THE Wellington Independent Tuesday, February 4, 1862. LATER FROM AUCKLAND.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1697, 4 February 1862, Page 3

THE Wellington Independent Tuesday, February 4, 1862. LATER FROM AUCKLAND.

It is not an uncommon thing for. some newspapers to invent news in time of dearth. What is the use, say they, of publishing a newspaper without news. If there is nothing authentic, a rumour will do ; if both these fail, " speculations "on what may be expected to happen are frequently indulged in. A telegram in a London paper before us runs as follows : — Vienna, Oct. 24, Reports have been current here to-day that serious disturbances had taken place in Pesth, hut according to authentic information these reports are unfounded. . The Vientia correspondent must send a telegram of some sort, even if it be only such an one as the above ; and as there was a later mail from Auckland yesterday, our readers — like those elsewhere— will, we presume, expect that news of some kind or other must have been received by

The overland mail to Napier enahles the Hawke's Bay Herald to supply us with news from Auckland to the 20th of January. The only actual news relates to the arrival and departure of shipping. The only recorded facts of a general character, are that the Superintendent and Provincial Council were at loggerheads on the estimates; that a large shipment of timber, &c, had taken place to New Caledonia; and that the Aoolimatisation Society had imported " a supply of Wal- " labys, whistling magpies, laughing jack- " asses, quails, and rose breasted cockatoos."

About Native affairs there is no news. We are informed that " there is no political news of the slightest importance ; no movement on the part of his Excellency is reported." So far, (in one sense at least) so good. Matters may be considered as going on smoothly. Not so, however', for the Southern Cross comes to the rescue with an insinuation— a moderate contribution certainly. " The Southern " Cross (says the Herald) broadly insinuates that Mr. Fox, by his proceedings at "Waipa, had put ' his foot in it ' j" and this is nearly all the seasoning we can find to render the news from Auckland savoury, to make it find its way into " every body's mouth."

The Hawke's Bay Herald— out only source of information— -tells us that " The " New Zealander is very quiet on the " subject of the Native policy. Not so, "however, the Southern Cross, which has " every now and then, a quiet fling at it.' 1 From one of these " quiet flings " of the opposition journal, we make the following extract : —