ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, Feb. 11th, 1850.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 473, 13 February 1850, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, Feb. 11th, 1850.

Sir, — An article having appeared in the Independent of last week criticising the grammar of a letter written by Mr. Hunter, addressed to Dr. Featherston, I think those that reside in glass houses should be the last to throw stones : for if Mr. Hunter's letfer be according to facts, the Editor of the Independent has shewn a want of judgment and tact in publishing the same. But the purport of my addressing you, is, to ask who made the Editor of that Journal a standard of English diction ? he forsooth sits as Critic and himself murders the " Queen's english most damnably." Now I fearlessly appeal to all his supporters who come under the denomination of educated men, if his, editorial remarks be not more or less ungrammatical, his ideas (if hejpossess any) badly managed, his political squibs, such as that of Bush the Murderer, cum multis aliit, are not most puerile, and unaccompanied with that intellect which should characterize a journalist, and which compensate in some small degree for political rancour. I am certain those gentlemen who uphold the Independent from political motives, will silently agree with me, and perhaps be ashamed in marching through Coventry with such a leader. I have no doubt such a paper in other hands, accompanied with gentlemajijioD^siJtojn^.j]jjjrht_adyance the interes^WlPbrt'Nienolson : as it is Mr. Editor the quiet and gentlemanly tone of your remarks will always be appreciated by all parties. Your obedient Servant, W. W.

The following -paragraph is taken from the Hobart Town Britannia, of January 17th. Il is received as undoubted intelligence, that the acting Puisne Judge is to be superseded by Mr. Justice Chapman from New Zealand, Mr. Home retiring upon his old position as Attorney General, — Mr. Fleming upon that of Solicitor General, and Mr. Stonor/as Crown Solicitor. We make no remark upon these changes further than to give an expression of the general opinion that the judicial conduct of Mr. Home, sipce his elevation to the Bench, has been such as to do him the highest possible honour. That an address to xhis effect will be presented to him on his retirement, is certain. — Hobart Town Britannia.