NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, August 3, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 835, 3 August 1853, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SPECTATOR AND Cook's Strait Guardian. Wednesday, August 3, 1853.

In our present number will be found very strong and abundant; evidence of the ge,«

neral and sincere regard entertained by the settlers for Sir George Grey. Six several addresses (including that of the children of the Church of England Schools) were yesterday presented to his Excellency, some" of them accompanied by further and substantial proofs of good will. We hare also previously recorded the address from theMe«ltanics f institute,together with the subscription entered into by its members to obtain a portrait of his Excellency as an enduring memorial of bis connection with the Institution, and of their appreciation of the ttenefits he foftf conferred ttpon it. The addresses all speak , one language, they ate ail animated oy one sentiment. They are not the mere formal interchange of compliment wnfeb often takes place as a mere matter of eotirs© on theoccasfon of aGovernor's departure,— they breathe the strong accents of heart- " felt acknowledgment of his Excellency's many public and private Virtues ; they af- •' ford the most unquestionable evidence 3*3 * of the deep regret entertained hj aH classes,by all ages; a* the approaching departure of Sir George and Lady Grey from the colony. No Governor has ever received' more honest or heartfelt tributesof good will from those under Ids. Government, no Governor, we will add, has better deserved them. Participatingstrongiysswe do in this general feeling, it affords us the most sincere pleasure to publish these unbiassed suffrages, these genuine and unaffected tributes offered by the settlers to Sir George Grey, to put on record their unanimous verdict in approval of his wise, prudent, and vigorous administration o£ the Government of the colony. But on. this part of the subject we will not dwell ; the key note struck by these addresses,, the note that finds a responsive echo in every breast, is the strong personal at-_ tachment which his Excellency'sbenevolence of* character and kindly sympathies have established with, the settlers. As the hour of his depar- - ture approaches they look around them, and as they call to mind Sir "George's efforts to establish or to improve and give usefulness to each social institution having for its object the instruction ot recreation of the settlers or the education of their -children, the rieasy-,a,?sjgt^r i ea$y-,a,?sjgt^ ance on all occasions afforded by himself^ and Lady Grey to those who required' their aid, their affable demeanou . .to all classes of settlers, and intimate intercourse with them, they forget the Governor, and think only with regret on the Valued friend. * they are about to lose, they feel that such friends are not to be replaced, and can but inadequatelyexpress the sentiments which the occasion calls forth. Whether in the course of events the settlers may hare the* gratification of welcoming Sir George and* Lady Grey once more to New Zealand,, time alone can determine, however this, may be, his acts and his policy have fullyentitled him to be considered as the real* Founder of the colony* his private worth and that of his estimable lady have earned* for them by common consent the honorable distinction of being regarded the? Settlers' Friends.

Different people have different opinions.. Some people think . . Responsible Government. requires Security of seats to Members for- four year*,, and , - Division of offices among the majority of Members. Other people think ' " ' " . Responsible Government admits '• ' No scrambling for place, and ' " " : *7 : - : ' That Members should continue only so long as thefelectors think fit: The one opinion implies Confidence of Electors in their Representatives. .The other opinion supposes Confidence of Representatives in the Electors. Which of the two opinions comes closest to Self- Government ; it is for the Electors to determine.