The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 4. 1863

ing. In olden times the colonisation of a savage
country was too often attended by acts of reckless
cruelty towards the native inhabitants. The pos-
session of the soil was the great object, and the
European invader thought little of the rights of the
original possessor. The cruelties of CORTEZ and
PTZARRO dimmed the glory of the Spanish conquests
in Central and Southern America, and the gradual
disappearance and extinction of the Aborigines even
now usually keeps pace with the increase and prospe-
rity of the settlers. Of late years the minds and con-
sciences of men have become more alive to the rights
and claims of others, and the natives in our colonies
have met with more considerate treatment. In this,
as in all other matters, however, there is a risk of
rushing into the opposite extreme, and where the
number of settlers is small and the country uncivilised
the danger of allowing the allowing the natives
pre-eminence is manifeatly very great. In New
Zealand, especially in the Northern part, the diffi-
culty is increasing, for the Maories encouraged by
the indulgence hitherto shown them are becoming
absolutely intolerable. A letter from a New Zea-
land settler, who has come over to this country for
a short time, gives a very uninviting picture of the
state of affairs he has left behind him. It
seems from his report that the natives
consider themselves the rulers and pass arbitrary
laws, which they compel the settlers to submit
to. They have recently claimed the right of search-
ing Europ( an houses, with the object of seizing any
spirits or liquors in the possession of the owners.
A gentleman writes to the Hatches Bay Het ald
complaining that a party of these agreeable visitors
had seized and removed from his place a hogshead
of porter and four casks of ginger wine, for which
seizure he had no remedy. Another case is men-
tioned, in which the natives applied for the
loan of an article, and being refused, coolly took it
by force, for which the loser could get no redress.
The settler we have already spoken of says in his
communication that it is useless to talk of
obtaining redress through a magistrate, for, if you
could get one to send a summons, the native
would light his pipe with it and laugh at you,
when nothing further would be done. More
flagrant, however, than any encroachment on the
rights of settlers is the conduct of the Maori to
the Government. A high road, which has long
been in need of repair, is about to be metalled
by the proaineial authorities. As soon as ten-
ders aro called for, a native writes to the Go-
vernment, forbidding the continuance of the work
unless on payment of a preliminary sum of £l,OOO.
It is certainly high time Oat something should
be done, and that the natives should
learn, from the firm and decisive atti-
tude assumed by the British authorities,
that the lives and property of settlers are no longer
to be at the mercy of their caprice. If the British
Government in New Zealand do not succeed in ob-
taining, the respect of the Mioriee, they will forfeit
that of their own countrymen, and the settlers will
take the law into their own hands if they can ob-
tain neither protection nor redress from the lawful
authorities. The letter we have referred to above
asserts that if a white man should be killed by
the natives the settlers will certainly take it up.
This is a state of things much to be deprecated
hat how can we blame the settlers for wishing to
defend themselves against such tyranny and oppres-
sion. It is always a mistake to allow savage and
ignorant men to think the authorities are afraid of
them. If once the power of . the Government is
firmly established, and the natives are taught to
respect it, it may be safe to show lenity and indul-
gence ; but until a wholesome dread of the law is
enforced throughout the island, there will be no
peace or order. If the settlers are left to take
matters in their own hands and to inaugurate a war
whose length and character may probably be com-
mensurate with the contest between the Kaffirs and
the Cape settlers, the result will be disastrous,
Meanwhile the prospects of this healthy
and fertile colony are languishing, and
the great body of settlers would gladly
quit Northern Zealand if they could find pur-
chasers for their property. Sir G. GREY
had better look to it at once. He has tried the in-
dulgent and temporising method long enough. Let
aim see what other plan he can try to secure justice
to British residents in a British colony.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTLI'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

COPENHAGEN, APRIL 3.

The steamship Ward Jackson, belonging to the
Hartlepool Steam Navigation CJmpany, has ar-
rived at Malmo, in Sweden, from Eugland.
She brings 190 Polish volunteers, of whom 26 are
officers and engineers, and a large cargo of arms and
ammunition.

The Swedish Government has confiscated the
ship, probably with tae view of protecting her from
the Russians.

The Poles have been permitted to remain in

S weden.

A fire broke out yesterday on board the Ward
Jackson, which was, however, extinguished in three
hours by the Poles.

OUR

Among the papers jt
th,! annual account of

COUNTS.

kingdom, showing, for
dealt, and to what an
follows :

ist issuLd by the Beard of Trade is
the value of the imports into this
the last three years, where we have
lount. Our intpoas have been as

FROM FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.

Russia ..
Sweden ..
Norway ..
Denmark
Prusgia
Mecklenburg -Schwerin
Hanover
Oldenburg and Knip-

hausen
Haitse Towne
Holland • •
Belgium
France
Portugal, Azores, Ma

eira • • • • • •
Spain and Canaries ..
Italy .. •• ••
Austrian Te, ritories :
Venetia, Muria, Cro-
atia, and Dalmatia ..
Greece
Turk•'y, European :
Natoiia, or A: is Minor
W,:llachia Mo davia

Syria and Palestine.

Other vorts • •
Egypt (including the
transit from India and
China) •• ••
Tripoli
Tunis • • ••
Algeria
Morocco
Western Africa(foreign)
Cape erde Islands ..
Eastern Africa
Bourbon •• • •
Persia • • • .
French Pos. in India ..
Dutch Pos. in India :
J,Va
Sumatra ..
Other Possessions _
Philippine Islands ..
Borneo
Slam
China,liongkong inlB6o
Japan
Ibian ,s in the P,..cific
le'oreion West Indies ..
Flay. i and St. Domingo
United States
Ports on the Atlantic
Northern
Southern
Ports on the Pacific..

Mexico • • • •
Central America ..
New Granada .•
Vent zuela
Equactor .•
Peru
is
Chili
Brazil • • ••
Uraguay
Argentine Confeieratn.
Patagonia
Northern whale fishery

Total foreign countrieal

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Heligoland . • • •
Cha, nel Islands .•
Gibraltar
Malta and Gozo
lonian Islands
Western Alrica(Brit sh,
Ascension
St. Helena .• • •
Cape of Good Hope
Caifraria
Natal•Mdurit ius • • ••
Arabia—Aden
Korria Mooria Islds.
India—
Bombay and Scindel
lei adras
Bengal ant Fern

10,20 ',193'
3,1 c, 3,308
1,160,9J7
2,575, 5S
7,511,21
495,105
257,251

49,423
7,027,741
8,256,6 ,0
4,079,245
17,774,037

2,27R,782
4, 10,495
2,7.8,524

9%36

677,341
3,1 s 0,3
2,232,2 :5
72,500

10,317,012
61
13,954

1,572
2;0,421
1,800,619
89,
13,633
8,925

170,6251

333,816
15,503

6'8,798
12,517

75, 46
9,393,76+
167,5:11

208
3,151,692
126,067

1 44,708,513
18, 89

41,727, 021

99x,221
221,8 0
5'5,190
21,990

107, 33
2,5'0,142

1. 9,347
2,5 6,2'7
2,2r9,; 80
867,0`z8
1,0.'7,755
9,543
145,2,i4

-1~7i6i1,1

g10,4r21
352,511

195,3 A
267,731

141,13

31,0, 2I

1,609,78
101,72:
1,684,26

15,100,5271

12,82?,C88
2,620.720
951,205
2,255,837
6,410,895
4i2,431
284,081

36,479
6,058,490
7,692,- 95
:3,817,, 00
17,826,616

2,397,423
4,632,720
2,4.0,061
527,916
718,10

7,0,544
2,103,480
1,528,510
1,T!3,299
77,425
0,8(33

8,'=•98,4931

14,6931
33,32 i

498:688
1,51.5,433
1,1,0
495
5,5.11

79,7521

184,74?
6,481

26,053
816,?,6j

1E62.

15,153,071
$',698,216
1,105,429
2,163,748
8,796,e10
20,9. 7
276,033

20,952
5,8+7,875
7,859,601
4,b53,,90
2!,602,676

2,404.305
3,931.183
2,617,911
384,825
795,27:
707,511
2,460,580
1,804,4;23
643,524
128,22
301

12,225,392
6,078
,532
47,264

434,041
1,719,801

5
163,176

12,4951

Singapore and Eastern'
Straits
Ceylon •• •.
llong,ong

1,0 i 4,04
2,274, 48
China)

25,08
8,93,581
53,687

4,760,43
137,47

S 21,736,132
t 26,917,.98
70 ,572

49,3t9,6021

Australia
West Australia
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Queens land
Tasmania
New Zeal,nd

03,6 01

31-,520
313, 6)
433,060

24,5561

£4,802
3,164,552

125,416
2,116,89!,
2,631 480
639,717
1,471,649
4,220
130,615

93,336
2,690

164,609,014

544
638,7:2
133,834
143,437
213,157
194,213

14,538
1,321,,,75
3,471
96.901
1,914,042

t 11,331,63
2,124,05
3,505,0.

21,963,6521

1,915,425
2,251,019
137,86

73,,4301

2,867,445
1,829,369
4:a7,( 06
44,244

6,4f;9,243'

81,6 G

British North America
Bermudas .. • •
Brit. West India Islands
Britian Guinea
Belize (Brit. Ht,nduras)
Falxianci Islands . •

6,826,96'2

7,624
4,392,311
1,595,10
309,020
7,33 P

7os,sro

32,2 2
37,824
11,982,2::5
591,855
19,610
4439 513
151,719

34. 6 i3l

Total of British Pose

28 237.593
1,, 68,915
353,846

7,69',361

019,458
492.310
811,304

42,959,437

9.397

Total of Foreign Coun-
tries and British Foss.

2,901,342
2,040,124
t 131,088
465 t'62
511,357

210,530,8731

6, 01,01871

95,( 23
2, 393.92

3i1,982
2863,34
4,4 '_4,1:7

092328
1,133,(,71
2,200
1(2,623

161,28 •,sil

56i
653, 14
97,553
110 734
339,245
234,709

2,391
1,412,362
23,976
81,423
967,714

21,922,7 8
3,512,133
8,714,676

34,140,597

2,375,813
2,45-,262
54.72,

63,P,9

866,581
2,571,630
2,078,819
165,673
457,614
611,445

8,667,2_0.1

14,121
4,051,937
1,761,341
26.117
4,767

52,676,0101

7,110,703

3,449,327
78,642
4,644,961
1,561,343
299,746
20,131

217,485,02

65,3 :7,169

226,592,720