NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Saturday, July 2, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 826, 2 July 1853, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Saturday, July 2, 1853.

By the overland Mail yesterday, intelligence has been received of the arrival of tlie, Simlali at Auckland, previous ]to the 80th May, at which date the Mail was despatched. The Governor's despatches per Sitnlah have been forwarded "to Wellington by the overland mail. The New Zealartder of the 28th Mayx Spealdng of the Governor's departure for Wellington, thus describes the impressions he has left behind him,' " Perhaps it has seldom fallen to the lot of a Colonial Governor to " win golden opinions " to the sarae'exteht realized by Sir George Grey daring his five week's sojourn in this neighbourhood. Prejudices that might have been deemed inveterate have been softened down or wholly, removed ; mistaken views . have been rectified ; and those who, (however they might have demurred to the policy of some particular acts) yet always confided in the integrity of ; his Excellency's purpose to do what- he judged best for the Auckland Province, as well as for the entire of the colony over which her Majesty has placed him as her representative, have had the gratification of seeing the great bulk of the community becoming of one mind with themselves." and attributes this state of public feeling, among other causes, to his Excellency's conduct with reference to the New Zealand Company's debt, and its claims on the land fund of the Northern Province, the Cheap Land System introduced by the Governor's Land Regulations, and his adoption of steps for the re-building of a Government House at Auckland. ~ { A memorial has been presented to-the j Governor by the members of the Pro-j vincial Council of New Ulster, urging on several grounds therein set forth, that " the General Assembly of New Zealand should be held on all- occasions in Auckland, the Capital of the Colony." The following answer was returned to the Memorial: — * " Colonial Secretary's Office, "26th May, 1853.. " Sir, — Referring to the Memorial addressed;' by yourself and the other elected members of the present Provincial Council, stating youf reasons for thinking that the General Assembly should be held in Auckland, I have the honour to inform you that while the Gover-nor-admits that the arguments you have used are exceedingly strong, it is impossible at once to, give a decided answer upon the question, but hi* Excellency will take care that your representations shall- receive the fullest and most careful fgnsideFation before any- decision is come to by Government upon the point which -you have raised. •• 1 have the honour to be, Sir, " Your very obedient Servant, " Andrew Sinclair, " Colonial Secretary. •• F. Whitaker, Esq." The 20th June had been fixed by the returning officer for the nomination of candidates for the office of Superintendent for the Province of Auckland, and it was expected .the polling would take place about .ten days after.

The election of a Superintendent for this Province, one of t^^ principal steps in the inauguration of the New Constitution, is appointed to take place this- day at Thorndon. A feeling of apathy and indifference appears to exist on thfe subject of the elections generally, both of" Superintendent, and of the members for the Council; which strongly and strangely contrasts .with, the very strong' desire which was said by some to be entertained by the Settlers in favor of the change that has been made, and this feeling does not seem to be lessened by the appearance - of- certain candidates, who confident in -their own good opinion of themselves offer themselves uninvited to the suffrages of the electors. -

In a letter addressed to us.by Mr. Glifford, which will he found in our present number, ' that gentleman assumes 'thatr Mr. Bishop's communication has been published by .-us *' to serve party purposes," and seems'to imply that we ought to have suppressed.itrr--JWith.out enr teiing into the merits of th 6 controversy between the -honourable candidate -and - the elector whose vote he "has -solicited, while we give the most unqualified'denial to Mr ; Clifford's unwarranted assumption, , we Jbeg at i the same time toinfQr^hWn.-wStJiave n0 i^ea of suppressing any ,le#«r-^whichf may fairly claim to be published,, because, it - does not altogether square, with 1 .his- notions of .'\tole-, ranee and intelligence." Before Mr. Clifford* claims the suffrages /of .the -'electors, we may possibly take an opportunity of - testing- his political creed fey his past cdSSuct, arid whatever his religious, creed may bq r with which we have no desire to 'meddle, (he seems' to put both on the same footing) it will not be* difficult to shew that the axiom which governs the political conduct of himself and his party is — The End sanctifies the~me'an§; 5 ' "> It' is necessary to' add tljat Mr. Clifford's communication is published literatim,' anA to express our regret that it -was not previously submitted by the honourable candidate to the friendly criticism of some " intelligent" friend better versed in orthography and grammar than himself. - * >-' •