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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 772, 7 September 1853, Page 2

The Cresswell , from LondouVa’a New Plymouth, arrived in our yesterday, bringing upwards of fifty passengers, all of whom we cordially welcome to shores, with the best wishes that their anticipations of good in their new home may he more Ilian realized. Several, wc understand, have friends already settled and prospering here, and so far, *vill engage in the life of the emigrant under favourable and cheering auspices.

The news by this arrival hod been anticipated by pur files received via Sydney, and we have now only a few stray journals of older dales. These, however, we shall search through, and if we discover anything worth quoting, it shall be laid before our readers. In a solitary number of the Australian and New Zealand Gazelle (April 16), brought by the Crcsswcll , we find an editorial article, part of which we subjoin, as illustrative of the increased attention paid, and kindly feeling manifested, towards Auckland. “ We have been much pleased with a scries of well-executed lithographic drawings of the town of Auckland, got up for Mr. Williamson, one of the oldest and most enterprising settlers of the Capital of New Zealand. In one respect our criticism upon them may appear to be somewhat paradoxical; for, though we were personally well acquainted with the locality hut a few years since, wc had not (lie slightest idea of the first of the series which was shown to us, the name being covered up. And no wonder, for the part of the town alluded to was, when we were last there, a wilderness, of which the only tenants were fern and grasshoppers. Now it is a closely packed town of substantial houses. We were agreeably surprised by the who e series, iu the other plates of which we recognize some of the ruder dwellings which, in our time, constituted the town : but they now alt hut lost amongst buildings of which no'provincial town in England would he ashamed. The progress of Auckland, as evinced by lhe.se views, is highly creditable to the enterprise no less than to the taste of the inhabitants. Old colonists as we are, we have met with no instance in which similar rapid progress has been made in the same space of lime." We have only one number of the TaranaJJ Herald by this mail, —that of August 24. The following extract contains the most interesting portion of its contents: — \ The election of Members to the Provincial Council of New Plymouth commenced on Friday last, at noon,

Messrs. Walt, Vickers, and A. King, being severally nominated for the Town of New Plymouth, the show of hands was declared by the Returning Officer to be in favour of Messrs, King and Vickers, and a poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Watt.

Messrs. Chilman. Culficld, Parris, Elliot, and Humphries were then severally put in nomination for the Grey and Bell District, and the show of hands proving in favour of Messrs. Cutfiold, Parris, Elliot, and Humphries, a poll was then demanded by Mr. Chilman. Five gentlemen (Messrs. Good, Curtis, Bundle, Weston, and Burton,) were then nominated for thcOmala District, and (be show of bands proving against Messrs. Curtis and Weston, a poll was demanded. The assembled electors were addressed by (he candidates and their nominators and seconders, and the whole business was conducted with extreme regularity and good temper on the part of all present, the proceedings closing at three o'clock. On Saturday the polling commenced at nine o’clock, and terminated at four, when the numbers were declared by (be Returning Officer to be as folloAvs :— TOWN OF NEAV PLYMOUTH. Walt 71 Vickers 01 King S9 The first two were declared duly elected, GREY AND BELL DISTRICT. Elliot 119 Cut field 108 Parris 100 Chilman 98 Humphries .... 02 The first four were declared duly elected. 031ATA DISTRICT. Good i>7 Rundle 07 Burton 50 Curbs 52 Weston 18 The three first were declared duly elected. As on (he previous day, the utmost harmony prevailed. The successful members returned thanks, and the business of the day was concluded by a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer, which was universally responded to. We hope (ho (one of the whole proceedings may he considered as a favourable augury for the future.