The Taranaki Herald. " Open to All—Influenced by None." NEW PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 18, 1854.

Taranaki Herald, Volume III, Issue 116, 18 October 1854, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. " Open to All— lnfluenced by None." NEW PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 18, 1854.

The Provincial Gazette of the 14th inst., amongst other matters contains accounts of the Vessels entered Inwards and Outwards from the port of New Plymouth during the quarter ending the 30th of September last, and the Produce exported from the settlement during that period. These accounts show progressing prosperity and present a gratifying proof of the fast increasing business of the settlement. From the tables before us we deduce the following information :— from the 30th of June to the 30th of September, thirteen vessels have been entered inwaids, the aggregate tonnage of which was 2537 tons. Nine of the Vessels brought general cargo— one in Ballast ; two 20,000 feet of Timber and 100 bushels of Wheat; and one 1,100 Sheep. The Outward Table shows ten vessels of an aggregate tonnage of 2,010 tons, by which the following produce has been exported: — Potatoes, 152. t0n5 ; Oats, 808 bags and 300 bushels ; Butter, 3-£ tons, 37 kegs, and 9 casks ; Pork and Hams, 3 tons ; Wheat, 795 sacks and 52 bags ; Maize, 224 bags; and Bran, 21 sacks.

The Gazette also contains accounts of the sales of Crown Lands during the months of August and September. In August, 31 Town sections were sold, producing a638l and in September 8 town sections producing £140. The Rural Lands sold in August consist of 1 1 10 acres, and in September 100 acres, producing £600, making a total sale of land amounting to £1151.

The Council was occupied duririg last week's sitting in passing the Town Pasturage Bill, of which we gave an analysis in our issue of the 4th inst,, and in considering a measuie sent down by his Honor the Superintendent for the introduction of labour into the Province from Victoria. The alterations made in the foi mer bill were unimportant, except in one particular, viz., the addition of a clause requiring that all Informations under the Ordinance Session I, No. 8, against Licensees in respect of trespass of licensed cattle on Town lands, &c, beyond their districts, to be laid exclusively by the Armed Police Force, or by Licensees trespassed on. The other measure, the Immigration Bill, also passed all its stages, and was published as an Ordinance in last week's Government Gazette.

The representations of the Committee appointed at the recent Public Meeting on the subject, were forwarded to the Superintendent, and his Honor appears to have taken prompt measures to bring the matter before the Council ; and the concurrence of that assembly, and the opportune presence of the Titan, have facilitated the immediate commencement of operations. Mr. J. Lewthwaite left New Plymouth by the Titan on Thursday last for Melbourne, with full instructions from his Honor in relation to the business, so that we may conclude no time will be lost in ascertaining what may be expected from this attempt to supply an urgent requirement of the settlement.

We are not without feais that the rejection of the Regulation forwarded to the Council by the Superintendent in relation to a bonus of land on tho repayment of the passage money, may seriously compromise the success of the undeitaktng. It can scarcely be expected that the locality of New Plymouth, however lavoured by nature — without presenting the advantage of a higher rate of wages than other places — will stand a fair chance in the labour market against the free passages which places, far and near, are offering ; and we must confess that we are unable to see much weight in the objections made to this section of the original regulations. If necessary at all, it was worth while making the opportunity that offers as effective as possible, and a parsimonious dealing with the question may, considering the tiansitions to which the settlements of Australia are liable, make the whole business abortive. The opposition seemed mainly to rest on a vague impression of difficulty in relation to inteifering witli the land, which they considered a matter out of their province ; but surely this was a fallacy — the regulation did not involve any dealing with the land, but simply with the money of the Provinco.

The European news brought by the Madras to Sydney reached Wellington by the brig

Thomas and Henry and ako some items of English news not contained in tbeGeclong paper that reached us last week. It is stated that Sir George Grky has received the Governorship of the Cape of Good Hope, and Sir Henry Young that of New Zealand. The former appointment, as well as the policy recently pursued by Sir GeorgkGrcy in this Colony, has, according to a notice in the English papers, been sovarely censured by Mr. Addurlev am! Jmr John Packing-ton in the House of Commons, and defended by Mr. Peel. Sib J. Packing-ton had called the attention of the House to the manner in which the Constitutional Act had been brought into operation ; but the Independent says. " The most important part of the debate, was the speech of the new Colonial Secretary, (Sir George Grey) who expressed a bope that Colonel Wynyaro would feel it his duty to ic3ign the buperintendency of Auckland," and adds: "This gentleman, therefore, can no longer hold that office, whilst that of Acting-Governor he will be deprived of immediately on the arrival of Sir Henry Young from Adelaide. Bishop Selwyn had declined to accept the Metropolitan see. The £600 for salary which has hitherto been voted by the Home Government for the Bishop of New Zealand had been omitted from the estimates ; air G. Grey stating that there was every reason to believe that the new Legislative Asssmbly of New Zealand would now provide what the Government had so liberally borne while the revenue of the colony had been insufficient.