The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-04 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND: THE COOK'S STRAIT
SETTLERS.

The appearance of the letter from the Cook's Strait
Settlers in our column' has elicited the following communi-
cation. We can only assure the writer of it that we did
make considerable efforts to obtain a sight of the letter from
the Wellington settlers, but in vain. There is possibly some
inuendo lurking in the reference to "a vsenulans Wellington
colonist" which we do not understand, for we do not per-
ceive what the assertion that Mr. Carrington made a certain
statement to a party not named has to do with the failure of
our attempts to get a• sight of the pamphlet. It is rather
curious, too, that, seeing our correspondent has such a deep
stake in the settlement, Mr. Carrington, with whom, from
the reference to him, we presume he is acquainted, did not
address one of the 500 copies to him. He also observes that
it was " a very few days after its arrival" that he found it so
easy to procure a copy.
AU this, however, is quite beside the main question. The
object of the settlers who adopted and signed theletter, in for-
warding 500 printed copies of it to this country obviously was
to obtain publicity for it; and, from some means or other—we
neither know nor are what—the pamphlet was not pub-
lished until it appeared (all except the introductory flourish
of trumpets) in the Daily Newts. The directors of the Ne w
Zealand Company, in their long and well-fourrkt cam-
paigns against the Colonial-office, called upon the public'
to whamss end beck them in the fray. The resi-
dent settlers, in their controversy with the direc.
tors, do the same. Approving ea we always did of
the tactics adopted by the directors, we mum of course ap-
prove of the adoption of the same tactics by the settlers.
Aud we therefore have felt it our duty to afford them that
opportunity of addressing the general English public, which
has hitherto, possibly through accident, been withheld from
them.

We quite agree with our correspondent that common jus-
tice requires that like publicity be afforded to whatever an.
ewer the directors of the company "may have given or be
about to give," to the letter addressed to them. ,So far as we
are concerned, both parties shall have an opportunity of
telling their own tale is their own words. And in truth,
though we already doubt whether all the statements and
views expressed by the settlers are tenable, we do think that
the directors will act wisely in answering the letter,
and that right speedily, or in coming to some agreement
with them. We must add, however, that knowing something
of the delays in the Colonial-office, when not goaded to
action by public comment. we will not bind ourselves to
I refrain from stating our opinion of the case until the decision
of the colonial minister is given such • rash promise
might doom us to perpetual silence. Neither do we
think it just or expedient to promise to remain quiet'
till the directors answer the letter, inasmuch as this
might enable them by holding their own tongues to hold
ours. The truth is that our opinion will be formed—
perhaps is already formed—upon the very complete informa-
-1 tion embodied in dense voluminous reports and collections of
correspondence published from time to time by parliament
and the company, and that the special pleadings on either
side, though we will weigh them respectfully, will have
comparatively little weight with us. We wish to see equal
justice dune to the company, and to the settlers. We believe
it highly probable that, as in all quarrels between former
allies, the truth will be found to lie between their respective

One word more, and we leave our correspondent to speak
for himself. We did not need to be informed that the fifty
gentlemen who signed the letter are only a small minority
of the original purchasers from the company. But until the
remainder disclaim the letter we cannot take their silence
as implying dissent from it. We give the letter for neither
more nor less than it is—• memorial adopted without oppo-
sition at an adjourned public meeting, duly advertised, open
to all ; and signed by fifty gentlemen, some of whom we
know to be men of honour and intelligence
sr.—ln the Dolly New et Friday kat, end In eoliensor pagan,
you have published the polo pert el a fano satromit no the
directors of the New as h+ Orsorrapartehl whinnies
robe "tie resideet periebets et *lo W tod es an
Nemesis with whin yea bow probeed the selost—E—lbmise polar.
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put et year nollers. I owns, le sir yea the bassfas ebonolkos
OD ths oft+ : Yes nom Ml nave soarer hove bon geed o
suppress de letter is trooles, rd yea demateee coed moreers•
unwise art +la, hot yes do wet mate writ whom you
entertain the saminee of bong der so. Yea we tidily
informed Urn prIMM sag + et U Mier wen hoorded to
liogiand some moths ewe. Mt. Cerrinton, whe wee
with ties tea of born Ws imprint swear Me New
Zealand Wormy blare the esiosial +sister, and af mildiett ems.
rally known thriogh ether Orris, arrived in lid Oiret the
middle of May bat. Be at that time roproted a trembees Wear.=
colonist, now reran losolem pee—gasp Ira no his misers to
the Colonlairlee, net bans+ ldm OM La ad dieldbeted, by gam
and otherwise, no leis iinn sente WIC in Inerdse. I
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prom were not imaidel M Iliedleribittlem were it met tiral nerved
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_years end waif et Wel-
lington, sai the ether eilamesie d the New Zeohmil Company,
during +lir= I proshems MO eons of land in tad setarient,
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mapaer. I am+ me alleulty, hewers, I. borrowing and
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1517.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Barr. 2.
A circumstance sufficiently deplorable in itself oc-
curred last night on board one of the Dublin.,Steam
Company's packets, which is calculated to give rise
to some excitement. I refer to the death of a pauper
boy, a native of this country, shipped from Liverpool
for Dublin, and who died on the passage. The boy had
been in an hospital in England, and on leaving it as
convalescent, he was wind by the pariah officers and
put on board the steamer, but not being sufficiently
recovered to withstand a sea voyage, and the night
being particularly rough, he sank. An inquest was
held on the body to-day, and the affair is certain to
cause excitement and anger, becalm, in addition to
other reasons, our local guardians in Dublin feel very
keenly the expense of maintaining the number of Irish
set down on our quays, who have no claims of resi-
dence on Dublin. .

—A
spirit antagonistic to the payment of rent is de-
veloping itself in many districts. In truth, the small
farmers are placed in a difficult position. If they sell
their corn, plentiful as is the harvest, the produce
will do hardly more than pay the rent and arrears, if
even so much. The potatoes are gone is a food re-
source, and they cannot go upon the public works
They have, therefore, it is said, come in many places
to the resolution that rent they shall not pay, but
keep the corn for their support. It is very doubtful
whether this will generally be acted on ; and it is to
be hoped that no such spirit will generally prevail,
for the whole force of law should be put in operation