The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

rim WAR IN NNW ZEALAND.

FURTHER PAPERS.
This morning were issued further papers relating
to the war is New Zealand. The Governor, Sir George
Grey, seat despatches is March sod April last respecting
variens sissstws with the Datives, sod there are sever►l
short despatches from Mr. °anis/ell. In a despatch dated
May 16, Mr. Oardwell writes :—" I have bad under my con-
sideration, the following sat, passed by the Genets] Assembly
of New Zealand is their last session :—No. 10, 'Au act to
enable provincial legislatures to pass laws authorising the
oorepulsory baldric of Led for works of a public nature.'
I chianti, that this set applies to ell land within the pro.
vine.. without excepting those to which the native title has
sot been extinguished. This appears to me open to grave
objection i point of policy. The home government has,
I thick, under present circumstances, a right to require that
laws calculated to awl so seriously the relations between
the European sod native tares should be matted on the re-
sponsibility sad ►y the authority not of a local council,
who from the nature of the case can cooly represent local
interests, but of the General Assembly, whom decision,
are adopted with referee** to the intonate of the whole
°obey, sod are brought under the oognisance of the borne
government. I shall be usable, therefore, to ad, im that
the sot No. 10 should be coo6rmed by the Queen in its
present shape. If native lands were excepted from its ope.
ration it would be snobjectioeable."

In another despatch Mr. CAA,'II says : " From
yoar despatch, No. 53, of the 6th of April lest, I col-
lect that DOOM dife►ence has arisen between yourself
and your mbristen reepeetiug the proper mode of dealing
with the 183 Maori prisoners takes at Itangiriri, and the
tone of your despatch leads me to coojeotare that if year
advisers had commend with you in adopting a definite
and generous come of action with regard to these
persona the resistance to Sir Duane Cameron by
the natives of Onion might, in your opinion. have
been lees desperate, some loss of life avoided,
and the eompletenees of the encore eohanced.
On this I think it necessary to °beery' that, while I folly
recognise the general right and duty of the colonial govern.
meat to deal with matters of native policy properly so
called, I consider that while active operations are being
carried on under the conduct of her Majesty's officers, and
in the main by her Msjerty's military and naval forms, it is
for the Governor personally, as representative of the im-
perial government, to decide upon the fate of person who
see takes prisoners in the course of them military opera.
Kona. And although, before adopting any each decision,
I should wish you to obtain the advice, and, if possible,
the coocurrecoe of your minister's, I do not con-
sider that concurrence indispeosable. Bat, subject
always to the positive law of the colony, I hold
yea entitled to determine, and I look to you for deter-
mining, whether snob prisoners or any of them shah be
released on parole or otherwise, or whether they shall be
kept seder such control as may legally be applied to them
as prisoners of war, or whether they shall be handed over
to the civil authorities to be dealt with as criminal., I
shall therefore be fully prepared to support you in case
you should have thought it necessary, with or without the
=went of your ministers. so to deal with them miscue=
as In your opinion the public interest may have required.
As I nadentand that your opinion he, an especial reference
to the good offset which measurer of passeceity would
have upon the military operations of Sir Dunces Cameron,
I make no doubt that is forming that opinion you have
beau fully acquainted with the views of Sir Done in
Comers sad of the sgonods on which shoes views have
been arrived at."

Oa the 27th of last month the Colonial Minister, ex.
paining the satisfaction with which he has mi the
account of the opmetimas at New Plymouth, adds :
" I take this opportunity of observing that the ineouve-
niences to which the Australian colonies are exposed from
the ooationed &bootee of the small detachments of troops
allotted to theta have bees striegly urged upon my atten-
tion. And I mast express my earnest hope that, is mess
your anticipations should be realised, you will sot fall to
take the earliest passible opportunity of restoring to New
South Wftlill, Victor* South Australia, sad Tasmania the
troops who have beta withdraws from them odenies."
On the same date the Marqais of Hartiegtoe, as the part
of the Secretary of State for War, acqueials Mr. Cardwell
with the promemively augmentieg exposes of the military
opesutloos, and with steps which have bees taken, which
appear, in the opiates of the military authceitiee, to haply
the prolonged cocupttioa of the troops of the advanced pone
with all the attendant extraordinary expense for traaeport
and rappliaa. This information 14 lamed on a letter from
the Costroller of Army Expenditure in New Zealand. Mr.
Cardwell, enclosing the War-office aommunication to Ge
moor Sir George Grey, observes :—" I do not at all doubt
the wisdom of the measures which baseborn adopted oa the
recommodetica of the Deputy Conualorary-Geseral. But
I regret to later from it that some months may elapse
before General Cameros is able to withdraw his troops from
the advanced position which they now occupy. I take this
opportunity of rereads,/ the earned hope, which I have
abowbore expressed, that the recant nacaosoca of her Ma.
Jamie troops may lead to as early termiaatioa of ibis an.
happy eoallot."

NATIONAL MALE ASSOCIATION, WIMBLEDON.
(THIS DAY.)
To-day the first stage of the Alexandra Prize
hakes phew It cords 0190 prizes, vane 500 f., divide&
at emit rare as : sae prised 201., two prime at
151., Mt prier of 101., mister of 51, sad twenty of Si.
amok. It le apse es all orers, to be shot far with say
Mrs of bond governroest pattern red by the mak sad
Ale of volnateer amps, and carrying .577 her. mammattiou,
except firogromed Mae
The first squad to shoot was Squad H, emesielieg of the
fallowing corps : Ferrier*, Carmarthen, Oarawall,
Cumberland. Fife, Cheshire, Cambridge, Leaden, Ayrshire,
Beds, Boris, Australia, Clackmasuark Semenet,
fiihrepehlre, sad Romebire.
At 7 o'clock this morning all the amortises mamenabled
as parade, when It was read out in orders that the tar
would set be monads& well after shooting for the " Owl
Prise,' whisk is to take place at midnight, ia emenpliser
to the sight-loving proclivities of the bird of Miser's. The
prize is to be 50k, but so definite ides of the roles zed rage.
'roes could be ascertained. It wee aerobes& that ea
illasniaated treamparent bell's-eye would be and, and great
excitement re armed from the fact of a pies heir shot
foe at mideiglit bsing a perfect novelty.
Numbers of tickeSholders might be men awaiting their
teas to shoot at the pool targets as early es 11 o'reek
when same very goal sbootiog was said.. A very ingeuioue
easetrectioa, by Capt. MacGregor, was need at the right
heed eireepseres target, the target being ma le of paste
Wert and It was ford to be very effective.
No (salt could reasrably be found with the weather
Although everyone thought that it ward rain at the early
pert of the niornir, it cleared off towards 12 ceder. Al
early as halter 6 o'clock the excellent bead of the Lades
Seri& might have been heard in the midst of the 'amp
playing some very lively airs, which helped to put 1•017006
m • good humour for the rest of the day.
Some good shooting was made at the peel lamas, 200
and 500 yard*, sad also at the running deer.
The evening she first stage of the Queen's per, 200 yards,
lakes place, shooting to commence at 6 p.m. la Squad B
Iris( enneserse at 5 p.m.
Lent eight there was • large gathering round a ramp fire,
me& by the Victories, which lard until tattoo. This
owes, with their usual good nature, invited the others to
partake of their hospitality. ,Several soup were sung, and I
very plower evening was brought to • aloes with three
sheen for the Queen.

The Grand Dukes Alexis and Nichols. of Russia
am co board of the wow frigate !Wiliam. They wear the
unlinks' of the marine cadets, and perform the Denim of
the watch Pk* the other pupils.
The heat has increased in Paris. On Monday
it wan very great sod continued the mine on Tuesday. A
thandemiorm with heavy rain was experienced at moms
short distance from Paris on Tuesday, but in the city 0017
nice fell for about half an hour, which made the Minor
Om somewhat law sultry. . . .

The competition between the Whitworth and
Armstreag gnus ham not been allowed altogether to exclude
'apartments with the guns of other investors. The select
committee on ordnance bare now arrived on the premed with
four gnus, the same in material, length, and calibre, differ-
ing only la their rifling. sod the committee expect to decide
betwixt then la the course of three weeks. Is addition to
Ohl a 100-poaader gee bee bees tried, whisk was food
eapthis sambing is a target of 61 fait free plate, sod
slant Om rads of oak banking. This was actually done
at 100 yards, sad sorarding to the calculatioa of the mien-
Vie visa regent. the rase effect would he produced et
4,000 yards, by nand) lacreesiag the sharp at powder.