The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-09 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

The last mail from Auckland has brought us files
of New Zealand journals to the 17th September.

The principal subject of intelligence appears to be a pro-
clamation of Government, to take effect immediately, and
continue in force till the meeting of the Rut legislature
under the new constitution, when it is to be submitted
for their approbation, and, as there appears to be no doubt,
thou to become the established law of the colony. The
Governor was empowered, by authority received from the
home government in 1860, to issue this document, and
carry its provisions into effect .It provided that one-fourth
of the territorial revenue of certain districts should be
allocated to discharge the claim of tbh New Zealemd
Company. It then provided a specified proportion kr the
payment of official imposes incurred in this of
the public service. The balance wee to be el~Mttl
credit of each province in which the sevens was Imbed
from the sale of land, and a sum not exceeding emmbelf of it
might be applied to the purpose af inunigatisa, if the
Pribmiel Comma deemed it edvisabie se to semi, it.
The gewgaw resened to himself the eight to give te ifs
trim eattismente, edified hundreds, a parties M the par
oboes Miley of their leffike, not ezesedig one-third, to be
devoted to local impememmes. The gsamal revenue, in
like imam, was tole plass' to the mufti oath revise,
Muir deducting goverment empeosea.
flatiefeetion u ezpromedip the pipes Who appelimeat
of a pilot (or Akashi Iliebrar, wish, having
_reently
been surveyed, will perm er,,ertomee, it ie mid, to the
commercial interests of the sf Arabia&
The New &Mauler, tithe 171/1. Mr the fel-
levies day, Sll mairomery mien of OS misle.
*meet' fiseiety, sad a mewl ;=i the
Mesa* Swans were le be bp .T
Young,of Lowlife, and the Sev. .B. Dors. Of aria
As meoriation established is Auckland, am the
eipie ef the beet id hod sedeties, their wawa./
being to wile the lalmosig dome to peme Ewa how
ffs:Lrieramd Mee entsmied their opeeatime se um-
of
, that • emend ie new advielieed, le be imittated
upon • larger male. Other amodetions of the ems kind
were projected is several Midis.
The New Zeolesokr. of the id September. eye:—" At
Wallington, veins Mimes had bees presented to the
GOMM'. whit me boot the Mime dims
omega notice. It was .see mpanied by • afeleilMasdeo-
aMft of • massive gold rig, with silver slay"
Tour George Grey, LOB, Goveromeimehlef the
Lima of llew Zealand. Tema the anima of
tee, Is esetiumay of his ability amt maims worth, mod
pistol nosembranai of the falsest& he bosom =Misted
ta eta
th maim. July,
It is ti bin that M his 71ffaeliesey's reply to an
mine from the anthem 01 the Maelleases' Motivate, he
adverts tett* *petting wader elreametemees which reader
it very peel le that they may ant meet again."
flemeel gemeament sales of land were taking place.
Allehnoole wore sold as small as six aerie. •
Tie Amiens CAM, of Sept. 6, announces the sale of
hone trolled by Me Daniel Webster from this city. It is
remarked. !Pan was • fair attendance of boyars, mid—
is low see of the 'Moab, ia emamiteaos of the pre-
treated pang% mesidered—• very fair Rios we realised.
Twisty and mares mold, en ea average, at 211. mask ;
sad three mange at 101. sack."
• pia Ali a new Government Hew at Auklead hu
bees selected by the Sammie Moused, the asoceiefel one-
=kr the first premium being Mr. Beads.
alisicomeat and
Smoky and Berber, conjointly, for the
Haw rear sad the price of had are riming as Aseklead.

BREAD RIOT 111 DEVONSHIRE.
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CRIDITON, SATVRDLY.

Last night this town, which is situated about
eight miles from Exeter, was the scene of the greatest dia-
-1 order and eolitu•ion. The high price of breed and other
I necessaries has for some time past produced great discontent
among the lower classic The gib. loaf is now selling at
gd. ; wheat in many of the markets of Devonshire has risen
tolls. per bushel ; animal food is very deer, being 74. and
84. per lb. ; and all other articles are proportionately high.
The severity of the weather dozing the past week has in-
creased the sufferings of the poor, and yesterday mugs-
meats were made to relieve some of the most deserting.
The ordinary amber of that slam requiring miasma was
touch augatentad by the large munber of "navvies" em-
ployed in the osastrudem of the North Devon Railway.
After dark, about 2004,9 ;men, add ebildren—most of
them of dissolute k , thetas/Ives with sticks
and stones, and procirtmoi tiiiiitisck the bakers' slier. They
demanded a supply* broad, but this wee of amuse Wooed,
whereupon the mob mommeaeod bailing stones Ulnae' the
windows, which they satirised,' led that helped thiamine
to the broad. Some of OM balms, heating of tbt ipproseh
of the rioters, had doled dash shatter, bat those
wore beaten down, and meetly all the bread
was stolen. The whit oustablee neutered, bat
they could do nothing With so large a body of per-
sons. A amines was dispatched to Mr. J. W. inner,
county magistrate, whe resides a short daises (Yom the
town. Oa his arrival a amber of sada eastabliss were
sworn is, bet the mob by this time appeared; milsiod
with their plunder, sad dispraised. Two of the priasipal
ofenden were apprehended and have am been somaitted
for trial, much alarm was anted amongst the lahabitaats
and lima' feared that a similar pens would be r•-enacted
allay. it brag market day. Daring the moialag, a body
of about fifty " navvies " perambulated the market, and
one of them took up a pandaf butter, maths, down •
&Ming to pay for it. The woman told the men that the
pas was le. 4d. per lb., to aides Do replied, with in oath,
debating is • fek prim for it, sad Ma shoal have ray
man." This imprint widest had eta an ofest aria
the rest Of the market people that they all puked up their
goods, and the walla was eland (ti • vigil shut time.
farther outrage has due bola smanated, and tie Sawa is
1 atirudeolly quiet.