The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-04 00:00:00

EDITION

suaself) and drunk with vehement applause. This
wag not an insult over a captive—it was submission
toa victor, and an acknowledgment of injustice.
Iv At the same
meeting Sir WILLIAM MOLES-
landed"TR spoke as if no Englishman had ever
e in
Nevir Zealand before the New Zealand
t:triPany was. in existence—when the fact is, that
Comp
Co 2,0.00 and 3,000 were located before the
e"VanY 'was ever heard of, and it was part of the
,I:ll.4PanY's plan to decry the enterprise of these in-
bi-,:"ItalF1 and to substitute another system of occu-
;ll—,7°ll for that which they had so successfully
itaPted. Even at the Plymouth gathering Lord
topl spoke of these men, whom the Company is
vietnisPlacc, as men of no character—runaway con-
fell: The Noble Lord will not allow an erring
1,4-w-creature to recover his character and self-
in Pe,
,t by escaping from punishment and establish-
Thgtt Traself as an honest man. We prize, quite as
lion as Sir WILLIAM MOLESIVORTH, the viten-
4tid cif British civilization and British knowledge,
we the British empire over the whole globe ; but
Itr:rt:bY no means convinced that Mr. WAKE-
the scheme colonization, putting
aukh an end to
ciet
euPation of other subjects of the Crown,
1° he acted on.
that the 'airJeting at Plymouth a new feature of
author eherat
was exposed, of which we presume its
sill aeoler dreamed. AIL GIBBON WAKEFIELD
Aupeat With surprise that he is to be the St.
1:10.44n of the Britain of th.zi South Sea. Lord
jetta Said " that one of the most important ob-
that v‘ii."l7 had in view was the spreading through
Istiett7t and fertik region the blessings of civili-
too, 1,14114 Christianity." Sir W. MOLESWORTH
teirig ess the mark, spoke of the naked savage
rZitefu'ay instructed in the mysteries of our
iftteskil!!")ll." It is true that Missionaries have
%di,. es," them, but those Missionaries have taken
mud b
and therefore do not teach the
apostle truly. Mr. WAKEFIELD is to be the
Ave r uL the truth.
1:4 Leeti,eei somewhat ashamed of the Radical Member
A ;,„ BPeaking is this manner. We thought
ery IT'e no mysteries about our religion. By it
tenait;,,, is explained. Mystery of all kinds was
taere4`4 When Revelation was given. The
:444chil nr,w knows the whole history of man's
re iris his full, his redemption, and how eternal
deteritY4 obtained. Sir W. MOLESWORTH
the " holy religion" which Mr. WAKE-
itI444I
stO 'be: the means of transplanting to the
terilkd of
the southern ocean. He not only misde-
abtilled .it' hot, in common with Lord ELIOT, he
oho Its mime. The New Zealand Company, as
apro„r. bY their excess:Ave jealousy about the
preventr latiett
of land, and by their great desire
laud from being granted at less
largoittin 3'
per acre, have in view the rea-
atewtd Prnfits on their capital. In fac:, it is
1444 the .t Mr. 'WAKEFIELD'S scheme is in_
iliett. 04to
„ give wealth to the capitalist, by enabling
4
4trero n's Port our labourers to the South Seas. It is,
Nyrot:' rid:4eulous affectation and delusive hypo-
4ed literr.cend that the object is to diffuse Christianity
tt to, tn)steries of our holy religion. The object
Lion money, and the scheme is based on op-
to the Missionaries, who have already
ab'iFi` the people Christianity, and acquired posses-
hgt.r!much of their land.
1 01 the sources of quarrel betwixt Mr.W;.AK E-
ib. and Lord JOHN RUSSELL was the t ng
ittiatKfl by dr.; Government at less than his
2°B. per acre. Mr. W W AKIELD knows
71411,1 colon; could not prosper if any colony were
al 41
its neighbourhood, of which the laud could
;
10et, 11,ed at pleasure by industrious English-
l'Adeed, it is plain that nobody would give
.411,1141
.bis Company 20s. per acre for land, if
,Id. get, as he has got, a thousand or two
to the) muskets. It is essential, therefore,
lehere,etit:_ng of his land, and to the success of his
ort,ean
ti that the land should be all seized by the
al3' °r bythe Government, and all squatting
.oantfit„.noocet forupa the occupation by individuals for their' own
44141 benefit of the Company—be
lt4ll Y ?tit ;in
end to. It is in principle a ruorwpa
af th014(14 an infringement of the liberty and
.per
4400-0134,:eWh0 might choose to emigrate on dim own
e 4iv Cionsequenee of this scheme is plain. It will
ill:L-41n immediately to a landed interest, which
Pr: very soon opposed to other interests. Such
of a t rnOntopOly of land is the palpable parent
Corn-law for New Zealand. There it
lay embryo in the 20s. per acre rent. Those who
Port, 7- per acre must be protected against im-
tio"ll%. from those districts where the people pay
Per -eat. Supposing the land to yield four quarters
14kre, there must be a Corn-law, imposing a
the af SF,. per quarter on all corn imported from
*411444.0 where land is occupied and cultivated
the payment of rent. Mr. WAKEFIELD'S
' monopolize the land leads directly to a
at 'a
otitvi% and will tend, therefore, to inflict on
Wean? 14 the South Sea the curses, as well as the
\42') of our civilization.
the evil4' 1811ne scheme of monopoly, pregnant with all
EUPpo entailed on us by our landed interest, is
‘b ne,d 11 Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH,
„ and
the 111°' .other so-called patriots, who yearn after
credit Prcivement of society. If we give them
1)413 for good intentions, it must be at the ex-
bot': of their understanding. Why should they
, , ,irot i„,
`"Pro're society at home, and then send out
`"Y political offspring ? Rising young men,
Itt)„ Er.:lOT and Sir WILLIAM MOLES-
My 11.1 are 'called, might reach fame, if they have
talents, without soaring aloft in Mr. WA K
FtBl.4'S glittering balloon. South Australia
4„N4 therm that a time will come when it must
'it,' and they will be cast to the earth.

ip
thfe Aninotateur, a Boulogne paper, contained
oil lam number a sensible and friendly article
tetit p, Q. rel ations of amity that ought to exist be-
,
re great countries like England and France.
prr),.,
try .ates the desecration of the national hymn
kik-144114g it a means to excite the one nation
ii:tethe other, and with much firmness defends
Ititteh clf policy it has pursued, in checking, as
;
th. 4.1 possible, the war-cry against England.
1114 b. It is supported by a large proportion of the
Nei,l4'lts of Boulogne. At the theatre lastd
liititzt:i\lhere the crowd was immense, "a few in 1-
ey
th Balled' for the " Marseillaise Hymn,"
but
htike eat once put down by the indignant re-
-1441, °f the great majority of the audience. The
}tour eceate took place at Valenciennes. Let the
will11:t 4anger come," it properly adds, " and it
448 e see of
whether men, who show their good
to4r are less patriotic than their noisy neigh-
-14) 4* The English nation, more calm, though
ess
pt energetic, exhibits to us the spectacle of a
bhpwi
In are sincerely desirous of peace, and
yl3 will not suffer themselves to be carried away
tvhi Nit vadoes from the grave and sad reflte,ions to
Pte43 the present crisis gives rise. The whole
ISt °I England protests against war, and not one
aAfelttble journal points out, as a future enemy,
kit tae ign nation. Let our opponents accuse us
Drcni,Y Please of Anglomania, we must still be
At
4 led to say that this conduct is dignified, that
,l4rQterable to our turbulence, and that we would
well to. imitate it."
The
,report of the
e Anti-Corn-law meeting at
to Dti,7ster, which we have not hefnre found space
is worthy of the leaders of the aboli-
j .
7771 The mant‘y) straightforward language of

M. BROTHERTON will reach the heart of every
bread-eater in the country. According to his state-
ment, the bread-tax paid by the inhabitants of Sal-
ford is double the amount of what they have to
pay for all local taxes. It is estimated at upwards
of 30,0001. a-year, while the local taxes, enhanced
as they arc, particularly the Poor•rates, amount to
14,0001. Well may Mr. BROTHERTON describe
this as an odious, unjust robbery committed by the