PUBLIC MEETING.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 4, 12 August 1842, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, August iO.J/ t : H In terms of an advertisement which appeaftflj in our last .number, a ffieelfog 6f theriiiliabMlM took iq IthdKeveniiiljj ifyythe Exchariffl room, Tp.Aroy ;• L;- . \ 'jS&B . Mr. MußPHYXhaving- foeen, voted intSLffijM chair, addressed the meeting, shortly statiri'g ijfl object was to vote a congratulatory address/ tfl be presented to the Bishop of New Zealand. nB his arrival. rflj Mr. White .said he did. not know, if jUI gentleman in the room was prepared 'H proposal or address to lay before the meeting. B Dr. Evans requested the chairmen again fl read the requisition, after which the learned Difl rose and spoke nearly to the following effect .-fl He observed that, in tends of the requisitiofl gentlemen belonging to’various sects had beeß requested to attend,, and he consequently refl joiced that the meeting was not a partyonfl but of the inhabitants generally. The object ofl the meeting was to vote an address to a geritlefl man belonging to the Episcopalian Church, bfl he felt assured that had it been to carry ofl forward a party measure, Mr. Murphy wojilfl not have occupied the . chair on this occasion™ The speaker congratulated.the meeting th&t *hfl legislature had laid down general "principles foB the regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in Nefl Zealand, where the equality of all sects or denofl minations of religious principles, were; equal ifl the eye of the law. Some would have preferrefl that the voluntary system .in church affaijfl should have been adopted, but although tkifl ,had not been precisely followed, it was fortunaifl that a gentleman of such unquestionable fyortfl had been appointed tq tijd high office of .prefl siding oyer the the Church of JEijgfl land, resident in NeyyZealrind. The inhribitantfl he remarked, had clone tl|eihkeives\;the credit -by the mariner iri whjbhrthey had- rqc|fyqH the Catholic Bishop, ori a lute visit to Welmigfl ton, and he - trusted thhte ihbse distrefeUirig%isfl putes connected with i the difieren' 1 'Opinions ofl men on the subject of religion, would) not- disH turb the harmony of this night’s proceedingfl He felt that the inhabitants -of WelhrigtoH would never submit to an mxcliisivexMnrnlfl establishment, and he had no .do'ubt ithat, sSoulflj thejJieads of. the from the broU|f libercd |principlefl riviumi' had hitherto regUlat'ea:. th|if-' , ofl rehgioris,subjects,, that any chririi;e’,orL|e|sufroH woUlcLmeet with a' sitjqrify' Under These thf # parties would compile m'weicqrimg Ifl high and respected,a dignitary of the had paid us a termined as to his future pjackiqf jresidencfl He (the Bishopl had"'come tri-hear and, see fnfl himself. He trusted that bfl selected as his future field for thuH in some measure eomperisatfe for theiOs£?b:fytliß| residence of the represeptatiqn of the;f ITjpiiifl Government, who all lowed a very different cririrSd. Tlie learriefl Doctor then proceeded tos r’erid; the- r fojlowinfll

• r , f ~ r ri r'T'i' To the Right Rev. Dr. Selw^n,-Lord Bis Hot New Zealand;; z z..\ • May it please your borough of Wellington, publip meetii have resolved on presenting to their' spectful congratulations,; bp (fccasitpof your ..arrival this part of the colony pf. New Zealand. - Representing, . as, this meeting does, a coramun composed - of ■ of all/ religious : denomil tions, we all unite on principles of Christian.charity,a mutual toleration, to hail ? your Lordslup’s first visitatii as a pledge , for the perpetuation of those wh happily flourish among us at the present-moment. —1 believe,, also,: that your Lordsliip's repUtatiohfordeai ing and moral worth, will justify ,the. expectation of i greatest public benefit, from your "acceptance of the ej copal charge of the church ;of England’ in these island! We rejoice that that church-is established in-,tins c lohy on - principles that cannot' offend reasons] scruples of other denominations';' a chcUmStaiicevwh affords us the opportunity of unanimously cohieurringw her own members in-this humble tribute of respect, a in wishing to your Lordship and your clergy,rthd:high measure of prosperity in the discharge of your: duti not only amongst the European* but amongst the nat population* of Michael Murphy, Esq., ;; Chairman; Mr, Hanson, rose to second the addrps He did not belong to that churcji of " gentleman whom they had that mght met tcfwf come so worthily occupied highest positioi but he rejoiced to find that the address w drawn up upon principles so perfectly unobje tionable that he most cbrdially agreed to i adoption. The address, upon a show; of hand was adopted unanimously.. , . Mr. White proposed tfiat a committee shou be appointed, and from all Clashes a] sects, when the following committee named: . . f Mr. Murphy, Dr. Evans, Mr. Hunter,. Mr. StifJHj Mr. Hanson, Mr. Mocatta,, Colonel Wakefield,\<li| Wallace, Mr. Guyton, Mr. Lyon,.Mf. f L?vmJMri Mr. Rowland Davies, Mr.' Cooper,' Mr.”' John’ Smij Mr. Halswell, Rev. Mr. M'Farlane. , ’ ’ ' ■ - .'I Dr. Evans proposed a vote of thanks to : .-tl chairman, for- his conduct throughout the 'ev| ing, and be added a vote of ; congratidatipinL his having presided at the first (K. Wbift/rEjaij here remarked that it was the second) meeft| held in the colony, where the resolutions h« been passed unanimously. ;

Mr. Hunter seconded; arid ilie vote of thanks tvnd congratulation was carried nan. con., with acclamation. Mr. Murphy returned thanks for the very liandsome manner in which the meeting had met Dr. Evans’s ihotion of a vote of congratulation to himself. He certahify felt proitd, and considered it remarkable that he had had the good fortune to occupy the chair on two occasions, when the civil and religious liberties of the community formed the subject-matter of discussion. On both these occasions the resolutions were passed unanimously. The result of this meeting must, we think, afford subject of congratulation to all parties. o Effect of no RoAds.— Our readers may remember a flaming paragraph inserted in the Gazette, about six months ago, on the profit of •rowing potatoes on the Hutt; they yielded, we were told, from ten to fifteen tons the acre, and “ some ” were sold at fifteen pounds the ton. The whole was concluded with a strong recommendation from the editor to “ face the bush” and reap a similar harvest. All ‘this might have been true, but that it was a most extraordinary instance of success, and should not have been held up as an example, the following facts will testify. No later than, last month four acres of potatoes, in Mr. Wicksteed’s section, were sold on the ground, for the sum total of six pounds ! The crop was not a fine one, but the potatoes were fully as large as those usually sold by the Maories, and there was from five to six tons to the acre; that is to say, in all about twenty tons, which .thus fetched six shillings per ton ! The purchaser;urged he could not giye more, since the expense of bringing them to Wellington would be twice as much as their original cost. This, no more than the former instance, should not be taken as a fair average of profit or loss; but it serves to show that without the easy means' of conveying- produce to market, the* Hutt is of no use to us as an agricultural district. — Communicated.

Advance, New Zealand! —“Verily we progress in civdzation.” It is not every colony of our short standing, that can boast of possessing a shop exclusively established for the gratification of the mouths and. noses of Her Majesty’s liege subjects. The lovers of tobacco will now be abteVto gratify their respective tastes, by a visit to the new and plentifully supplied establishment on Lambton Quay. We are happy to be able to state that the New Zealander, which, sailed from Cloudy Bay on the 24th ultimo,, brings veiy favorable accounts of the whaling stations, which had been very successful during the three weeks prior to her leaving. The fisheries of Mr,. John Wade; and Messrs. Wallace and Co., both fitted out from this port; had. met with more than ordinary good fortune. ; We hear that it is the intention of the Bishop to proceed' Shortly to Nelson, in the Brig Victoria, taking with him ..one. of the Reverend gentlemen,, who accompanied. him from Auckland. It is rumoured that his lordship will then immediately return to the seat of government. It is reported that Captain Richards, late of Her Majesty’s Brig Victoria, is to be the Harbour Master, at Neßorn being succeeded in his command by Captain Nagle.

We copy'the following' from our Auckland contemporary. We; suppose it is intended to be most “ extra facetious.” , Conspiracy Cottage was, we imagine, the “ locale ” in which it originated NEW JOINT-STt)CK COMPANY. “ All my eye and. Betty Martin.”

We are truly rejoiced to hear that certain' enterprising individuals in this town, have formed themselves into an association for- the purpose- of colonising some of the undiscovered islands supposed to be in the South Sea. Actuated by motives truly patriotic, and having the welfare of this colony at heart, they-hold out the strongest inducements to the refuse of Auckland to withdraw from the influence of the teetotal society, the too prying curiosity of the land commissioners, and the vexatious exactions of our worthy police magistrate. To effect so desirable an object, • and one so visibly to the of the .community at large, the respectable inhabitants of Auckland are requested to contribute their assistance, in money or. goods* with, their.wonted liberality. We subjoin a list of. subscriptions already received, and can add, from the highest, authority, that a native chief, who resides not a hundred.miles from tine Bay of Islands, of strictly, tee-total principles, has generously offered to transport .the.whole, party, to their.destination, wherever it may, free of expense , in his well known yacht the Elizabeth.

CONTRIBUTIONS ALREADY RECEIVED : One bag of oatmeal, by Sawney Bean, H lb. soft soap (deemed superfluous), by Evan Maclean, 1 gross back-scratchers, by John Smith, ' 2 firkins of sulphur ointment, by Alexander Scratchall, 1 brace of long barrelled pistols, by Lucius O’Trigger. We understand that a few shares are still undisposed of, and recommend an early application. N.B.—No Government Officer need apply.

Importance ' of ' Advertising. —The Newburyport Herat# ;slys:—“We have known, within.a few months, ’two. instances in our town, where individuals., who have disposed of property, would have saved over three hundred dollars each, by having paid one dollar for an advertisement; and during the sixteen years in which we have conducted a paper, we have known a hundred instances in which people have lost smaller sums by the same shortsightedness.”—The Auckland Standard.

We insert the following observations from the Adelaide Chronicle, supposing that, ere long, they may become applicable to ourselves :

•Labouring Immigrants. —One of the least equivocal signs of returning prosperity, the diminution of unemployed labourers, is gradually and surely making itself apparent. Week after week the numbers are diminishing ; and, on Monday last, the immigrants depending on employment on the public works were fewer than they have been for the last two years ? . The extraordinary activity of the country settlers, indeed, accounts in a great measure for the abstraction of almost every man whose previous habits fitted him for rural employment; and had the remaining immigrants been ploughmen, capable of constructing fences, or of undertaking any of the ordinary descriptions of country work, there would not, at this moment, have been one idle. As it is, the friends of the province at home, may not now hesitate in employing a portion of the balance of the emigration fund—supposing it to have been recovered —in sending out a cargo or two of respectable shepherds, ploughmen, and persons in some degree acquainted with agricultural and pastoral operations. The increase in our flocks alone during the present season, is not over-estimated at 130,000 ; and for this additional number, 150 shepherds at least will be required. The colony is struggling on bravely ; it only wants its friends at home to bestir themselves to supply that in a reasonable measure, without which exertion here may be fruitless.