The New-Zealander.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 579, 1 November 1851, Page 3

The New-Zealander.

Be just and fear not : Let fll the ends tliou aimb't at, be thy Country's, Thy Gon's, and Truth';..

AUCKLAND, SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 1851.

Our Honolulu papers (to the ] 3th of September), received by the Tynan, contain English news to the 2nd July, but it amounts only to a few meagre scraps. Private courtesy has, however, placed us in a more satisfactory position as to intelligence. In searching through a miscellaneous budget of journals, old and new, from various parts of the world, we have .succeeded in obtaining a consecutive series of English weekly papers, from the date of our files received by the Cashmere to the end of June. We compile from the whole the following summary of news, portions of which possess considerable interest. The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill still retained its prominence in the proceedings of the House of Commons. Almost countless amendments had been proposed, lengthily discussed, and negatived. One, moved by Sir R. H. Inglis, wasi that no Minister of the Crown he empowered to give precedence to any Roman Catholic prelate in the Colonies, except in the case of those Colonies which had been ceded by treaty to Great Britain, and were Roman Catholic in their Constitution. Lord John Russell opposed the clause as likely to create much confusion, and to inteifere with the acts of Colonial Legislatures ; besides, it might subject a Minister to prosecution for some act of courtesy at a public meeting. The amendment was rejected by a majority of 166 to 121. ....On the 27th of June, Sir F. Tiifsiggr. brought forward a series of amendments, intended, like Mr. Walpole's, to increase the stringency of the measure, and, it would seem, framed more judiciously and maintained more firmly — or, at all events, more success) 'ally — than those of that hon. gentleman. They were directed chiefly to strengthening the declaratory clauses ; and to giving the power of prosecution to private parties, with the consent of the Attorney-General. The first amendment was carried, against the Government, by a majority of 135 over 100. The second and third of the series were then agieed to, The fourth, extending the penalties of the Bill to procurers and publishers of bulls, &c, was opposed by the Solicitor -General, but also carried against the Government by 165 to 109. Lord John Russell then intimated that he should not at present divide the House against the fifth amendment, (for giving the power of prosecution to private informers) but would take the sense of the House upon it on the third reading, which was fixed for Friday, the 4th of July. We are necessarily as unable now as when we lately adverted to the subject to form any clear view of the actual force which the Bill may have possessed after the numerous and antagonistic alterations it had undergone; but it is clear that Sir F. Thesiger's amendments must have added to its vigour, and invested it with more of a penal character. The Oath of Abjuration (Jews) Bill had passed through Committee without fuither divisions, although with several strong protests against its principle. The third reading was fixed for Thursday, the 3rd of July. A Bill for the abolition of religi«us tests in the- Universities of Scotland, introduced by Mr. Cowan, and, though not warmly supported yet acquiesced in by Sir George Grey on the part of the Government, had been lost by a single vote, the Ayes for the second leading botng 65, the Noes 66. Mr. Anstey had again asked questions respecting Sir Wm. Denison's treatment of the " Irish Exiles," and Mr. Hawk's had again parried (hem on the ground of his having little or no " information" on the subject. Mr. D'lsraeli was about once more to place Ministers in a perilous position. He had given notice that on the motion for going into Committee on the Government financial measuies, he r would propose, by way of amendment — ."That according to an estimate of the probjible future produce of tbe existing taxes, iubmittpd to the House by the Chancellor o> the Exchequer, it appears that a surplus revenue may be expected in the present year of about i£2,000,000. That, in the 1 ovenue so estimated, 13 included a sura exceeding £"5,000,000

denved from the t,i\- upon income, respecting which an inquiry has been directed to bo made by a Committee of the' House; on tho result of whose labours may depend the future renewal or modification of that important impost. That, in this provisional stato of the finnncial an.ingements of the country, it appears to this I fouso to bp most consistent with a due le^ud to the maintenance of public credit, and the pxisenens of pubhe service, not to mike any imtenal sacn(ic<> ol public income in effecting such cbnngus as may bo doomed tlvisable in other biancbes of taxation." The sittings of tho House of Lords had been few and shoit, and the proceedings had little general interest. During the last few days of June the number of visitors to the Great Exhibition had decreased consideiably, owinp-, it was believed, to the heat of the weather, which was so excessive that several horses had fallen dead in the streets from its intensity, and which, as might be anticipated, was found absolutely insuppoitable in the interior of the Crystal Palace when crowded by forty or fifty thousand persons. The Commissioners had determined to remove the inside glazing at the eastern and weste-n entrances, so as to secure a refieshing thorough draught from end to end The most remarkable new addition to the spectacle was a splendid ivory throne, studded with jewels of extiaordinary magnificence, presented to the Quitn by the Maharajah of Travancore. her Majesty continued constant in her visits, accompanied by the Royal and illustnous guests, amongst whom was the King of the Belgians. The character of the entertainment on the Queen's visit to the City on the 9th of July had been definitely fixed. It was to comprise a grand ball in the noble hall of the Corporation, and was expected to surpass anything that was ever seen m ihe Guildhall before. Mean- ; while, according to the Globe, the complete inactivity of business in the city was attracting general attention. There was little doing in I the various markets, and the whole of public feeling seemed centred in the Exhibition. The election for Bath, in the room of Lord Ashley, now Earl of Shaftesbury, had terminated in the leturn of Captain Scobell, a Liberal, by a majority of 62 over Mr. W. Suicliffr, a Conseivative, the numbers being 1103 against 1041. The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the expediency of making one of the western ports of Ireland the point of departure and arrival for the Trans- Atlantic Steamers, hal presented an elaborate repoit to the House of Loids. The friends of Irish advancement will learn with much regret that their decision is strongly against the project. The Times of the 27th of June thus winds up a digest of the Report :—": — " They must be singularly blind to evidence who do not concur in the conclusion of the commissioners that any transference of the mail service to an Irish port would be neither politic nor safe. We should not benefit Ireland to any considerable extent, at the same time that we inflicted a very wanton injury upon that portion of Her Majesty's j subjects who reside and carry on their business in Great Biitain. A saving of ten hours in a transit of eleven days is not worth so considerable a risk, and so certain an inconvenience." The Chambers of Commerce of Manchester and Glasgow, and many eminent mercantile firms in England and Scotland had set their faces against the alteration. A Duel between Captain Hawkins, of the Guards, and Viscount M^ldon, had produced a sensation iv the fashionable ciicles, on account of both its origin and its results. Vrcount Maldon had, it was stated, seduced the wife of the Captain, who was seeking a divorce ; in the meantime, the Loud Chamberlain had by command of Her Majksty officially signified to the Viscount that " his presence at Court was no longer required," — a step in happy accordance with the purity which has always characterised the Court of our beloved Qulen. There had been several destructive fires in London. One which proved especially disastrous had taken place on the 23rd of Jun^ It broke out on the premises of Mr. Alderman Humphrey, M.P., in Southwark, and was not subdued until it had destroyed property to the estimate value of £150,000. The Earl of Derby was dead ; — an occurrence of little political importance, as his distinguished son and successor, Lord Stanley, was already in the House of Loids. Amongst the deaths we also observe the names of Viscount Melville; Vice Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, and Mr. Barnard, M.P. for Greenwich. Mr. Alderman Salomons and Mr. Alderman Wire weie in the field as candidates for the seat vacant by the death of the last named gentleman. A serious riot had occured in Liverpool between the 91st regiment and the police. We have no particulars beyond the statement that seveial were killed, and many severely wounded. The hopes cf those who still cleave to the expectation that Sir John Franklin's expedition will be at least heard of in such a way to set doubt and suspense at rest, had been leceived by the statement of William Millar, one of the seaman engaged at Stromness for the Prince Albert, who declares that, in Sept,, 1 81-8, while he was serving on. board the Prince of Wales whaler, he had seen on a piece of land at Jones's Sound, which he had been sent to examine, shoe-prints, a small cooking place blackened by fire, and a wellbuilt cairn of stones, which his paity had not time to pull down, being suddenly lecalJed by a signal from his vessel. Another witness, George Moore, of Orkney, corroborated his testimony Many believed that this cairn must have been erected by Sir John or his companions, and that information of their piogress and intentions was buried beneath the pile ; and it was earnestly urged that the Admiralty should send out a vessel specially to ascertain the fact, as Jones's Sound lies entirely out of the beat of any of those at present engaged in the search. A number of items of Miscellaneous English news from the latest papers, will be found in our other columns. A number of items of miscellaneous English news from the latest papers, will be found in another column.

Despatciids from London, of the 2nd of July, had been leceived at the Foicign Oflice, Monolulu, which, the officbl announcement assures the Hawaiian public, are " of great importance to the independence of the Islands, and highly pleasing to the Government." A Post 0/Jice Act had been promulgated. It establishes a Post Office, to be kept for the tune boing at the Po/ijncsian office. The rate is to be live cents on each single letter, weighing less than half-an-ounce, and two cents on each newspaper, price current, &c. Masteis of vessels bunging mails from foieign poits are to be entitled to icccive two cents on each

letter, and one cent on each newspaper. Stamps are to be issued for the outward postage, which must in all cas.es be pie -paid. The Polynesian copies, as interesting to exporters of Hawaiian producr lo California, (and of course it is also intetesting lieie, if our merchants should be disposed to make any fuither venluies to San Fi^ncisco) a leccat Act of the A m'Jican Congress, of winch the following is tijr p'.n.cipal provision .—. — "Sicnov 1. — lli.it in a'l C.l-.08 viln>ie th^re is o1o 1 [ shall be im,,o-.cjd any ad luluwm r.ire of dut/, on anj Good**, Waics, or .Mhclmiklj-p, imported into the Unit'il P'atr*. it shall bo the duty of ibo Col'.er^i, within wiio-se district the samp -lull be imported 01 entered, to CH16.1- the aftu.il mirKit \ uluc, or wliolcs.iU' p. ice thereof , at thp period of cxpomonn. to the United fcjtatos, in tln» piinfiip.il mnrkiMs of tin' comitiy irom wind) tlic ■same "I'^il have b"?n mipoited into the Uiuttd St.Uos, to h" appraised, e.\ tmiucil, and ascei-inini-d , j.idtosiu. \."luc or pnee sfi.Mi b" :ulded all , ,i ,; li ii i" > r ipsuiaucc, ai i 1 i -cludinc, sa ("i"' ,ot> a cli .i f<H rommiision, at the us'nl i a- il, true' vnluo at (.mo pert w' tlie °n .any bo enleied, u[.oii winch duties shall he asbes^L' This law is to take effect on and after Ist of Apul next. The fiist Annual Meeting of the « Royal Hawaiian A gucultural Society" had been held, and vanons piPinnnns awarded for StocV, Sn»ar, Coffee, Vegetables, and Fruits. The effoits of the Society seem to have been alieady productive of considerable advantage ; but the pi 'nterp a.iJ •ffJ'neis -were much dish n aitened b> the faliiu,, off ifl'tlie export trade consequent upon the glutted and paralysed state of the Califoinian Market.

An Aucktand Sttam-Vessei*— - The friends of our advancing settlement will learn witii pleasure that a steamboat of about .50 tons, to ply between Auckland and the neighbouring parts of the coa^t, is likely soon to be launched on our waters, tie hull being now in progress, and the work daily proceeding .it Frccnnn's Bay, under the direction of Mi. Robert Sto\i:, on behalf of Mr. C J. Stone — one of ouv earliest and most active settlers in developing and turning to account the capabilities of the settlement— and his partner Mr. LANGroiu), in whose enterprise the undertaking has originated. The model is very creditable, and well suited to the service for which the vessel h intended, combining safety with speed. The length of tlie steamer is to be 60 feet over all; length of the keel, 49 feet; depth of the hold, 5 feet; and bi adtli of bean', 13 feet G inches. Her engines, of ton hm . u powo (five horse cacli), and machinery aie no vpu..<.,ie&i>mg rapidly at Mr. William Boubnt'cS Foundry in Queen-street, under the immediate and careful superintendence of that experienced engineer, so that her whole material and construction, it may be said, will, as fay as possible, be native, her timbers being of pohutakawa, (so well adapted to the purpoces of this department of ship-building), and the planking of kauri. It is scarcely necessary to point out how great an accommodation this vessel will be to the settlers, and how favourably it_ is likely to affect traffic generally in the district, the Maories as well as the Europeans participating in its advantages. We believe that the vessel is expected to be ready for her first trip on New Year's Day next. This will bo the first steamboat constructed in New Zealand, but we trust it will prove the precursor of not a few others of larger capabilities and more extended spheres of action.

E vst SuuiiKiJAx Ward. A Meeting of the Burgesses of the East Suburban Ward was licld in the Large Room of the New Windsor Castle Inn, Parnell, on Tupsday evening, for tlio purpose of nominating candidates to represent the Ward in the Town Council. Mr. JTvy oponoil the proceedings by silting what had b>vn done by the Preliminary Committee, of vAich he was Chairman, and after his statement lie was called to the Chair by the unanimous vote of the meeting. Mr. Hay having taken the Chair, read the notice calling the meeting, and called upon the Burgesses present to nominate those persons who they considered fit and proper to represent the Ward in the Town Council. Mr. .Srtnor, proposed and Mr. W. Boyd seconded Nr. F. W. Meiuumait as a fit and proper iieiv.u tn represent the interest of the Ward in the Count. „ Mr. Mi:rrimax returned thanks for the honour thnt had been conferred upon him, and aflor assuring the assembled Burgesses that he could, without any ilowers of speech, say that he should consider it a matter of gratification, aswell as an honour, to be elected their representative, partly upon private grounds, but also upon public grounds, as it would give a distinct answer to the grcs calumnies of the orators at the South, who had not hesitated to stigmatize all Nominees, Avithout reservation, as dishonest puppets, appealed to the meeting whether any man coukl sa) that he, although holding the invidious position 01 a Crown Nominee, had ever betrayed the fcruats reposed in him (which were as sacred in his mind as if entrusted to him by the popular voice), and assured them that, whether as the Nominee of the Crown in the Legislative Council, or the elected of the people in the Council of the Borough, they might be sure that he would do his duty conscientiously, though doubtless many would represent them with more ability. _ That he thought there were three points for consideration : first, to whom the franchise should be entrusted ; secondly, who should be elected, and thirdly, what were the duties of those that might be returned. With regard to the first point, he I was more inclined to extend than to curtail the right of voting. That with regard to the second point, he considered those who were least connected with any political faction were most likely to repiesent the people fairly. And upon the third he would remark that he thought it the duty of every man who might be returned as a Member of tlie Town Council to use hid uc.fc ,'irkvivours to carry out the Charter in the Avhich would most conduce to the interest i i lie community at large; that the Charter was defective in vx;itY mam points, but that his opinions were decidedly opposed _to throwing it overboard, bad as it was, thinking that they should rather strive to get, it amended in its defective points, by calm and deliberate representation of those defects, insisting upon the right of a Corporate and recognized body to be heard and attended to. That he had no doubt that if a reprcbentation of the defects complained of was made in the proper quarter they would be amended, and that the Government would at once endow the Corporation, not with a third of the Land Fund, but with a portion of the land which, he was perfectly confident, would gradually increase in value, so as to meet the gradually increasing demands of an increasing population. Mr. Mkrriaian then, at some length, glanced at the waste of the public funds which was daily committed before the eyes of the Colonists, and stated that it w.is his fixed determination to oppose anything like direct taxation for the purpose of local improvements until the people were fairly represented in ihi; LcgiM'-'i-Jvc Assembly. Mr. Mlkhim\v, up j.i sitting do . ', wa* questioned at length by Mr. Sri:RL'« V.r (i . liouiN&oN, Mr. Couux, Mr. For^rur, and oHipv upon diderent points, and stated that, m. -v.il as he and every one miibt m \<. i rm Y y m-my of the Pensioners v.ho have jjt :noii"sl us, men who he hoiiated not to say would be a credit to any community, he considered it a most unconstitutional act allowing the Pensioners as a body io elect, fou?' Representatives in a Council of ; fourteen that he thought the boundaries of the Borough far too extensive, ridiculing the idea of at present giving the Natives

vote s and objecting strongly to the tribunal to which the first List of Burgesses hml been submitted. The opinions expressed by Mr. Mhukimax were considered highly s-itisfif+ory^y the Meeting, and, no other Candidate havin<> been proposed, tlie Mecti'i"" wji^ adjourned, afler pab^ini? the u«u:il voles of thanks, until that day fortnight. — Communicated.

Epsom AV>:sr Waiu>. A mimkkous and highly respect aMe meeting of the DuivM^scs of (he West Epsom Ward mis held jit the T'linco Albert, Epsom, on Monday afternoon, Mr Joseph Crispc in the Chair. Proposed by Mr. May, seconded by Mr. Ladbrook — "That Captain Powditeh is a fit and proper person lo represent the Wuni in Council " Proposed by Mr. Kccsing, seconded by Mr. McXau'zhten— " That Mr. Paton h a fit and proper person to represent the Ward." Proposed by Mr. Pollock, seconded by Mr. C'dlin - " Tli tt, Mr. Russell is a fit and proper person to represent the Ward." The candidates severally cxplnined their views, and answered the various questions put to them in a highly salt c factory manner, and it was decided that all tluec should go In the Poll. Upon Mr. Hill taking the Chair, a Vote of thanks was propcrcd and carried by aeclammalion to tha Chairman for his oentlonninly and impartial conduct in the Chair.— Comrmmicaled.

Evst Town Ward. < Yesterday evening the adjourned meeting for the East Town Ward was held it Mr. Jjehry Waite's Brick House in Queen Street. Mr. Allison was called to the chair. After reading the minutes of the former meeting, the Chairman invited the gentlemen proposed as candidates on that occasion to state their views of .the Charter. Mr. Davy expressed approbation of the Charter as a step to self-government, and as affording means of enforcing that in which it may be found wanting. Considering the amount of taxation already levied, he was loth to impose a fraction of tax; but, as a temporary measure, until additional endowments could be obtained, he would consent to moderate taxation, to meet special purposes, lie thought that the town should have double the number of members in the Council now allotted to it. lie would not pledge himself on particular alterations in the Charter, as he was of decided opinion that until it came into operation its real merits could not be ascertained. Mr. Commons regarded the 1 Charter as a favour, valuable if it were properly worked. But time only could show its real character. lie thought that reasonable taxation might be required, although the burthen of taxation at present was vcrylicavy ; but he would press for a grant from the Government. Up feared endowments were out of the question. He had been long in the colony, and was therefore likely to be acquainted with what was for its go6d ; and he had a considerable stake in the country, which induced him to come forward as a candidate. After some desultory discussion, it tou agreed, on the suggestion of Dr. Davies, that the Burgesses of the Ward should take one side of the room, to distinguish them from those who did not belong to it. A show of hands was Men taken for the candidates respectively, when there appeared ten for Mr. Davy, and four for Mr. Commons. A few did not vote either way. A proposition by Mr. Sims that a Committee should be appointed to prepare quest ion^ to be put to the Candidates at at a future meeting was not supported. Mr. Buckingham was then called to the CHajr,-and a vote of thanks to the previous Chairman, and a similar vote to Mr. Waitu, for the use of the room, having been carried, the proceedings terminated.