NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, April 13, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 803, 13 April 1853, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, April 13, 1853.

Thb English News received by the William Alfred is of the most important character. A complete change of the Ministry has taken place. Lord Derby going out of office, on a division on the Budget, is succeeded by Lord Aberdeen at the head of a Coalition Ministry, numbering among its members Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, the Duke of Newcastle, and Sir James Graham. A similar change has token place to that which occurred last year, when the Russell Ministry gave place to Lord Derby and his party at the commencement of the session' with this difference that Lord Derby has been defeated in a very full house at the commencement of a new Parliament. Whether the new ministry will succeed, or suffer from the jealousies and dissensions which are too often the consequences of coalitions remains to be seen ; it will however excite some surprise to find Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston so soon together again in the same cabinet,

after the prominent part the latter took in breaking up the Russell administration. Lord Grey appeai'B to have been left out of the new arrangements altogether. The post of Colonial Minister, the point of ilie most importance in the eyes of colonists on the change of a Ministry, is filled by the Duke of Newcastle, with Mr. F. Peel as Under Secretary. Thus within twelve months there have been no less than three Colonial. Ministers : — and while these changes must operate generally to the disadvantage of Colonial interests, from the neglect which they mast inevitably suffer under the circumstances, we fear that New Zealand in its present condition, especially with regard to the land question, may feel the effect of these changes still more than her neighbours. -t*~ — We understand that the Wairarapa natives have granted to the Bishop of New Zealand two blocks of land in the Wairarapa district, one of 500 acres at Papawai, between Mr. Morrison's and Mr. Borlase s stations, and another at Kuripuni, near Mr. Donald's station, for educational purposes. Industrial schools in connexion with the Church of England will be established at both places for the education of both races, and it is intended that Native townships shall be laid out, and flour mills built in their vicinity.

The Margaret arrived on Monday from Sydney after a passage of thirteen days, with a cargo of 1,200 sheep. She has been fortunate in her trip having lost only nine sheep out of so large a number ; the sheep have been landed in iirat-rate condition,

We understand that several persons have returned in the Australian from the Melbourne diggings, and that they have met with an average amount of success. Two other vessels are expected shortly from Melbourne, .and from all we can learn it is very likely they will be fall of passengers. There appears to be a general feeling among the diggers in favour of New Zealand, both from the superiority of its climate, and from the high price of land at Melbourne, and the difficulty of getting it even at any price. A meeting had been held at Melbourne on the question of the present Land Regulations and the price of land in that colony, at which a long address was made by Mr. Fawkner, which seems to embody the principal facts, connected with this question. There can be no doubt that the effect of the New Zealand Land Regulations would be powerfully to stimulate this feeling existing in favour of this colony, but for the mischievous interference which has been recently exercised with respect to them, for which we have only to thank Mr. Sewell and those who are covertly acting with him. A great demand exists for New Zealand timber and boards, and it is reported that several large orders have been received by this opportunity from Melbourne. This will give a considerable stimulus to the timber trade, and afford full employment to the sawyers for some months to come at liberal prices.

Poctjamme of the performance of the Band oClhe 65 th Regt., at Thorndon Flat, on Friday the 15th?April :— 1. Overture—Uniform Rossini 2. Aria — Franco son io ma in Cor — 1 ** „ Giotana di Arco - ..J 3. Rassell Quadrill Wade 4. Fantasia — Marble Maid .Adam 5. Jenny Ltnd Waltz D' Albert 6. La Figlia del Reggimento Polka ..... .Jullien 7. Album Galop D' Albert