officers, was, in itself, a great sparkling of good or divine light, that Atheism was deficient of. Consequently that it was the most dangerous evil that could insinuate itself into any State. The idea of dying like the brute creation, being productive of the worst, the the basest, and the most malevolent feelings of the human heart. Hence the brutish, reckless, lawless conduct of the French, during the Revolution; and the entire extinction of all principles for the presavation of order and peace. However the evil was rolling on like a dirty mountain torrent, that would soon expend itself, having no perrenial springs to support it. In the morning, despatched Private William Stewart, to resume his police duties at Taranaki, and carry my despatches there. At half past 7 a.m. all packed and on board the canoe for Te Wairoa. At 12 got to Moiengiengi, a distance, probably, of 25 miles, when, the wind heading us, we landed, and cooked some food. Te Ropiha tells me that Mr. W.B. Rhodes paid several articles for Te Wairoa, to a Chief named Umuharoa;