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VQL. I. Nb. 1. SATmDAY, JANUARY B 1, 1851. P~.aci% SZXP$XCE. - - -- - -

@Of 5gL. E X LATE W I B 1 V A L S , ON B&J,E at the g;,,,,!

sbse mahow, @antelbargr

-- e e ~ v e ~ 4 g 9 e 8s a @ @ ~ $ ,

J L. CRCBTdFTOX beg5 b m o m @ that Be has made auraktge:cmen% for the

carriage or luggage9 &. fiaiz Eyzlelton to 8m.2- ner, cb!sechnsch, and df pasns of piah.

Agent in Lj ttelton, A. J. .&om, from,xhm all further i n f o ~ w t i ~ m be obai~ied.

N.W Dtnntr and S8mNDces.

W. G . B~arma. b d m e @ , Lyttdton, Jan. 8,1801.

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U N D f in athda && q1pW. OM Scotch WBi&y, !I a.li*, Cases, Geneva ;':llFB""$z;s bs;d&zydblW-

T8 P l R O l A 8 E l t 8F b A l D ~ ~ N F E R B U W , ~ SE~EBD/IEWT.

And several other GuoBs, h m fbe schooner " 'Hraau" Rom WelEnw, a11 be Q L P ~ ~ at mosl r@~b)n=bh re-9 of B C B A ~ B g ~ ~ m s t , & p h ~ d a

A. $, D m & s .

is h e dimate of &a d C ~ o $ of Wdlia@;eon, or exppiaaw IEY p d e i.. 8j.a yep keLdm

Rarl~a, of he Middk 6 h d . Be be@ ma+stai.e9 dsek ha* Bably som

mmaa?ed &a Nursery b ~ m ~ o w d e r &a mars-

laud, on uccount of tire cold and fog. which proved fatal to dmust 811 game on board.

- Thnr spirits s a r i ~f the watcry way. TI<& "b1R GEORGE SEYhtOUIt.t9

Thc "Sir George Seyniuur," w.eighed anchor a t Plynwuth, nburit 11 o'clo~h, n.a . , on S u ~ ~ d a ~ , Sep. 8. Sne was the lust, hy several hours, to leave the shores of Old England. Her campanions were all out of eqht, and two out of t11e three welt. not seen qnin, till hhe [net tllem in this harbour. Like the rest, she made all escelient run out of channel, and

deira group, nnerwardr

:p;::y~;;:\~~rmo:f t;;z~;,~o;;;z which, it was extin8uisbed*

to hi'' of ~ o - r in the Of n'Ost* by a Of thank-

fulness for deEvered great a peril. It was broad day'ight, la.rN3 was in aiglib tilough *t a distance ; but, evtn if the lives Of spaEd, which hardly have $0

many smoke-wreath, the signn of its ~udustrv atad TEE " BANDOLPEI." commerce, d&ded with the lofty and ma~esttc l'cak,

which stands as it were t11e mother of the group amongst her graeefui offsprin~e, the interest of that

-- THE cc CRESSY."

ELTON TIMES. JABIJARY 11, ---

public opikon; and this action is pmrFl,l or I%ig or T ~ F ~ . &&el and party distinctions week by week in a tabular fom. ~ b e s e abbes

wk, d i n g to the abiEry, beneficial or arc amonpt $he produr~s ss.hich lotist raise hurtful, srccol&ng &. & inte*(y =d roo- by our 0- i n d u s ~ 3, doubt various objects scientiowness with w&.h She task is perfome& of loco! intemt win snrlng 1113 calling forth dis-

mill include the state of the markets, wholesale prices, shipping news, births, deskha, and mm.-

riages, tinres of high .hvaler in the hmbour and Butaep&ion which a nemppe t occnpies cussion and creating d.rlbion, and parties will in the river, and 8. table of the weather during

in a new coluny is somewlat different. The f o w themselves, c1usta;ag aronnd the apples the previous week. Then will follow B o Lad-

importnnee of a newspaper to Ceoteabury n.il1 of discord which time ail1 throw amongst us, icg articles,occnpying aboui the middle of the depend far less a ae opinions eq rwa in i@ lea$In8 Ades, than in $&* wt mnmnienae it wig' &e inhabitan&, and in iri generd ,&ity a medium of public intelligence in local affaixs

&Jong 3s there is bu:.oke public journal in a piOn9, we hold it to be the duty of the editor tt, aFos a b v e u p making it exclusively fhe 'prgsn of any p;rrric&r party. H e ought & fnr tr, cons& &e public good as tr, make his

j n d m& fur ena?Gng parties or indi- ~ & & to .lay views before theii fellow- muntrpmen, a ~ d his' columns ought to be equally and l l w ~ y o& to ali; Indeed, a far deeper ed~$g lies us to give this means ofespres;;on to om fe~~w-colonists, so that our

may fairly and f3ithfw ri?present the of the whoIe &rn~unitg, ~ ~ c ~ I I ] tht? .consi-

amtion &t we ark l ieng at present under a Gomrnmenk which d a d s the coIonists no 12-

~.~~ti++onal mode of. statlng their opinion upoh questions of public interest such lheq w d d possess under a represea- a&ve gorenuneat, and such as they themselves mjoged up to &e moment they left their native shores,

1% &however, impossible but that a consci- e n ~ o q s \ ~ ~ n d ~ c L e d joumd shodd possess an individd character, and maintain opinions eon- sistent with such s c ~ c t e c It i.s impossible but that the editor m y be c&e& up0n.W ex- press opinions agwkiig with or differing from the sentiments of vaiious sections of !he oom- mmity. Thereforr, in &king the support of the public of Cadterbury to our undertaking, we may ErIy &a e q ~ ~ ~ k d t o amounce the general @nci&s.we @tend t o advocate. .

I t is rigit% fi~%to state'%ba't the EYWELTON TmB is whoUg @dependent of the Cankrhur~ &&&on, a d that the proceedings of thst b&y and of its agents will be imparti?liy caa- vamd in our pages as sul~eots of praise or @leu- s& as we may conceive them to bear on the herests of the colony.

Again, although our newspaper was not of course undbvlaken @tho& the promise of sup- pnrt from m.st of the W i g and influential donists, we anticipate th@ support no longer &an out journai shall be worthy to receive it, and we recognize no allegiance to the Council of C2lonisu, or to any set o r -&tee whatever. Still lejs can we be accused of submitting to any influence from the Government of New Zealand. Oilr ohjeet will be to advocate tbe poMic interests of the colony by eveq means in our power, wholly iudependent of any bodiee or individuals by whose conduct the public. weal may he affected For the opinions wbfch we may have to express we are ouiyelva soldy respon- - sible; F,utow anxious wish i s that the L~rn11~r the character and st.tlir! of marly of the Coto- JOUaNAL Ot: T H E WEEK. ros Ttxus should be the organ af the m a i s h e it 4 n a h e p r o 0.. ole n"ticc ment and of the settlers in t h e mostexteuded of Canterbury is ocr;l:l):n:: thc atteotiun of, a 1 princi ai events w)l jc) , the sense, and that it may be oonduoted in such a very iaige rr Zn;!i*h public, as- I arriAPof L e L b a first ships. manner % to be sc regarded by our fellua- csdonists.

I t is not vey easy toskte at the o n k t what party po!itics we may have to dvocate. IQ intelligence *h ~)roxrcss of tbc colony vvill zcajand, and I , ~ , , ~ ir;,tP L:oplax~d it would be enough lo aag in one word be aa-xioilsly ex:,eeb.d I ~ Y ntiuibers it1 Er~~lanci, ill llnpes of being I,rrseuk at t!,e we are Tory or Cuitsen.a~ive, Whig or k l i c d ; and this i t is PrOposrd trl ~uyj:ly ~n Ihe culo~nxis first hocly ofc~~l~~r~ises . itr France, Le#tirni~t, Constitutionalist, o n SO- of the LTS~LTOYQ 'l';;lr.k.

ranged thelnselvea under varioles party symbols, complete oar sP1"e w i l l aclmit, r ~ f the latest .;,d U, p.onourlee &. ~ ~ ~ ~ b - r o r d is I suBcient Engli~tr, B Y ~ T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ j l i h-@ii.an mw: the 61.- 1 It wxs ~ b , ~ i ~ ~ ~ tlllli tlir alriVlti of ilrrP a .declnra~inn of prinoipies: but thou&& we hawe relating lo tll' :ocai affairs of the colc,nr ),orly rendered tilt. t . , ~ , ~ ~ , l i ~ ~ , ~ , . . , , : ,,( a snff ic6r . l le br"ugbr w, much of the old country wi~h us, i t itmif. Tile filgt Dol.ii>tl *ill coa,nlerlcr irnrne-. authority preseri.i~i~ ,,r,it.!, a,rii ;x;lrl~iniqtci-

no^ lolloiv that rie have brought it8 poli- diatelj nf'ter &he atl~er1i~r::ir~~~~ts, an,! ex- iW jilstice, a 1n;tllcr of thr: gli.:ltc.,t irojruj.(:tar~~. ricri pPrty diJtinctiuns; and moBt of oui Can- wnd $0 tire end 07% ,: thl l r l pnp,,, T),(. ! l i s Excel ler~c~.t l~c. lct~.rc. ~riri~ic.di;~rel~ apprliirerd

teil~ory rpatlers ar~nld probatlly &ink it a mat- p0Tti011 will ~ ~ m m e l l ~ c H L l i l t : Ileaid $,I' tlrc fourl), 3. it. ~ 2 0 r l i mv; !,:.,,.> !I,,, ,.l,i<;f: (,F f;;,st- u y A I ~ t 1 &fai;8a-

%r of indigereace whctlrer ss ai l ed uwse1wes i PE:% r i i b l~ul)~ ma?). 40 aivcrh taatc at, l , y ~ t x ~ ~ u I J , : i l : , ~ a,,u,iaa :,, ,ar,xcl, tcg , ib tLfl

well of the arumern:. friends uitd relatives of when ibe " Chnrlutte Siind," the timi ~irip, the colonists, as of*,,?^: g-ner;llly iuerested in colonial projects. ;Ye w(.I! a38,1rCd

entered the barbour, lFcr bl;?jesty'a ~Ioup oi was I Y ~ ~ K alicllor, having on

board I4is .ExcclIency the (;orernor of New

THE LYmELTOS TIMES. . J A : < ~ * A R \ 11 . -

0rPnixing an efficient police force. Anothei- qrlestiun of the peatest moment arose with re-

to the Cttstom-house regrtlatiuns, which s e r e f o t ~ n i i~ force on the arriv;~l of the settlers. Considerable d a m was occasioned by the fact that high import duties were payable upon the geodsbrought out for the parpose of set'-enlent. It was illdeed ascertained that what was de- nominated ~ e r s o n d baggage W a r n bead~nitted Cree ; bnt that i t was ~vl1ollr at the dincretion of an *acid, who had hithcrb superintended the clljtoms st this place, b tlecide what should be called personal bagmge, a1111 what should pay dl~ties.

Tile passengers on board the '' Gharlotte Jane," eveu before the arrival of the otHer ships, were ft1ll of anxiety on this point; so lnuch so that thc members of the Cuuncil of eolunists who wcre on hoard that ship. determined, before Elta a~rivnl of the other members, to lose no time in aclrlrt.ssing the Governor on the subject. The FulLbwing is the letter which was addressed to his Excellency hg tile secrchry to the colonists:

p m t ~ ~ t t ~ ~ t ~ n , &=. 16, 1850. Smq-Pirevious 19 the departure of the Can-

tcrlrur): colonisb from England, they incorpo- r;%ted DbemselVes inm a societp, :%nd appointed a coUndl, wll0nl they chaTed with the duty of acting on their hellalf in all matters in wllich ae interm& thecolollis~ collectively were in- volved.

W a havc the honour to enclose a list of the collnci~ bdow, on w130se hellalf we llave the

P ~ - - .-

.r won him the good feelings of Ihe colonists. All / Ilec. 27, hnr(i!le C,.erty i3, :or.r, IieII, ma.:, r.

: difficultiesahoutcus(oms weresetat rest,and t l ~ e / from Piy~nollth Srp. 8, witla 2; calrrn. 23 iixtrrme- goods uf Lhe colonists lJave !,een landed free, upon tile sienature of a declaratio~r that theS. were for private and personal use unly.

The landing of gcnlds and passengers imme- diately commenced, and has ,rapidly proceeded. The "Charlotte Jane" discbarged and wailc: for Sy$ney in three weeks. ?'he "Randolph in two days more. The liarhour heen found excellent as regards safety far shipping. 'rlle nnly fault is the swell causer1 by the sea-t~reez~, I which renders i t sometinlea ixcn~l\enient fcr I boats to lie alon~side the sGps ; but the ~xpi- dity with which %e ships l l k e been discllarped

diate. and 10.5 s*erace pasacrqers. Dee. 31, g~i lo~ner W*ri: 12 tons, Day, mas*,

from Sumncr. ballast Same day, cutter Ngr, 23 tons. Cemino, master,

" ~ ~ n w ~ , ' ~ ~ ~ , " ~ j ~ ~ " , ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " , " , " , " ~ ~ ~ n c r . ballast,

same day, schoo,lcr from We]- IillKr,ln, cargs, potntoel, anll sundrier

$am, ria:g, schooner PiiIFII1, 24 ton?, Denran, maate-, frot11 Wcllin;.ton, cargo, potatoes, timber, onions, and sundries.

Same day, ~ehooner C-zdw2, $0 tons, Champim. m"S:*r. liorri Wrilington, having on board the Kt.

Dee. 18, W. ILI. S. PIg, 18 gms, Capedin Dtivcr, for Wetlington, aswngers, H:S ~ ~ ~ ~ i i ~ ~ , ~ ~ sip ;j. Grey, K.C.B., dbYenLoz ill chief, ~ , , d l.dy c ~ ~ ~ , Col. Bolton, RE. , Captclin Kuge!ean.SYth ~qimenr , and Godfrc-y J. Thomas. Esq.

1% cutter A l ~ l l n , 1.0 tous, Mcc:egcr. ma'terl for Wel:ington- car6'*, wool c:leese.

Dee. *& schoouar Flirt, 12 tons, Day, master,

f o r ~ , " , - ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ $ ~ ~ , " ~ : b j tons, for wellington.

3nn I , 18.51, cotter ffdherisz Joirnst~ne, 12 ton<, Armrtrong. masre5 for sunnrr, caqa, slrrr:ai and lugeage

Jan. $ sehuoner Flirt . 12 tons, Day, maskr, lor Summer, cargo, luygrge

Jau. 4, ~choorler R i r f , 12 !on% Day, master, lor Sumncr, cargo, luggage.

Same day, schooner ~ c r n a ~ , 9 tons, ~ i ~ l i t h , miiSter, Sumner, pa& of oriainai luggage

'7 Gurdun, 33b to'1a, Liiie!-'

' 72~~~,"'~~~df~2n",, 720 tans, L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , master, for Sydney. Yaswngers, Blrasrj. b V r l a l ~ m& ~ ; r -

Same day, cutter Fly, 23 tons, Cemino, master, fir Be!Jiigtoa

Same day, schooner f,'ndine; .W) tons, Champion, master, for the Chathanl Island5 md Otago. P P ~ - senger, The Bishop of New Zealand.

J-* 8, Fiipio l2 ton8. mat.r> S~mno', cap* lumage

Same day1 "' Bcnson7

n 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ , u ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ $ ~ g ~ g & ~ 1 3 5 a o n e , 12 Ammong, nvter , for Port Alhn, cugo. luggage.

Jan. I@, ship RQndolplr, i 61 cons, Dale, master, for the ~ : ~ ~ i ~ b r n b u e k

Same day. H. M. brig Yirimia, Deck, master, for 5Vellincton ; passengers. Mr. Jus~ice Chapman, Hon. H. ftr. Petre, W. Pox, Esq., and lady, W. Long Wrey, and Mr. I h w e s .

same day, schoolier Faany, 9 tons. SnGoh, maxtcr. for Somner, cargo, 1uga:lge.

I n i.OClT.

lionour to address your excellency on a sub- i l g t t e l t~n ; am in raPturcs with the jeet lvhieIl has caused tile some un- eJsirress on tflc:ir first arlival in die colony.

appears tllat all are cbarKeahle with c,rrlain import duties ilnposed by H~~~ ~+,,uernml,nf or by the ioMl ie~siature, but dlat artides personai or are ex- elnptcd frtlm clle *f these laws; hilt frum wvllat nze cnn learn from the Castom-Honse oficor a t Port Lytultun, we are under the

proves that this dificu!tv is t;,lt slight, anri i t ia 1 Rev. Ihr Lbrd 8:sLcp 01. New Zealand. certain tllat heavier sea-brc.ezes haye blown / . ddy, :*r.booner flfrl. 12 tons, Day, master,

plains. The anxiel\, to eo to plainsbecame great, and th~llgll for some days the strong sea- hreezes mafle tlrcliar hnl)assrI~le, boats aw now pmsing and repassitig frequrnlly and with ease. The freight to Christchu~%:i has been rather high, 30s. a ton, hut the arrival of boats and boatmen fwm the o&cr settlements will ~"hahly lu \~cr it. Of road we shall have * ~ e a k hewaftcr, but even when that is finirrhcd,

JAXEY STUABC WQUTLE~.

nlc.tonowing anslver reeeivt.d :-

I4.M.S Fly, Lyttelton. December 17, I85V.

Gentlemen.-I am directed by Sir Gcorgc (irey to acknowledge woeipr. of yo~tr Ictter, requesting that his excellency will be pleased to iutie instsuetions tile Coatoni-Huuse oflicc~.s at t,lis t,lac. *nost j-avouriLlrle collstr"c. tion may 11s placed n p n tLc customs' laws of

duliug the past molltb thal; ;,t all usuai. Above 500 of the a;td s+~ne of the

cabin-pasengers follnd gnod aceommodalion il l the barrack<, and a week's lariuns were st-rued ont to the former. Houscs rapidly 'behwn to spring up, evety kk;cld of hRbilati0n reared its Itcad, from lbe iron-sture to tire turf cabin, or even hl&tket tent. With a population of eleven hnndreil souls, tine town is as quiet a t u i ~ b t as an English village The wearlrer bas heen perfect,-a hrillia~rt @\In which neither scorchemor oppresses: Ly~ttilton itself, however, is too bot and too dusty for a p1ee:tsant ahode. 4nd of all those who har.e deen to tile plxins, "Otone ha Come back,whn dlies nut say that that is tflc place lo livein. Some were discontented

, lrOals"nm",cargn, tools belong it^^ to Association. I "". '9 H. vic'oria, t<lss, Deck.

Wel'ing-ton, passengers# .Mr. Chrpman, :he Hon. 11. W. Petre, la?. Fox, Esq. ,,d lady, W, Wrey. Esn., and - Dawe8, Esq.

Same day, s~horner Fanny, 9 t'ns. Smith, master, from Sumner, ballart

Jan. 7, sclroouer Henry, 20 tnno, Bowler, rnartrr, from Wellington, ui4 Cape Ca~npbeli, c a r p , timber and sundries.

day, cutter /@ha, JO tons, ? r l 'hgoi , master, from Wellington, caQo, regetehhs, shin- gles, and sundries. "an' '* curter Jnhnsloncr l2 tons*

";"I,"; ~ ~ ~ o ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ' , " ~ ~ 6 n s t e r , Sum- ,,,

SAILED.

:rpprehcnsiou tllat it is Tety much ie t i s discre- I moht hear? goons will be Sent hy water. ti011 to deurmine lrllat kirld of goods are ti) he 1 Lahour llrs been a a r a a d w a e m y

~ ~ ~ d i ~ b r j ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ at this place. just Ship Sir George ~ e ~ m o r r r . 550 tons, Goodson.

nFa ship, the tutu, of whie!~ tlerc is abuudniice Bar'1us L'ressg' "@ Be!L Selwoner IKeary, 20 t a ~ ~ r , Howler.

laere, is certainly fatal. - - -. -.

Cutrcr Alpha, 3.0 lous, illc'Gregor. - - Schooncr Flirt, 12 tona, flay.

cansidered chargenb!e, alld \~.lrat are exempted from duties.

The colunists hare, in niostinstances provi- ded ttlemselves %vith cuusicle~?sble quaitities of the necessery implements for settling themselves in the"colonv ancl for cultivating the la"&; and chop are di~$Ilpointed to find that duties must be paid upon tllese goo$s, at a tilne when their resot~rces are required to enable them to meet the iificultTes of an entirely new settie- ment, the more so as they are under he im- pression that a11 such goods are exempted froln duty in other cnlonieu,.and i n America.

~h~ of the society of canterbury Ionists beg with the respect to that yollr excellency will be to issue i n s ~ l , c ~ i o u ~ tn tilc dcen this phce, fiat most favour;Ll,le cnnstrl,ction may be plsce,j upon laws COlo,,y, and that ali Koods I~ ro~ igh t 1?). tllesettlers for their own private use, and nnt int.e:~dcd fur M e , may be exempted from dtlty. We desire on tlte pkrt of the colonists to ex-

pness their at *e presence or yollu erccllcncy amongst them on tlleir tilst alTir,sl ill tl,e colony, and have the honour tu remain,

Sir, wit11 tile areatest respect, Your excel- lency's IIIUSL obedient and humble Sert.ants,

Eowmn b n e n T WAlm,

W E must apologize for tine ;rr:~ri,nen,ent of our first palrer hcing so-newhat difl;r<ot Iron1 tl:nt pro- mised; arid for any other deiiclc,:cics G,hich are ~*n- avoiclah:e in the elldcauour to c o ~ l ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ c e t h ~ pub-

i 8 ~ I P P ~ ~ Q NEWS. the h:!i ;those tl,e ttiu,~r,!~y ~ r t r i c o1lir.i- tiasel- t l ~ e col~,ny, as wg:~rds all gocrds br111tgI11 Iry the ARUIYF.D. ( lers oil their reir1111. h i ~ ~ l i ~ ~ a l 8 ! 9 a ~ & u i ~ ~ c WIB

first sett1e1-s for their own use, and nor, ir~tended Dee, 16. I!,;p Chor-!oalr ;.lil I , . , ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ i quicklg p roc~~rc~ i . ill~t i t was ~ S C C ~ I . I I I I ( 16 tlliti 61r sale. 1 nls.t,.r, from ~ a l g m u u ~ , sCp, i, *;,ti 26 , a:,ll,, 2 ; lifu had bcrn lur s.liue tilnequite o-t:lli:. Yhc

111 reply I have to iaIi)r~n you thal llis excel- inler,l,ediarr, J,,rl lo i arrer,rXc i,i;rse,,gr.is. / ca,rse ~ , f 1115 dcatii ,111peai-s LO ltavc Lee11 OF a i l

lency, will issue the in~truclious yuo rc*q~~c.sl. snmd day, &,,,&iplr, :&I 0 .~1~. ,rurtr~.. ap.,plect~c iratltrv. 311d nits ~~ruil .~I~ly Ilurriec: on and l a111 h n l ~ e r directed to rxprees the I f r o n o t s , i t j I - IT i l l ? nas . i . r . ! tar .if t!ie*<.ith~r, in.1 i l s i

, high. carpenters p t as much as a shilling an hour; but this is partly owing to the fact, that "11 the labour brought' out in the ships i c not Y e t in the markef the people being occa~pied in "ak'"8 olcir o3wu house?!

P~o"isions are, for a new coiony, vervcheap. The "light rise, on the increase of popuiation in

day 300 to 1100, has lieen -very remrtr- h b l e : meat is only 5d. P e r k bread i d the sib. !Oaf.

is scarce above gro:rnd, but wells al- w a F @ve an abundalltsuppl$. During half the year mountain streams will i:pply a large town.

The immediate choosing of the town acre see- tionShas been a most important and useful measure. The uarter acre ,.hosen for the col- lege, vbicb msko 1, bas in for & (00 a year already, and land aEong Worwich Quay is let- Ling for 15s. a fctot, Frontaqe. An excellent lF3- ~ l i l ~ hotel is to be built 'in!mediateb u~posite

Odb(d;Pt;l; __ iTom three hawe died, Mr. Brittan's by l~ l l i l~p over the cliff, Mr. Fitzgerald's and U r . Phillips's by eating tutu. A11 these axe a .great loss to the eulony, especially the two fonner, wi~iclr tvcre pure Durham cows. MI-. Fitrgera!r!'.i was fro~n Air. ~ j ~ ~ # ~ frlrm in 8uney, liad wail prizt?s butll as a calf iuad a cow.

It is itnposihle to takc rno mocb care in

- - - -- -. On Thnrsdsy, the 20th of Decemhcr uit.,onc

Of kite s:c.elnjir I M ~ C I I S C F S fr~rxi the Ititeriulpii, llaln~.d .fvtl!r Erlllidlllc, nlto I I : ~ i~ecti walhlnK

lication r" Our arrival. , uat to Itic.carttr~l al!d C I I ~ I ~ ~ C ~ I U I . C I I , l i ~ u n ~ j -5--=----. -.:---T~- 1------- lying dead nr~ii- t i l t . I~ri<ilr: l,,rtI>, oil i l ~ c t<,p ul

ullusuai 1.~li~11e. Iu !vl~irl~, ~n hl\ ]~m~st,uorii>r c l k , i L , : t ~ , ~ ~ ; ~ > , [u 1i21cI .i hti11<1hlr h I w 1 ,?I; w l t 2 c l ~ YE

sure it :rt&,r~ls tlre Gure rno~ to l~aue inel you "Iron y w r llrht nrrivui iu tllis coumtrg, ,vtjrle il

d i :~ t~ . and I bl L ~ P C F S R ~ pasrengrrs. Sameday-, cutrer:dlpbn,ii) runs. \.:c'Grrpor, mas-

all1 be a rioorce of great Rrlrt;ficat,un el ! ~ i ~ n :k t ul l rintrs ro prumute your illtevesra so f:rras may b~ in his Irolwr. I hnrc the hnnnllr I,e, Ocntlcn,ci,, liol,I

ol>lrlicnL, hulr11,lc Sertnot, C. L. S U O E ~ T , PTivl t t~ ;ir~cret:iry.

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THE LYVELTON TIMES. JANWARY 11. -

THE IEYmELTON TIMES, secret dissatirfsction; I wish as many opportunities a6 possible to be dorded for spenkit~g out, convinced that where both portico mean well the best chance of earning to entire rgrec~nent is b i prumoting frir and amicable di~ussion.

I cannot conclude without thanking you, most heartily and sincerely. for the kind mannerin which you speak of myself personally, and expreasiug a cordial hope that our intercourse ma continue to the end, nnclouded nod Friendly sa it ias begun.

I am, Sir, your very obedient. servant, Joan ROBERT GODLEY.

Agent Cant ~ G o c . P.S. I did not thiuk it necessary to say anything

in the former part of thisletter, upon the question of the rercewes laid oid for the Association in this bwo, because I do not believe that it has been raised among the enlonists here; but, as nome stceaa Beefa5 to have.been laid upon it by the Association at honre, I think it may be well not to leave it unnotiee8 The Committee, while leaving with me a discre- tiounry power with respect to the whole matter, in- timates generally their wish that X should allow the land on which their buildinrs, i.e. the emigration barracks, the store, the boabhouses, and the agent'. house, should be given up for selection After con- sulting some of the leading colonists on this point, I oonaider it ao clearly far the pablic interest, that the land should be retained, that I have determined to taka the responsibility of retain in^. it. Nor do 1 think it a point which it would be &ir or proper to refer to tho body U colonists after the orden OF choice are drawn and knom, because the question betug obviody between the intereets of the two or t h e e first holders, and the rrst of the purchasers, to appeal upon it to a general meeting, would be merely a formal proceeding, adopted for the pnr- pose of reEeviug myself of responsibility. fZ I had permitted one or two persons to select

the load on which the Association's buildings are erected, the result wor:d simply rave been that they might have m8de their own terms with us; we ahould havu been completely in their power. The land i n nerrmq+ for the cenduct-of our operations ; a large sum of money has been laid out on the hypothesis that i t was to be reserved; and, knowing all this, the ownera would haveat once perceived Bat we shoula have been- compelled to pay them any rent they chose b ask, sooner than at eueh a time as tbi, ~o permit our buildings to be pulled dow. Iqda wt believe that there is a single land purchaser whc would wish rhat the fuuda of the Settlement ahonlt be thus prernitnrely burdened, for the cf as. suring an exorbitant income to one or two fortunati individuals. , On the. other hand, the reserves at tbey now stand z e public property, which may b6 sold,& the proceeds applied to the gencml good

'if a t any future time it may cease to be reqnired EOI tbe praeut purposes J. Pi. G.

In answer to this communicafaou, the' Courn ci! had drawn up &he followiog report.

" Tire Council of Colonists having caeefullj considered the sevecal .snbjects refelm4 to i~ Mr. Godley's con~rnmnication, have resdveu uaanimonsty to draw up the foilowing Repor1 thereon, and to scihmit i t to the general body c ! laud-purchasers for their al~ptocal and adop. tion. In flaming their Beport, our Counci' feel i t due, i n thk first place, to I&. Godley, t c take the emliest opgortu~ity of tiranking him for the public spixic and devotion which led him at 40 earl% a period of the Asmiation's plan tc thmw bimself into it. and learing his nativc home to bffiume the pionee~ of our great ulrder. tukirrg, and also for the peat exertions he ha: m d e to provide for the mccptioa and aceom. modation of the first body of settlers under cir. ctmlsuneffi of unumal and unexpected difficulty They would also ezppss the eetire col~fidmcc they feel in his ability, iutepity and il;c!ginenl for the pro er management o f their aKa~rs and regard to tieir interests, in the ardnota and re sponviblc position which he holdr, ws chief ageni of the Aawiation. Proceeding to rhc leading topics referred to i n Mr. Godley s communica, tion, your CowCjl, in &e first place, tl~ink tbi! a Gtting opportunity of exprersing tbcir rea. din- to resign the trust confided to then v a i n into the hmda uf tl e g e e r s l hody o colonists ; and ilris, they am lerl to do as well kf~ $heir own sa~S'wt ior , to preverpt any mirur~der fitanding uls to tlic manuer find validitv of tbei. electios: and in order w aAilrd to &f. Godlc: tlie asnrance be requires that yoor Cooncil doe: rcally and adequately v e p r e ~ e ~ ~ t tbe ka~~d-pw chase~rr of t l ~ c settlement. Shoulrl, however the geseril hody 06' land-purchasers, as repre s&n&d at this meeting, u ~ ~ a n i m o u ~ l y sxpras tBeii desi1.e that tlie resent Council do cvntinua t o repreonat them, %sy j1.e ready to re-accep chc trust. " Yqw Council most h e a d y pgres in $' jdl e u l o ~ u m paid to (Jiiptail?,,Thwr4(~, r r r g would a u ~ g e t that a special vote of t h p h i dub frc.~n the whel* hacly of coloniets i.11 tha vnt ie tui~~~ SO' the judg~wcnt, eucrgy, sLiU, rz iu

-. - eneverauce wbich he ha8 shown uuder great i @ c ~ \ b in p rep~r i ag the 6mt site of the see,- clnent far the oocupation of the culoniats. " On the subject of the amount of loalgin~

ckmodation tha2 had been prepared, and wbicn a* found available for the passengers on their rrival, your Council agree with Mr. Godley ms

the pedect propriety of the cuune purs~:ed, ad that i t w,ould not have been wise or right I have expended any larger po:tiori of their hnds in the erection d buildings so essmrialliy rmporary a s emigration baaeke, and that any lore extended prepsrations in this department, 'ould have involved a needless reserve of land, ~d outlay of money. The more ao as tbe coun- I! have ascertained from the hnmigatiom de- aanent , that suGcieut. amomodaEion b s act- d!y heen ai&rded to neady 400 plerwns, with- ut including tbe cabin pasengem, and that no abin or intermediate pmenger in the four nips has yei applied for seater, without having :ceived aecomodation. " On tile last and most important subject, of

ie best spprupriatibm of %he funds a t present t Mr. Godley's disposal, your council a1.e una- ipnously of opinion that t l e eady mariplctiun of be road b Bumner (which xilt opm np the tea- iest communication between Popt ILy t~ I tm and he plains) is the wprk beyond any other by rhich the permanent intemtx of the settlers, and he future deviLpment of the resources of the olony will be h e s t promoted. "They admit that the tcmporarv accomudutinn

rl~iialr would be aforded $0 the present settlers y having the means of more teadily transpoet- rig- their goods by water to the plains, would loubtless be a F e a t present boon, and prove cry rgcceptslde. But looking, as tbey oonsiler hey ought to do, more a-head to the future well- reing of the colony, and the readiest means ol Leveloping its nascent resources, they cannol ~ u t think that m y larger outlay in thisdirection, vhich would have the e f h t of stoppin arding the great \vorIr at' the mod to 8Giz: would be greatPy ta be deplorecl They there ore unanirnou4sly co~ous in recosnlnenaina tha h e .whole arailabN muds 'at Xr. Godley's dis posal, be at once d e v d to the speedy eomple $on of ebe road to Surnne~.

"The Council believe that :he difficulties whic? bare hitilerto stood in the way.of tnnsmi;tinl luggagwto the p l ahq are temporary, hut una voidable: temporary, becaubr. as soon as the ar rival of so many s h i p is made hiown iu &I

oeighhouring settlement, b a t s will c m e h n d l pmters , which will sup~~ly the accomtnoda tion ~eqaired ; unavoEdsble, because until ou actaal arrival of course no boats would come Bsd even lrad the road beeu mmpleaecl tc Chti~tchcmrek~, a similw drlay must still bum iaken place until the deliland had atIrw&c :ares a ~ ; d horses fiom the t ~ ~ ~ p h b o u r i n ~ cdohies

These sud other difficulties are ?ess khar Iliose which have stood iri [lie way of all otile ~etdersjn entirelv new rountries, and lour Coun cil I~a ro no fear 6ut that they will be cheerful!! met, mud manbJiy overcome."

\V. 0. B n ~ ~ r r s , Chirman. ' After a brief discussion XIr. D.INPIER mew(

that the Report of the Count:! upon Mr. Qodicx': lettdr of the 1'7th of Deceml~rr, be received ani ado ted. The znokion, bi~bi~ig heen .smndet by t lr . 9. Plsasa, was amrrned with one dis ;enEieuk voice.

Mr. B~XTTAN t k n addue~scd the meeting or the s~thject of the present jiwition of t21e Cor~n dl as seprescntiiig thci body of land-purchasers Be was himself cbS opinion'rhat rbe beat eoorsf woiildn~w be to elect u nen Council ; lput i f ' t l s~ Meeting tho~:gl,t otlrerwisr, he eo~~sidered it a tease desirable tirat stre Mectiirg s!iuuld talk4 tlmt o!~p)~rtunity 01 expre$.,~~:r their cvnrinblrc cbnldence ill them, 01 rr~hcisisc: aqd rvitlr tlia view he tenclered, pvo~fi,t.m,i, 111e reuig~ration o the resent Co~ulcil. 'I'ltcrru *In

h!~, Csohx~roa tnovrd ..'l'lI:tI t b 11re6en Council I)e req~~cxtcd rt, retitin office 1;11. twt montlls from the presmc ~l. t !c, in1111 lhut i k Xene rd naeetiar:: be t11cn anlle~l lor E ~ I C p t l l ]~os~ o electin a nrew Co~~neii."

Mr. %or.mni> secoiidcd tile mrtiznn. MI.. B a a ~ s moved as ~nr~ardment , 614%

"the presenz col~ncil be iutl~imted t o metin 118ie* for t ~ c r l t n months, and J , .~ I steps he imtnsrh- abln take$ h;oi. Bllinp up ~ l , z preewnt. anoaavler

hlr. lIiv.nr~z ~oeoi~ded 1l.r t~~rpm~dnaene. . l lre - qucdnrr.l9aing put. ibrre:alyreat.~l For Mg. Bwrke's w&l1im~rdI . . ....-. 17 f i r unqi~ral n~otic I I ........ ...... IQ

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Ma. Bnrmax feo~ed &hat so side a diver- .ig of opinion as to the Perm of oftice of t i l r :

>,until, might be constaued intoamark ,f wall! >f coafidence in them, and for hiniself, under .hew rircnms%aneea, be should prefer ta reai&u rnd submit to a new ekeetiom.

Mr. FITZ~KLSAI.P WOPM adupt the =roe :oune. Other members of &e Guncil inbmaad [he like desire. Mu. Dasppusw tben mood, '' -,at the pre-

Eeat cCouaciB Ivelwquested M retain office until a new Council can be elected, and that s gene- ral meeting UP land-purchasers he ca!led for tbsa put om for T u d a y > the 7th of J a n u n r ~ , 185 1 .

kip. Por.tae~, seconded the motinn", whish was pawed unanirareamsly.

Mr. Bsrl-r~m then, in the name of the Coon- oil, acceded to the terms of the foregoi~g rmc- LuLioa, and the Secretary was ordered to take ste s in accordance with it.

gfr. F1~zas;nnw, then addressed the meeting io temis of hi& enlogy on the service d m c By Captain Thomas to the celony by the work, finished and in progress, a t the arrjrd of the :~,Lonists, and he begged leave to prome the rollowing resolution- " That the Council be requmted to cornmu-

oicatc the cordid thanks of the colonists to @apt. Fhomas, the chief surveyor sf t l~e Assoeintioa, For his eonduet of the undertaking nniil the wrivd of &lr. Godleg in the ~olony, a5d the warm admiration with which they hare seoa h e various works which be h w aceomysglishod under circuznstanees of areat and necuiiss diB- - cdty.

The Bon. 3. STUABT Wor9r~e r secoanded the motion, and ihe resolutiaa a a r u a m b u d y adopted.

The meeting then adjournad to the 7th of Y a~ua ry .

On TUESDAY, the 7th inst., the Special Gene- ral Meeting, convened for the purpose ert elect - ing the new Council, was held i i l the large ma' of tbs ikfisocia~on'a Stme. fils. BBXTT~R tuck the Chair. Bwiew t e the transaction af tlta special business sf the day, Mr. B~tnr~ra?r rose add wid, that befo~e the

commencement of tlrs Dusi7ess for whicil tile meeting had been called, be had the hoaorr t o

introduce Dr. Belmyn, the Lard Bishop of So. Zea1and;who had at the rqces t of a de11~1tati~ir1 of the council, who hild aaitec! upoil l ~ i s l&d- ship; Mtld$y consented to be present, and who, he belicvsd, desbed to address :he eolonia@ 011 c-veid mattem of deep interest to the future well-being of the cdony, more p s r t i e u l ~ l s 35 regardeP the ecclesdaeal arrangernmts o i t h c Associasion.

The B ~ s u o ~ said &at lie mas glad to have thisol~porLuni!g of meeting the ht~ly of colonisls, us he was aariuuu to address thcul ttpoa ose or two p u i ~ t s connected nit11 the nrllare of able coio~~y. Thc first was to do axxi. w;th an irn- pt:e&iun which he a?>prebended hid been ester- wined hy sol;re, thai he her1 bee11 c,npc,aed ta the dixnemberlnent of the diwese of X a ~ v Zcalrutl 'd'lre' fact lloweser was that, up to tile prssen t momcr~t he .had bad no oBeiai irtt~trra~iot~ of <Le propvsai of tlre Canterbui.? A ~ ~ O C ~ P I I L I ~ I , 10

cre:rte a se arate diucese of the uirnle ei tile Aliddle a n 1 ~jotrthern Islands. The hrst In\;- ana.dou Ire had received of this praposat, was thror;ptl a pritrted paper wl~ictn L t i heeia put into Iris hand* at Sgdriej a short time ago. Be ired xl%nvs cherished the idea of irmundiug a sr.. parate h&hopric f o ~ the New Zeailm,d &'o:l, pasy's &rtlemet>t i~ Cuuh's Skraits, land tie Eiad now wr i t te~ i to L ~ r d I,yitelton, to projtose 11,cr tlre new diocese oftbe Bishop04'l.gttsltorr shc~ti!tI extend aver all klse 3Iiddie a11d hou~hcrr~ la- lands, soulh uf a parirllel of laticuric dra-3, througl~ .the nlost northerly poi111 of tlia Cart- cellu~rv 63i\ttic1. '6'11at a ~econd *tiwehe shei~id erleuu 1tvr.1 ihe New Zeslaud G)myi~l~y's Set- tle~pieets in C#,rdi's Strnih, iehrir~g $in csn i i s ~ cesa over the ~ovcusllej!6 *LI~UIS) i~ & ) I @ .@%&L. In couqnence of a legal ixopus,ib~iitr 0fa63b- cii~itliirg the diosea of Sew Zealaud r?itlusar 11,s (the bishor's; cusbtwnt, Dr. JiwLson w o l d $ c,,gnr o.lt in tl:e tiest irrsl.~ner u~s~~)asscc!&t~,d , unrb Ille~.efore 11e (Bp. 8:.1wyn) auarl~l p r ~ ~ l ~ i r l ~ l ~ be 1~1acrd fur sullie time in ll,e rri.arl,vaa r $ i ' $i.iho~ cehaah ? S P the COLUIL~SL~. H e ~ i l , , t!u.v, r h ~ , alinious ru a?cc~t~i?a rbe ol~i:~lcr~r .<sicl f~.rliri;\ pqtlle colonists oat oor or t w o p i t i t , hie 1in.l

obarscd with preak pleasure ilia2 s cnii,l ileal "I hedlv Saeliug h ~ d grunbl u p brtnr.ro :l~r colt, @im, ;PI ICI C I C T ~ on boibni the ships, w t!rr)r ;arb. > l , l , , I!i,d t,v1.r, i t 1 !.<,I)>* #I?.~Y<,C a wr: of p>+& ~ ! ~ , j ILC ~ E I I C V C O L la~tu the li!tr!cotltse he 11nd hs4

THE LYnELTON TIMES.

A. 2. BLPOBT, Agent,.

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