NEW-ZEALAND ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 485, 6 December 1869, Page 2

NEW- ZEALAND ITEMS.

ColoneKWarre, late Commander of the " Die-hards," has visited the Coutiuentai. camps. v Bishop Selwyn has been seriously i ill;. -he. ia slowly recovering. The •■••■ Bishop of Wellington held the Michaelmas Ordination at Lichfield Cathedral. t ,«[ . Ji. Smales, M.A., a native ;of JNbw Zealand,. died on Sept. 16, of consump--4 ion. • Tltti lUv W. G. Cowio, Bishop of Auckland, baa been presented with a •tf^rlrrioisial, vnlued at £GO. •^rs&he "M^atoaku has not arrived. She - has £50,000 in specie onboard. The underwritera *Mk eighty guineas pre- ■ •ihHVwV . ' JoTui ...Ewan sends, per Warrior . .Queen for' Dunedm, a oollection <pf jbij^Js, partridges, and pheasants. Eai4 Ttfifiicutfie hus promised to send some «e«i deer. A de»j)a{<:!> from Lord Gra^iville lo

the Ne,w Zealand Government, pub-* lished on Oct. 7, declares that thtf Imperial Government adheres to.tiie policy that the Queen's troops are not to be employed in hostilities between the colouists and the natives. The removal of the 18th Regiment from New Zealand is insisted upon, and the troops are ordered to embark without delay. A pamphlet on Now Zaalnnd, written by MrSe\yell,is dedicated to Mr Kdward Wilson. The writer conteuds that the present crisis was precipitated by the j Colonial Office, and that Imperial help is indispensable. . V :'. j ; . TFie' Nelsony Go'bden, and Westport Railway- is in a fair way of becoming au established fact within a short time. Sir Thomas Parkyn, Colonel Maude, C.8.,^ : V.C:, have lodged with Mr Monison, the agent for the colony, a proposition to uudertake the necessary works on such terms as it is believed will be accepted.