NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, September 15, 1852.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 743, 15 September 1852, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, September 15, 1852.

We have reprinted to-day from the last Blue Book (presented to Parliament the 3rd May) the first part of Sir George Grey's able and elaborate despatch on the future constitution of New Zealand, and hope to complete its publication in our next number. We are glad to have the opportunity at this juncture of publishing his Excellency's views on this important subject, because the settlers will have presented to them a clear and comprehensive outline of his policy in reference" to the form of government he desires to see introduced into these islands; the next steamer from England may probably bring the bill, as passed by Parliament, establishing the future constitution, and a comparison between the two will enable ' the settlers to- decide for themselves how far,in framing the measure, the suggestions, and recommendations made by the Governor have been borne in mind, how far they have formed the basis of the legislative enactment, and whether the deviations made will not in fact be of a character less liberal than the Governor's suggestions. We shall not attempt, until the whole despatch is fairly before- the public, to enter into any discussion of the views and principles enunciated in it ; it may be sufficient for the present just to glance at the general contents of the book. These consist of despatches enclosing the Land Fund Appropriation and Municipal Qualification Ordinances, and .the Charter incorporating the Borough of Auckland. The despatch inclosing the Provincial Councils Ordinance is followed by one referring to the course pursued by the Lieutenant-Gdvernor on the passing of' that measure, ' which we intend also to, publish, and which"- may form a separate subject of discussion. A short des-, patch ' -inclosing ; comparative returns of the European population, and the imports and exports- of New Zealand for 1848, 9, and 50, another inclosmg^a memorial frora the Canterbury Settlement, and a despatch in' ! answer to one' from Lord Grey, (published , in the co- . lony) on I the ; draft- 1 (of '■ the v Provincial Councils Ordinance closes this division. The despatches from the SecretaryJ'for^he Colonies are very short, one 'in' reference

l o a letter from " Mr. John Dorset on behalf of the Constitutional Association at Wellington " directs the Governor, " it is only necessary that you should inform him that it has been received at this department." The last part is occupied with a correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Otago Association.

Tux Henrietta returned yesterday from Nelson, which she left on Friday. The Government brig arrived at Nelson on Thursday evening after a quick passage of two days. The Nel- ■ son papers by this opportunity contain little news of local interest. The Invincible had not arrived ait Nelson previous to the sailing of the Henrietta.