THE EVENING POST. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1865.

Evening Post, Issue 5, 13 February 1865, Page 2

THE EVENING POST. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1865.

Sottc star is shining on Poneki, shining vcr^y brightly, " too, and day brings with it a clearer view of her future prospects. The arrival of the Government officials has given a stimulus to trade, and - • .large number of speculators having seen this star in the East have come to (rain something from the favored city. Self-interest is the lens thr iugh which the several observations regarding Wellington have teen alwiys taken. The colonists of the North have Ijng fenred the title and advantages of me ropolis would slip through their fingers; they hijve, attempted, by citing their milder climate, their; twofold ports of Wnitemata aii 4 Matiukau,, their naturally clear land, an 1 enlarging oil our detrimentals, to draw a most ut'fl ittering parallel between them•.lFdS and this riiiw rapidly rising city ; in mi iy instances they give but scant justice. Onr truly fine harbor they aver ia unsafe* its' .throat .almost encircled with dangerous rocks, that there is bad holding ground in tbe anchorage, and that fierce sudden gusts of wind rushing through the gorges of the-- surrounding hills br-irj constant danger to the shipping.'' A great" deal of truth, mixed up with a still greater amount of nonsense, has certiinly been siid of Us by our detractors. Tiiey thttke their head*, declaring we are doomed— we are making too much running, we have no internal resources ; nnd they i:qmre how a town lummed in by imhills, thickly covered with ti" 'Ter, and having the great diffinimicujng with the interior to bold the proud position * become the sea vent ircuU of country.

While self-interest urges our Auckland fallow-colonists to throw as much dirt as ¦possible on their rival, it-is onl&fjur, witho:it*making comparisons', to take off a little of the gloom,,of the picture. At present Wellington does hot profess to compare with Auckland in its commerce or trade; Auckland has had her clay and consequent numerous advantages; now they have fallen to our share, and it does not take a Derby prophet to, we . shall -rapidly pick up any^ground hitherto lost. Without any interest in the matter -without an acre of land in" tho province, Are can sifely prognosticate a glorious future for Port Nick. Passengers via Panama will acknowledge the salubrity of its climate, tlu fertility of the spleridid valley ol the Hutt, and the beautiful vale of \\ airarapa. The time is not very far distant when it will be universally acknowledgUl that we are in every thing! the Empire City. Geographically situated almost in the immediate centre of the other provinces and boasting one of the .finest refuges in the world for ships of all classes from the humble coalcutter to a frigate, what will stop Wellington's onward course ? She has already done much ; she has the will to do more, aid the will, as is proverbial, always clears the tony. * —-*——"—————'¦

That eminent ctimedian, Mr. George Faw- ' cett, iind troupe, were passengers fnm the North in the s.S. Airedale, to take up an en* gageiuent at Lyuelton. The Rev. Mr. Taylor delivered his lnst sermon, and ht;ld tht last prayer meeting yesterday evening. He preached wiih Iris usual startling el .quenct, and apparently strongly impressed his congregation by the fore of his arguments. He left for Dunedin to-day in s.s. Airedale. Ilia Honor Dr. Featherston and the Post-Muster-General the Hon. Mujor Richardson were passengers per s.s. Airedale to the South this morning. • - We learn from the Otago Times that his Excellency Sir George Grey is In receipt of instructions from the Home Government, to convene the Assembly at 1 once, in order to submit to it eertafn documents received by' last mnil. No information on the subject has been received by the Ministry, and it is highly improbable the Legislature will meet in tl c anticipated time. -^ Yesterday afternoon, numbers of people were promenading the jetty, a lad, through an accident, fell into the water, and, in consequence of some difficulty in lowering a boat, remained in a very precarious condition. A young man, Mr. John K?an, a painter, who had j ist arrive! on the wharf, on seeing the helpleis condition of ths lad, at once gallantly jumped into the water and rescued him from lib perilous posl.ion. Had it not been for the timely arrival of Kean, and his prompj; and praiseworthy conduct the occurrence would in all probability have ended fat illy. , We have much pleasure.in calling attention to the photographic views exhibited at the London Photographic Rooms, next to Barrett's Hotel. The proprietor cvi ItnMy devotes great care to this branch of his business, and judging from his exceedingly wellexecuted pictures <-f subjects throughout the neighbouring provinces, we should say with c ns.derable success; '¦ Mr. J. Homer's sale of horses took place to-day, behind Mr. Barry's ship Hotel, and was well attended, the horses apparently selling well. ,