LATEST NEWS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 36, 23 December 1843, Page 2

LATEST NEWS.

By the "City of Sydney" we have news from New South Wales to the 3rd instant. Thi* vessel sailed n the 4 th, and the " Bangalore" was to sail three dap after. And by accounts from Sydney we are happy to perceive that this colony is in great favour in New South Wales, it is said 1 7 persons engaged cabin patsages by the "Bangalore" in one day. Several of the Sydnf y Land Claimants had an interview with Hu Excellency Captain Fitzroy, of which we give the following notice kindly furnished by Mr. Buckingham, who was present at the interview :— Presentation of the L^nd Claimants Address to Hii Excellency Captain Fitzroy, R.N. A numerously attended meeting took place at ths Royal Hotel, Sydney, on Saturday, December Ist, for the purpose of presenting an address of congratulation to His Excellency Captain Fitzroy, on his safe arrival so far towards his seat of Government. Major Christie in an eloquent speech, opened tfc business of the meeting and then (on the part of the Deputation appointed at a previous meeting, consisting of Majors Christie and Smyth, and Messrs, Abercrombie, Terry Hughes and Peek) read the address, which was signed by upwards of 150 Land Claimants, and others interested in New Zealand, resident in Sydney. On receiving the address His Excellency replied: " The reasons he had for not wishing to enter into a minute detail of the powers vested m him for the Government of New Zealand, to the various partiei who had waited on him on board the Bangalore, were his fears that his remarks might have been misconstrued ; but now, finding himself among such a respectable body of gentlemen, and receiving an address so numerously signed, he thought he should be wanting in courtesy did he not enter somewhat into the objects in view by Her Mojesty in appointing him, and he also thought there would be a great deal o' mystery, did he not give them such information s» they sought at his hands. His Excellency then read an appropriate reply to the address, and concluded bj stating, that if any gentleman present wished to ask him any questions relative to New Zealand as far ai it was consistent with his office, he should feel bound to answer them. This reply of His Excellency was greeted with shouts of applause, Major Christie, as head of th» deputation, then stated that land holders in Ne# Zealand resident in Sydney, felt themselves molt anxious for information as to the mode ia which it was contemplated to settle the Land Claims. To this His Excellency replied— That Her Majesty was most anxious to do strict justice between the N»' tives of New Zealand and British subjects, that whils the Government would give the fullest protection to the Biitish subjects, still the rights of the NatrfM would be strictly adhered to. He stated to the Meet' ing, that Her Mwjesty and the Government felt t* much if not more interest in the prosperity of Ne* Zealand than any other Colonial possession, and earnestly wished before any great lapse of time to fin ll the Natives and the British living as one people. *J 8 also stated to the Meeting, that all claimants «»° could prove an equitable purchase of lands from tW Native Chiefs, would find their claims receive the m° !t favourable consideration ef the Government. » would as shortly as possible after "his arrival at tn« seat of Governmena fully develope the mode »J which all land claimg would be adjusted, bat fl*

jibed before 'doing BOtto consult the old residents at jj e w Zealand, who would doubtless give him such information bb would guide him. He would however, l!gf e r them to the first Ordinance promulgated by Sir George Gipps, which would be the basis of this arLament, Various other questions had been put to Hi* Excellency by Mr. Abercrombie and others, relax&lng the present seat of Government, .right to mines, &c-» wbich were f^ontab\j answered. His Excellency assured the deputation that Her Majesty fnd Her Majeity's members thought more of New Zealand than of any of the other Colonial possessions, fn another part of our paper will be found some interesting extracts from the English papers. The following summary of English News we copy from the Sydney Herald :—: — The steamer Bentich, which is intended as a regular trader between Calcutta and Suez, having arrived at the Cape of Good, Hope prior to the Bangalore leaving that port, English news to the 23rd August has been received in Sydney ; no regular files of papers have come to hand, but wo have been favoured by Captain Nelson with the perusal of a Standard of August 23, and an Evening Mail of August 14, from which we gatrier the following information :—: — The harvest in England promised to be most abundant ; trade was tolerably brisk. We have not been able to find a word about the price of Wool. The insurrection in Spain, which had been so long threatening, had at length broken out. Espartero, the Regent, had been compelled to take refuge in England. The Christina party had declared the Queen's majority to have arrived, (although she is only thirteen years of age,) and wero governing the kingdom in her name. The Repeal Agitation still continued ; immense meetings were being held, but there had been no actual outbreak. The vacancies that occurred in the Church of Scotland in consequence of the secession, were being fast filled up ; the notices in the London Gazette announce that the appointment is made, " , the minister thereof, having ceased to be a minister of the Church of Scotland." The Queen and the Royal Family were well. Her Majesty was to prorogue Parliament on the 24th August. The Queen was about to take a series of trips iv the new .steamer. A number of convicts -were about to be scut to the Falkland Islands. The New Zealand Company wero about to form two new settlements — one to be a Church of Scotland Colony, the other to be a Church of England Colony! ! —