Correspondence.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1380, 5 March 1861, Page 3

Correspondence.

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To the Editor of the Southern Cross. Sir, — It is currently rumouied in Auckland, and very generally believed, that eveiy exertion will be made, and every possible influence bi ought to bear upon the Governor of tlus Colony by curtain parties at present there assembled to induce him to conclude a peace with the insurgent natives Experience has taught the colonists to look with a jealous eye on the movements of the body I refer to, and to fear the worst consequences will arise should their influence be allowed to have any weight with those placed in authority over us, In common with many others I feel convinced that a gieat responsibility mw rests upon his Excellency. I also believe that he is fully equal to the peiformance of the grave duties -which circumstances have thus cast upon him, and which he has fully and boldly accepted, if he be but true to himself, and that the s\\ old which he has been coerced to draw to uphold the majesty of the law will not be sheathed with his sanction until British authority be established in these islandb. The time has come when those who have so long presented a barrier to the spiead of colonization in New Zealand save on. principles too absurd for comment — visionary and impiacticable — should be taught that henceforth there shall be but one law for the Maori and the white man British law leignmg sunieine throughout the length and breadth of the land and enforced when necessary with the rifle. The Imperial Government are unmistakeably upon the side of the Queen's repesentative, and the people of New Zealand to a man are with him, save a small clique who pin their faith to the skirts of the head of the English chuich in New Zealand, a party who, be they church or laymen or twaddling ex-functionaries, seem all afflicted with the weakness of Sir Pel tinax MacSycopbant, being wholly unable " to stand straight in the presence of a gieat man," therefoie I say now is the time to settle the question of supiemacy for the future between the two races — now is the time to place the white man in the position he ought, and which nature intended him to occupy. Orv o MAI Auckland, Feb. 25, 1861.

To the Editor of the Southei n Cross. Sir, — Enclosed herewith is a copy of a letter signed by twenty-five business people, and sent yesterday to the Colonial Secretaiy. If necessary a thousand signatures could have been got. No one asked refused to sign it. Perhaps you may publish the lettei Yours obediently, J. S Macfahlane. 27th Februaiy, 1861.

Auckland, 26th February, 1861. gir ( — "We the undersigned respectfully solicit your attention to the unsatisfactory manner in which the Jury List for the Province of Auckland foi tins piesent year (1861) has been compiled, and urgently lcquest that a remedy may be speedily applied The Jury List foi the year 18(50 was faulty and unsatisfactory, many of the most experienced and intelligent business men of Auckland (a few of whom »re named in the margin — Mr. Morrin, Mr. M. Somerville, Mr. It. Ridings, Messrs. Cochiane, Me«sis Cheeseman, Mr. Weston, Mr Stichbury, Mr. James Macky, Mr. Firth), not being qualified for Special Jurors • but the appended list of names, which were on the Special Jury List of 1860, being now either omitted or disqualified, is so obviously wrong as to create sorious alarm in our minds as to the possibility of suitors, being able to obtain intelligent or expenenced special jurors, and as a consequence impartial justice We have the honor to be, Sh, Your most obedient servants, (Signed) S. Browning Owen and Graham Webster fcPatteison Walter Combes W. C. Daldy Wm. Morrin J. Cruickshank Fred. Howard Jas Smart C. A. Hani 3 D B Thornton Wm. Henry Hobbs J. S Macfarlane Jas. Williamson Chas. Davis Thos Macky Clias. J. Taylor Thos. Henderson John Graham James Henderson W. Motion Geo. Graham Jno. Hy. Burnside John Buchanan Lamb and Melvm Thos. S. Forsaith. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Appended List. The following is a list of persons altogether omitted : Bell Augustus, Dedwood, gentleman. Buchanan John, Parnell, gentleman. BucUland Wilham, Buckland road, esquire. *Burnside John Henry, Upper Qneen street, meichant. -("Davis Charles, Queen-street, merchant Fishwick Edward, Lucas" Creek, gentleman. Graham Walter Knott Wellington Place, merchant. Giaham George Samuel, Coburg-street, merchant Hargreaves Joseph, East Tamaki, esquire. Ireland Barton, Hohson street, merchant Maoky Thomas, Victoria-street, merchant. Mason William, East Tamaki, esquire. Macfarlane John Sang3ter, Parnell, gentleman. Peacock S. P., East Tamaki, retired field officer. Powsll Chas. Henry, Onehunga, merchant. Ecid Joseph, Chapel street, genleman. Strickland 0. 8., Parnell, merchant. Webster George, Grey street, merchant. Wilson Francis Hawker, Parnell, gentleman. * Entered in this year's list as Thos. Burnside. t Entered in ditto as Thos. Davis. Names in the Special Jury List of 1860, but not in the Special Jury List of 18bl in consequence o£ the designations appended to their names being altered : Carleton Hugh, Official Bay. Coolahan Hugh, Queen street, Croicltßhank James, Shortland street. Dilworth James, Eemnera. Edmonds S. J., Victoria-street. Farrel George, Onehunga. Foley Edmund, Otahuhu. Forsaith Samuel, Hobson-street Goodfellow William, Otara cre«k, Graham John, Kemuera.

Graham Robert, Remuera. Griffin William, Hobson-streefc. Henderson James, Hobson-street. Jupp Henry, Victoua-streot. Lynch Daniel, Auckland. May Joseph, Mount St. John. Owen Geo. 8., Wellington-street. O'Neill Allan, North Shore. Phillips P. A., Waterloo Quadrant. ■Rout Samuel, High-street. Smart James, Shoitland-street. Varty John, Parnell. Williams Wilhain, Cook-street.