The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-17 00:00:00

communications with General CAMERON, excepting
those strictly official. In a memorandum issued by
the Auckland Government they denounce in strong
terms the injustice of the accusation, and declare
that it is impossible, with any regard to their own.
character, longer to avail themselves of services so.
unwillingly rendered. What will be the result of
this open rupture remains to be seen : the question
will be a difficult one for the Colonial Minister to
deal with. The general feeling in the colony is
that the Auckland Ministry could not have acted
otherwise ; but the General is indignant at
the public use of what he calls a private
letter. The recent inaction of General CAMERON
in the prosecution of the war is clearly accounted
for by this impression on his part. One thing is
forcibly shown by this entanglement—the evil of
double or divided authority, and the colonists have
good cause to complain that, pending the settlement
of private differences between these gentlemen, the
public interests of the colony are not sufficiently re-
garded. The outlay and loss caused by the war
have been very serious to a young community, to
say nothing of the loss of life and suffering occa-
sioned by it. Divided councils are always bad, and
the absence of a decided authority in a matter of
such serious importis very much to be regretted.
At the same time the prospects of peace are more
encouraging. The subthission of WILLIAM THOMP-
SON, the most formidable of the leaders, and several
of the principal Maori chiefs, augurs well for the
future. More especially may we hope that this is
something beyond a mere temporary truce, since
WILLIAM TIIO3IPSON signed the submission on the
part of the KING and himself. General CAREY, to
whom the submission was made, describes the bear-
ing of TnomrsoN as silent and submissive in the
extreme, and the only requests which he made were
for an official examination into his character, which,
he affirmed, had been much maligned, and that
General CAREY should let him know what the Go-
vernor thought of his submission. The form of
covenant which THO3IPSON signed was as follows :
—" We consent that the laws of the QUEEN be
laws for the KING (Maori), to be a protection for us
all for ever and ever. This is the sign of making
peace, my coming into the presence of my
fighting friend, General CAREY." The cove-
nant was in the Maori language, and was
dated May 27, 1865. It cannot, of course, be re-
garded as a final settlement of the war, but each of
the chiefs that lays down his arms and acknow-
ledges the supremacy of the QUEEN is a point gained,
and the surrender of WILLIAM THOMPSON, if
genuine, is worth the submission of a dozen Maori
chiefs. Whether or no his character has been
maligned, as he asserts, there is little doubt that he
has been an active promoter of the war, and espe-
cially of that King movement which has done so
much mischief. It will be a matter for hearty con-
gratulation for the colonists, and of satisfaction to
the mother country, when hostilities are finally sus-
pended, and the relations between the settlers and
the Maories put upon a safer and more defined
footing.

The various Exhibitions of Arts and Manufac-
tures that are constantly taking place are among
the most encouraging and interesting signs of the
times in which we live. Yesterday the Lord Chan-
cellor, assisted by the Marquis of SALISBURY and
the Lord Mayor, opened the North-East London
Exhibition, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington.
The arrangements were admirably done, and the
whole affair was very satisfactory. Thousands
attended, and the place was crowded with orderly
visitors, who were greatly interested in the pro-
ceedings. The various ceremonies having been
gone through, and the choir having sung the Old
Hundredth Psalm, the Lord Chancellor declared
the Exhibition open. Ilis lordship also delivered
an address, which was most appropriate
to the occasion, and brought the leading circum-
stances connected with the affair before the
assembly. He commenced by an allusion to the
first Great Exhibition, which took place in 1851,
and testified to the wisdom and prescience which
the lath Prince Consort had displayed in that
affair. Certainly that noble undertaking may rank
among the chief works of his Royal Highness, as
it is the one which will the most intimately associate
his name with posterity, for the continuance of these
Exhibitions seems likely enough, and in all pro-
bability they will flourish among future generations,
who will appreciate and admire them. France has
followed our example, and since then the design has
been carried out in many places. One of the na-
tural consequences of the " happy issue " of our li
Great Exhibitions was truly said by the Lord Chan-
cellor to be the development of the South Kensing-
ton Museum, and that institution has been of in-
estimable service to our manufacturers and opera-
tives. The noble and learned lord went on to ex-
plain the necessity that existed for further under-
takings besides the great establishment at South
Kensington. Time cannot be given by the working
classes of the north-east of London to go to such a
distance as Kensington to study objects of art, and
hence, to all intents and purposes, it spreads its
stores in vain for them, and its marvels of science
and art are to them sealed books. The inhabitants
of Islington have done themselves great honour, and
deserve great praise for their energy and enthu-
siasm in this cause ; and, as the Lord Chancellor
said to them yesterday, it is a matter of " legitimate
pride " for them to reflect upon. The inhabitants
of that locality comprise many hundreds who are
engaged in every variety of manufacture,
and if a museum could be permanently
established there it would be of great benefit
and a paramount advantage to the community. As
was also observed in this eloquent address immense
good is done by affording the working classes the
means of improvement and amusements of an ele-
vated kind. Thus local museums will be an addi-
tional advantage to them, and another great in-
ducement is held out to those who have the manage-
ment of such undertakings. In these great under-
takings there will not be occasion to exercise much
patience, or to trust to the promise of one sowing
that another may reap, for actual and immediate
gain seems to wait on the labours of those who
inaugurate them, and the best and happiest results
follow their doings. In connection with the much-
used phrase of " working classes," the Lord CHAN-
CELLOR said that he had been all his life a "work-
ing
f the brain man," and he could state from experience that
the work
work o
of thhee
hand, and honest is
exhaustingork of
an y t a n
the
kind
was not only useful, but laudable. In the beauti-
ful language of the
Psalmist, he endeavoured to
illustrate his meaning by quoting the passage which
declares—" Oh Lord how wonderful art Thou in all
Thy works, in wisdom hast Thou made them." Al-
together this opening ceremony may be considered
to be a great success, and to have realised all the
most sanguine expectations.

There are few arrangements connected with the
public service which conduce more to the general
safety and order of the community than the Police
Force ; but, inasmuch as grave responsibility is
vested in its members, it behoves the administrators
of the law to see that due discipline is Maintained,
and strict justice observed among them. It is always
to be regretted when too much laxity is shown to
those who break the laws in their own prism which