The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.

Tea affairs of New Zealand have acquired a
new interest for the House of Commons since it
has been found that even so important a matter
as the calling out of the Yeomanry Cavalry may
turn on the probable course of the war now
unhappily raging in that colony. Mr. ARTHUR
Mims and Mr. BUXTON could not complain last
night that they addressed an indifferent audience,
and if they had done no more than elicit the de-
clarations contained in the speech of Mr. CARD.
cm, the new Secretary of State for the Colonies,
they would be entitled to the thanks of the pub-
lic. The members of the New Zealand Legiala-
ture will learn from the debate of last night that
public opinion in this country follows their pro.
ceedings towards the natives with attentive observa-
tion, and that should the mother country be made
a party to injustice and oppression, it will not be
willingly and with its eyes open. Occasionally we
have seen this New Zealand war and the measures
taken for its suppression discussed as if it might
be assumed with certainty that the public at home
would be indifferent to the terms on which this war
might be concluded, provided that the work were ac-
complished soon, and at a moderate charge to the
imperial exchequer. Last night's debate will do
much to counteract the mischief which such a
belief is calculated to work in the colony. To ns it
is moreover satisfactory to observe that the opinions
we expressed concerning the character of the Confis-
cation Act as soon as its terms and effect became
known in this country are three which now prevail
on both sides of the House, and the justice of
which is recognised by the Government.
The New Zealand Legislature must have felt
great confidence in the perfect readiness of the
Home Government to accept its measures as final,
and of complete authority, when it remitted them
to England for the Imperial Government to take
part in carrying them into effect. It is true,
indeed, that the Imperial Government which a few
years before had conceded to the colony the ut-
most advantage of constitutional government,
by resolving that the Governor, representing
the Quinn, should be obliged in future to
select his advisers from the majority in the local
representative assemblies, did further very
lately make over the administration of native
affairs to the Colonial Government, which was
the beat thing that could have been done.
But the colonists generally do not seem to
have perceived all that was involved in that change.
They will now learn that after all the Imperial
Government finds itself compelled to assert its
right to revise their native policy, to refuse to give
effect to some of their acts, and to exercise a con-
trol over the execution of others. This resolution
will be distasteful to the colonists, but it was in-
evitable. If it is generally wise and advantageous
to leave local affairs to be settled on the spot,
it is equally necessary that the policy of the
Imperial Government should attend its armies.
The Government having sent 10,000 men to
New Zealand to be employed against the race
which five-and-twenty years ago we found in
possession of the country, is responsible
for the political uses to which the presence of this
force may be turned. Whatever may be said of
the justifiableness or necessity of this war, it is as
certain as any fact can be, that it has its
deep cause in the insatiable thirst of the settlers
for the lands of the Maoris. When the two races
were in the respective attitudes produced by this
disposition, it was inevitable that sooner or later
acts would be perpetrated by the natives which
would give the colonists a right to make war upon
them. Left to itself, the European com-
munity would have had the prudence to keep the
avidity of its members within bounds, and to wait
for the slow and sure operation of natural
forces, which would in time have enabled it to ob-
tain possession of the native lands without violence.
With a Qr EVOI army on their side, their views
expanded and they saw in the Royal troops
the means of at once vindicating her Mazaerr's
authority over the natives, although for them-
selves it had become &shadow, and of realizing those
great social and territorialehanges of which they
had long dreamt. It would not have been respect-
ful to the QUZIN to propose to use her army to
subserve any petty peddling purpose, so they re-
solved to include not less than 500,000 acres in
the territory marked out for confiscation. It now
appears, however, that her MAJIZITY is advised to decline the honour of participating in this grand'
and statesmanlike scheme. Mr. CAILDWILL stated
the views of the Government lest night.
The Maoris, he said, were a remarkable
people, exceedingly apt to profit by the

i Order 13 re-
it " they do-

abildniiChhay regain strict
duos them to order and obe _
" serve to be treated with the greatest considers•
" tion." This istnie, but it is even moreimportant
that the European settlers should learn that trut►,
than that a Minister of the Crown shouldproclairn
It in the Souse of Commons. Bat it is • truth
which we have been for • long time practically en-
couraging the colonists to disregard. The Qtrsix,
however, is now using the authority she has re-
gained as • powerful and indispensable ally of the
settlers to restore it to its proper place in their
regard. Sir Gimes Gatr is to limit the Con-
fiscation Act, and "restrain its operation within
" the bounds of equity and justice." The
sweeping and indiscriminate appropriation of na-
tive land contemplated by the New Zealand Legis-
lature is not to take place. While all the natives
suffer, only the guilty are to be chastised, and pu-
nishment is not to be more than commensurate

with guilt. A distinction is to be drawn between
the authors of the war and those who from na-
tural association may hare been drawn into
it. Cession of territory is to be applied as
one of the terms of pacification when the
Qum's clemency is extended to those who
have been in arms against her, but no
single confiscation is to take place without the
personal concurrence of the Governor. An open

will sit for the purpose of investigating
cases In which it is intended to confiscate property,
and compensation is to be given to every person
who may suffer owing to the conditions of tribal
tenure. Finally, when the work has been aeoom-
plialud, • measure is to be brought before the
Assembly of New Zealand for bringing to an early
termination the powers of the Act, and the
Governor will issue • proclamation of an amnesty.
The policy announced by Mr. Cuwww.t. will
commend itself to the sound judgment as well u to
the good feeling of the country ; and we congratu-
late the right hon. gentleman on the first act of his
colonial administration.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Arm N.
HARBOURS OF REFUGE.

Notion mads„ sad question proposed, "That, in the winks
of this home, her Ifajeety's government should now
adopt measures for the construction of harbours of re-
lugs on the cants of Groat Britain and Ireland, mom-
meadod by a committee of tine hones is 1858 t by a royal
contatision is 1858, and by • resolution of the how* in
1880 "-(Mr. Lbsdeay). Ayes, 84 ; Nose, 142.
ATI&
Isle& J. H. Gard, L. 8. O'Brieu, Btr P.
Ayrion, A. & Deorne..l. trially, M W.
, Btr J.
Baßeaumont. 8. A. rd. A. L.
PPaanklirr
Bane" G. B. Gore. I. Z.
Bake, J. Orions, J. Pawn IL
Brady, Dr. Oran& C. D. Quinn.!.
Breeridgs,, B. Grape, Sir Z. Ridley, Sir M. W.
Mann Mr B. Inallton, I. T. Robartea, T. J. A.
noon & Ha. Mr J. C. Roebuck, J. A.
Base, Mx H. Henderson, J. herldsa, R. B.
Oalrd, J. Bonoseq, J. Y. Soda, Mr l.
Cargill. W. W. Rodman, B. Boers, J.
Clay, J. Bottum, Lord Stanhope, J. B.
Oalea, W. H. lantana. IL Banat. Cot
Corry, H. 1.. Jones, U. Barton B. X.
Du& IL Z. Beads& N. ris. 0.
Del. Z. W. Her D. B. Aar, Cot.
Duaeorsbe, A. Wadi, H. O. Tollesasels, P. J.
Dancombs, W. X. Loraine, lard Trends, C. H.
Dane, Got Yana, J.
Masan weir
=4l;
, X Varney, Sir It
laptalnatons, Mr J. Magda, J. Y. Vann IL B.
leerer. J., Manta. P. W. aslant, Adamant
Pelican X Miller, T. J. Waldron, L
Tearrtek, H. =leer, W. Waterhouse, 8.
!errand, W. Morgan, Major Whiteside. J.
!Mardian C. W. Mewbray, J. B. TILLIRt
Odlvrey. Mr W. Neste, C. Lindsay, W. &
Galva, Vint. Noel, 0. J. Cave, S.

Aeons those who voted with the government and
amongst the noes, were Mr. Brainley.Moore, Mr. 13ssmatoo,
Mr. Betler-Johninone, Mr. Henley, Lord Bobt. Montagu,
Lord Yeas, and a few other cionservatives. Of these Mr.
Johnstone, Mr. Henley, Lord R. Mootagn, and Lord Naas,
voted for Sir Stafford Northrote's amendment, which was
rejected by 181 votes to 39, that the expense of such hen
boars should be wholly or in part defrayed by means of tolls
apes shipping.