LEVEE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3342, 2 April 1868, Page 8

LEVEE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir George Ferguson 80wen,&.6.M.'G., held his first levee in Auckland, at Government Home, on Saturday, March 28. Those who "attended, who oould conveniently conform to the <I««al regulations, were in official dress, uniform, orwetfing'obifcume. The levee took place ab twxi o'clock, Mbufr H the members of the General Assembly, 'and <*theji.gentlem«n who bad cards of entreat were>aBsembled)in,ishe dMwiqg-room shortly before that hour. Other. visitors were assembled in the dining-room and entrance-hall. A guard of honour, consisting of* '100 men of the 18th Royal Irish, were drawn up in line on the' lawn fronting Governmtnt House, and about the same number of the JRifle, Naval, and Artillery Volunteers, under the command of Major Tighe, Adjutant Commanding Militia and Volunteers, were stationed on the left. The band of tke 18th ftegitnanfc and alao the Volunteera'xband were in attendance, and performed choice selections, of music during the reception of visitors. r -. His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Young, A.D.C., and Mr. Algernon Lempntre; Private Secretary, entered the reception-room ' at two o'clock. > Lady Bo wen and tbe following, ladies were also preaent:— Mrs. J. Williamson, Mrs. Justice Moore, Mrs. Colonel Elliot, Mrs. Colonel Beatson, Miss Beatson, Mrs. Coates, Miss Coates, Mrs. OBrien, Mrs. T. Russell. Previous to the levee the venerable ohief Eruera Patnone — who, having wh?n a boy seen ths vessel of Captain Cook off the Bay of Inlands, is, believed to be about 106 years of age— was introduced to his Excellency, who converged for some time *ith the old man, through Mr. Gt. Brown, of the Civil Commissioner*' Office. The Governor referred to a book kept at Government House wherein the n»nies and other particulars about the principal chiefs are kept. He asked Patuone about Heke aud the, vrar in the North, and also as to the Maori King. He expressed his wish to see peace restored, and both races living on terms of amity. "Are you going back to Wellington ?" asked Patuone. " Yes, 1 shall have to go back by-and-by,'' was his Excellency's answer. "Then," said PatuoDe, " how do yon expect to do what you hare been speaking about if you go down there where we cannot see you ? — Bub when this boy of the Queen's com*-s, 1 will snap him up

aud take him off to the Bay of Islands." Captain Young, A t D.C, intimated that the visitors would lie received by his Excellency in the following order:— The clergy of the Church of England, the clergy of the Church of Rome, ministers of the Presbyterian Synod, ministers of the Wesley an Conference, the clergy of other denominations, officers of. the, .Royal Navy, officers of the Army, officers of Militia and, Volunteers, and, other citizens. We publuh' the list of names of those who attended the levee :—: — Pkivxtji Entkek.— The Hpn. E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary ; his Honor the Superintendent ; Dr. Pollen, General 'Government Agent $ Mr. George Maurice O?Rorke, M.G.A,, W. Swainson, Esq., his Honor Mr. Justice- Moore, his Honor Mr. Judge Beckham ; Chief Judge Fenton, Native Land Court ; Colonel Balneavis, Mr. Charles E. Haughton, Mr. Patrick Dignan, Rev,. A rchdeacon , Lloyd, j Rev. J. Buller, Bey. D. Bruce, Very Bey. [ Dr. McDonald, Rev. Father, Walter McDonald. ' Lieutenant Mulloy, R.E., Lieutenant-Colonel Bartle- ! man, Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Kenny, M.L.C. ;i M»jor Rocke, 18th Hoyal Irish; Major Heafcley, 18th | Royal Irish; Major Heaphy, V.C., Major Tighe, the ! Officer in charge Commissariat Department, the ! Officer in charge M. S. Department, the Provincial 1 Medical Officer, the Senior Naval Officer, the Consul , forlialy, &c , F. Whitaker, Esq., Beader Wood, , Esq., Thomas Russell, Esq., Hon. Mr. Salmon, M.L.C., Mr. J. O'Neill, M.G.A., Mr, James Farmer, M.G.A., Mr. John Kerr, M.G.A., Mr. Thomas Macffarlane/'MfG.A., Mr. George Graham, M.G.A., Mr. Archibald Clark, M.G.A., Mr. T. B. Gillies, Dr. Hector. Pkovinciai. Coxtncil,— Messrs. B. W. Wynn, W. BucklanJ, Thomas Cheeseman, Albin Martin, J. B. Nicholson, M.D., Joseph Newman, John McLeod, Henry Dtcre, W. J. Hurst, R. Ji Creighton. Clergy. — Church of , England : Rev. Messrs. Edward Nugent Bree, John Kinder, A. G. Purohas, S. Blackburn, B. T. Dudley, B. Mauntell, LL.D., ; Edwaid H. Hey wood, Y. Lush, F Gould, R. Kidd, : R. Burrows. Church of Home : Rev. M. D. O'flara, , Bey. W. Hoyne. Other denominations : Rev. ■ Messrs. T. Hamer, G. S. 'Harper, J. Wallis, John ' Hobbs. Royal Nayy. — Lieutenant G. R. Hope ; Messrs. H. Grey, H. M. C. Festing, S. Allen Olney, The Army. — Major Harwood Rocke, Major C. F. Heatley, Captain J. A. Julian -Briggs, Captain , Toppin, D. J. Eldon Young, Mr. Hazlewood ' Jones, Mr. Charles O'Cornish, Mr. Percy Freke, Mr. Charlton , Dawson, Mr. Ueorge Harrison, Assistant-Commissary-General Ibbefcson, Mr. J. , Gallagher, Mr. T. Sutton Marshall, Mr. George B. Hope, Lieutenant-Colonel John Bartlemaa, • Lieutenant-Colonel Hardwick Smith, Major Paul, Captain M. G. Stack, Captain F. W. Buck, Captain; B*rnes, Mr. C.* P. Hu'lme, Mr. W. B. Edridge) (Purveying Officer in charge). j 'Jhe Militia. — Mr. S. H. Smith, Captain Hard- 1 ingt.n, Captain J. Mitchell, Captain Woolfield, , Captain John L. Tole, Captain M. Dihnin, Captaiu i Morrow, Captain Hobbs, Mr. J. D.Kelly, Lieutenant) Henry Gilfiilan. , The Volunteers. — Captain Derrom, Captain C j Horan, Captain Daniel A. Tole, Captain John j B^tger, Messrs. John McConnell, J. B. Gatland, Thomas Thompson, Arthur Morrow, Searing H. Matthews, Captain T. E. Guildmg, Lieutenant E. j Le Roy. ! Citizens. — Messrt. Charles Alexander, A. Asher, Atkyns, William Atkin, Graves Aicken, J. Abbott, A. Andrews, James F-aok Andrews, M. Atkyns, H. F. Anderson, Charles Bell, Andrew Beveridge, Beale, J. C. D. Bowden, Joseph! Browne, J. C. Buckland, A. Boardman, George William Bailey, 1. J. Burgess, S. B. Browning, 8. Browning, Samuel Brown, F. B. Barnes, H. Brett, E. Louis Bucholz, I. Dow Busby, W. H. Browne, William Buckland, Edward 'Braithwaite, H. N. Brewer, H. O. Baddeley, F. M. P. Brookfield, D. Burn, Adam Brock, J. A. Beale, James Busby, Albert Beeiham, George H. Cheeseman, T. R. Cash, James H. Crawford, H. Chamberjio, A. J. L. Coate*, Carpenter, J. Casey, H. Chapman, Connell, S. Couhrane, D B. Cruickshank, W. S. Cpchrane, J. McCo»h Clark, H. T. Cltrke, Joseph Coombe, Augustus Cook, Thomas Cleghorn, William Corbett, Joseph Cunningham, J. M. Dargaville, W. Crush Daldy, W. Denbara, George Caere, Patrick Darby, A. H. Diethelm B. Weston Dyson, J. W. Diddams, , Charles Davis, J. H. Eaton, John W. Ellison, William Ellis, Richard Eaton, Dr. Carl F. Fischer, Percy Freke, James J. FitzGibbon, J. C. Firtb, Walter Grahame, Hugh H. Graham, Richard E.- Graham, Dr. Goldsbro', James B. Graham, S. S. Graham, Charles; S. S. George, Christopher Green way, J. T., Garlicky William A. Graham, W. J. Hill, Henry Hill,' S/'H. Hamilton, F. ;G.; G. Hamley, W. C. Bill, Murray ; Hamilton, Stephen E. Hughes,,R. J. S.Hickson, I. W. HaVrop, 5. H. Hooper, Robert Hampton, Arthur . Heather, Borne, Thomas S. Hall, t. B. Hill/Edwin Hesketb, F. H. Ibbetson, George Ibbetson, Frederick Ireland Edward Isaaci, Alfred E. Isaacr, Henry Isaacs, Owen Jones, H. M. Jervis, Stanhus Jones, Samuel Jackson, Ralph Keesing, Willian Charles' Kensington, Frederick B. Kissling, Tbomaf Kerr, Henry Ketsing, jun., John Keesing, Mr. Keanety, Mr. Kelly, T. Kissling, Sampson Kenipthorne, James Kinseila, Henry Keering, T. "B. JKenderdine, W. l>. j Lysnar, R. T. LaMan'ze, W. S. Lyell, — Lyell, J. A. Lyell, W. F. Lodge, M.S. Leers, H. Lewis, — ' Lewis, F. C. Lewis, O. Lewis, G. Lewis, G. H. | Layers, J. Lowe, William Mitchell, E. J. Matthews, Robert Maclean, Benjamin Maclean, W. Matthews, . B. Murphy, Arthur Morrow, Eliott Meyer, Richard ! Moore, B. Gordon Macdonald, J. M. Mowbray, B. | Morrow, James C. MacCormick, C. Maxwell, James S. Macfarlane, Charles Montrose, James T. Mackelvie, David L. Murdoch, Hugh Mcllhone, S. S. MoKellar, Henry S. McKellar, W. Nicol, Louis A. Nathan, ft. A. Nathan, Lawrence D. Nathan, j James Naughton, John Ogilvie, G. B. Owen, Laughlin t>'Brien, Allan C. CNeilP, O'Sullivan, j Powditch, P. A. Philips, G. P. Pierce, J. W.'Preece, , J. Preece, J.P., T. D. Peirce, H. Partington, C. Petsohler, W. P. Paget, Dr. Philson, Captain W. Battray, Y. E. Bice, J. Roberton, W. Rattray, F. Ring, J. Russell, M. H. Boe, C. Roskruge, A. Rose, G. Ritchie, D. Stephenson, J. , Styak, S. T. Seddom, D. Sheehan, A. H. Spicer, A. Sinclair, W. B. Smith, T. H. Strafford, J. Smart, G. Stain es, A. ; Saunders, F. Schetff, T. Scott, G. Tamil, C. J. Taylor, B. Tonks, A. K. Taylor, B. Tumbrill, J. Taylor, G. Taylor, T. S. Tinne, F. Taylor, R, Olinn Vallack, J. Varty. E. J. Yon Stunner, i G. Yon der Beyde, C. G. Quick, H. N. -Warner, J Thomas S. Weston, G. F. Whitaker, John Wood- ! house, John M. Waylaod, Sidney Weetman, F. , Wbitaker, James Wrigley, John Wallace, J. New- 1 land Wurk, W. C. Wilson, J. L. Wilson, T.| Whitaker, James Williamson,' John' Whits on, Robert! Whitson, Dr. Wright. t Maobis.— Hofcene (Waiapu), Rmgon te Ao, Mohi| Horn Whenua, Peremete'Pahau (Tuhonrangi), Meha U Moananui, Te Waka to Pabi, Eruera Patuone.