WEEKLY EPITOME OF NEWS.

New Zealander, Volume XX, Issue 2080, 2 April 1864, Page 2

WEEKLY EPITOME OF NEWS.

The week has not been characterised by any stirring events, and leaves us but little to record. The only movements have been preparatory of the winter campaign, and augur a vigilance on the part of the General and forces calculated to prevent the enemy stealing a march on us. No rebels have been seen, no shots fired, during the week. The chief event of the week has been the release of the last detachment of our citizen forces —the remains of the “ fine body of men” who left Auckland some eight weeks’ ago to endure the proverbial hardships of “ camp life at Drury,” Death has made sad havoc amongst their number during that time, and an erring Government will some day be called to give an account of their stewardship in this matter. Since the publication of our last weekly resume, three militiamen who have fallen victims to the errors of an incompetent Government have been interred with military honours —a sorry solace to the friends of the unfortunate deceased, and a solemn mockery in the eyes of our citizen soldiers who have been lucky enough to hold out to the last. The first was that of Mr. F. Schafer, of the First Class Militia, the other that of W. J. Williams, and the third, Frederick, a son of Mr. J. Waite. Our reporter, in narrating the occurrences, may well remark: “ The tact that in the prosecution of a war more lives are lost through hardship, exposure, and official neglect than on the battlefield, is now, alas, well known.” With regard to this, too, a correspondent asks us “ whether the Government will return the £lO paid by Williams's friends for bis exemption ?” We are unable to reply, not enjoying the confidence of the “ slx-and-eightpenny’s” —but tins we know, that it is little short of official robbery to take £lO from a man on account of his last illness having set in, when official neglect has brought him to such a state. Nothing can compare with the cruelty of a Government that can, for the purpose of extorting £lO from a man, and a citizen, subject him to the treatment which lias characterised the service of our militiamen at Drury. Finding at length, however, that blood could not be extracted from a turnip, they have very nobly desisted, and recalled the shattered remains of our once “ fine body of men.” A deputation from the native tribes resif. ing between Napier and Poverty Bay, have expressed an intention of coming up to Auckland for the purpose of obtaining an interview with Sir George Grey. These natives had held several meetings, during the last two or three weeks, for the discussion of the subject, and it was finally arranged that they should go up to Auckland by the next vessel. They profess neutrality, but those who know them best are of opinion ■ that much reliance could not be placed upon them, should the war extend in their direction. It has long been a part of the Maori tactics to disseminate among the various tribes, most ridiculously untrue reports of the successes gained by the Maori forces, and of the heavy losses Sustained by the General and bis soldiers. With a view of ascertaining the truth, or otherwise, of these reports, a number of emissaries from Mongouui, and other parts of the country, have visited or are about to visit, the General’s camp. When these peojte have seen and judged for themselves, they will be able to convey such information to the tribes to which they belong, as will make them for the future slow to believe Maori rumours. It is to be hoped that the effect of this visit will be to confirm the wavering loyalty of many who, there is.-reason to fear, would be inclined to give in their allegiance to which ever party had the best prospects of ultimate success. It appears that the clumsy scheme adopted by a section of the House of Representatives, with the intention of- obtaining the removal of the seat of Government has failed to produce the expected results. A notice has, made its appearance in the New Zealand Gazette , appointing a Commission for causing the erection, without delay , of a Government House in the Domain, a Supreme Court, a Custom House, and a Post Office —all in Auckland, The. fact. that a permanent Government House for the Golony, and other buffings creditable to the Government are to be erected forthwith, cannot but be gratifying intelligence to the friends of Auckland. Ruarangi, the murderer of Mrs. Thompson and her daughter, at Kaukapakapa, has been sentenced to death. The wretched man appeared quite unmoved when the sentence was pronounced. An aboriginal native, for the murder of a native chief at the Bay of Islands, could not be persuaded to plead when placed in the dock ; he, was then placed on trial for his sanity, and condemned to imprisonment during her Majesty's pleasure, or until his reason was restored. This man has again been arraigned, and having set up a sort of plea of “not guilty,” was tried and condemned to death. The natives accused of treasonable practices at Nelson were acquitted. The Maori charged with being the murderer, at the Mauku, of young Mr. Dromgoold (formerly of the County Louth, Ireland), was on Wednesday placed on his trial, found guilty, and sentenced to death.

In our article last week on tlie New Zealand Exhibition, we stated our intention of soon returning to the subject, and especially of enlarging on the new industries peculiar, or nearly so, to New Zealand, which it might be expected would be represented at the forthcoming Exhibition. This intention we now proceed to carry out to the best of our ability. Foremost among the industries or manufactures peculiar to New Zealand we may reckon the New Zealand flax or plwrmium tenax. This is a vegetable growth peculiar to New Zealand, and, we believe, Norfolk Island. It is now, however, cultivated to some extent in the Australian colonies, for the purpose of affording a cheap and abundant material for tying up vines. Much head-work and much hand-work have been expended in the endeavour to discover some satisfactory method of so cleaning this fibre by machinery as to make it available for manufacturing purposes. Machines would have been in operation before now had not the unhappy strife with the Natives interfered with their progress for so cleaning the native flax, as to adapt it to the use of the rope-maker. Beyond that point we much doubt whether this fibre will ever be reclaimed on any extensive scale. The unfortunate tendency it has to snap short off, or cut itself when tied in a simple : knot, marks it as hardly an eligible material for the weaver’s proceedings. Even in the manufacturing of the fibre from the leaf for rope-making purposes, a very great difficulty will be found to exist on the threshold of the undertaking in obtaining the raw material. A person looking over a large flax swamp would naturally conclude that he saw before him hundreds -of thousands of tons of flax leaves, ready to be manufactured, but the difficulty will, we apprehend, lie in gathering the flax. There are in a ton of green flax somewhere about 40,000 leaves. It takes five tons of green flax to make one ton of clean fibre, and it would therefore take the enormous quantity of 200,000 leaves to produce a ton of fibre ready for the ropemaker. In cutting flax so many damaged leaves are met with, that the person cutting cannot reap a large handful at once, as he would do in reaping wheat, but must take almost every leaf singly.

Here is a most serious obstacle to the production of clear fibre on an extensive scale. Any)-project therefore for manufacturing flax on an extensive scale, must, in order to be successful, be one which would render faulty or damaged leaves available, as well as those that were sound. This end would be obtained by using flax as a material for paper making, and ■ when applied to that use, the excessive degree of waste attendant on cleaning the fibre, would be avoided ; as the whole leaf would be used up in forming the pulp. It is also very probable that the leaver) taken indiscriminately, and cut with a reap-hook, or in some wholesale way, might be so manufactured as to form an excellent material for mattrasses. That there will be numerous specimens of clean flax fibre at the Exhibition, there can be no doubt. We hope that there will also be samples of paper made from this flax, and of the fibre prepared for stuffing mattrasses. There are other fibrous plants, as the ti, or cabbage tree, which might be applied to the same purposes. There will undoubtedly be at the Exhibition many interesting specimens of the produce of the black iron sand, found on the West Coast of the Northern Island, This iron sand is a volcanic, product; it is nearly pure iron ; but contains a small quantity of a metal called titanium. The effect of the slight admixture of titanium is to give a great degree of toughness to the iron. The principal difficulty in dealing with this ore has been that from its being in a sort of coarse r powder, instead of in solid masses, it was apt to smother the furnace fires when poured in, A patent-has been taken out for obviating this difficulty, by adding the sand gradually to an already molten mass of ore in the furnace. There is a manufacture much in favour among the settlers in the dense forests of Canada and the American States, where itforms a considerable item in the annual profits derived by the farmer from his land. This is the .manufacture of potash and. pearl-ash, the material for which is fully as abundant in this country as in North America, and the process very simple, r We have not yet heard of the manufacture of these' substances being attempted in this country, but we hope that it will be attempted, and that specimens of the results will grace the Exhibition at Otago. . The material from which pot-ash is made is the snore succulent branches of trees, and in general any kind of shrub or growing plant. All plants do not yield equal quantities of pot-ash, but it Is found to a greater or less extent ih all, though there is little ini the trunks and more solid branches, ihe leaves and twigs affording the chief supply. In a country, like this, where so large an amount of:vegetation is constantly and necessarily cut down, and burnt off to clear the land, an immense quantity of potash is thrown away, which might easily be saved and turned to useful account. t Nothing can be more simple than the manufacture of potash. A heap is made of the plants or branches of trees from which it is Intended to obtain this salt. This heap is set on fire, and when burnt out, the ashes arc put into a tub, or other vessel, having a. false; bottom some little height above the real bottom;- and a plug or tap between the false and real bottom. Into this tub the, ashes remaining from the fire are put, a moderate quantity qf water is then, poured.- on the mass, and some quicklime stirred in, . After standing for a few hours, the water will-have taken up all the .soluble salts, the insoluble matters will have settled down on the false bottom, and by opening the plug the clear water, containing the pot-ash in solution, may be drawn off’. This clear liquor.is evaporated to dryness in iron pots. Finally, the,residue which'remains after the evaporation is fused, at a,red heat, into compact masses, which are grey on the* outside, and when-broken pink ,within, and the. manufac- ; ■ture is completed. : -ru m hj . rfs:.??.- iW,uv ; ’ - : A... Pearlash is* made from potash, by calcining it on a reverbatoi’y,hearth,..but .as reverbatory furnaces are somewhat beyond- the reach of bush farmers, it, is, not .worth while to go into the particulars of the process,: which Is,- however, very

simple. ; VJ Potash manufactured as we have described is at once an article ;of commerce. It . may,. ■as we have already stated, be made from any, succulent vegetable substance; even from the straw of wheat before earing, from fern, or from,the,stalks of our implacable enemies, the thistles. The young . growth of ti-tree and; other shrubs, which is so apt to be troublesome on land, , formerly cleared, would doubtless yield a largOusupply of potash,! as would, also, ;the , small .tea-tree which coverat sp much land in various parts of this Province. Stalks of potatoes,, tobacco 1 , heath, furze, and vine leaves also ; abound in salts of potash. A few specimens of potash obtained in this way, and exhibited at Dunedin, would have the effect of calling attention to the subject, and; might lead to its becoming an extensive article of exportation. 1 The raw material certainly exists in un;limiteebquantities.,: ~ ;, The admirable skill of our Cabinet-makers, as well as the immense variety of beautiful woods on which they are enabled to exercise their art in New.Zealand, will doubtless be fully represented . at the Exhibition. There will: also; not, be , models, of, some, of the capitally built vessels, the construction of .which is so important , a branch of industry in the Auckland Province. Specimens of the various, woods specially adaptep to this purpose will not,be wanting. . We tear that there, will be but little exhibited In.

the way of pottery, fclio produce of the country ; but we earnestly hope that, at least, specimens of the various plastic, clays fitted .for the Potter’s use will not be wanting among the various geological ■collections which are sure to, make their appearance. From the variety and excellence of these clavs, known to exist near Drury, and doubtless existing in many other pans of the Colony, we fully expect, some day, to see . the manufacture; of Earthenware to become a very important branch of industry in the Province of Auckland. To a man conscious of his own rectitude of intention • it is a painful thing to know that there are those"-arrayed against him who, for their own ends, are seeking to make him become an object of ; distrust. ; When he knows that those for whose ■ good he is labouring are being led to suspect his motives, or to misunderstand His designs, the moving principle of his actions must be strong, indeed, if he still persevere in the course he has' ■ marked out. In fallen human nature there is too much tendency to suspect; of sinister or selfish purposes, those whose- proceedings seem to -vary ■from the ordinary ways of the world. In vulgar and ignorant minds this sort of feeling is usually prevalent. Such minds are Incapable of looking below the surface, and of tracing actions'to 1 any ' other motives than such as would weigh with ‘themselves. Narrow and contracted as their own views are, they are incapable of comprehending the more expanded views of others. This ; cold suspiciousness; is disheartening to deal with in those- with ’whom we have; frequent; intercourse, and who, we might - fondly hope, would have known us better -than to form such am estimate of our : character. This feeling is far more difficult to deal with, when it is tha distrust of one class ; against, another, of one race against i another and ' more favoured race. ' When a superior race and an inferior - race come ijd contact, it is natural to conclude that the

supei’ior race -seeks the acquaintance of the inferior.’ The superior race will have more effectual means of removing from place to place than the inferior, who are necessarily to a much greater extent rooted to the land on which they dwell, and which ha& afforded a home to their forefathers. The estimation in which the, intruders will be held by those among whom they seek to establish themselves depends much on. the character and disposition of the race among whom they seek to obtain a footing. If that race chances to be of an easy, plastic, Impressible disposition, their new visitors are regarded with a trusting, filial sort of confidence —a confidence implicit and unrestricted. .This sort of confidence we have seen displayed towards the missionaries in many of the South ,feea Islands. Their white visitors have been regarded as Heaven-sent messengers, who could on all points enlighten and instruct them. But if the race thus visited be a warlike and high-spirited race, a race proud and self-satisfied, they are not, likely to receive their visitors in so trusting a spirit. S9 long as the new comers are few in numbers, and humble and unassuming in their demeanour, they excite no apprehensions, and are regarded as being, on the whole, an inferior race to that among whom they have come. The inhabitants of the land take them under iheir protection, and are quite willing to learn from them any tiling that their own shrewdness teaches them may be beneficial to themselves. But no sooner do the new comers begin to be formidable, In numbers, and to shew a tendency to establish themselves firmly and permanently in the country, when they become immediately objects of suspicion and distrust. The old dwellers in the country become painfully sensible of their own inferiority, and proportionately jealous of their new neighbours. The natural result of such contact, in a strong, warlike, untutored mind is, distrust.

With; such distrust as this we have seen that the proceedings of Europeans in this land have been too frequently, regarded by their Maori neighbours. Whatever designs may have been formedfor their good by their best friends, they have been led.to regard with a jealous eye, and attribute to some unworthy motive. If concessions are made to them, they attribute those concessions to fear. If land is sought to. be bought of them, they see only an attempt to diminish their importance and respectability, and to introduce an antagonistic population. It new institutions are offered them, they see only an attempt to deprive them of freedom of action. If, then, we mean really to: benefit the Maoris, our first step; must be to secure their confidence! We must endeavour by all the means in our power to persuade them that we are their real friends, 1 and that concurrence in the measures we propose will advance, their, own interests. This is atr iinpressionithat is mow difficult to convey to the Maori people. They are men in warlike matters, mere children in all that relates to our views of poli- . tical economy. They suspect the Europeans of seeking only their own aggrandisement, even when they are in reality seeking to confer substantial benefits on the Maori race. ™The form which-: this-unhappy' distrust has taken has been that of attempting to establish a monarch of their own, and combining therewith a league which they hoped should bind the Maoris through-the length and breadth of the country to prevent the alienation of land to Europeans. This direct opposition to the Queen’s sovereignty, Ibis endeavour to establish an imperium in imperio, however harmless it might have appeared at first to some of the staunchest friends of both races, could not be permitted. To suppress this movement we have incurred a vast outlay, and lost many valuable lives. But pur efforts, we trust, have not been in vain. It, is true that some of the most refractory and bloodthirsty of the tribes have hitherto escaped unscathed, but their subjugation is only a matter of time. Sufficient land is already under , our control to put us in a position to prove to the Maoris what our real intentions are with regard to them, and to show that while we deal justly we design also to deal mercifully. The whole of the Lower Waikato districts has been abandoned by its recent owners. We have here an ample opportunity of showing the Maoris the -course we mean to adopt towards them. ■Though the whole of the Lower Waikato is in our power, we should now show that.it is by no means contemplated to drive the Maoris from the district altogether, but that we do still contemplate carrying out Britain's original design of elevating and improving them by the introduction among them of a higher civilisation than their own unassisted efforts would attain,, To introduce civilization we must haAe a guarantee for the permanence of peaceful relations between the races, and we must have land whereon to locate such a European population as may teach the Maoris, peacefully located in their neighbourhood, those arts and habits which it is for their owb .benefit that they should, acquire. We have, no desire to" thrust the Maoris away from their own land, and drive them forth as wanderers on the, :fafce'dfthe ba^‘; ; butTKey havb an extent of lanid far larger than they can turn to profitable account. The location of a good class of Europeans on those lands would--be- of; incalculable benefit to the Maoris themselves. A state of warfare puts, a stop to all improvement whether moral or industrial. The Maoris themselves are at present retrograding in their - civilisation, in their religious observances,-in their agricultural labours. When they ought to have been planting potatoes or corn, theywei’e casting bullets, or . erecting fortifications! Their Missionaries are driven away, their church hells are dumb; their stock has been sold or driven from station to station in company with their retreating forces, Our wish and desire is to rectify all this, and, to, see,lheir,.former peaceful relations restored with their white neighbours, from whom they can leanrso much.; We have no wish for .the exterr enslave mination of the Maoris, we have no wish to them, but we are desirous of giving them the opportunity of elevating theniselves, and of acquiring by degrees a civilisation which may . place them on a fair footing of equality with ourselves, •As a first step towards securing these advan tages towards the Maoris, whom we may reinstate on their land, r we-must have the assurance * cthat>.they :will ;hot- again attempt to ignore ’the i .Queen’s'<;isupremacygf|k‘iThey must give up theirv- arms ; . s . they - must : promise submission for all i future time;to our-; Queen and our; laws; - and, as a pledge of their.sincerity, they must cede to us the undisturbed possession of a large portion of their land. Land, in no; stinted measure, will still be left-to. them, but abundant .facilities must be afforded for the settlement: ia -their neighbour- • hood - of- European - residents. The jealous exclusiveness of: the Maoris is what we dsire to . see broken-up,; ifor; in: that Jexclusiveness" wa® the [ great obstacle to their: improvement. < v.’ : , Oh the Lower Waikatb the field is ! open for the ! development of this policy. ■ Let-us-’hope soon ' to see the former proprietors of that district re- ; -called;' their : arms ’ laid down, : and 5 an active i and industrious ‘European population settled ;in ; theihidst of them on their siuq)lus ;: land. ; The experiment once tried i will soon- : cohvince ?l the Maoris that our designs towards- themarS’still "good arid Mnbt ; evil, that we still 'seek the

amelioration and not the extinction of their race. . Its successful accomplishment will, in our opinioig do more towards bringing the war to a close than shiploads of rifles or tons of Armstrong shells- < -« • \ t ‘d ! • !‘ - The foregoing remarks have been called forth by the address of the “ Aborigines Protection Society,” to his Excellency Sir George Grey, which lias recently appeared in our columns. With many of the sentiments contained in that address we fully concur. At, the same time we cannot but remark that the apprehensions expressed therein that the Maoris would be bunted to the death are we trust unfounded. The mere fact that Sir George Grey holds the high office of Governor of the Colony is .sufficient security against any such termination to the war. We can answer for it, that the wishes also of the community in general do not point in that direction, and we hope ere long to see the realisation of the plan we have here ventured to recommend.

Ax inspection of our-files from this Province to the 19th instant shows us but little news of interest. Our own Correspondent, writing on that day says «W, B. Rhodes, Esq., and R. J. Duncan, Esq., the former, one of the Directors, and the latter the Manager of the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company, start for Auckland this afternoon on business connected with the Company’s affairs. It is generally understood that they will strongly impress on the Government the desirability of modifying those clauses in the Panama contract which tie up the Inter-Provincial Services from all colonial competition for the next five years, thereby doing a gross injustice to every colonial steam navigation company in the colony, including, of course, that which they represent. As Captain Vine Hall may not have : left Auckland, before their arrival, there is some hope that an arrangement may be come to, just alike jto the contractors and to the colonists. Public feeling here is still divided on this question.' A public meeting was called last week of those who wished to keep the whole contract intact ; but it was never held, and for that matter probably never will. The requisition adressed to the Superintendent, asking him to convene it, was signed principally by clerks, office-boys, and small shopkeepers. Only one, merchant’s name was there, which headed Ihe list, and the -second was that of “ Johnny Martin,” the pugilistic commissioner. Dr. Featherston, of course, convened the meeting, but domestic circumstances made it impossible that he should attend; This was known for days beforehand ; still it was understood the meeting would take place, until at the last moment it was announced that it had been postponed. The real reason of tins postponement was that a powerful party had been formed to make amendments urging the Government: to modifv some of the clauses in the contract. Those who 'were prepared to go in for the whole contract, seeing the danger of defeat, dropped the business altogether. : A gloom has been thrown over the whole community by the death of Mrs. Featherston, the wife of his Honor the Superintendent. The deceased lady had long been an invalid. She leaves a family of ten children to lament her loss, On Saturday, the funeral took place. It was of a semi-private character, but nearly the whole of our leading citizens attended in token of their respect to the bereaved husband.” *

APPALLING DISASTER. It is out most painful duty to announce the loss of six of our fellow colonists by the capsizing of the schooner Rapid, Captain Meiklejohn, in the remarkable gale of Sunday, 21st inst., while, on her voyage from Mercury Bay to this port. It seems that the ill-fated vessel, laden with timber from the mill of the “ Auckland Saw Mill Company,” in Mercury Bay, sailed from that harbour on Saturday night, having, in addition to her cargo, a number of passengers; together with her crew, making nine persons in all. Amongst tne passengers was our much and worthily lamented energetic fellow colonist, Mr. McFadyan, formerly of Prince Edward’s Island. : j , On the night of Sunday, after rounding CapeColville, with a fair wind for the Waitemata, the vessel was-suddenly taken all aback by a tremendous blast from the southward, and at once thrown upon her beam ends. Captain Meiklejohn called upon.all hands “to save ship,” which awful summons was quickly responded to by all, save only a Mr. Paget, formerly a settler in Coromandel, who, we regret to say, was drowned in his bunk, for, at this time, the vessel was completely laid over, and although the cabin entrance was speedily closed, the hold was quickly filled from the fore scuttle. Several hands were also at this time washed away, the remainder, clinging to the wreck as they best could. When morning broke on Monday it found-the unhappy survivors - ■almost perished from the, cold of the strong southerly wind that had' prevailed from the time of the disaster. Mr. McFadyan', during the day, at length succumbed, and was noticed by his companions ceasing to struggle for life. ■ 1 The survivors, three-in number now, passed the following day in such a manner as only they themselves can tell, but on Wednesday .morning they ciscovered that they were close to the harbour of Wangaparapara, in the Great Barrier Island, when, fearful lest a change of wind or hidden current might bear them away from the wishedfor land, the survivors, Captain Meiklejohn and two others, east themselves loose from the wreck and swam for shore, to which they were dragged by friendly hands. When they were landed there was; little of life left in them, but what there was; was carefully cherished by the hospitable kindness shewn them by Mr. Turner and the good folk at ME Harding’s station close by, who exerted themselves to their utmost in restoring the unfortunates. Capt. Meiklejohn, R. Page, and another, only have been saved ; while among the lost, beside Mr. McFadyan and Mr. Paget, already mentioned, are a younger brother of Capt. Meiklejohn’s, Burns, Robert Clark, and Portuguese Joe (not Noyez). We fear that latterly the attention of our ship-builders has been too much bestowed upon the fast sailing qualities of their vessels, without sufficiently attending to the primary qualification of safety ; and we trust tha the present distressing calamity will at least be product live of future' good; by increasing the safety of bur coast craft, which may be done without diminishing their speed,)/We may add here, that the schooner and, cargo are but. little injured, having been safely towed into harbour.

The Bay of Islands Murder. —Mr. Merriraan made application yesterday for the Maori charged with having, murdered a chief at the Bay,of Islands tobeagain examined as to the state of his mind, before the rising of the Court. The learned gentleman intimated that it; would probably be found that he was now sane enough to take his trial: for the offence with which he stands charged. The learned Judge made some pertinent remarks on the law which was brought to bear in Townley’s case in England, to rescue him from death. This law' which had caused suchScqramotion in.Erigland, could not however he applied to New Zealand. He granted the application,.and the case will come on at the close of the other business. ■ . ' ;

■ - LATER NEWS FROM TAURAXGA. - The a.s. Corio arrivedrin- harbour on Tuesday, having left' Auckland on the 23rd instant, and 'arrived at Manugawahia on the following day • anchored outside ' until I p.m. of the 25th. Took on hoard three natives and ’ sailed for Tauranga. Strong head winds and heavy breezes all the way down, arriving at Tauranga on Saturday last. : The. natives had probibited Captain Jenkins, ; H.M.S. Mirandt t,. s and: some officers shooting ducks, and sent in ; a- written challenge, that they-would be'ready to fight the troops by the first of April. - ' A soldier named Gardiner, had died of fever, and was buried o i Sunday last. ' " Mr. Baker had gone up to the head of the Bay, where some rebel natives were encamped, but. the result of his.xxaiV not known -v*rb.en. tlie t Ooi~lo left. - . ' p- 4 ~ The commissariatcontractor., had been obliged of drive in all the ..cattle, within the lines, on accuuntto some of them having been stolen;by! the rebel natives.; ; The Carlo has brought up. Colonel-Morant and .Lieut. Tew, 681.1 i Rogt.. Ensign Cheve, and ■ twelve men of the 3rd Waikato Regiment. She left Tauranga on Sunday at 4 p.m., and en countered head winds throughout the passage. ELECTION OF THE EAST WARD. ; In consequence of bis resignation of his place at the City Hoard I v Mr. Thomas Maefarlane, the electors of the East Ward (Xo. 2) were called upon on Tuesday last ; _:to elect a member , to serve on the City Board for the said Wiird. After waiting, about ten beyond. the,'time' specified, some , half dozen individuals made their appearance, when G. Maurice O'Rorke,-Esq., the returning •officer, e-pened the busraesss, and 'called upon any gentlemen present to nominate a candidate. The invitation 'met with no responej and ho election took place.f « >

- :: V : i. ST.; PAUL’S BAZAAR,, ; Faxct fairs and bazaars have long been favourite modes employed by onr fair friends when they wish to raise funds for any object which'they may have at heart; and we think the visitors at Brunswick Hall during the two last daysM||U agree,with:: uS when we say that such efforts meet the cordial support of the Auckland public. There are, ih fact, few things' which take better in this town than a well-managed bazaar. We have seen bazaars held for 'all sorts of objects, from providing « moral pocket-handkerchiefs” for the interesting brown-; skinned natives of Tirabuctoo, to raising funds to set a somewhat embarrassed Volunteer Company on its len-s, and in every instance they have been successful. But undertakings of this kind are sometimes entered on to serve some really meritorious purposes, and the bazaar held during the last two days in the Brunswick Hall to raise funds for the payment of the debt resting on St. Paul’s Church, in consequence of the late alterations, comes within the latter category. The ladies having taken the matter in hand proceeded with their accustomed energy to make the necessary preparations,'and hundreds of busy fingers have been employed for the last few months in preparing the' thousand and one articles of use and luxury which go to make up such an exhibition. Certainly the appearance presented by the Hall was creditable both to their ingenuity and industry. The scene was both pretty and interesting. On entering, the room was found to be gaily decorated with flags and evergreens and festoons, while at the top and sides were ranged tables, covered with a heterogenous assortment of articles, almost defying classification. But although the articles contributed were too numerous to enumerate, we noticed some that demand more particular attention: as a very pretty doll, or a host of pretty dolls—dolls , calculated to charm the most fastidious “aunt” or the most “respectable papa,”—several well-executed sketches of New Zealand scenery, and volumes .of. ferns neatly a; ranged, at one stall; and a well-executed model of a church and school (in cardboard, we believe) at another. The dark, mysterious, green-baize corner, on the right-hand, side of the room, to which we were unwittingly attracted by a legend that “ this was the way to the wonderful monkey,” we found to be occupied by a monster such as we have read about in fairy tales, but the prototype of which we can hardly imagine to exist on this terrestrial globe, much more in any of the islands of the South Seas. Credit is certainly due to the fertile imagination of the young scapegrace who conceived and carried out such a conglomeration of ; but we are reminded of-the promise not to disclose the adroit little swindle, and will'therefore say no more about it. Suffice it to say, that the shock sustained by our nerves 1 in this chamber of horrors was so great as to eause us to proceed at once to the refreshment stall, presided over by Mrs; Rawlins and Miss Flower, where, bye-the-bye, the only difficult was to know what to choose. We confess to a weakness in favour of . the-Bath bun and 'sherry, administered as a solace after leaving tlje aforesaid chamber of horror, , After this refresher we made a fresh start, to note some of the most prominent, features of the exhibition to be viewed at the various stalls, although .it was with the greatest difficulty, and not without some unpleasant pokes in the ribs, that we. 1 pould get near enough to them for this purpose." Our readers must therefore excuse us from a minute description; " ; Stall No. 1 was presided over by Mrs. Lloyd'and Mrs. Dickson, and' was well supplied -with! dolls and every other description of toys, some neat vases of wax flowers, and a lavish profusion of fancy goods. We likewise observed a silver vase, which.was to he raffled for” at' the low sum of two guineas ; a neat model of a schoonei, in a glass case ; and a splendid miniature of a cottage, a very desirable model of a “nice little house in the country.” There were also two very noteworthy sketches in water colours: a bush scene on Kennedy’s Farm, in the Wairoa;. and Cooper’s Farm, Pukekdhe, with Manukau in the distance.

Stall No.-2—Mrs. Whitaker’s arid Mrs. Waterstone’s — displayed a large assortment of children's attire, from which'some young ladies turned away with horror depicted on|thcircountenances—- perhaps, however, to repent of siicii feeling's at no distant ,date. There were fancy articles, too, galore; and here let us put in a protest against such a lavish display of the “fancy” or ornamental, to the exclusion of the, useful. A large proportion of the fancy goods here shown were imported from Great Britain for this fair. , ' Stall 3 was presided over by Mrs. and Miss Dacre and. Miss Mould* assisted by other ladies, and contained ai very attractive display of fancy goods. The most prominent object of interest was a vase of wax flowers of Elaborate and beautiful workmanship, in which the passion flower, carnation, fnschia, and other favourite petals were imitated with singular fidelity. There were also some very fantastic Chinese lanterns; and another pasteboard model of a “ cottage by the sea”—or on the stall —very neatly executed. The wax modellings exhibited were, together with others at the bazaar, the contributions of Mrs. Woolfield, and reflect the highest credit on the artist.’ : ' ! '

•Stall 4 was presided over by Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Flower, with several assistants, and exhibited a large number of engravings, water-colour drawings, photographs, Fijian curiosities, and fancy articles, as well as a petted specimen of an Auckland Volunteer, ready equipped for . the camp, but : evidently never intended to proceed there. A real, live Volunteer, who was looking on at this mimic representation of himself and comrades, suggested that the fair modeller had flattered them, for the Volunteer should have been represented as doing the work of n pack-donkey, or standing up to the waist in water, or on guard (for twelve hours), then he would , have, accepted it as a, faithful represen;tition of what he had undergone himself, but as it was there was something very anomalous in the comparison’. : •.■•Lgp., ; Stall 5 was presided over by Mrs. Dalliston and Mrs. H. Hill, and in addition -to the usual variety of saleable articles we, observed on the stall a well executed model in pasteboard of St. Paul’s Church, constructed with much taste and style by-'Mrs. 1 Lysnar. There were also some excellent “ Fancies for Fancy Fairs,” which excited the risible faculties of all beholders, arid were especial favorites with the juveniles. The needlework' and cushions displayed here, were also remarkable for 'their tasty patterns and excellent workmanship. Stall 6,' Mrs. Rawlins’ and Miss Flower’s, was one that did not fail to attract a goodly number of visitors throughout the entire day. ; The confectionery was of the choicest description, and the cooling beverages much appreciated. At the entrance of the hall there was a second refreshment stall, presided over by Mrs. Steele, which bore ah usually attractive display of pastry and etceteras. At the 1 opposite end : of the hall there was a branch establishmentof stall No. 1, containing a choice assortment of ' the useful in the baby linen department, which was only patronised by matronly dames and fathers of families, and of course’possessed few attractions for others. Above this was situate the chef d'wuvre of, the bazaar,-f-a splendid Christmas tree, most tastefully decorated and constructed by Mr. Augustus Cook, and possessing all the nic-nacs, bon-bons, &c., characteristic- of such displays. On the same level, the. stage erected by the Theatrical company who have .taken, the Brunswick Hall for a season,.was . stationed the band of the ,12th Regt., which at intervals discoursed sweet music to the admiring crowd of visitors, who by this time, (eight o’clock,) began to pour inthbthe hall in a continuous stream. The stage adornments greatly heightened • the effect, and lent enchantment 1 to this end of the Hall. We observed bis- Excellency the Governor present last evening, and really felt pained to see how ho was victimized by the fair hawkers of cradles and tiny frocks.

We hope the proceeds at the close will fully equal expectations, and thus-recompense , the ladies jin some measure for their labours. From the first days proceedings. there is little doubt of this being the case, for within, a few >minutes, of the opening of the Bazaar there was ~-a,., large, attendance of purchasers, ;and ; hy -five o’clock,,a considerably portion -of the goods had been disposed of. , 111 the evening the Hall , was - densely, "arid inconveniently crowded,* rendering if almost impossible to pass up the room. Although the money of those -who visited the Bazaar in the evening Iwquld materially benefit the funds, it was to he feared that the presence of so dense a crowd would injure the sale department. The inconvenience and unpleasantness endured last ,evening Btrikingly shpws tLe necessity of a large and more convenient building in Auckland for public purposes. - ■ .The proceeds of the , two days’ exhibition- and sale has ndt r yet heenascertained, hut is estimated at Snore than £500.' Yesterday the bazaar was ; continued, in order to‘ clear off the remaining articles. .In the evening 1 the" goods -for positive sale were brought to the hammer. ’ 1 V (V I

T ; HIRELIXG MISREPRESEXTATIOX.. - We extract tlie following choice morsel from “The Auckland 'Correspondent’s’?-:: letter to; the -/Otago .. Baity liTelkhtaphi : We do- not think it worth our while to; refute such wilful misstatements, . but merely submit

them to the consideration<of the-Chairman of the Gijeat Brunswick Hall' Meeting, and the Yduntcer? aw(l Militia generally. The personal attack upon Mr. Griffin has been by him alreadySitisfactbri 1 y refuted : j

“ The resolutionslpassed at the,. I indignation meeting 5 held at the Brunswick Hall with regard to the granting of exemptions, have-been presented to his Excellency, and by him referred to bis ministers, -whb, of: course, quashed the matter asr a mere ebullition of rowdyism, and no expression of public feeling at all. It lias since .transpired that Mr. Griffin, a printer (?) by trade, but who had been captain in the third class militia patrols, had sent in a long bill to the Government for supplying coffee, &c., &c.—and it is said that the. ‘ &c;’ went so far as something more excisable than coffee—to the patrols, which bill was disallowed, and the consequence of not allowing him a pick at the £3,000,000 in this little way was the cause of the indignation meeting alluded to.” . " - n

FUNERAL OF A MILITIAMAN. ,: The fact that in the prosecution of a war more’ lives are lost through hardship, exposure, and . official neglect,than on the battle field is now, alas, well known. On Wednesday the remains of William J. Williams, one of the Auckland Militia (No. 2 Company), were interred'.with the respect that is due to one who had gone through the arduous duties of camp life at Drury, and whose days had been shortened thereby. The men who were able to attend, paraded in Albert Barracks at two p.m., and from thence proceeded to the residence of the father of the deceased, in Vincent-street. The procession was headed by a firing party, and by the Volunteer Rifle Band, playing solemn marches. Several of the deceased’sdate comrades followed the coffin as .mourners, and a goodly number of- Militia and Volunteer officers honoured, the funeral with their presence. Captain Taylor was the officer in command. The usual parting volleys were fired over the grave. PRESENTATION TO SERGEANT-MAJOR HAMILTON. - ' On Monday evening last, a number of the non-comniis- ; sionetl officers of the C Battery (late Captain Mercer s) met at the ‘“Royal Exchange Hotel,” for the purpose of presenting Sergeant-Major Hamilton with a silver cup and watch, as a .to ten of their respect and esteem, prior to his departure for England. Quarter-master-Sergeant Vesey, on behalf of the noncommissioned officers and men, in;a few appropriate sentences, made the'presentation of a watch and; gold albert. ' 1 ' >' V - •■■■■ i

The watch bore the following inscription :—“Presented to Sergeant-Major P. Haniilton, by the non-com-missioned officers and men of C Battery, 4th Brigade, R.A.. as a token of esteem and regard. Auckland, Nejw Zealand, March, 1864.” ~ ~ | Sergeant-Major Bates then' presented - a silver Clip (valued at £lO, from the establishment of our townsman, Mr. Quartier, jeweller), which- bore the following inscription Presented to Sergeant-Major : ‘Hamilton, 4tll Brigade, Royal 'Aftillery, from his comrade sergeants, on his leaving Xew Zealand, .consequent, on the loss of his arm in action at Rangiriri, New ; ” and in doing so, gssured Sergeant-Major llamilton that he would leaVe the colony with the best wishes,of all. who. had the pleasure of knowing him • and that although the call of duty prevented jsome non-commissioned officers from being, present, they joined . heartily with those .present in wishing him,■ and his wife and family, a pleasant and. prosperous voyage. Sergeant-Major Hamilton returned thanks for the presentations, in a few heartfelt and broken utterances, which betokened the deep feeling under which he laboured, from-the kindness of his,comrades, mid his approaching departure from them. Tiie health of “ Her Majesty the Queen, ’’ the “ Royal Family,” and -“ General -Cameron,” were, severally proposed, and right loyally responded to. - It will be in the remembrance of our readers that Ser-geant-Major Hamilton was wounded in the right arm at the engagement, at Rangiriri; the wound being of so Severe a nature as to. require its amputation. He behaved on that occasion with great coolness and.gallantry, in carrying out the orders of his late lamented chief— Capt. Mercer—who fell mortally wounded in that san guinary struggle. „

- Another Presentation. —Yesterday evening, Staff Sergeant-Major Robert Kelsher, who is proceeding to England in consequence of ill health, was presented by the Non-Commissioned Officers of the Garrison, with a very handsome gold ring as a slight mark of the esteem in wnich he is hold by his comrades. Sergeant Kelsher has served a long time in New Zealand,’upwards of 12 years/having been transferred from the 58th regiment to serve on the staff. ,1 '

Tenders.' —The committee of the Waitemata Steam Ferry Com pan}' invite tenders for the building of a vessel of about 70 tons, with machinery of 30-horse power nominal. Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary. : a qr-jh: i ■ ) Land Society, No. 6.— This newly-organised society is now in full working order, and from the support which it has already received gives promise of great usefulness and a successful career. The first payment on account of shares, as will be seen by an advertisement in another column of this paper, was due on Saturday last, March '26 th; from which time the society may be said to have commenced work; The hours of business at the Secretary’s office are, on Saturday evenings, from six to seven, and on Monday mornings from nine to ten

o'clock. Waikato Heads.-—A correspondent at the Waikato Heads informs us that the body of the man Lewis, who was drowned last Frida}', whilst on his way from that place to Waiuku, had been found and brought down to the beads on Tuesday night, and was interred the following day. - •! Public Buildings.—The long-talked of public buildings may now be set down as certain of erection at no very distant date, “ designs for public buildings for the the* Government of New Zealand” being asked for in our advertising columns of this day. Architects in this and .adjacent colonies are invited to spbniit tp the Cpuimismissioners designs and estimates for the erection of the following public buildings in Auckland ; A Government House in the Domain; a Supreme Court House and offices; 'arid'a Post-office and Custom House' (combined) fronting the harbour. A premium of £2OO for the best design, and £IOO for the second best. , . ; j Tijk New Cit¥ Pomps.— -We cannot give much praise to those who desigri’ed our recently erected City pumps. . They seem to have-wished to strike out some new design entirely different 'from that of the former pumps. In this they have certainly, succeeded, but we hardly think that a roughly executed imitation of a thicktbfoated onion, is exact!}’ the most felicitous form 1 they could have adopted. An onion is a very useful vegetable in hashes and so forth, but its shape is hardly that whidh is most appropriate for a pump, s Were there no other drawbacks to pumps of this shape, the fact that they afford no convenience to dog? and hprses...for. obtaining a drink,'would be quite sufficient to condemn .them., By far .the most, psqM puipp in tow.n is that in front of the Brunswick Hall, and the accommodation is given to the brute creation to slake their thirst: It is quite pleasant to see the weary horses at all hours of the day, swallowing great draughts, of that beautiful water. Why so excellent an arrangement should’ not liavebeen adopted at the new pumps it is hard to conjecture. Certainly no artistic eye to beauty suggested the recent erections. We can hardly wonder no one will stand for the City Board when that Board has to take such objects as the new pumps under its protection, Ligak’s Ditch.—At the Supreme Court, on Wedncs 7 day-the-Judge alluded to the unhealthy site of the Court house, as well as its sanitary arrangements, to which he has already alluded in strong terms. It was suggested that Ligar’s Canal ran past the rear, and after every shower: of . rain- .an,.: almost , unbearably,vitiated atmosphere entered the Court through the windows, , which the, common -laws of, ventilation,rendered it essential'should be open; though at the risk of imperiling the. health of the Judge. Others have complained of this intolerable nuisance, but without effecting any good; perhaps,, hovrevey, ~ when the Judge of Her Majesty’s Supreme Court'. complains in such strong tertns, some steps will be taken to remedy the evil. Contempt of Court. —At llie Supreme Court, on Wednesdeay a person was brought before his Honor, by his direction, for disturbing me biisiriess by hammering at the gas pipes' layirih 'alorig the streets: ThriJudge yx» plain ed the ri at lire of- the ’ offe n cede the man,*' andsaid • he . should be .compelled to imprison thenextperaon .who so.r disturbedn him 'in the execution; of,hi3;dnty; rl: ,lhe labourer promised to intimate bis Honor’s commands to "hTs’eTnplriymrand'have'the'work’stopped. ”, Militia anp Volunteers.—-We are rejoiced to inform our readers that .at_last. the relief has come. The j remainder of the detachment of Jfirnt Class Militia and '•Volunteers: arrived;: in . Auckl£ind[,la§t;: from Drury 1

Capital --Pusishmbnt. —Three men row deinhed to "suffer the dreadful penalty of itte sfe«r««a charges of.wjliiU Me. first, murder of Mrs. Thompson and her daughter:; for the murder of a Chief' at the Bay of Idaas&ssaSa Iwitaia, for the murder of Mr. James Droemgeuva,‘hit the Maukii.’ ' A full report' of the'lif ter case, wlachWas ■ tried on Wednesday, -will be found In another ail Masvfeoa* . which it’ will be seen that the wretched sk iai%' airare of the. dreadb.il ifatufe of. .the.sentence j>assefi«u.}Wß him, and' displayed great coolness during kx'm*tr& protesting hTs ihiiocehce at the" close. Psychdtogdsai% s the unhappy man is of a low; vulgar aspect, and much of the bull-dog in his appearance. OTfcfe there can he no question—'•“ oht of' his own TOOSs%i«vfe condemned.” If the evidence had not been snfficka;% strong in this case to, condemn him, he .would been liable to be convicted bn the charge of wsuribnEg: some one unknown.,, The three,culprits only ami.. Ac fixing of the day by his Excellency, when they si2v. to executed privately in the Stockade at Mount toeu. .

Th ic Civil Session of the Supreme ComS «pKK-«B Thursday next, the 7th instant, at eleven o'clock turn. The Auckland Cavalky. —Major; (Jemem! G ißeway has issued an. address to; the AucklassS CiFvJilsgr Volunteers, thanking them- for their arduous .-uni.'.. -am«miftingiservices, and intimating’.that, as £h»sss 8t JURK seut no occasion to keep them from their private ueefapations, their duties will cease to be consecutive Ths Major General has passed a most graceful assh compliment on the officers and men,.feeling thfe duties so ably and cheerfully performed «rHI f «toafs?s the necessity occur, be readily repeated. Hauwonic Society.— There was a gosS atfei'-laa-so of Members on Thursday last and the ehorussefe in Jiidaa Maccabees were- gone thrau^h, - CoNduEGATiONAL Missions. —On Tuesday awtsSi; meeting of the friends of tbe Congregational Home 'Missions was held in the Albert-street Chapel, ■attended. ’ The chair was taken by- Mr.- W. 3?.d«to, who briefly addressed the meeting-■ omchurch nifey aisß the luxury of doing, good, and was followed £.-« ; s eusikr strain by the Rev. Mr. Laisiiley, the Rev. MVthe Rev. Mr. Long, the Rev. Mr. Witherfen\ 3fir- Eofflv, the Rev. T. Hamer, and Mr. S. IT. Smith.

Tiik Supkkmi Court-House.— At Ti'esP-ipto tings of the Supreme Court, Judge Johnston -eery naffer ; called the.attention of the representatives to tike r«M» to the testimony of Dr. M’Kimion, surgeon. * i&-e- w7*t Regiment,''relative - to the' state of tho buMitg. Dtc Honor, we have observed,’.has suffered very grefs ; r row he came up to preside 1 in' this “ (ten ’’’ of and- might well wish, as he-observed,•■•to-■ elicit -soiats medical evidence, en passant, relative to fa aw condition of the place. In reply to his lloasor, B.f„ MTOnnon said he thought the condition of t]ie ballifliags such as'materially to’ affect the health of those who en, met in them. As a sanitary .inspector, he awF'-.-v. the building put up in contradiction to all disgraceful, and such as should no longer be eftd. SSfe trust, after this explicit, unsparing denunciation, of oaf publicbuilcling,”" steps will be taken to ensiyie, before Judge Johnston’s next appearance, a building■nev^nclilkwith t}ie, inarch of. civilization in this Eastern phereh ‘ Undoubtedly, no place merits a reform on Ttm point more than Auckland ; ■ but wo hope-1 ha t ;hr day -is not far distant whenfhis;will-be one of’fa ffitegg «ir€te ,past, spoken of only with regret at our &fiiteiaoS® comprehend the “signs—of- the times” in these Says. With the increased wealth and importance of JfaMaaSL and its.high,position,as a. maritlmeSmdxonimerraal oJjr, and its seat of Government for the Colony <sf STisr Zealand, such a staple Gourt-house is utterly disgrace®., and may well lead strangers to entertain the Mea we are a mercenary, selfish people. ■ The Maori ' Chiefs and the Citmm -sf Warwick. —The Maori chiefs, under the charge Jenkins.' visited Warwick' last week, where they warn kindly received by the Mayor, under whose pateemgm public meeting; was j held ,}nQprn;Exchange, <QK3te Tuesday last. 'On Friday, before ■ leaving; the tews* fa following -letter of thanks was sent to the Major aka Mayoress.:r-“ To, the, citizens of; Warwick, ' O fraeuSs, listen to us while we speak of the great kindii-cK-cTnar good friends—the Mayor.and Mayoress of the e%» Tfe house in which we reside was provided by fa JS.ayev, and by big desire we have beenftreated with h»sj®.as%' and respect by the inmates of the house. We astonished at the,interest which the Mayor and his lady have taken in our comfort and welfare!' They .have visited us several times, and havexonversed with its-'cns-cerning religion 1 . They have also presented ea,<&. tinm with a copy of the Word of God, which we shal valtte greatly., We regret that ive cannot, as our native eastern isb make a return'present. We are in a ktnir.ye countiy; and have nothing to give but our love and one best" wishes;' This causes us grief. —Biminghma Tcnu, \ Circumlocution. —We make the following nxtrac from the London Times of December 8:—“ A ’large quantity of horse provender is in course of shipment ffwr New Zealand, to supply the additional troop.-hoKfOB acquired for the present emergency. The Stdieimex, 3s -to be employed on this service, and yesterday common crfS shipping 150 tons of compressed hay and other fodder. The Golconda was yesterday , inspected, to follow "fa Statesman, and other ships are to be hired to ■convxf similar freights to New Zealand during the mouth." -it is extraordinary that while hay can be purchased iß.llorcolony at half its price in England, and the cost of .fwag&t hence must be much less than - that from England, fa authorities there should be guilty of such folly as ,t» ahq». hay for consumption in New Zealand. Think of a pfivate company carrying on. its business in this fashion. It is another illustration of “ How not to d© it,’"- • Adelaide Observer, March 5. Preservation of "Buildings against Fire. — Mr; W. P.,Bayliss has completed Jbe patent of eem Smprovements applicable to buildings,' in order to ■facilfexte the extinguishing of conflagrations. He designs to construct premises with -an aperture; ; or apertures, at 'fa upper part of each apartment, these apertures beie&viai communication with tubes dr channels opening into fa chimney, or into, the external atmosphere. Hence, 51‘-* fire takes place in the'building, the patentee believes 36 will only be necessary to close the apartment, .s®S Jibe smoke and fife will get vent by file apertures. The3iws»tion also consists in placing a cistern or receptacle at tire upper part of the building, from which pipes descent which reach from the cistern to .the- basement Aha .-building,'and may form supporting columns or pTHiKVTte it. Suitable branch pipes.; an employed conveying fa water into any apartment where fire may occur. A Miniature Railway. —The Festiniog Railway, in North Wales,- a line fourteen miles long, with a ni«e- . form .- inclination of, one rin eighty, and a-gauge of eilsy two feet, was opened'recently for ifaffic with' locdmctianc power, the engines, which only weigh five tons. ast-fa. smallest ever made for railway traffic. They are ful, low-built, compact four-wheeled coupled Saafc engines, with cylinders eight -inches it diameter, sh’ii. wheels two feet in diameter. At the opening of Aise Festiniog Railway,, each engine conveyed a tram iff about thirty tons weight up the line, and round chkbce of 130 feet radius, at a speed of.thirteen miles per Issa*with ease. Anatomical Museum. —We recently paid a visii-'to this museum, which has been opened in Mr.,Bonni»gfei& room, Cathedral square. It consists of about 206 wood#?#; in wax of the various parts of the human frame, IFfac collection is due to the skill of Heir Kreitmeyer, wheTsas acquired a great reputation for his'excellent mampalation of such objects. . Institutions of a similar ldaEyi*e common in England and on the Continent; the aoTiee- ■ tions at Haslar Hospital and Guy’s Hospital are sw!B known. In the museum how exhibiting there is assortment of models illustrative of the human l«dy, . both in health land in disease. The structure «f Abe human frame, the construction and organization j&ptot component parts are . clearly shown. 'The gradual development of , men is presented to . the notice qftbc-ob-server, and conveys perhaps a better notion of'SKs£«»KV than could be acquired by those who have no oppoitraifty of access to the dissecting room. The preparations Sia*trative of the brain.and eye are very curious and'.interesting, whilst the whole-length figures afford an 11.nity for the spectator -to make himself acquainleS.-w"3St Hhe-'intefnal organization hf the body. JA view of fa. contents of this museum cannot fail to be instruefa-i,,-* 2 well as interesting, ■ either to the professional mrSwfa non-professional visitor: We arc bound to state s'uaft there —is - nothing-revolting -in the-exhibition j ofeose® there must alwaj-Sj’bejsomething painful in the cunfaiiplation of “the relics,pf mortality ” either real or lated- but in. the collection of-which we are speafekjg there as no unnecessery obtrusion of any offensive sp?*6- : ’taclfesf ’Oh the : cbntfary,-there is ih-itterery-inducesautil to 1 persons' of thoughtful-and intelligent minds to fuus their attention to the noble science of, anatoniy, wM/3i "fEerviM"“ TO~i!c^iinjr”toTTilluStt«.t6~tlie' wisdom of the Qaattt Artificer.—fauf/terk 'Paper. I . " During a cause in which one of the boundaries Sd dand* were to Be" asceftAinedj ’the counsel: on/one jees stated, “We lie on this side, my bud and thc«.cr;isv-i of the other part lie on this.” T3*s chancellor istoodiiiplaml skid,) “ Jfdyw He on hotkxieht, whom will you have.mc to believe ? ”