THE COLONIST.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 265, 4 May 1860, Page 2

THE COLONIST.

NELSON, FRIDAY, MAT 4, 1860;

SUMMARY FOR THE EUROPEAN MAIL.

In the emphatic language of the digger, the river-radiating, half-million-acre, riehlygrassed country, said to have been discovered by our exploring District Judge has turned out to be a " shicer." We thus' spoke of. it in our last summary: —" Exploring is the order of the day. Judges, surveyors, captains, farmers, and labourers, all have had a turn to view the almost unknown regions, commonly called the West Coast. The results of the rambles of some of these have been given in the shape of journals and sketches. In some cases these results are almost fabulous. For instance, Mr. Travers, with an absence from town of only a fortnight, discovered half a million of acres of fine grass land, intersected with beautiful rivers, radiating as it were from a centre, like the ' spokes of a wheel.' It is hoped that the next exphorer will find sheep to stock this pastoral paradise." On the announcement of this wonderful discovery, the Assistant Surveyor, Mr. Lewis, was sent off, with the two persons (Mailing and Stewart) who had accompanied Mr. Travers, to report truthfully of this country. He calls his account a " Report on the Sources of the Waiau-ua, Buller, and Grey Rivers;" and addresses it to the Provincial Secretary. He left Nelson the 21st of March, and returned on the 16th of April.. The " descent from the summit of the Waiau-ua river, is difficult, owing to the thick growth of wild Irishmen"—ot n grass, but a sharp, thorny, stunted shrub. From the foot of Maling's Pass (a name given by Mr. Travers) to the junction of the Henry (a river—name conferred by Mr. Travers) travelling was impeded by speargrass. The Waiau valley at the junction of the Henry is about a mile and a half wide, "covered with^high grass, and seemingly very good soil."* This must have been the spot converted, as it were by magic, into half million acres of grass land, by°our exceedingly imaginative explorer, who was with difficulty restrained from inflicting on the public a poetic eftusion, and who paintedin^glowingcoloursthescenes through which I passed, dwelling upon the rugged majesty of the snow clad Spenser mountains, or upon the softer beauties of its richly wooded glens and rushing cascades; and scenes in which poets would revel." Mr. Lewis and party ascended a high mountain whence they saw the Waiau-ua running due south for seven or eight miles, then westerly, then to the east.' Here the country "seemed very rough and scrubby." "The valley leading to the Clarence appeared to consist of grassy table lands and low hills." They then followed up the ♦Henry to its junction with the Ann' (another family name bestowed by Mr Travers— Mr. Lewis does not allude to the Ada, from the same paternal catalogue). They next proceeded " along the grassy ridge to Travers's Peak, whence they descended for two or three thousand feet down ugly slips and thick scrub to the supposed Grey, Which was here: found running through" a narrow ugly gorge." It will be observed that everything connected with this " Peak " is " ugly ; " and we hope that this will not be attributed to mi dice prepense on the part of the Assistant Surveyor, nor subject him to an action for damages.

In the next mile and a half they "crossed the river upwards of forty times." A cooler this to poetic rapture! As they proceeded the valley was found " open, being grassy with Irish scrub and patches of bush." They then came to hot sulphurous springs. They went through streams and rivers', crossing "Mackay's track, marked for the accommodation of the Government Mineraological Surveyor, Mr. Haast, of whom or of his° doings we have heard nothing of late. Plenty of fog in the valleys. Passed over Cannibal's Gorge; ascended high saddles and various spurs. Plenty of " scrub and bush." Came to a " grassy range." Descended a spur to the river Boyle about two miles below the Ann saddle. They saw a " small open grass plain" some seven milesdovm the Boyle. Thehils in this district are mostly bushed," the summits being " sometimes covered and sometimes patched with a strong thick short grass." "In the valleys the speargrass is very thick; " and in one place there was an abundance of •" long fine grass, of which our horses were very fond." They then crossed the saddle to the Ann, whose "side is bush about a mile, with a very moderate descent, and banks of slate and quartz." In the concludingremarks to this account Mr. Lewis says:—"ln allusion to the practicability of a bridie road, the one from the forks of the Henry will not be available, from the impracticability of Cannibals' Gorge. That by the Ann would be easy; but it has yet to be thoroughly proved whether the Boyle leads to the Grey." He then recommends "an expedition for a month or so at an earlier time of the year, taking the route from the Ann saddle, following down the Boyle to the supposed Grey, and striking the Ahaura pass."

We have thus given the main features of the country through which Mr. Lewis travelled—not forgetting the " wild Irishmen," with which this once supposed Arcadia seems to abound. Wherever " grass" has been mentioned in Mr. Lewis's accdun.t, we have copied his exact words; and we leave to-our arithmetical readers the solution by simple addition of the rumoured halt million acres of fine grass land. We likewise strongly recommend a comparison of the two accounts, merely remarking that Mr. Lewis was absent nearly a month, whilst Mr. Travers's trip occupied hardly a fortnight. .

Several ships have arrived /rom Newcastle, in New South Wale's, laderi with coals for the Inter-colonial Mail Company, and the Victorian Government sieamabij)

came down from. Tarstouki, where she had conveyed troops, to.coal in this harbor, on Tuesday : last. This; after boasting for years of our coal-fields in Massacre Bay and : other places,, appears lilce bringing " coals to Newcastle." , Speaking of coal, DrvTatton has sent in to the Superintendent his " Report 6n the West Coast Coal." The results of his analysis are here given :- No.!'. West Coast. Sydney. Carbon.... 74.26 74.13 Hydmgen^Nitrogen, j 25.74^10,000 25.87=10,000 No. 2. 0000 parts) Volatile products 234 • 247 Coke...-... ........ 766=1000 . 753==>1000 : ■; No. 3, ■ C0a15...-. lOoz; V reduced to lOoz. 1 reduced to Water 200z.} 9|oz. I4grs. 20oz. j 9foz. Bgrs. The West Coast coals (although the samples are from the surface) burn with a clear flame, aud run together in one mass when thoroughly heated, and produce very little residue." The Enner-glynn coal (from a mine within three miles of the city still commands a good demand in various quarters, .

There has been a bit of a set-to between the Secretaries, of the two principal copper and chrome mines in this province—the Dun Mountain and the Croixelles. It seems that a damaging report respecting i( the latter had got afloat, in London, which I the Secretary of the latter on good authority attributes to the Secretary of the former, and calls on him to acknowledge or deny. The Dun Mountain demurs to this ; call from the Secretary of the Croixelles, and alludes to a ;, : eertain small balance still due to him from the Croixelles Company, for certain, work; done and performed in the shape "of a report of the Croixelles mine and prospects, which he made in conjunction of the almost forgotten Joseph ! Gibbs, of once Metallurgic Company notoriety. The Secretary of the Croixelles insists that this has nothing* whatever to do ! with: the matter in hand, being rather a subject for a court of law—say our District Court. Some very hard words are used on both sides, and the dispute, at present stands thus: The: Secretary of the Croixelles acj c.uses him of the Dun Mountain of having throughout the*controversy " pertinaciously shirked the main point."

Our European friends will hardly think that we have arrived at that pitch of parliamentary perfection to enjoy the luxury of "pocket boroughs;" but such appears to be the fact; for one of our once popular public men is accused of having been " reduced to the pitiable extremity of accepting the only pocket borough in this province." The allusion is to the Amuri, of which district one lucky man holds the freehold of fifty thousand acres, and has fifty thousand more at a peppercorn rent, and of course can return whom he chooses; like Lord Camelford, who once threatened to return his black footman for Old Sarum. It is hinted that "animals who change their coats every year to oblige.their master, could hardly have a more suitable representative than" the present member; by which it is assumed that he has been in the habit of changing his coat much oftener than most of us in New Zealand have it in our power to do—seeing that our credit with the tailor is rather limited.

Experiments with chrome, gas and flax are almost daily-going on. Some beautiful colors, from the delicate carmine to the inten.se green, have been produced by com-, bination of chrome with other metals. We are indebted to the ever active Tatton for these productions* as well as for his indefatigable exertions, in the matter of gas-r-an article of which there is plenty here, but not of the right sort. He has likewise produced some silky specimens of flax, the advantage of which, we must confess, is doubtiul, as if anything is. ever done with, that product which nature has so bountifully supplied to this country, it must be in bulk to prevent our ships knocking about the world for a cargo. Since bur last summary, steam power has been brought to bear in making a marketable commodity for English markets, and is now in full swino1. We are glad, likewise, that our friends in Suburban North are again about to start their mill for exporting purposes. And we are authorised to mention that a gentleman in this town who has for nearly the last twenty years been experimenting on this important subject, has discovered a method by which he can produce a good export fibre for ten or twelve pounds a ton. One thousand pounds alone are wanted to set this matter afloat. England languishes for flax, and New Zealand will not assist her. The clamorers for Government economy have here a fine chance for some of their surplus capital. It is not quite so good an investment as wool, but it would employ one hundred hands where sheep require but one! and colonies are nothing without human bone, blood, and sinew.

Some of the-most public-money, extravagant members of bur Provincial Council have been clamoring for government retrenchment. This cry endeed in the appointment (in imitation of oar Alma Mater at home) of a Select Committee to enquire into, and probe, and report on the subject. The result of their endeavors is a slight onslaught on the poor printer and the hospital, so that printing, pills, and poultices are to be reduced simultaneously. This must forcibly call to mind the " mountain in labor bringing forth a mouse"—a good hospital subject. It most be borne in mind that these suddenly converted economises have been most lavish in voting exorbitant salaries tor light duties, to their friends, dependants, or hangers on. For it must be understood by our friends in England that our Provincial Councillors have a knack of voting fifty pounds to this officer, and fifty pounds to that, just as the case may happen, that "one good turn deserves another," of' that the said officer is a neighboring land-owner, or a^good hand at games of skill or chance.

The following is an "Estimate o[ the, Probable .Revenue of the Province -of

Nelson* for the Year commencing on fc^g, Ist April, 1860, and ending on the 31st March, l«6Jh—• _ "■"'"■" " ---"-■•;•■■- -•£ - d; - Balance in Treasury at commencement ■ of Financial Year . . 19,790 11 5 Customs . "• . - . . 5,500 0 0 Registration of Deeds •. .890 0 0, Publicans' Licenses -;1 ■ '■ . .. •' * 800 0 0 Auctioneers' Licenses . . 160 0 0 Education Kate . .. ■ . 1,420 0 0Incidentals (including Dog rate) . . : 250 0 0 Land Revenue (exclusive of Debt to General Government) . - 15,000 0 0.. Repayment by General Government on account of Works at Gold . , Fields . - . • 2,412 0 0 ; ; Total . . - £45,722 11 5 Our Police Court has had but few cases j yet they are of the most brutal kind, and, of such a nature that one hardly dares to write of them. Violent attacks on unoffending persons with intent to inflict the most horrible injuries have been committed by two ruffians, supposed, to be from the Melbourne diggings. For two of these assaults, they have received a series of imprisonments, while for another the trial of these miscreants is deferred to the Supreme Court. Savages are too manly to even imagine such an intended injury. In our District Court little or no business was done; this costs the country some" fifty pounds : every sitting. For -a small place, New Zealand is encumbered, with • expensive official establishments; and reminds one of Dr. Monro's oft repeated simile of a child enveloping himself jn his grandfather's coat.. \ As if the native outbreak at Taranaki, and the exodus of the women and children from that Ireland of New Zealand, were not enough to shock us, we were troubled with a slight earthquake, which set our i flimsy Houses vibrating, and caused a few hysteric squalls from the more than usually timid. The natives of this province were about to assemble here, to give in their allegiance to the British Government, but some of the above more than usually timid ones, male and female, got alarmed, and under the able, warlike, and courageous guidance of one of the editors in this city—who on this occasion as on many others tried to cause a panic—induced our goodnatured Superintendent, in order to allay the fears of the alarmists, to countermand the meeting; and so we all lost a good holiday. By reference to our communication from Marlborough, in another column, it will beseen that the settlers of that youthful province are not troubled with the prudential or senile fears which overpowered some of the inhabitants of this city; for " the Pelorus and Wairau Maoris intend waiting ou the Resident Magistrate, to express sentiments of attachI ment to our Government, and their dissent j from all proceedings of W. Kingi." The good folks of Wellington likewise acted differently, and had a glorious meeting, when the assembled chiefs and principal men, fifty in number, and a hundred others, declared their determination to live in peace with their white brethren; and' recommended those who were more bellicose to go and fight it out at Taranaki. An old chief, Te Puni Te Homnana, said that he had always "looked upon the white people a 8 his children. Let us all be as one, you loving me, and I loving you," said the old man energetically.— -Tamihana Te Bauparaha declared that they had been so "long at peace that they had forgotten the art of war;" that he had been " to England, and though he was poor he had been everywhere well treated. Let us stick together." He hoped that none of the "magistrates would think they wished for war j that was left to Taranaki; it was always a troublesome place, - formerly they were fighting among themselves, now they were fighting the Europeans.'' He wound up by hoping that "they would all (Maoris and Europeans) cleave together in the love of the Lord Jesus .Christ." — Matini Te Wiwi saluted his European brethren,. and said | that it was well known that "the Maori j were a foolish people, foud of war; they | had inherited it from their forefathers: the arriyal of the Europeans had been their salvation."— Porutu energetically said, •• I belong to the Queen; myself, wife, and child, all belong to the Queen. If anything mischievous was designed, all would alike suffer; if they cut your neck, they would cut mine too; I.am a Maori in appearance and color, but my heart is the same as the pakeha's.-~ZVoj?era said they " desired to cleave to the law of the Queen and of God, 1' Soromonq declared that the "Pakehas had brought many advantages; the kindness of God had been manifested in sending them the rule of the Queen; the word of God told them that all men (natives and pakeha's) should live together in love."— Parahaia said " it was not likely that the natives wished to return to the evil practices they had long since abandoned; God had commenced a good work in them and would carry it on "—Manihera spoke ; "Never mind what they do at Taranaki. Let Wiremu Kingi do his work, and let the Governor, and let us attend to Our own. Let us all Gwell peaceably; let the Maoris take care of the .settlers, and the settlers take care of the Maoris."— ffemi Pmi, stepping into the open space of the chamber, said, look at me—in form,-in color, and in appearance, I am a Maori; but my heart is the same as a pakeha's heart."'—%>s« declared that in former times there was a great deal of bad doings'among the Maories; there was much fighting, but he wished to live in peace."— Tahana spoke to the effect that it was "not fair that the evil of any one Maori should rest upon all."— Tamati addressed the natives: " This gathering was in t^e name of the Queen- The pakeha was wealth to them. $he Queen was his mother, and should be till he died." — Taiaroa said: We belong to the Queen, and desire to have the Queen's law: I leave it all. to the Queen and her law."--Kara-mana believed the "natives along the coast, would hot go randomly to dp wrong. There., was much worship of the true Qod t wtuck

was a good thing; there was some fighting, which was a bad thing."— Wifemu Kanae said : "The law of trod and the Queen was his'delight; the pakehas present had manifested a kindly spirit, and the Maoris reciprocated \i: y~-Tamilicma te Baaparaha then addressed the Maoris: " In. former times j they dwelt in darkness, and saw not each other's faces. The Gospel came, and then the law of the Queen, to be a protection to them. They would be foolish to abandon the Queen for a..Maori king. It was formerly Maori fighting Maori, and Maori eating Maori. Let them cleave together, and their children grow up as gentlemen together." This meeting was attended by the Superintendent and his Executive, the Bishop, ministers of all denominations, and twenty-one magistrates. The -ReV. Mr. Buller acted as interpreter, and called upon E Puni as the first speaker, because he had "welcomed the settlers on their arrival twenty years ago, and had ever since manifested feelings of the greatest regard for them."

The sentence of imprisonment for a libel which appeared in. the Emmiher newspaper, and was alluded to in the commencement of our last summary, has been mitigated on petition from "one thousand and seventyseven honest and true hearted men," and Mr. Saunders is T enabled to follow his uselul career in Our Provincial Council, and be a thorn in the side .of the evildoers . and would-be dictators of that body, A public dinner will take "place to celebrate this important event, next week. . . ■• ;. We have fewer accidents to record than usual. A female who had been for somp time weak in mind was found dead in a' swamp near town, though she had left the house but a few minutes.' Verdict accordingly. • ■•:•■■" ' Diseases among children is rather prevalent just now. Sore, throats, colds, low fever, and some well-marked .cases of diptheria exist; but no fatal cases have occurred. •

Another launch of a tight little craft from our beach has to be recorded. She was built entirely by Mr. Jacobsen, sen., who is now getting on to "three score years and ten." The Savings' Bank is getting thoroughly into favor; already nearly a thousand pounds have been deposited. Similar success has attended the Building Society. A ball on the conclusion of the races (which by the by was rather a lame affair this year—an Auckland horse being the best) took place, with a limited attendance ; however, the exciting exercise was kept up with determination till " daylight did appear." Some collections for our embryonic museum have been purchased at Heidelberg in Germany. The Institute new buildings are not yet finished; a stormy meeting about raising the subscriptions has taken place; and on permission for raising a loan on the new buildings being asked for from the Provincial Council, a warm discussion arose; and some warm words were used on that bane to society wherever Englishmen do congregate -class distinctions. As to the state of the volunteer movement here we cannot do better than insert the names of those already enrolled. This movement took place on the "French invasion" panic in England. The partial Maori outbreak at Taranaki has furnished a better excuse for such a force. Militia.—John W. Lockett, Captain and Adjutant;. Wm. Allborough, Staff Sergeant-Major; Louis Dager, Bugler. ROLL No. 1 Company—Nelson Volunteers. Captain—W. T. L. Travers. Lieutenants—S. Kingdon, H. E. Curtis. Henry Bright | John Percy Joseph Webb | Thomas Leach Wm. Lightfoot | John Tucker James Master | Wm. Bright Thomas Haynes | John Jenkins John M' Vicar | H. Edwards Wm. Rout | Wm. M'Vicar Thomas York | John Connel John Turner | P. Phillips James Millar | Joseph Harley Edward Everett | Edgar B. Pearce Walter Good | Wm. C. Nation C. Halliday | Joshua Webley James Baker | A. R. Oliver Wm. Hale | Charles Orchard J B Johnson | Richard Matthews Wm. Stallard | Thos. W. Downes D. Fulton | Alexander Trent J. M'Kay | E. Smallbone E. Snow | I. Freeth W. H. West | R. Cornwall J. R. Hooper | J. Wood Thomas Snow | John Pratt Henry Garner | Charles Balme James Wilkinson | Wesley Jackson H. H Knowles | Vincent Hewett Nathaniel Leaper | H. L. N. Clark George Clark | Edward Marshall Thomas J. Oxley | George Harris John Aiken | James Wright Roderick M'Rae | Robert Aitken James Thos. Catley | James Henderson Wm. Laney | James Avery J. C. Phillips | Thomas Nesbitt John Jervis | George Thompson John Slatter | John Turner, jun. W. C. Hodgson | C. Maling John Martin | H. Lewis Alfred Hibble No 2 and 3 Companies (Reserved for City Companies.) No. 4 Company—Whakapuaka. Captain—James Mackay Lieutenants—A. Collins, D. Slater. John Brown | Win. Northam W. Brown | J. J. Richmond Joseph Bungate | J. B. Sadd John Bungate | George Thompson Thomas Carswell | Edmund Wastney Frederick Carswell | John Wastney Daniel Dixon | Wm. Wastney Thos. Doughty | Wm. Westley Henry Flowers | John Wilkins Henry Flowers, jun. | John Withers John Flowers |Alex. Wragg Dennis Frost | James Bowes Wm. Frost | John Brown, jun. Dennis Frost, jun. | William Brown, jun. George Frost | Frederick Carvell Joseph East | C. F. B. Clayton E. Frost | John Endicott Walter Frost | John Frost John Humphrey | Reuben Hollis George Humphrey | James Jones James Hollis | David Livingstone Robert Mackay | W. F. Maiben Absolom Lyford | John Powell John M'Lachlan | Henry Small No. 5 Company—Motueka. Captain—F. Horneman, Lieutenants—C. Pocock, G. Greenwood. James Rochfort | E. Rawling R. M'Mahon | George Starnes Jas. Parker | J. Staples, jun.

Charles Parker | Thomas Poole B. Parker | James Locke James M'Mahon | Stephen Starnes W. Pattie | George Grooby, jun. C. P. Pattie | H. G. Clark Charles Greenwood | B. Marshall John Greenwood | J. C. Howard F. D. Greenwood | W. H. Jones, jun. R. Stelwell | George White Thomas Croucher | Samuel Fowler A. M'Lean | John M'Nab Joseph Duncan | W. Inwood R. Sutcliffe | F. Guerin W. Coppins | W. Horneman W. Giblin | M. Horneman A. T. Coppins | Thomas Clarkson Adolphus Dodson | J. Francoes David White, jun. | J. Crighton P. Douglass | J. Grooby E. Fry | John Grooby Samuel Jones | W. Harding Peter Drummond |G. Harding James Duncan | W. R. Wright H. A. Tarrant | Thomas Grooby David Jennings | George Grooby Basil Connel | Henry Jennings Chas. M. M'Cabe | Henry Inwood Thomas Boyes | Horatio Jennings Jas Drummond | W. Jenkins Thomas Goodall | E. Boyce John Gaveston | W. Guy Robert Pattie | F. Homan R. Lloyd | James Bradley Alex Drummond | Stephen Eggerton James Armstrong | Wm. Smith David Drummond | J. Gillot Wm. Pratt | John Gillot, jun. Peter Askew | James Wilson Thomas Gilpin | David Beatson Richard Taylor | Wm. Inwood James Moore | Wm. Chamberlain Frederick Parker | Wm. Taylor Robert Harrison | James Knowles John Boyes | D. Hall John Duncan | Henry Smith No. 6 Company—Waimea East. Captain—G. T. Sparrow. Lieutenants—C. A. Muntz, R. Malcolm. C. P. Kearns | Wm. Wakefield E. Sparrow | Humphrey Gifford E. Humphries | J. Lammes F. H. Gapper | D. Hammond L. Bryant | W. Stanton G. Talbot | W. Avery W. White | James O'Dwyer E. Hodder | W. L. Lane P. Ranger | Wm. Matthews Joseph Hammond | W. Pickering P. O'Dwyer | W. M'Harvey John O'Sullivan | W. Holdaway Charles Baulk | Thomas Frampton Thomas Brock | Charles Best John Castle | J. Sheat John Flower | J. Lodge George North | C. Sewell W. Smith | W. O'Dwyer A. Woolley | W. Kearns R. Robinson | B. Tetgen C. Garland | J. Rowbottom P. O'Connel | R. Tear James Butler | Wm. Parker Samuel Mercer | J. W. Sigley Frederick Dymock | A. Henderson George Woolley | C. Walker Oswald Hammond | S. Tilley Thomas Woodcock | H. Parker Owen Newport | J. Bell J. Mercer | G. Small H. Hubbard | Wm. Walker Wm. Woolley | R. Ching H. Whitlow | J. J. Beatson J. Wallace | J. H. Ching Wm. Burt | D. Norgate Wm. Watts | C. Martin Wm. Perry | Wm. Burlace James Oram | Wm. Sutton Thos. Butler | J. W. Taylor No 7 Company—Waimea South. Captain—J. Wilson. Lieutenants—D. Warnock, J. Squire. Joseph Andrews | Wm. Mead. Joseph Price | Wm. Ricketts Alfred Baigent | Henry Tunnicliffe Joshua Bird | D. Clark Samuel Wells | G. Coleman Wm. Lyne, jun. | T. M'Farlane E. Lyne | J. Keen Robert Eden | R. Norris Wm. Ratt | G. Fairhall John Price | A. Baigent Joseph Baigent | Wm. Wells Samuel Baigent | John Verry Thomas Tunnicliffe | Thos. Andrews, jun. Joshua Nichols | W. Hildreth, jun. Robert Boddington | James Hoult Robert Creasy | John Smith James Fowler | R. Townsend E. Knyvett | George Biggs, sen. F. H. Lynes | Thomas Price, jun. G. Parker | R. Fairhall W. Price | Wm. Norris F. Mead | Wm. Bishop A. Brown | Joseph Tunnicliffe James Hoult, jun. | A. Crowdis Jonathan Mears | Wm. Gibbs T. R. Bulford | B. Tomlinson Samuel Hoult | B. Lines Wm. Wadsworth | John Rawlings A. Newman | W. Fairhall George Bishop | E. Fairhall R. Burbush | H. Fanzelow J. Rilet | M. Day Thomas Price | C. Reardon Thomas Feary | J. Gibbs E. Hoult | A. Cox Wm. White | Henry Holland Thomas Andrews | J. James J. Wagstaff | J. Wilson No. 8 Company—Waimea West. Captain—N. G. Mouse. Lieutenants—J. Ayers, C. Redwood. John Saxon | James Arnold W. A. Blundell | O. Moore W. H. Turner | James Vane Lawrence Drou | Frederick Millard J. R. Barlow | Eugene Hickey Samuel Millard | Richard Andrews G. Schewcher | Thomas Andrews F. Windlebourne | J. Tomlinson R. Taylor, jun. | E. K. Saxon J. Livingston | Henry Windebourne Mark Newth; jun. | John Langev James Kerr | Frederick Heberhord J. Chapman | Daniel Sealy H. Tomlinson | G. J. Cotterall Daniel Ford | Thomas Redwood Wm. Kent | Patrick O'Conner P. Moore | John O'Conner T. Price | John Southerly R. Tomlinson | John Parsons R. Andrew | Wm Steer W. Southerly | W. C. Parsons G. Thurburn | G. H. Slatter Mark Walker | Joseph Ellis Mark Newth, sen. | Alfred Bright Wm. Kerr

The steamship Victoria, Captain Norman, arrived on Tuesday last from Taranaki, where she landed 150 troops from Hobart Town. The placing of this vessel by the Victorian Government at the disposal of our own is another proof of the courteous alacrity that has marked the sympathy shown to New Zealand since the commencement of the present disturbances. The following are . her other officers :—Lieutenant G. A Woods, Second Lieutenant 0. 0. Gascoyne, Surgeon S. A. Patterson, Engineer R. Griffin, Paymaster R. S. W. Fletcher.

The Victoria stopped but a few hours at Taranaki; consequently we have no files to extract from, and reports are so little to be relied on, that with the exception of stating that Captain Seymour, of the Pelorus, had returned and embarked his men, we are obliged to defer comment until the arrival of the Airedale ,■ now hourly expected. . After coaling, on Wednesday night, she started- for Taranaki end Manukau; .but oa turning the point of the harbour an,

accident .occurred which detained sher. It appears that the ship's boat with two seamen in her was being hoisted to the davits when the-ringbolt parted, and the'rhan at that end of the boat was precipitated into the water; the other saved,himself by* clinging to the remaining tackle. Fortunately, the man in falling had grasped the boat's grating; he .was carried up the harbour by the strong flood tide for a very considerable distance. The accident was seen by Lieutenant Woods?.from thedeck, who immediately plunged into the water to rescue the man, but being encumbered with clothing and heavy boots, after most gallant efforts he was obliged to make for shore, where Messrs. Trewheellar, Kid'son, and Morrison were hastily preparing to launch Mr. Poynter's boat: this was luckily accomplished, and by most praiseworthy exertions they succeeded in reaching the drowning man, when close to the new wharf. He was so much exhausted that though considerable pains were taken by, Dr. Dacre' and others, nearly an hour elapsed before their exertions were successful. The surgeon of the ship was also in attendance.

The Victoria will leave this morning for the above*mehtioned places. :