The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-17 00:00:00

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March by the direct path, that means, traveller's fare,
short commons. Let us take the circuitous route, that
means abundance, or the portion of the stayer at home.
No more, oh friend. It is for you to interpret this
meaning of those proverbs. There are more to come. NO

more, From the RuNANI MAoai.
llie Excellency the Governor of New Zee,feud.

COPT or A LETTER PROM WILLIAM THOMPSON TO HIS
EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

14.garuswalda, June 7, 1861.
To the Governor of Auckland.

Friend,—Send my kureroT; printed, that the source
of my thoughts may be seen, and the cause of my exertions
on the side of the blnories.

I will minimum my narration from the time of my first
conversiou to Christianity, which was during the Rotorua
war. That war Lad been carried on for two years when I
conimeuced to worship God. The name of my minister wax
Joseph Drown. That Pakeha was plundered by my tribe.
My " kszakia " commenced after the departure of my
=mister ; lie went to Teuranga, and I stood in his
the war at Hedonist still being carried on. I urged ttl ijirthe
feud should mare, and that feud was coded. The Hauraki
(people) conaueuced again, and Top Topa, Untkanika, and
Kaukiuta were taken. tribe again arose to seek pay-
meet, but I repressed them, and that ended. The Hauraki@
made another attack at Waiharakeke, and Pinectga was
taken by Tarisia. My tribe again arose to seek payment
(ur revenge), but they were not permitted (by me) to rise
and seek payment—they were repressed by me. At that
time my name was Tarapipipi. I had no minister to
streugthen me in that work which God sent into New Zea-
land, to every part, and to every island- I was given this
work to do by the stewards of Christ, and I also worked
during the time there was no ministry. It, hen my work
had increased, then only did my minister return to see after
cars ; that is, his place was on his feet ; he used merely to
come to baptise and to administer the eacranient, and then
return to Tauraugu. I worked at quarrels about land, and
through my exertions these troubles were with difficulty
ended. By this time there were many ministers at all the
places, whilst I continued to reside at my place without
cue. I thought about building a large house as a house of
meeting for the tribes who were living at variance in New
Zealand, and who would sot become united. That hour*
was erected, and was called Babel. 1 then sent my
thoughts to seek some plan by which the Maori
tribes should become united ; that they should esactuble
together, sod the people become use, like the Pakehas.
The Ngatipaixi were invited, and they came to me, and
united their talk for good. Afterwanls the Ngatitsmaters
were invited and came ; afterwards the Ngatiwhakase were
invited, and they came ; afterwards the Ngatiwbanuungs
were invited, and they came. However. they merely as-
sembled together ; evil still manifested itself ; the river of
blued was not yet steppe!. The ministers acted bravely,
and so did 1, but the flaw of blood did not cease. When
you came the river of blood was still open, and I therefore
sought for some thought to cause it to cease, as the minis-
ters had lung persevered. 1 considered, therefore, how
this blood could he made to diminish in this island. I
looked into your books, where Israel cried to have a king
fur themselves to be a judge over them, and 1 looked at the
words of Moses in Deuteronomy xvii. 15 ; sod in Revela-
tious ; and I kept these words iu my memory
through all the years ; the land feuds continuing all the
trine, and blood still being spilt, I still meditating upon the
matter. When we arrived at the year 11157 Te lieuheu
called a meeting at Taupo. Twice SOO were assembled
there. When the news of that meeting reached rue, 1 mid,
I will consent to this to assist my work, that the religion of
those tribes that had not yet united might have tone to
breathe. I c.omeneuced at those wools in the Book of
Samuel viii. 5, "Give use King to judge us." This was
why I set up Potatau in the year 1857. On his being set
up the blood at once ceased, and has so remained us to the
presort year. The reason why I set up Potatau as a king
fur me was, be • 144 • man of extended influence, and one
who was respected by the tribes of this island. That, 0
friend, was why I set hen up, to put down my troubles, to
hold the Laud of the 'hive, and to judge the offences of the
chiefs. Tho King was set up, the Kumagais were set up,
the Kai-whakawsis were set up, and religion was set up.
The works of my ancestors have ceased, they are dimieish-
ing at the present time ; what I say Is, that the blued of
the klaories has ceased (to flow). I don't allude to this
blood (lately shed) ; it was your hasty work caused that
blued. Ido not desire to cast the Queen from this island,
but from my piece (of land). I am to be the person to over-
look my piece. Enough.
Another portion will follow.
From Wt TAWIIIANA.

TEE GALE. CANCALTIEN AT LIVERPOOL.
During Saturday sod the entire day of Sunday a hesvy gale,
accompanied with violent squalls from the IV.N. W. by
N. W., blew over Liverpool, and extended, if we may judge
by the hutocrous mishaps to the shipping, far down the
Channel. The diip Kenmare, bound from Liverpool to
Arichat, was towed back on Sunday frau Nlon:ambe Bay,
dismamul. The Hope. from Liverpool to Toulon, moo shore
at Cosulyn, near Holyhead the Active, bound to Havre,
and the Vrovidenoe, from Barrow to Newport, have also
put into Holyhead. The Conqueror, which sailed on the
13th for Rangoon, put back on Suoday with foremast
sprung ; end the Great Northern, after loss of anchors,
chaiu, le., much strained. The west coast of Ireland was
also visited by the storm.
REDUCTION OF WACIER IN LANISAsIIIPAL—The
cation spinners of Blackburn having decided to ns-duee the
wages of their workpeople, as well as to work short time,
the matter was discussant at a large meeting of delegate. of
the Associated Operative Spinners of Lancashire and the
adjoining counties, held in Manchester on Sunday. A re-
iodation was adopted, to du effect that the employer. be
earnestly and respectfully requested to reconsider their de-
cision, b.s•atute, while all admit that the present scarcity
of cotton affords:. well-grounded reason fur the diminution
of its cousumption. and of the production of yarns and
goods, by running short time, this fleeting of delegates can-
not uudefstand how a reduction of wages can be the means
of preventing an adequate supply of the raw material, or
of findin; a prolitahle market for yarns, Sic."

THE LATE ATTEMPTED EMAT3I) ON SOMERSET
Faitflaint.—At the Taunton Giuldbidl, on Saturday, John
Wio.leat, 3 tattle salesman, of London, appeared to answer a
charge of having attempted to defraud several farmers of vast-
one sumo, amounting altogether to upwards of 1,200/. On
Woduesday,Ar. H. Lidden, surgeon, having deposed that the
primouer's further detention in gaol would be likely to produce
madness, the magistrates had admitted him to Lail in his
own recognisance of 5001. On Saturday, when the ease was
called on, tt was stated that the prisoner had satisfied in full
all that bad any claim upon him, and that, consequently, no
further evidence against him would be offered. Me bench
said, that being the case, they had DO alternative but to
discharge the prisoner, and he was accordingly relehed
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