The New-Zealander. AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1853.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 776, 21 September 1853, Page 2

The New-Zealander.

AUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1853.

Be just and fear not: Let all the ends thou ahn’st at, be thy Country's,Thy God’s, and Truth’s.

By the Overland Mail, which arrived on Monday, we have our Wellington files to the 20lh of the last month, and the Taranaki Herald of the sisl u!t. The Governor left Wellington on his journey towards Auckland on the 18tli ult. llis Excellency went by the Government Brig to Pencarrow Head, and was to proceed up the Wairarapa Valley to acquire land from the Natives there for the settlers, and thence to travel overland to Ahuriri, Hawke’s Bay, and Poverty Pay. According to the Independent he was then to “return across the country to Olaki, having arranged to meet Lady Grey there, whither her ladyship was to he conveyed in a sedan chair.” The Spectator remarks, —“Wc fear the settlers have bid their last adieus to Sir George; it will be long before They look upon his equal.” We perceive that Messrs. Bclhnne and Hunter were to sell the furniture, Ac., at Government House by auction on the sth of this month.

Addresses full of affectionate respect to llis Excellency and Lady Grey continued to be presented up to tbe last. We have copied in former numbers the Addresses from the Arlizans of Wellington, (accompanied by the presentation of a medallion), —and from the members of the Athenaeum and Mechanics’ Institute, —and from the Subscribers to a Piece of Plate as a Testimonial to His Excellency, &c. We now transfer to our columns two similar Addresses; one presented by the Superintendent of Wellington from the Officers and Members of the “ Nov Zealand Society,” (of which Sir George Grey was the Founder and President); the other from the Unit Settlers, —together with llis Excellency's replies. We also copy an account of the proceedings at a farewell meeting, .it the Thorndon Flat School, between the children and Sir George and Lady Grey, which, in their own way possessed no little interest. The Elections in the Province of Wellington had nearly terminated, and the papers are largely occupied with details of the proceedings, which, however, presented no feature of special importance. The results were as follows.

For the Provincial Council, City of Wellington, (seven members): : — ; there were no less Ilian sixteen candidates, out of whom Messrs, Clifford, Dorset, Filzherbert, Wallace, Lyon, and Belhune were chosen. About 420 electors voted. Tiie following were the numbers at the close of the poll; Clifford 281 Dorset . . . . 272 Fitzherbcrt .... 253 Moore . . . . 253 Wallace . . . . . 23G Lyon 203 Belhune 195 Kelham .... 188 May 180 Hart 171 King . . . . . 145 Fawcett .... 49 Masters 154 Rhodes .... 48 Carpenter .... 33 Bradey .... 10 Wellington Country Districts, (th ree members) : There Svcre five candidates, of whom Messrs. Brandon, Wain, and Andrew Brown were returned by considerable majorities oyer Messrs. Schultze and Gibson. About 145 electors polled. Unit District , (four members) : —There were seven candidates, '• of whom Messrs.

Hciuill, Wakefield. Lndlam, and Geoi»« Hart were relumed; The didales were Mr. Mason, Captain Daniel! (T.. Mr. Sellars. ,aUu ' Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay Districts (i u . members):- Messrs. Samuel He vans’ Vi Donald Holland were elected without nnrJlion. IPOS| '

Wawjamimd D ( twoaMm bers)Messrs. H. S. Harrison, W m . \y' . and J. M. Richards were nominated.' Tt, show of hands was in favour of the ... but the polling was not'to lake place 2 the 2Clh till. 1 1 U,,U!

House of Representatives. City of Wellington, (three members). Messrs. Charles Clifford, Robert Hart a*j James Kelham were returned without an silion.

Wellington Country Bistricls,—{ om ber) Captain Rhodes was elected bv a n jorily of 7-i to -12 over Mr. A. Drown. ' a ' Hull District, (two members);— Messrs P G. Wakefield and A. Lndlam were retun*l without opposition. ,e<l

Wairarapa and Hawke's Day , (on e me,,, ber):- Mr. Revans was returned W S* opposition. Ul Wanganui and Ranyitikd, (one member). —Dr. Fealherslon (Superintendent 0 f ill Province) was returned without The elections appear to have passed m* with comparatively little excitement and.. “ Election Ball," in the getting up of wLh all parties joined, was to bike place at W e | lington on the 27ith ult. The same idea J to “the best means of bringing all ptkrUes together in a friendly and sociable reunion” was about to be acted on at the Ilutt. The Government Gazette contained a notification that, from the Ist August, the Heads of the following Deparlmenlsof the Establish, merits of the late Province of New Munster were to make all their Reports to, and rereive their instructions from, His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Wdlioo. ton; viz.,—tbe Officers in the Departments of the Colonial Secretary, of the Provincial Council, of the Sheriff, of the Resident Magislrale (Town of Wellington), the p 0 lips Department, the Mcdieql Department, the Officers in the Public Works and Roads, and tbe Inspector of Sheep and Slaughter Houses.

Amongst the other notifications in the Gazette were the election of Charles Brown, Esq., Engineer, as Superintendent of New Plymouth; and the appointment of Matthew Richmond Esq., to bo Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Province of Nelson.

The Gazette also contained a copy of a despatch from the Duke of Newcastle, enclosing the formal Instrument whereby the powers of the Canterbury Association to dispose of the Waste Lands in the Canterbury Settlement were terminated: a Prod; - rnalion selling apart certain allotments if land as Reserves for public purposes ;t Nelson, —viz., a Reserve for a Custom House, a second for a watering place, (both in the Town,) and a third for Military purposes in the Molueka District:—and a Notice that in future every oflicer in the Customs Department throughout the colony will be required, during office hours and while on duly, o appear in an Undress Uniform, of which the following is set forth as the pattern: — For Collectors Uniform, Landing Waiters, Tide Surveyor; and Warehousekeeper, a double • breasted Blue Frock Coal with the proper uniform Button for cadi rank. Lockers and TidcwaUers may wear a short Blue Jacket instead, of a Frock Coal; The Waistcoat and Trowscrs for officers of all ranks to be of cither Blue or While material. A plain Blue clolh Forage Cap. A very important purchase of land from the Porirua and other Natives had been completed, by which about a quarter of the Middle Island extending along. its WestCoast has been ceded to the Government. An interesting feature in the transaction ]of which we give the full report in another column) is the intelligent apppreebtion by the native Chiefs of the value of their having the Reserves selected for them secured as their personal and individual properly by Croien Grants , in the same way as a settler receives a title to his land.

The Government Brig had sailed for Nelson on the 18th ultimo.

The Independent gives circulation to rumours—that the lion. H. \V. Petre M been appointed Postmaster General, with a salary of 400/. a year,—that Mr. Domclt had been appointed a Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Hawkes Bay District, —and that the Sub-Collector of Nelson vas “to be promoted to Otago with an increase of salary, to make way for a Mr. Blackmore, lately in the Civil Secretary’s Department at Wellington.” It remains to be seen wbetner these reports arc correct, or whether they are to be classed with the statement of m same journal on the 15th nil., that it w “known as a positive fact” that ho Lyttelton bad been appointed Governor New Zealand, and that his Lordship ßarrl ' 1 ' at Wellington might be expected at „ very farthest in the course of a day ° rl JJ’ ‘ In the Wellington markets, First r was 50/. per ton ; Bread 7d. the 2 lbs. > Potatoes 8/. per ton. , ,^ n No intelligence from Canterbury Mu . _ received later than the account of the lion of Mr. Fitzgerald as Superintendent o the Province, of which our readers formed a fortnight ago. . . News from Otago to the 25rd of In j been received. Captain Cargill a ’ * 0 jWilliams were in the field Ipf the . Superintendent; but there seem B doubt that the former would Be i For the elections generally, the t0 Cheap Land was staled by the ,"’ teSlo f “run the chance of being the the qualification of a candidate,” »» a » - ce in desiring a reduction in the pres® P although opinions differed as to tne of the reduction desirable. . The importance of extending the lical and educational provisions of tn a ment seemed to be strongly felt» an A. urc hj meeting of the Office-bearers of tu® • t j, e and others, it was resolved to a PPfJ irr K f o r Colonial Committee of the Free GW at two ordained Ministers to be sent once. A subscription list was °P c ‘l e .„ ssa (re, fray the expenses of their outfit a J ld P” Whales were becoming plenum coast. The Frolic was said to htive . 2000/. within three months by wbaimg terprise. . .wtfon The Taranaki Herald reports eptaof the members of the House of lives for that Province. Mr. F- ' jj, was returned for the Towp of w * w

and Mr. W. M.* Cramplon for llie Oinata plslPfct, —-I olli without', opposition. There >Vas a contest for the Grey and Kell District, Avliicli issued in the election of Mr. T. King hv a majority of 90 t036 over Mr. T, Hirst. 'On the important topic ofa supply of land, the Herald has the following

u We trust that the land purchase, which has been so long pending, is now concluded, and that those who have the direction of the details necessary lo make it available to the settlement v ill lose no time in performing their part of the business. There are other lands, it is said, offered by the Natives, and there is every reason to believe that the purchase will he followed quickly by others.”

The price of Flour at New Plymouth was 20/. per ton for fine, and 18/. for seconds: Bread Gd. the 2 lbs. loaf; wheat 7s. per bushel; Potatoes 3/. 10s. per ton.