BISHOP SELWYN'S DEPARTURE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3514, 20 October 1868, Page 4

BISHOP SELWYNS DEPARTURE.

His Lordship the Biohop of New Zealand and Lichfield will embark on board the ' Hero' at 5 p.m. I here will be Divine service in St. Paul's Church, at, three o'clock. The service will consist of Psalm«, the Litauy, and the administration of the Holy Communion. There will be no addrcis from the Bishop. The casket, or 'box-, imwhich the lists of signature* to the addre3B of the Bishop of New Zealand are to be contained; was exhibited yesterday at the shop of Mr. Gundry, chemist;, ShortUud-sbreet. It is an exceedingly handsome and appropriate receptacle for the addres», being formed of New Zealand wood, and much of the ;carving, being done after the style iv which the Maoris iti old days used to carve the boxes in which they deposited their head-dre«ses and other prized articles. On the top of the lid, and forming a handle, is a cone of the kauri tree carved in totara, resting on a mass of kauri leaves. The lid itself is of beautifully grained and highlj polished puriri, inlaid with very ac-ar«te representations of taiahas, meres and other Maori weapon', in akerautangi, mairetuwao, and m*nuka woods. Near the edge of the lid are inlaid thin borders of the hoihere wood, the white colour of which contrasts finely with the totara and puriri. *• The box itself is of puriri, inlaid with ornaments in matai wood. It is supported ,on four canoes — |itau3 — the prows of which, elaborately and correctly carved, project from each corner. At one end is the head of a, Maori, the tatooiogon whose face is very cleverly done, and at the other end is a Maori woman,, also well executed. On the. front of the box is a plate of Thames gold, with an insciption, stating what the box is for, and at the back is the Selwyn arms, and those of the Bishopric of New Z -aland. The box was made by Mr. Seufert, the carving was executed by Mr. Teutenberg, and the inUying by Mr. Taylor. The design 'is exceedingly happy, and the way in which it hits been carried out is mo3t creditable to the workmen. The following are translations of two native addresses which have been presented to the Bishop, or are to be presented to him to-day. They will be read with inter eat, as showing that the natives reciprocate that concern for thar welfare which Bishop Selwyn has always displayed. (m se< e*l of the speeches which he has made of late ha has sh>wn that the subje6t which weighs most on his mind in leaving New Z»a'and is the condition of the native Church, to the building up of which he hai devoted so much labour, and which he leaves almost prostrated. As 'he has told us more than once, the native Church is Bishop Selwyns legacy to the people of New Zealand, especially to the people of Auckland :—: — ' "Taupari, Waikato, October, 1868. •'To Bishop Selwyn, — Greeting. * " This is a word of farewell to you from us, your Maori people, who reside in this island of New Zealand. You leave here, on our island, these two people 3 , the Maoris and the Europeans. Though you leave us here, God will protect both peoples, Kur> oeans and Maoris, and Queen Victoria and the Governor will protect the persons of these two peoples, so that t'le grace of Providence may rest on them both. • *'0 father, greetings. Go to your own country ; go, the grace of God accompany you. Go, on the face of the deep. Father , take hence with you the commandments of God, leaving the peoples here bewildered. Who can tell that after your departure things will be as well with us as during your stay in this island ? Our love for you and our remembrance of you will never cease. Fer you will be separated from us in your bodily presence, and your countenance will be hidden from our eyes. "fcufficient; this concludes our words of farewell to you. "From your children. From "Nini P. Kukotai, HOKI KtTKDTAI, RtTKA TATTRUA, "And other* of the Ngatitipa, Ngatitahinga, and Mgatinaho tribes, of Waikato."

"Auckland, October 19, 1868. " To the Bishop of Now Zealand, the chief pastor ! of the Church. "Go forth, 0 our words of farewell, t> Bishop Selwyn, about to be separated from us. "Salutations, O father, united to us in the lore of our Father who is in heaven. "la consequence of your going to your own country, where you intend to remaio, we now express our word of sympathy to you, as you will henceforth be hidden from the countenance of the Maori people. The great deeds you hare accomplished will be left heie to remind us constantly of you after you have gone. "Your labours have bean greab for the benefit of the Maori people of this island. You have followed the example of the Savionr, in disseminating the Word, and upholding ihat which is good. You have sown the seed of the Gospel in every part of the island, and when the harvest day shall come you will know the result of your labours. "And now, O father the Bighop, go to the land of your birth— to Eogland, and there completa the great mission committed you \>y Heaven. "Go hence to the Quten, to the elders of the Church, to the land where Christianity flourishes. " Go, bearing our love with you— the affectionate farewell of your children. Go, and may the grace of Heaven ever light on you and on your family. " Sufficient are our sentiments of greeting to you." [ I hia address is signed by Eruera Patuone, Akuhata Tupaea, and a number of other natives from Maketu, Rotorua,' Thames, and other parts.]