WELLINGTON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 August 1859, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

■ The Emerald; Isle,iT?hi^iiarrived;in the Heathcote; i x>n . 1 Satm,d,ay; >b,rb.ga>.intelligence §rpm Wellington] ; tp -th^; jSOth.,. $$q ,n.ew3 ; v^ry, Jmpprtanj; '. except .sp.fef'a.^cpjjce^nß %.natfy^que^tipn,Syhich seems rto'be "bxciti^g, attention.^^just''-noif in thirt Province; as may be ieen"ft-om';:th v 6 ex'ti-kdtsViven 1 belbw, •-"•'■"•• ;/ •"• "\ ',v ■■■■•■•■•■■■•■-'■..(;.-; ?;... " The paper* :itidica%6L*ißtat6 of quietness 'if hot b^ -dullness,-politicallyiaddiidomnieEpially; the 'ilndepeudent' encleaypupigg;^ enliven the! community bjr ; a ; skefch r r,-K<we in^pe^dente. T -^ tfe New ZJaa-, ; laijdj-o^ynals.pf thft (^reafn^ d^y..,lf insignificant, that the' new ( snapers "chosen 'for praise' .are>" the | Auckland iEx ! aflliher,'!alna tn^!b'tago-';ddlbritst. :>; [ The'cleverness «fMe'^ | appearatiGe- ofHlie'latterijourrial'are 'certaihly"fit | subjects ofenvy for the 'Independent.' I " ■ \:/TH«':^p^r::-Kllfo_kbVEilENT.; "-; I /"'^^^^^ependen^Ju^y^ '••;''.'; I !The large jm^jonty' of the inh,a|)ita,n,is oftl^s, pro^liope liaive' hitherto'deemed, this MaoVi dempnstratioii: scarcely' Wprtliy of hqtice.- :1 The^:'have " iPokefl iiipori' it as a mere childish freak-^drie of those borlesques so natural to a pepple just igmergedfrom, barbarism; tmd:notoriously,given to imitation^ Theyfhaye^^pnsijderedit a fliashin^he pan of {Maori fancy-t-a_siily eccentricity which could claim, atten-; j tion only as its novelty lasted! But tjje^, | are now cpristifained to inddify their'opinion' and tq take: a' more serious, view! pf fttfe^'matter: They i be^iiitq feell some decided tirieasiriess at the aspect tiiis" movement is assuming.■•'> We are by -nb means disposed to excite a morbid feeling lof tajlarm in the minds of our readers;: but. at the: sapae time we cannot conceal that we feel unea^inessv also, and thatweishbuld be wanting in our duty asjjournalists. if we'were to neglect; tb *' take 'thpfbult| by,'the horns", by ,idealihg r {|ilain:iy' with', subject.!'A Bhort; outline ;t>f:^^thel rise ahd'; progress 6( lthie king movement' will enable our>readers: to take 'the'sabie stfindvpointfas?ourselves,: and;;focnv their■ fowh" judgmenjt;,",,; .r.',■;']:■■■: ;-;;.■■ # ;;--vi: ! ;//iu; -';.;••-;; ' Tm'^,movement,had., its fQi-ji^in, ajbo»j^;fjg^ee.n. months ago, ,the '•'■pf aikato, ,trii»es; f hi:^jja of this Island. -^It dbubtljess arose Yrpni .an! innocent 16verbf imitatiqn—the ybmaritj[c: l^a^pf a| king^-presentingl!:the!! stroiigest"attracfions-'fo^the' Maori fancy! For 'a considerable^time it wks; Wrely' local injits itJharacteriqbeingjieitli'er-'ridicufecl or; frowned on by ; thp : neighbouring tEibeis,*: <?iliideed, t^ose.mqst cbn^ersaniwjth.; Ma<Mri?4is^fe were^ pf opinion .tji^t '^e'^Qyem^n^.cpuJd^otepre^; beyoria certain^circumscribed' ,iimi|jß^ lnasmucji as] the prevalent 1 jealousies wpul^^^D^ surmountableibarrief'itd;^it^ip^rpgre'ss.-'ihithis'caVe," however,!!their;experiencevhds been .at -'Thecpnfederatipn Mi powerful; tribesriiinder:j the»Maori ]j[ingrleague.ha^jof.J^ largely augmented,,?ind in place,pf .th.e,harmle?s,d^spjby p;Jj izi^i£atfon > we;h^ar.pf);jftj?a«^j?^f aud'iHe rumours pf rtinangiis^throughputs 'the lengtii'and.breaSth^ofthe islaiid.o The^e'repeated .rwtangds\ have'had the 5 effect' bf powerfully l 'exercising the -native;mibd/ and under 4he harmlesß device pf la white flag with; red -crosses \ and the jemptj cry of: V Our King; Ppt^tflii^ iSubjejßts;^f ih,e grajpest-i import- to this cqlonj .are^being jdiscussed;and.decided. /'One pf the effect of,these /cpuncils is'the eyidenjfc ; dei^rmi'natipn'Jto' "oppose the' sale^pf land to' the:GpvfiTnmerit. Indeed this is brie df t the prdfessed3)bjects;pf this Maori combiriatipri.; one? byionei thetribe's have'hitherto treated ;tnis subject with^derisioni * > are; catcHing- the; -'*- king " 'mania; anajjpining> jtlie. ranks of -;the royalists. We laufp t frpni 4^e [Herald *; of ; the 28th May l^stj |hafc hitherto, most oppps'ea tq^the king;movencient,: .'h^ve, isowy. chiefly at thg; instigation of ari; influential'"'chW from ,thisi PrqvincV-^Wii;emu\'TakaF|^^declared':to a''man In fiiivbiir^of iiPotatau.- During- the early stage 'of 'the agitation; ,the tribes oftbia tPrkivinfce treated^ it witK th^ utnip.sfc.cqnjteffipt ind-jpldiqal^ but Lwe, regret - i)ow to. iearn that a strongJeeling.qf.sympathy with jit ik !itsel£| ) ini i niany...qua'rters; On^the progress of tMs^moyem TOakes thefdlipwing^eraarksj^" A^t 1/^ajaga^ui we are told'thit'tKe naWes' are 1 for !therprese>nt/,1by41, Vufe'both'at ■ r^an4 .Ah'uriri,;- ah 4-; indeed along .thfeuwkole'- OT^i;hfi:rE3st:tcWst;ifrojßiiiCape Palliser to Au^klandj.-there .are;; cprnparatively few whp have not^oine4|hie, ; ieague.;, Next week W. x Tako goes to Waitara^ where we know he will, be well iby••' the' majority, of tth'e' natives^ and &om thence, we)h'ear)nhe journeys to; Mokauoand Kavyhia, y&itin^ jlhaia r*nd^: Nikqrima 7 en ■■ > Wft& The mpvemepjb.haß, th^rejtfre,it r wijUL be .perceived, alrefidy j ed pyer,tHe ( greater portion of the. STdrtnerh island, arid although the' powerful tribes of the Ngapuhi,,and the Up_p^er Waikatplata.|'Other Korthern'tribeß', 'Have' hlthiei*io; kept^awbF, 'the same causes. 4 .stju;att_w,prk. w.hiph, o ;^du^edso many tqjbm'^he,^ 4pp^ar to requVre^liut r Tew ! jyith;'thel> tactjan.d ability.^ pfjW.Takpi^Q make conyerte) of nearly ;eyery natiy.e-inihesslanii.ry7.::;;. .• ■■r.;:u-\?i.!:'-vi:>->")'-nl? '.i:

. The fact is undeniable that;a 3arge is taking'place;atribngsti.'ttie^^'native^ ahd'in.ijoßirieci tion therewith1. is'fthe^ratherI;significant'fac't.-'Qiat the titftt^es I^ev^r^\fJ'MS'W i sdme^r|s' W''lihii» jrovm&; feypefef ajl^, ,a^e^o^i^ airimuhition ', kn& 'evince lthe inos^'ea^esr'ftesire::fbr: firerarnis... Th^ ; j:em.py ; al pf r.%e v^trjc^pns fprpiMly imposed on'^jibe/^gjlie;. pf U ;ai^mpniiipri!;.!to pajtjyes opens the way for their obtaining a,ni: unlimited supply^of those>»r.tieles, and'w^regretito learn tiat sdrrfejof our traders; both'in town arid county are arailirigrtheaiselvesJbifi'ttiiißeagevdemarid to carry on - with {;thein a most J pYpfitable-;tiade in '*■ iguns.' There is a heavy pj^altyffoi*isellingviir^-arhis:/|ip''na-still:ih'forced "but the:,clandeßtm&/gun;trade affprds sp' large, a.1, profit' ,tliafc! unconscieutious. men $Xfi jrun the,nsk, pf discovery. JSTpy! we ,dpj^qi; T \v^sh, f ip ipiply, : ri^tiyes are taking,. , ; , for ,any,, hpsiUe jiptentipns tpwards the ißuropeans. On ; the contrary we are Confident that the mostJfriendly feeling exists between the .two races; but of this We are certain, that: the native mind is in a state of anxious agitation j-a ■ kiiid' ifof indefiijite, halMoroied suspicion prevails among the king drithuaiasts, arid they seem ■'uiiSer"'a'Vy^rie^.a^ 'crisis^''"TKearbi^ "Btffft&i of CommissipQers^of o^^P .reserves, in this ditftriqt, have done. Imucli> jfoj aUepate ; confidence qf .the natives,.an<l <\fy) feedj,a )B»Bpiciqn,«s.;tO;the purpose,of ithe^Gov.ernmenfeinfreference!to the natives ;;and, indeed,-, it .was this •.jpnevance.which afforded to Wiremu Taka an effective lever iri'hia Taranaki-1 agitations j ithe s iiccessf of-Which' has. alreadyl been1 adverted'to.f/'OftihiSpbinttHe journal already, ; makes tHe'folldwmg'■'!p'bs>rva|ionsi; "^/TJ^n^b^ and epsttjjn»- lX?^jne,,nbw!;^nLy ppasjw^ai.liis mil /put.ijft.'.stop.to ; W^progra^fcy. preyeniipg,the saleofv landjoand-i cunningly .enoMgh ,q»otes >spme actin : jTeference'fco|iarid atiWelHogtoh,ireseryed for native uses,, as an^justification•■•for;^hr»/present conduct,' though' he we'll'"knows the proper quarter 4o apply, to for redress, if any grounßor'fwimblain'f exists/s'-' ;Tb?e success which has' atteri'ded ■;W.';Takb's J' rogfess from! 'Wellmgtpri;tq'this, pl?icfe. Kas, beyond pnbi).:been t 'increased;by'the that the reperyes' iti '.notlm^Dag^-^|.^!*tt?:aPP-^" val 'di the 'riativesVari'd'fih^t' %ey^ jlej'iye: no >pecuniary frpm /them. \ pomplaint has ; an air of twth about itibecaußeiti'is.openly made, and

: • The rununga \* c. word now much in vogoe, »nd signifies a meeting of the member* of one 9V inora trl'>o«'ipr ilie.purp'oso ofdißcn*HiitfpDbl!ea«<i4tloii«. i!--;-' '^'V-™- s' r>" ■.•'■"'<- ■ ■ ■'■ ■:-: yTfO .v/irxy oiij j.'':-/i/:j.■.:':;,•.■■.■■■'•.-■; ;.;-^-:-:. .

Iw.^ .know tha| several-, natives, hitherjto favqxa^letq, | us, have been turried'bythe adroit manner in which,' j the matter is made to telLagaiiistthe Goverhmeht."' i Whjle there isnbt|nng tobefeared under present j circumstances, yet shbuK' dkyihrng> 'transpire 'io [call forth dspifitof 7i6stilitylpn the .part 6f the- ! natives, then, we apprehend; we ■should feel' the! j weight of the Maori organization which; is soirapidly; I increasing; there bfping iV*r more; >to be: expected > | from a well organized confederation ;of teib?»,;\than. j froni We f^e tribes' acting' peparately and inde. pendentjly of each pther." For instance,1 idf ihe, .'Government assume !a, threatening.!attitude1 and ' endeavour, as sbnie have recommerided/tq put this; | movement aWn ■ 'by ; force j instantanedusiy' would' ; the tinder-be.ignited,.and theiwhole iisland. would ; experience tjhe full; smart ; bf;that spirit of hostility^ ! which such.a, measure would nioptcerttiinly engender; | Weiinyst;nptjlojrget tfeatjtlje;^faoi:iis.sglj qnly'in^ ! geriera'tions m!ust possibly. j elapse, beforeMs savage' pi;ppensilies, now adrman't,.' ' will have;' died wi£\ Let'^him1 beconje' powerfiilly ! excited'arid he instill a true'savage.: :; Let him.ftel 1 : that a superior power: is him; let'hisl native pHde ; be injured-: and:his: dpnriant passions: | W\j i"eyiye in all their original: force. Thpi?e: 'whp. .; affect to treat lightly the results o( a 'Maori war, :; should reflect on wh^t a ,combination of 56,000' natives could accomplish; and.thqugh any dutbreak amongst the natives would be in: the end effectually ; quelled, yet it would leave behind it many a disastrous result. ; ~: ■;':•.:■;: •''■•■■•' ■.-■:". ■ ■: :'■.":>

; The NATi^Es.rr:TliQre,has been, for sometime, iV^> c dnsiderabl,e restlessness among. & portion of i thejpativesof ;the colony with reference tqthe King ■ movement, and'^ ; fested for the possession of guns and' ammunition; ; The sale of these articfe,:in. the''])ther v ; northern ptovihces,J has been^arge/aVdiri the criuW ; try, where the natives na^e' ten without money,l ; th,ey; have ■■ freely; exchanged <hdrses; Me Jare not; 1 among the /alarmists. VJTe, Relieve ithe natives are, | as. thoroughly,peaceabje ,npw as ever they ,w,ere, but, ; the-. knowledge that;they are ,r^j?idly : decreasing^! | While the European '.is out-numDer-ing' ; them .and'daily 'Wconiing'1 laiyer^hks createdV |vague;appreherisiorithat .their;%ias may ;be-taken' » from them,1 and thai they may be 'as an 1 in-' I fgrior ir^ce.. '■■■ We: aarei in^a leading! article-entered: | fmly on ,tWs; : subjecti;9nd.:ne.ed;!pnly mention here; ! tpa,t ( ijpyenior has always ;a§sunV?!Ts}e: r sj?P9n-, jsibilitypftfe ' tipn at Aucjtjancl' and' 'apparent dislilie "to'Vma^e ; himselif'persoiiklly! acquainted Ivitfr [ffie!p w^9,' ! very materially contributed to awaken the'feeling | wliicb;iibw) 3istai-bs thY- Maori mind.' Governor < Ifoowrie, likeiSdveniQrl'jtzrdy, listens almost en- .< ; tirejly to ; au r irresppnsjble; IJatiye Department,'jandt ; has..by, his ,re<jirinjp habits lost ,that ,prestjge; witjfi ; which Gqyernpr ',wey .ipp successfully.. a^ceeSe^d'',inu ■ "The ]ftMriepliar.e'n67v\pos-' 1 seised bf; much"health; nbt onlyinr mbneyj but'in; ; houses; ca-ttlephSrsesj &c.|and'we^believe1 that1 Prily" the gtbssest: mismanagement iandviblatioh of their; rights- would lead■-. them to;. think: of hostili-; tiesj^ .A.;wise, firm, cpnciliatoryipolicy is all that is> required ip,allay ? the, presentrestlessness.-^lJii. The : .'jNfljjr ' PJ^vzcfcas|T' .icT.—The announce-, \- : ment, which follows js new tp us"., The ' New £rp-i yinces Act,'Np;:7oin^he: volufiie of Acts of.last } session, is;not'ambng the large batch of acts stat'edi in a late ''Gazette' as having been left to their operation. The fact is announced and commented on .by the/'lndependent', jis follows :->-" The last majji has: brought;us, intelligence of the Queen's ; allpwance. pf the |Je,w. Province? A.ct-^-it is to.be "left to its operation;" in! the r usual manner. The riiain feature'on yas;'believedlby mahy'aV disallowance would, take place; \fak the utter abnegation 'of- the -loans-entered into":by the original provinces.; Theinon-liiabilily of the' new provinces for, aaj porfcipn ; of jthe redeemable debts rof the provinces, pf.which they; originally, jformed a part, was a provision so opposite to the traditional scrupulosity with which England and her colonieshave irivari&bjty treated their'public ijredit^rs, that it was thought' improbable that1 the, New; Provinces Act would be allowed. Any interference 'by the Imperial Government with the acts'of a free colonial legislature, is, we; admit, not to be undertaken lightly, but in this^nstance, where English capitalists, on the faith of local acts/ sanctioned by her Majesty's Representative^ the Governor, lqaned their_ money,' there: were justifiable'grounds-virhy that interference should be exercised;1 -Sir Lyttbn Bplweris- : undeVstopd "tbihave refused toiinterferei solely because' pff^he; confusion that must ensue,in consequence of j^e.Gpyernor'Si assent ha,ying,permitted.the act to come into,,operation,^mm^matel^ onits passing;/'The riej^jectitb provide'lfofth^je:. p'ayment!of ■mqniey/bdrrb^ed is, however, deenled seribuß'iqmißsi6n, Is 6. mucli!sb;tliiat rthe"Secretary of Statethas" felt it incumbent on'ihim tb'poiht but to the/Gpyernor of New, Zealand, that the capitalist's W ; hq ;haye made loans,; have a, lien; piferithe whpleiof the jberTJtoijy. included dn -the prqyinces.at the data on which thejlban^ were .effected, a,nd that jt willb.e necessary*that thisi'/lien 'ibe.disiinctiy revived or guaraiifeed^By: Act bf the Legislature1;" '"'' ' THKsPi:ffA.pkiN :'TJAito£±Ofii fellowcolonist, Mri Eobertsi of 'Wanganuij'-who has just yetumed from ■a! visit to England, ihas introduced a number ?f rthe. pai:aphiii lamps and:, a: quantity of that cel^orated oil. This is, .^he first importation of this p'ejvly' inyjent.ei article intoJVVJeilington. On Wednesday ev/ening' last, we had. an^ pppcirtun|ty pf witflessing 'the e^ect of 'tn'i's' light; m' IJfcr. Lybri's fshbp. ;Thje ulamp is^ sbme^liing' similar tb the; moderator, exhibits'a brilliant, clear, and-steady light,fand is,; the ■nearest, approach1 to gas that we haye 7seep,;ipr . which, indeed, it .might:, easily be mistekep. :-, Jit many ,> u over qtber jlfiops., It j gives a greater, y^lunie: pf light, and a niuch ".. less consumption pt, oil than any other lamp,' Jtt em^tsno / arid i&f not .inflammable. The'lamps^ are sold ready f trimmed.,b'y the nianufactqrer, fand as'they never1 afterwards 1 require trimming,: the'wicks being''inconsumable, a considerable! saying.in labour is effected,lbesides.greater, cleanliness! ■. The ; ? price pf >the oil .present is ],Qs. a gallon^ about, that pipql^a;, but bein^im-r ported in iron.a*rums hasaidded cqnsi^erably tq its cost it can, however, be introQuced in wood, at 7s. per gallori.-^iSic?,!July 29. - ;"! ', ; !Poi:TEEY.~Mr. Roberts, pngping tp Eriglaiidj took with;him a specimen bf^ --clay froni Wangariui, in ,the;shape'of a drainirigpipe,!andhad it burned^ and gla?fi(d ■ at ; Rxdgwayfs pptterj^sj < Staffordshire. It. was pronounced K tp be,the;strqnge»t.and best cUy ■ for that description of ware that .they had ever seen. The was the cdmmon yfellbw, which is so abundant in this province.1 The specimen can be seen at-the5 dfßce of :this paper; arid persons will at once perceive how suitable it would be for the manufacture of draining pipes, milk dishes,' chimney. -ppta, : And gingerbeer bottles, ;and .."othar; ideScnptipna, of; pottery. W.e should remember ; poor Kicbard*B maxim, that." a shittmg saved, is ,a. shilli^g: earned.''— lMA, ', , ■'Filx>-<Jilr!. 'Cunningham, a: passenger by the Minerva from London,'h,a§'brought" with him sp^ciraefas' of ('ifoL&jpAormium tentox'y which were dressed by'machiri'eryan England." .Orieiof the specimen's is very <fi\ne,-arid was: >CPrisidered; worth £80 : per tpn.-iji England; -.The, inventpi;? s<;ate.d that .they labouir'ed^under corisideraljle difficulty,,in,. haying to operate! pn ihe' dry, material.'; TKey.consuler, I t|hat sufficient'"attention has not' been bestowed upon "the plant in New Zealand. That it has been cut at all seasons; and allowed to 'grow'beyond maturity; when the/dnd:becomes split,'and consequently more difficult ;to act upon; TbeyjS.uggest the propriety of,parties; itv ; the.colqny cultiyating the beat descripi tion of-ilax, "and making .such experiments as will ascertain the best ti.me|;pr cutting the.gi'een,plant.

! largely,assist tlie inventors, and make i the. flax less, difficult to operate upon. They require 1 a' ton of flax"to' be' seh'i; liome lor further experi-' ■ iheiit;' arid are: sanguine of'cibm'piete fl'udcess. '"We1 i uhderstan'd 'that tfle ihachhies'are rip't* 'expensive,' ; and: that no chemioala are used, steam being the | agent. We; need not allude to ithe. great advantages, ; tha,t ; would [be Conferred ; upon New Zealand, if this; t ele 6, P r,9^u?ed atajpayingpricefp^^xporr, *$?P nV???i % ™n4 ,'be apjpareii^ to ; eyery one,;' but, j| w|J?.!^ u,t?f HPpn ,theGjOvernment ? 'or pjriyaie m\x%- ---: prise; the; jproipnety b'f; 9d6ptin;^ s^ph'-'nieaisures as. • will assist 'the inheritors in 'their endeavours to pro-' i duce a _ machine that will •: >sp ■materially: aid ito ! developing theiresourcesiof our adopted* * country.—-, Ibid. -.. ...■; / . \ : .-:■ ■;..'■,. ■; ■-.':.. „., ■ m , Chambee, op. <:CoMMi|R I CE.- 7 -The, Annual Meet: ing of the Members'ofthe.(Chamber of Commerce was 'held..yesterday afteriippn' at the, offices pf ; Messrs1. Bethuhe; and 'Hunter. There' was a! Vfery' ;full attendance, the business brought before'the' chamber'"was of the m(W importantfnature.'aiid it dirt not.separate till nearly six o'clock!. The annual; report, as well.asitljat of the; "select committee on the cpmmer.Gial.pp3if,ion j\nd prospects of,the port and .p'rpyince pjf Wellington," w,ere submitted, a.ns after,' considerable, discussion, adopted by tlie chamber. The'latter'is a very valuable and.'important document^' and gives an encouraging description of [the trade and commerce 'of Wellington; chiefly compiled from ; official sources. r After the transaction of other business, the electioij for chairman., deputy-chairman,; and commijttee was proceeded with, when the ',following gentlemen were : duly' elected,'viz:—cijairman, '&.' Hunter, "Esq. •■ ; de^uty-cliairmari',,'W.' M. Bannatyn'e, Esq.; Com;mitte^—MessVsVßethune,Bowler, i)ntican; Kinross, Levin, Lyori, Moore f ! Pharazyn, ■Rhodes/ Spinks, ; Stokes; Tame, Taylor., Tunibull,and Woodward;—" Ibid. . '.}.■ 'i .. -v , ■ ■'.■■/:■■ .-.:.■ ip ••• ■■■..'