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London, England, 1861-05-29 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29.

EARL GREY last night took advantage of the
second reading of a Bill respecting the administra-
tive divisions of New Zealand to review the condi-
tion of affairs in that colony, particularly with
reference to the war with the natives in the
Northern Island. The noble TM expressed a
strong opinion upon the defective nature of the
claim to enforce which Governor Stowers resorted
to hostilities—a conclusion coinciding with that to
which we have once or twice confessed ourselves
irresistibly led. Earl Gazr also traced the pee.
sent difficulties in tho relations of the settlers and
Maoris to the institution of responsible government,
which enables the colonists to make the public
legislation and administration subservient to their
special iuterests at the expense of the natives, and
so to kindle distrust. It would be very difficult for
any impartial person to read the correspondence
sent home by Governor BROWNE and his Chief
Minister, Mr. Manicre, for some time before
the outbreak of the war, without forming the
same judgment. The natives, who had not
been afraid to trust the Crown and its represesta-
tires, saw with alarm the powers of the Govern-
ment assumed by the colonists under the new
constitution, and began to think of a
Governor of their own, not controlled by a
council of settlers. Hence the Maori King move-
ment and the Land League. But the lesson which
Earl Gamy finds in these facts is extraordinary.
He thinks they sufficiently prove that the grant of
the constitution under which the colonists enjoy
self-government was a mistaken act. Not only so,
but he recommends and even urges the Govern-
ment to suspend that constitution for a term of
years, and then not to restore it without modi-
fieatioos of a nature to increase the power
of the Governor, se the representative of
the Crown, and diminish the responsi-
bility of his advisers to the Aasseably.
This is extreme advice. It can hardly be sap-
posed that the authors of the existing orinslitn
ticet of New Zealand, and the Ministers who
motioned its establishment, did act forme some of
tie inconveniences which the course taken by
Gement Humes at Taranaki has brought into pre-
eminence. But we must take leave to doubt
whether they would have considered them se war-
ranting the Home Government in refusing to eon-
cede to the New Zealand colonists that effective
control of the government of the colony, which is
exercised by the people of Camels and Australia.
The check which the Homs Government has
upon the colonists is of another kind.
As long as the colonists are dependent upon the
mother country for assistance in carrying out their
hative policy, it is in tit^ yrrer tt; Cajoaki.
office to enforce its opinion. While regiments are
sent out from England to fight the battles of the
colonists, the Home Government must be taken
to approve the policy of the Colonial Government.
That is an influence which is not dependent on
constitutions, and is such a one as we see in
Europe even sovereign governments exerting upon
one another. When the colonists are able to deal
with the natives themselves, our responsibilities will
have been considerably modified, for our power will
have diminished. In the meantime no good will
be done by raising irritating constitutional quer
lions between tho mother country and the Maly.
Nothing less than the peremptory language am-
played last night by the Secturriar of STATs foe
the COLONIC§ was needed to prevent the sug-
gestion doing great mischief. The Duke of New-
esirrte said "he had no intention whatever et
" suppressing the constitution of New Zealand,
" which would be, be believed, a most impolitic,
" unwise, and, with all deforms to the noble
" Earl, • most unjust act." The Government has
resolved to send out to New Zealend the most
successful colonial administrator in the service
of the Crown. Sir Gems Garr will shortly leave
the Cape Colony and proceed thither. This is •
wise course Things have now reached a crisis
which requires the presence of • man in whom
both settlers and natives can feel confidence.
Such a man is Sir Gems Gamy. The Duke
of Nevem= last night paid • compliment to the
returning Governor, Colonel Baowes. No doubt
it must often happen that the men who discharge
important duties throughout our extensive colo-
nial empire have merits which only the Govern-
ment can fairly appreciate, and the public will not
grudge their fair acknowledgment. Of Governor
Baowirs's policy with respect to the Taranaki
dispute we have expressed an unfavourable opi-
nion, but we have never been blind to the great
difficulties in which he was pleced—difficulties

the nature of which the public will comprehand.
when they are told that the same mail has brought
to England despatches in which be and his chief
minister have submitted their respective differences
to the Colonial-office in the form of elaborate argil-
menta affecting the first principles of native policy.
As Governor 13e.owsz has the discredit of having
commenced the war with the natives, it is but
just to him to say that up to ita outbreak his in-
duence war uniformly exerted to defend their
rights and promote their welfare.

On Friday Sir Gimp Lewis will introduce a bill
to plat* the entploymeSSd Waal" pug persona, youths.
and chadors ia lace facderise mailer Ur aardatioas of the
Iscaorias Acta.

The Lord Advocate, on Friday, will introduce a
bill to mimed the law regarding esejogal rights in Scotland
lir. Scully will move, on Friday, that " an bum-
ble address he presorted to bar Majesty reprameting that
Mr. George Adair, onset the Notion of the pees for the
musty at Nowak ban recently ejected an tbe ishabitanta
howl a tract of land is that county saber circumstances
ninth appear to this house to afraid serioesly the general
place sod wellbeing of the diatriet ; sad prayiag that she
may be pas:body planed to direct we iequiry, with a view
to eassider whether it is fitting that Ifir.Adalr shall menses
to bald bar Majeaty's commission."