ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS.

New Zealand Herald, Issue 160, 18 May 1864, Page 3

ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS.

AY i:. iu Auckland, had reason to know from L'oiuniandcl experiences the truth of this saying — and yet C'oromamlel is a payable, ami, in some instances, a very ] roiinctive diggings, still it has never and will never, in all probability, realize the extravagant, ideas of those w ho looked upon it as the making of the province. AYe have been led into these remarks from the fact that in Dunedin grave doubts seem to have arisen as to the continued success of the l'elorus gold licitl.

The Dunedin AV«-.v of the ttli instant' savs: —■" if is more than probable that the boasted gold-licids of -M arlborough w ill not prove as rich as represented in the lirst accounts. The ' t'orio.' which arrived yesterday, from Napier, does not confirm the discoveries—or at. least does not confirm the fact of the Province being so highly auriferous as represented. Humours are alloat, brought by those on board, that the J'elorus is a lailurc ; but at the same time it is onlv fair to say, that the discouraging accounts arc but rumours, and need eonlirma-

W'e. are quite prepared In allow much for exasperation. The commissioners an" c\|icctcd to arrive soon tor (lie purpose of deciding tlic somewhere in Cook's .Straits which sliail be (until separation shortly iakes place) the cnj>it:il of S'rw Zealand, It \\<ml(l lie wor.-e than provoking that the commissioners should give as a reason lor their refusal or inability to decide between the respective claimant:-, that there was " nowhere." in Cook's raits, instead of the now famous "somewhere," suited tor the capital. A diggings ami the consequent inllux ol population might give e, pior in the eyes of the commissioners to the ansiti'd proposjil to place the capital where there is neither commerce nor population. The eager desire to lake up the I'aunma contract by Canterbury and \\ ciiiiigloii is not sincere, but merely a piece ol' political linesse. anil Uiidei'lakeii tor the same purpose. Welling ton ! jjuijier Wellington! undertake a charge lor postage of t! I a year ! Wellington cannot piiv her debts, ami sue should learn to be just iictore siie is generous, or raiher, before slie indulges ill prodigality. lint the seal ol government is tlie grand turn iijj i-.-ii'il. ami Wellington mav as well stake her last shilling oil the cast, tor' if she lose this turn of tori line it will be lung vears lienee belorc slie eiujTges troiil a mere lishing village, frequented perhaps by a lew large slops at certain seasons for the wool, just as our own iUongunui and the iiay ot islands are frequented ;n one season ot the year by 'rt lmiers. Indeed ail who have visited W ellinglon agree in saying that the hnqmv City very much resembles ivororariUa in ext.ent, and hustle, but without tlie advantages ol tiie latter in back country.