The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-16 00:00:00

circumstances in which a great enterprise was ever
placed by the misconduct and lathes of a Government,
they had seven vessels employed before the Colony
cos ld be said to 1)0 established.—( Hear and cheers.)
The question was one of still greeter importance when
it was recollected that wherever they grounded a
colony—wherever there was nn og-shoot from the
parent stock, and that English enterptise and industry
had fair play, an immediate demand was created for
every article which British skill and industry could
supply.—(Cheers.) The commerce of that country
with South Australia and New Zealand already ex-
ceeded the English trade with Chili and Peru, which
were at one time supposed by Spain to be an immense
mine of wealth. Their woollen trade with the South
Australian colonies was a Potosi, and would if it re-
ceived due encouragement, become a richer mine than
ever the Spaniards discovered.—(Cheers.) It had been
well observed by Mr. Canning that a new world had
been called late existence to redress the balance
of the old.. They were now doing that—they
were opening new markets in lieu of Germany,
Russia, and Prussia, which were gradually closing
upon them, and all these new settlements,
would shortly become new marts for British enterprise
and commerce.—(Cheers.) In this country they had
a fluctuation of wages and of employment such as the
world never saw ; in this country men only asked for
leave to exercise their honest industry, who, from the
want of a proper field of employment, were reduced in
the course of twenty-four hours from comparative af-
fluence to absolute starvation.—( Hear, hear.) They
had the remedy in their own hands, and it was their duty
to urge the Government to open those fields of employ-
ment and those resources which no people on the face
of the earth knew better or more energetically how to
turn to account. All that was necessary was a wise, well-
regulated system of colonization, and he would ask any
one who heard the speech of his Hon. Friend Mr. Young
vvhether it could be said that we had such a system at
present? He believed great impression had been made
upon the Government within the last five years, but the
whole of their conduct towards New Zealand had been
most unjust. The papers which bad been lately issued
from the Colonial-office were the most discreditable
batch that had ever been issued in any period, and
showed less knowledge of the wants of
the country and contained less statesmanlike
views of the subject than he thought could have been
possible. In the first interview which the promoters of
the plan had with the Government, it was believed that
her Majesty's Ministers were impressed with the neces-
sity of exercising sovereignty in the islands, and throw-
ing the shield of protection over the settlers. A charter
was first proposed ; a Bill was subsequently prepared,
and corrected by a Member of the Government, and yet
that very Member, Lord Howick, moved its rejection
in the House of Commons.—(Cries of " Shame.")
Their whole conduct, from first to last, had been a most
discreditable system of vacillation. He believed there
was embarked in the present plan for colonizing New
Zealand a greater amount of capital, talent, energy,
and high birth, than had been embarked in any similar
enterprise, since the days of Sir Walter Raleigh and
Queen Elizabeth. In all their other colonies the same
principle was at work, and the same want of anything
like system was observable. After the time that had al-
ready been occupied, he would not trespass further on the
meeting, but would conclude by expressing a hope that
the time was not far distant when a Government, acting
upon liberal prineiples, would carry out the great sys-
tem of colonization which was now going on. Tha Hon.
Member concluded by pressing LL:e resolution.
Mr. A. CHAPMAN seconded the resolution, under
the firm belief that in doing so he was benetiling not
only this country but New Zealand itself.
Capt. ACHERLY wished to know whether the Com-
pany, who spoke so loudly, were prepared to pay the
expenses of the Government they proposed to adopt
out of the proceeds of their own lands ?
Mr. G. F. YOUNG observed, in reply to the question
that had just been put, that he believed that every man
who was conversant with the principles of colonization
upon which the Society proceeded, was perfectly aware
that it was based upon the principle that future colo-
nization should be conducted without any expense to
the mother-country.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then put the resolution to the
meeting, which he declared to be carried unanimously.
GEORGE ROBINSON, Esq., the Chairinan of Lloyd's,
then rose to propose the next resolution. The:subject
for which the present meeting had been convened had
been already so completely exhausted, and the patience
of those present so much tried, that it was only neces-
sary for him to occupy a small portion of their time.
The resolution that had been put into his hand required
no recommondation from him, for it was simply after
the three preceding resolutions had been carried, to state
the opinion of the meeting to be, that petitions should
be sent to the Queen, the House of Lords, and the
House of Commons, with a view to carry out the object
for which they were framed. He could assure the
meeting generally, and the operatives who had
addressed them, and stated that that meeting had
for its object the promotion of a particular
Company, and the views of a few individuals, he
would assert that such was not the case, and he be-
lieved that the labouring classes themselves were more
interested in the object of the meeting than ;any other
class of society. If he thought the object of the meet-
ing was to injure the labouring classes, he would be the
last man to have stood forward to take any part in the
proceedings of that day. He would not now go into
the arguments upon the point touched upon by Mr.
Young with respect to the right of sovereignty of this
country over New Zealand over that of other nations ;
that was a matter to be settled by negotiation, and if
that failed, by other means.—(Hear, hear.) He be-
lieved that much would depend elsewhere, and in New
Zealand itself, upon the unanimity that prevailed in
their proceedings that day ; and as to the supposition
that that meeting had been got up by interested indivi-
duals, he thought the public mind should be disabused
in that respect. He held in his hand the copy of the
petition it was intended to present. He would not
read the whole of it to the meeting, but only that part
which was at all interesting to them. The petition
stated :
" That even if France really possessed any right of
colonization, your petitioners would deprecate in the
strongest terms her proposed establishment of a penal
colony, it being evidently impossible that convict dis-
cipline can be maintained in the immediate vicinity of
native tribes and British settlements ; and the escape
of the convicts must therefore be anticipated, who, as-
sociated with British runaway convicts from Australia,
would gradually demoralize the whole country, pre-
clude the possibility of its becoming the resort of re-
spectable British emigrants, and exterminate the native
inhabitants, by taking part in their wars and teaching
them only the vices of civilization."
It then stated-s--
" That unless immediate steps be taken to establish
the complete administration of British law in New
Zealand, it is greatly to be feared, that the large and
respectable body of her Majesty's subjects who have
recently proceeded thither will be placed in a state of
anarchy, and subjected to great evils accordingly."
" That the state of anarchy in New Zealand, against
which no sufficient provision has been made by her
Majesty's Government, cannot but be deeply injurious
to the helpless natives, when placed in contact with
settlers from Europe, unrestrained by any law or any
other authority than that which they may establish for
their own defence.
" That unless an immediate stop be put to the ac-
quisition of land from the barbarous natives of Ness
Zealand by private persons, the most serious injury will
ensue as well to the natives as to settlers from this
country ; and that it is indispensible to the well-being
of all classes of her Majesty's subjects there, and to the
future prosperity of the country, that decisive steps
should be promply taken, to remedy the evils that have
already arisen from the said private acquisitions of land.'
The petition concluded thus—
" Your petitioners therefore humbly pray, that your
Houourable House will be pleased to take the premises
into your consideration, and by such measures as your
wisdom may deem expedient, to preserve these valuable
Islands to her Majesty's dominions, and establish
throughout the same the regular authority of British
law, and a lawful system of colonization, under a dis-
tinct and sufficient Colonial Government."
The Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving
that the Earl of Devon be requested to lay the cad-
dress before her Majesty, Lord Ashburton to present
the petition to the House of Lords, and Lord Eliot to
the House of Commons.
Mr. STEWART DONALDSON seconded the motion.
Captain ACHERLY then moved an amendment,
which was seconded by Spun, but the original reso-
lution was carried almost unanimously.
The Rev. Mr. DENNIS thou moved a vote of thanks
to the Lord Mayor, for his able and impartial con-
duct in the chair.
The motion having been seconded by Mr. ROBIN-
SON, was carried by acclamation, and
The LORD Mnion returned thanks, on which the
meeting separated.

TILE ISLINGTON MURDER.—The jury before
whom Richard Gould was tried and acquitted of having perpe-
trated this murder, evinced-Alio reluctance which, we trust, will
ever influence a British jury in deciding against a prisoner
where the evidence is, as in this case, purely circumstantial, and
where the circumstances will admit of an interpretation other
than that which has brought the prisoner before them. The
trial being now over, we are at liberty to state, what we know
to be the fact, that while Gould has invariably asserted his in-
nocence, he has admitted his knowledge of the parties who per-
petrated the deed—an admission which is hardly consistent with
his assertion. A careful examination cif the evidence leads to
the conclusion that more than one was engaged in perpetrating
the murder ; and we hope that the police, aware of the admis-
sion of Gould, will yet pursue their inquiries, in the hope of yet
bringing to light this mysterious and appalling crime.— Globe.
ANOTIIEFt ROBBERY 'OE PLATE, J EWEI,
LERY, &c.—Monday information was given to the police, that
on Saturday morning, between one and six o'clock, the resi-
dence of Kerr, Esq., North Bank, St. John's-road, was
plundered of valuable property. The articles in question were
abstracted from various parts of the house, into
.which the
thieves effected an entrance by breaking a pane of glass in the
pantry, and unbolting the-door:
Lord Castlemain continues in a hopeless state.
His demise is momentarily expected.