The New-Zealander.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 546, 9 July 1851, Page 2

The New-Zealander.

Be just an'l fear not : Let all the encU thou aims't at, bo thy Country's, Thy God's, and Tnith'sj.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 18 51.

By the arrival of the Isabella -from Hobart Town, which reached our port on Sunday, we are placed in posession of Van Diemen's Land papers to the 21st June, which include English news to the 7th March, received by the Cornwall. It is not indeed full or connected ; but it notwithstanding contains various items of | importance. j The Queen and the Royal Family were at Buckingham Palace, but were expected to arrive at Osborne on the Bth of March. I'er Majesty had, on the sth, received intelligence of the death of Her Serene Highness the Princess Elise, of Hohenlohe Langenbourg. The most interesting inquiry to most readers must be the fate of the Ministry. Before this arrival we had speculated a little on the probabilities in the case ; and as the aiticle happened to be in type we subjoin it, — as indeed the intelligence since received rather verifies our "guesses." The accounts before us are meagre, but they agree in the fact that up to the latest dates Lord John Kussi'LL still held the reins of office. Loid Sta-mey, Mr. D'lsraeli, Sir Jamfs Graham, the Earl of AnEßmEN.the Duke of Newcastle, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Sidnly Herbert, and Lord Clarendon had all been spoken of as likely to hold prominent places in a Cabinet constructed on coalition principles, having Lord John Russell still at its head ; but there seemed to be li tie beyond rumour and conjecture in the reports. It is .stated that on the 4th of Match nearly three bundled of his Loidship's supporters meet at his official residence in Downing Street, when he gave them a long account of the position of his Government, especially with refeienoe to the Papal Aggression question. He felt bound to go on ■with the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, though he hinted that it might be "in a modified form." As respected financial arrangements, the Cabinet had net met since their leturn to office ;

but he hoped to be able to make a satisfactory statement. He concluded by asking fora continuance of the generous support which had been previously given him, declaring that he sought it not for the purpose of keeping himself and his colleagues in office, but for the welfare and prosperity of the country. The feeling which prevailed at the meeting is described as one of strong confidence in and attachment to the noble Loid's principles and policy, — except on the part of some of the Iri«h members whose hostility to the Ecclesiastical Bill was so uncompromising that they avowed their resolution to persevere in opposition, even at the risk of driving from office a Government which on other grounds they would be willing to support. A Cabinet Council was held on the sth of March, at which nearly all the Ministers were present. It sat for four horns, but no result transpired ; nor can we gather from the brief parliamentary notices in these papers any more satisfactory information. The subject of Transportation to Van Diemen's Land, had been brought before the House of Lords by Lord Monteagle, the occasion being the presentation of a petition from the inhabitants of that colony. Lord Grey made a characteristically haughty speech, which we place on record at full length in another pait of our paper. An exciting debate had taken place in the House of Commons, on a motion by Mr. Grogan, for returns showing the number of Jesuits and of the membeis of any religious order or society of the Church of Rome, bound by monastic or religious vows, registered pursuant to the Act 10 George IV, cap. 7, subsequent to the 22nd of April, 1829. Mr. Anstey vehemently opposed the motion, as the return would disclose information -which any pettifogger could employ to institute prosecutions against persons not licensed. He called the prohibitions " infamous and infernal," and the laws which maintained them " damnable." This called up Sir R. Ingiis who earnestly pro'ested against the application of such terms to any law passed by the English Parliament. The Speaker intimated also that such language was unbecoming. The contention, however, continued, for some time, without any diminution of fervour, until ultimately it was terminated by the withdrawal of Mr. Grogan's motion. The scene seems to have been altogether a significant illustration of the fiery zeal with which topics involving the Papal question were taken up on both sides of the House. We -notice a few appointments of colonial interest. The Rev. Herbert Biney, of Worcester College, Oxford, was appointed Bishop of Nova Scotia. Charles Sturt, Esq., was to be Colonial Secretary ; Boyle Travers Finnissi Esq., to be Colonial Treasurer, and Registrar General ; and George Frederick Dasiiwood, Esq , to be Commissioner of Police and Police Magistrate for the colony of South Australia; and R. F. Newland, Esq., to be stipendiary Magistrate at the Fort of Adelaide. . . .We also observe that Mr. Aiken had been appointed Her Majesty's Consul at San Francisco. Xa.yieria, the mother of Cardinal \Visem\n, died on the 7th February, at the house of her daughter the Countess Gabrielli, at Fano, in Italy. The obituary lists contained also the names of Sir W. Winniett, Governor of the Gold Coast ; Lord Bexley ; and the eminent theologian, Dr. Pye Smith. The accounts from Ireland describe the agitation on the Papal Aggression question as intense. Numerous meetings had been held in opposition to Lord John Russsll's measure... Lord Clarendon continued Lord-Lieutenant ; j and preparations which had been making for His Excellency's departuie had been suspended. Several additional items of English news will be found in our other columns.

Tiik Hobart Town papers are to a considerable extent occupied with extracts and opinions respecting the exciting and engrossing topic of Gold. From Victoria the accounts as to the discovery of the precious metal are rather contradictory. One is that Messrs. Sturt and White, who had been ordered by the Government to examine the Plenty ranges, said to contain large fields of gold, had been unable to find any auriferous indications whatever. Another is, that Mr. Henry Frencham and parfy had reported a gold mine in that district, about twenty-five miles from Melbourne; and that Mr. Frencham had put in a claim for a reward of two hundred guineas for his discovery. The Tasmanian Legislative Council had been in committee on the Electoral Bill. But its deliberations had been suspended for a month from the 2nd of June, under the following somewhat curious circumstances, which we give from the Courier :—: — Absent — Messrs. Dry, G reason, and Fenton; the Chief Justice and the Auditor. The Chief Justice was in attendance at the Supreme Court ; the Auditor has been dangerously ill for some time back. His Excellency, after waiting upwards of an hour, came into the Council and stated that the unofficial members, whtse duties called them elsewheie, could remain no longer — .that owing to the unavoidable ab&ence of the Chief Justice and the Auditor, and the non-attendance of seveial unofficial members, no Connoil could be formod. lie was aware that the unofficial members tbpn present had been regular in their attendance, and had evinced every anxiety to forward the measure for the consideration of winch they had been summoned, and that they had been subjected in consequence to social inconvenience; but as they wmc now unavoidably compelled to return home, the only alternative left His Excellency was to adjourn the Council for a month. A crowded and influential Public Meeting of Lay Members of the Church of England had been held in Ilobart Town on the subject of the " Sydney Episcopal Minutes." Speeches of a very earnest character were delivered

amidst enthusiastic applause, and Resolutions weie all but unanimously agreed to declaring | the right and duty of the laity to expiess an opinion on the decisions of the Bishops, and stating the grounds on which they disapproved of several of those decisions. We shall transfer to our columns on another day at least the Resolutions adopted at this important gather - ing of Church of England laymen. It was ordered that copies of the Resolutions should he transmitted to the Aichbishop of Canterbury, and to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, " with a lequest that their Lordships' influence may be afforded in carrying out the ohj/cts of the Meeting." The markets seemed in an unsettled state, j The Colonial Times of the 20th of June quotes wheat at 9s. 2d, to 9s. 6d. per bushel, and flour at £25 per ton, at Hobart Town ; adding, however, " prices of wheat aie very fluctuating, and it is often difficult at present to find out the real quotations; 9s. 6d to 10s. may be considered as the average.". .At Launceston, the Examiner of the 1 8th reports, " Wheat is firm at 9s. 3d., and flour at £24 per ton, at which figures considerable sales have been effected for the Sydney markets. English bailey is scarce and worth 7s. ; oats ss, ; potatoes £:i 10." The Courier of the 2 1st comments on the excited state of the grain maiket, and states that " it is impossible to arrive at a certain conclusion."