommodate \ow mathematics to Ms Grace's (God bless his moht Reverend Lordship), and &cc how you'll get on as an Engineer, my boy. Why are you, forsooth, to learn history and mathematics, law, or chemistry, from tbe best professors we can get ? These things are not to be taught to you by people selected for their capability, hut by people of your own religious way ot thinking : gentlemen properly trained at Maynooth where they will learn thiec-fourth theology and one-fourth science doctored oithodoxically : if we want a good suigeon or a good lawyer, we won't, ask what his religious opinions are; we want the b»st of advice from the best people, who learn their business in the beet way, teach it in the best way, are pmdtbe the best price, and so forth. Whereas you, you pool r igged Paddy. Don't look at the stars through that viUun, Lord Kossc's glasi, ask Father Tim to lend you a peep through his dirty old telescope : it you've broken your leg don't ask the Surgeon General to set it, the pestilent Protestant; get a smarc young chap from Maynooth who has learned a litlle surgery along with his humanities ; see that you have an orthodox dancing master for your daughters, and, if they learn to sing, send for Don Basimo. Of course we are for John Tuam. In tnat way we savage Saxons shall have no need to be afraid of you. Which has tbe beat ch-nice to learn a thing, think you, he who has the best master, or he who has a twentieth rate instructor ? Give us the pood men. You take the otherN Paddy. Give us the railway train to travel by— you wait to hear whether the Holy Father approves of the mode of tiavellmg, and (it you are not cursed off the line and sent back to the wretched old jaunting car) never get into a carriage, without a priest beside you — O, Paudy, Paddy, you poor old humbugged I'addy ! —Punch., October