PRESENTATION TO GENERAL CAMERON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 534, 29 July 1865, Page 4

PRESENTATION TO GENERAL CAMERON.

It is nnw announced tlisit definitive arrangements have been made as to the time and place of pre.seiitin;; the address from the people of Auckland to Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan Cameron. The interesting ceremonial—which is infinitely more than a mere ceremonial—will take place on Tuesday next, at noon precisely, on the parade ground of the Albert Uarraeks. That Is the locality which the gallant General preferred, and it is certainly a perfectly appropriate one. After the preseutatu nof the address, and the delivery of the reply, Sir Duncan Cameron will proceed on foot, accompanied by his Sta'l', and by the procession of the citizens and colonists of Auckland, to the Queen-street "Wharf, for the purpose of embarking in the steamer which is to bear him from the shores of New Zealand. It had been provisionally arranged, at the iuslancL' of the .Lieutenant-General. that Monday should be the da}- of the presentation, being the day preceding his expected departure. At the meeting, however, of the Committee which took place yesterday, it was happily suggested that an improvement upon the arrangements would be secured if the presentation could be made On the following day. Tuesday. The convenience of the citizens will by this means be materially consulted, as Monday is the " Mail day," or that immediately before the despatch of the English and Australian mails. Then having the presentation on Tuesday, moreover, will bring within the compass of the same day both that event, and the event itself of General Cameron's departure—so that both may be observed by the citizens in some such "niannei as thev would wish. On these views being expressed in the committee, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Thomas Macfarlane. andertook to go as a deputation tc the Lieutenant-General, and suggest to him this important, modification of tht programme ; it being understood, however, that the proposal was to be merely a suggestion. General Cameron willingly gave his consent, and so it has been arranged. Tuesday next, it is to be hoped and expected, will be a general holiday iu Auckland. The Committee purpose, we understand, to make a request to that effect; and we cannot doubt that the banks and the mercantile community in general will cheerfully comply. His Honor the Superintendent of Auckland, who heads the list of the Committee appointed at tlic public meeting, is at present absent from the province, having gone to the General Assembly. Had his lloyor been here, upon him would have fittingly devolved the pleasing task" ot signing the address on behalf of the people ot Auckland, and personally presenting it. In the absence of the Superintendent, the most appropriate functionary is the gentlemen who is Chairman of the Committee appointed at the public meeting over which the Superintendent presided. Mr. Thomas Macfarlane, accordingly, will sign and present the address 111 that capacity : and on this point we need only say that we are well pleased to see the people of Auckland represented by a Icadin"merchant such as Mr. Macfarlane. ° The platform 011 Tuesday will be occupied by the Lieutenant General and his Staff 1 , and the Committee On the right of the platform will be the band ot the 11th regiment, and on the Lit that oi the Lodges of the Odd Fellows'. In front ot the platform will be a space reserved tor ladies; and the remaining three sides of this space will bo occupied by the bodies of the hreemasons the I'oresters, the Oddfellows, and the I-iechabites.

iNoH- </ ' * \ P r , obabl y llave suggested ltsut to many minds, that the occasion would bct : om '"n °' u> Hie local forces of the w-i° n tlu ; msi ' lvt -'s in their embodied apaeity. Ihe members of those forces are to a . identical with of Auckliind, and as such they will be sure to be present; but then it must be remembered that the colonial forces are under the control of the j Colonial Government, and that the present Go- , verniiicnr ot IN'eu- Zealand, so called, is n Can-lerbury-U ej],ngton composition. TVo must therefore dispense wifh colonial guards of honor and paraphernalia; aid as things are, luokland must becontont.in bidding GcWral Cameron tare well, to bear a purely civilian guise Per haps it is as well thai it should be so. JN T 0 one knows better than does the Lieutenant-Genera] the willingness of our citizens to do their duty in defence of their homes ; while, on tile other hand, we l-oadilj' defer to the Imperial forces ii- I according to them the credit of having mainly borne the brunt of the war.

An arch, we believe, is to be thrown over Queen-street wharf, displaying the simple and t meliingword, '• Farewell.Mr. Ca.-'ev.Hr.Butt, and Mr. SU-venson—in conjunction, if we mistake not, with Mr. Cadman, have kiudly undertaken to supervise this part of the arrangements.

We doubt not, also, that the other vessels in the harbor will ;: i sion so notable by every fitting in art Tuesday next will doubtless eoiu-lude years'slay of General Cameron in as Commander of Her Majesty's Forces 'i" : - ;i period that we would most gladly' 5 ,- tended : but short as it is, .--ir i)nnrau (.V "" lias performed in it, and indeed in a ci'-''! ' • tively small portion of it. manifold liad been accomplished by all previous operations in New Zealand. \Vo ';7 General Cameron and the forces under I maud have actually achieved, alul we ' miso what might be the invaluable re-it'-""" all classes and to both racjs of ; Majesty's subjects 111 this country, if on!achievements iu the field were seconded I -'. 1 " ami honest counsels in the cabinet, can Cameron has been long enough to enable us to know him. to esteem Ir',.','" to love him. These are no words of ijjV' pliment, and the events of the day n j;> O' evinced the strength and the pivvaioncv't.-v* popular sentiment, a sentiment panic-'-'--"' alike by every class and every section community. "We appreciate the qualifications of Geucral Cameron, we odiXt? personal bravery, and we cordially rcco'.a",'.v manly simplicity and candor. He has commander alike of the Imperial army ,',' l"". the Colonial f rce, and he has gained tlier'"- ' and confidence of all. To lose such a comrrV:' at such a time is a matter of deep ro(r l..'"' though we derive some consolation fiW-i'' having the opportunity of bidding him iar.V with so many tokens of mutual esteem aui-." " tion.