NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, June 1, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 817, 1 June 1853, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, June 1, 1853.

The report of the Meeting at the Hutt in cur present number extends to so great a length, as to occupy the paper, almost to the exclusion of every other matter. We must therefore defer our observations on this subject to another opportunity.

The Independent seems sorely annoyed at the information conveyed by the answer to the Memorial on the land question, of the discretionary powers, entrusted to the Governor by the Colonial Minister, and talks about common sense, as if there could possibly be any connection between common sense and ths Independent. Because the Governor is entrusted with discretionary powers, they "would authorize him to sell the waste lands at a penny per acre, as Captain Fitzroy did — which is monstrous." It is barely possible the Governor might use these powers indiscreetly, therefore the Independent infers he will do so. The Independent contemplates a contingency which is barely possible, but which will never happen, and infers it must therefore inevitably take place. Jt is possible the editor of the Independent might stand on his head, are we therefore by parity of reasoning to infer he is always to be found in I that position ? As to the silly nonsense in the Independent about the publication of the Despatch, we may remind it that we are not the depositary of the Governor's despatches ; : and even were it otherwise, it is so perfectly immaterial what the Editor of the Independent I disbelieves, that we cannot imagine the publi- | cation of any document, however unimpor1 tant, on so frivolous a pretence as that of removing his incredulity.

An attempt has been made in Saturday's In~ dependent, to impugn the account we gave of the Injunction. When that paper can disprove any of the facts we have related with respect to this case, we may notice its statements, not till then. By the way how is it that the very land order which is the foundation of these proceedings, and of which Mr. W. Dorset in his affidavit swears he is the transferree, is publicly advertised as the property of Mr. Wakefield ? The fact speaks volumes.

The Rosebud arrived yesterday" from Kawhia after a five day's passage. The brig Raven, and a barque from Melbourne were at Kawhia loading with wheat, potatoes, and other .New Zealand produce. . In the evening a fire broke out on board the Rosebud, prompt assistance was given from the other vessels in harbour, boats put off with buckets, &c, and by the help so speedily afforded, the fire was got under without doing any material damage.

Yesterday an Inquest was held before Dr. Fitzgerald, coroner, on tho body of Sergeant Ellis, of the 65th regt, paymaster's sergeant, who . had committed suicide by hanging himself. The deceased was found in a stable near the Paymaster's office, suspended by. his neckcloth which he had fastened to a gimblet he had previously driven into a piece of timber. The body was warm when discovered, but life was extinct, tThe deceased' was unmarried. — Verdict Temporary Insanity.