The New-Zealander. AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1853.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 760, 27 July 1853, Page 2

The New-Zealander.

AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1853.

Be just ami fear no:; Let all tue ends thou aim si at, he thy Country's, ’] liv Goo’s, ami Truth’s.

By llic Water Lily, from Sydney the 1 6th insi., we have received English intelligence lo the middle of April. Our files are siill deficient, most of the March, as well as nearly the whole of the January, numbers of our regularly ordered papers being wanting up lo the present; but fortunately we have now received the most interesting—because the most recent —journals. The Queen had been safely delivered of a Prince at a litlie after one o’clock in the afternoon of April 7, this being her eighth child and fourth sou. Her Majesty’s health had continued so good that she was able to appear in public lo nearly the last moment. The Britannia remarks upon the event in terms so judicious and appropriate that we have pleasure in introducing a portion of the article here: “ Providence has, indeed, already vouchsafed lo our virtuous Sovereign so numerous and premising a family, that (lie addition of another Prince lo (he Uoyal circle is welcomed hy Her Majesty’s loving sudjecls rather as contributing to her own domestic happiness than as furnishing us wills another guarantee for the lineal descent of Ihe Crown. Still (he birlh of a Prince, though he he the youngest of four brothers, is in itself a political even! of no mean importance. The chances arc, indeed, at present manifold against his succession, hut we must, nevertheless, not forget that the Queen was herself the daughter of Ihe fourth son, and that at ihe birth of Edward, Duke of Rent, no human being could

have anticipated that his issue would have sal upon the throne of England. Irrespective, however, of their chance of succession, the manners of princes exercise an important influence oyer the morality of the age; and we need not one far into the pages of our history for proofs ol (he contagious nature of princely profligacy. VV e owe then a deep debt of gratitude to I rovidence for giving us, in the irreproachable character of our exemplary Queen, a security for the moral excellence of her promising offspring. Speculation was already rife as to the probable name of the young Prince; the prevailing expectation was that it would be “ George.” Parliament re-assembled after the Easter recess, cn the 4lh of April. The great topic of the opening day was National Education, —a subject on which the promised development of the views and in - lenlions of (bo New Cabinet was looked foe with the utmost solicitude. That exposition was given by Lord John Russell, in a very long and elaborate speech, of which we shall give at least a full abstract in a future number. The proposal did not prove to be —what some bad expected--an original scheme of Education, but rather a plan for extending and rendering more generally available the machinery already in operation. Its chief practical feature is the legalization of an Educational Rale by the voles of two thirds of the Municipal Council of any town, -—this rate to be applied “ not to establish schools in substitution of former schools, but in aid of the voluntary efforts of individuals, and of the school pence given by the parents of children,” and to be distributed amongst schools “ which, under the Minutes of Council might receive assistance, and which consequently have for years received the sanction of Parliament.” Where municipalities were not formed, other means of attaining a similar end would he proposed. Lord John was very emphatical in declaring his opposition to the views both of the ultra-voluntaries, and of the advocates of “secular education,”—as the quotation of a sentence or two from his speech will show. “ It is urged by some persons of considerable talent that the state ought not to interfere at all in the religious and moral training of the people, hut that this mailer ought to be left entirely to the voluntary efforts of those who choose to underfake the task. I can never subscribe to (he reasonings bg which this opinion is supported. I never can admit that any principle or any scruple should prevent the Slate from assisting in the religious and moral training of the people, where it is obviously the great duly of the Stale to preserve peace, and to enforce the observance of the rules of morality, * * * It certainly does not appear that the country agree with those who hold what is called (he voluntary system,” Again, after repudiating all sympathy with those who would establish schools for exclusively secular instruction, or s; bools on what he condemned as the “far more dangerous” plan of “ leaching natural theology hut not Christianity”— his Lordship declared, amidst cheers from both sides of the House, “ My belief is that the people of this country acted with a right instinct, when, upon associating together and devoting their money for the purpose of education, they declared openly that there should be a religions training in the schools, and that this religious training should comprise all the great declines of Christianity. Therefore neither 1 nor Hie present Government can !:e a parly lo any plan for proposing a secular mode of teaching instead of that which is already established/’ A Rill embodying the authorisation of a rate as above specified, with other less immediate, or widely practical, provisions, was brought up by Lord John Russell on the 7th of April, when it was read a first lime, and ordered to be read a second time on the 2:2 nd. Another great proposition, which excited almost universal attention, was a plan brought forward by Mr. Gladstone, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, in relation lo the National Debt. It would be wholly impossible lo make thisiiilelligibSe within the space which wc could allot lo it in a summary like the present. Wc therefore refer the reader to an abstract of the debate on its first promulgation, together with a series of Resolutions laid befoicthe House by Mr. Gladstone, which will be found (the Resolutions in cxtensn) in our other columns. The third reading of the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill had been carried in the House of Commons by a majority of 288 over 208. Ministers had sustained a defeat on a motion by Mr. Milner Gibson for the repeal of the advertisement duty, but it was not important enough to shake in any way the strength of a Cabinet, which, unless it should be broken up by interval divisions, seems likely lo hold a long lease of office. The breaches of contract by the Australian Ma;l Steam Packet Company bad at length woi n out the forbearance of the Government, as they had already exhausted the patience of the public; and the contract bad been terminated. The last mail (our portion of which has now arrived here) was sent out by the Osmanli , which made the passage lo Melbourne in 81 days, although she bad lo put back after sailing, owing to a leak from defective rivets. The new arrangements for the regular transmission of the Mails lo Australia bad not been announced ; but we may hope for something better, as nothing could be much worse, than the service of the company from whom the contract has been justly withdrawn. in various parts of the country, and amongst several classes of operatives, “ strikes” for an advance of wages had taken place. The following incidental reference lo the affairs of the Kawau copper mines occurs in the City Article of the Times , April 8: “At a special meeling of the North British Australasian Company on Monday, at Aberdeen, it was resolved that the management should be forthwith transferred to London. At the same lime a report was read from (he agent of (he company at Hawaii, in New Zealand, who has lately arrived in (his country for the purpose of procuring more efficient machinery and a body of miners, in which the capabilities of the copper mine and smelling works at that locality were very favourably described. With regard to the contemplated creation o<‘ new shares, it was suggested that one new share for every two shares at present held should be issued to the shareholders at par.” A circular, dated April I, had been issued by the Committee of Council for Trade, intimating that petitions for charters of incorporation for companies intended lo operate in the colonies, must be addressed loilieColonial Department, in order that the Duke of Newcastle, if lie should think fit, may communicate with the Governor of the colony with reference lo the proposal. This was a heavy blow lo many speculators; and

it is stated that “ the effect of * the market was to send down the m: ol> several Australian Chartered Bank sh? S ° f l Strenuous efforts were being made | cure a ‘reduction of colonial postal! ! uniform fixed rale of 3d, instead nfc? a | proposed. as 1 Si, ‘. R * *'. ck,e had bee » obliged by HI suJ 1* to resign Ins appointment as commw! 11 ; the forces in Australia. The I4ih ; under orders for Australia. ot Wi *s | The “exodus” from Ireland was o - forward with a rapidity which s«mn* ( oven the great emigration of last veap g? veral districts were nearly depopulated I labour bad become so scarce as to ’ a,lt^ ! higherwages. **'***! j The foreign news is not very striking Mystery still hung oxer the stale’ ofaoai *iT ween Turkey and iheNorlhern powers p seemed pacific, but the Continental erm? 66 generally exhibited tokens of an uni condition, which would prevent Hie ihm, . fid observer from feeling surprised atconvulsion that may suddenly shake tl We shall extract for future numbers hj ver, various particulars of intelligence ?? home and foreign, for which we cannot f i space 10-dav. The Osmanli brought Cape of Good H papers lo the 2nd of June. pea ranees could be trusted, the frontiers restored lo peace and comparative se&irl 6 and “an almost universal expressions• and gratitude” bad been called forth by if arrival of the long-promised Constitution the leading features of which gave great and general satisfaction. " " ' <l!l