The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.—The barque Portley, Captain
Francis Reed, put in here yesterday, bound to Loudon ;
left the Mauritius on the 9th, and Cape of Good Hope on
the 31st of October. Her Majesty's sloop. Snake, 16,
Commander Thomas B. Brown, was at the Mauritius.
Her Majesty's ship President, 50, Captain P. Stanley,
flag-ship of Admiral Dacie, hal left before the Portley
sailed. The unpleasant feeling of the French toward•
the English, caused by the misunderstanding between
the English Admiral and the French Consul at the Mau-
bas not yet subsided. Her Majesty's frigate
Conway, 26, Captain William Kelley, left the Cape for
the Mauritius about the 20th of October. The Portley,
which is laden with sugars from the Mauritius, and wool
and hides from the Cape, reports the ship Pestonjee
Bomanjee, lat. 7 50, long. 22 12 W., Nov. 28; the Wasp,
lat. 24 28, long. 29, Dee. 11 ; the Dutch ship Pieter
Floritz, from Batavia for Amsterdam, lat. 29 50, long.
29 4 W., Dec. 20 ; the Virginia, from London for New
Orleans, long. 22 30, lat. 29 16, Dec. 20; and the Amity
Hall, London, lat. 47 43, long. 12 50, Jan. 5. The
schooner Triton, of Brixham, was off Plymouth yester-
day, bound up Channel. _

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The barque Mary, Captain Levens, arrived at Ply-
mouth on the 9th of January; left Auckland September
20; rounded Cape Horn Oct. 23; touched at Pernam-
buco-on the 3d, and left on the sth of December. She
is laden with copper ore, flax, oil, cowrie gum (from the
cowrie tree), and the bark of the hirrau, a new black
dye, considered most valuable. Her passengers are
Captain Sweeney (late American barque Noble), Mrs.
Skivington and two children, Mr. O'Neal, Mr. Little-
wood, Mr. Reeves, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Potts, Mrs. Hill,
Mr. M'Key and :17, nd Mr. Seaman and family.
Her Maje*x_ Si, C trlea Graham,
her Majeatfir e —6,,qtr,"Uoialinairffeedeorge
J. Hay, and a sloop of war, not the Carysfort, were at
Auckland. A native chief, of Ranghieta's tribe, was
on board one of these ships. The merchant vessels Stra-
thalia and Haidee were advertised 'to sail Nov. 1; the
Cecilia, in all that month; and the Mary Katherine
after her repairs arc completed at Kaipara.
The settlement of Auckland is in a most flourishing
condition. The government of Captain Grey gives en-
tire satisfaction. Emigrants from Sydney and Hobart
Town are constantly arriving. A mounted police, com-
posed partly of natives, has been some time established,
and its beneficial effects are felt daily. The church and
college for the natives is in full operation. Good order
and decorum prevails, and the Sabbath-day is respected.
The Government are erecting barracks upon a most ex-
tensive scale. Happily for this settlement the neigh-
bouring tribe, that of the Walcata, the most populous on
the island, is friendly disposed towards the settlers, for
whom they willingly labour for hire. Their chief, Te
Werrowerro, who is called the King of New Zealand,
lately offered Captain Grey help to suppress disturbances
created by another chief. This proffered assistance the
Governor most prudently declined to accept, being
willing to put dow❑ the tumult with his own forces,
thereby preventing the two tribes from becoming em-
broiled through British interests, and at the same time
exhibiting undeniable proof of the colonial Government
to quell the outbreak themselves. Within a radius of
50 miles round Auckland the country is unequalled for
agricultural and arable purposes, and the land is culti-
vated entirely by settlers, assisted by the natives. Land
in the country ranges from 10s. to 101. per acre. Town
land in some parts has recently obtained 30/. per foot
frontage, with a depth of 50 feet; in other parts 31.
Flour, 20s. per cwt.; pork. 2d. per lb.; fresh butter,
Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d.; tea, 25.; and sugar, 41d. per lb.
Dollars, 4s.
Hostilities in the north of the island, said to be first
caused by the interference of the Americans, is now en-
tirely arranged. The war was between the natives and
the Government, and not between the natives and the
settlers. The two latter are now on good terms, and
the native chief, Heki, regrets ever having taken any
hostile steps.
There was no British man-of-war at Pernambuco.
Freights very high, and still rising. Several English
vessels laid on. Not so much shipping there as usual.

LORD J. RUSSELL and the FAMILY

OF THOMAS HOOD.
(From the Examiner.)