The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-09 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND

Official documents have been published by com-
mand of her Majesty's Government, received from the
Governor of New Zealand, up to October last. After
the affray with the natives on the 19th of July at
Wanganui, an account of which, consisting of dis-
patches from Lieutenant-Colonel M'Claverty, has
already been published in The San, no further dis-
turbance had occurred, and the losses sustained by the
natives were so serious that no further aggression on
their pelt was expecied.
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The following copy of a dispatch from Governor
Grey to Earl Grey, dated October 1, gives some
particulars respecting the colony :
"My Lord,—Since I had the honour of addressing
your Lordship upon the 3d of September last, upon
the state of the southern settlements, I have
received dispatches from Lieutenant-Governor
Eyre, to the 16th of September. I have much
pleasure in reporting that affairs in the south con-
tinned to assume a more and more satisfactory appear-
ance, and that I see at present no reason to doubt the
accuracy of the opinion I have previously expressed,
that the disturbances at Wanganui may be regarded
as concluded ; indeed, Mr. Eyre reports that every-
thing tends to confirm the opinion now general both
among the natives and Europeans, that the rebel party
having gained no advantages, and having suffered
many evils and inconveniences, are thoroughly tired
of the war, and are desirous of re-establishing
amicable relations with Europeans, should any, en•,
couragement be afforded, or a favourable opportunity
offer for doing so.
" I am happy farther to be able to state, that the
great lines of communication, which are absolutely
requisite to connect the town and port of Wellington
with the good country lying beyond the ranges of
mountains, covered with forests, which surround
Wellington, are rapidly progressing, and will pro•
bably be quite completed in about eight months from
the present date; after which time that town may be
regarded as in a state of comparative security, and I
think that it will then advance rapidly in wealth and
prosperity."

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTER•

BURY.

" Lambeth Palace, Feb. 9, 1848. Nine, A.M.
" His Grace has had some hours of Bleep during
the night, and is not weaker tt-day.
"ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D.
" CHARLES COLLAMBELL, Surgeon."

THE CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT AT WOOLWICH.--••
ALL FOR LOVEI-A day or two since a convict, belong-
ing to the Justitia convict hulk at Woolwich, named
Warren, who had been removed from Milbank Peniten-
tiary about a fortnight since, attempted to perform a
feat which bears some analogy to that of Leander, of
classic memory, on the Hellespont. A number of female
convicts had been brought down from Millbank Prison,
for removal on board the Eliza and Henry, a hired trans-
port ship, lying off the Royal Arsenal, and amongst
them was a female with whom Warren had formerly
cohabited. The prospect of thirteen thousand miles
between him and his " Hero" was too much for the poor
fellow, and, after one or two longing, lingering looks at
the vessel, he sprang from the deck of the Justitia, a
height of between thirty and forty feet, and plunged
into the stream. From his powers as a swimmer there
is no doubt he would have reached the Eliza and Henry;
bat a boat, rowed by another convict, named Fletcher,
pursued him, ard he was brought back to the hulk, to
endure a separation which mast last ten or seven years,
the period for which his " Wye love" and himself are
reipectively sentenced. On Monday morning a savage
att,,k was made on a guard of the Justitia, named
I)3niet Fraser, by a hulf.witted convict, named Joseph
Craig. The cause of the outrage has not transpired,
but the guard was struck and knocked down by th•
pris met., who afterwards kicked and jumped upon him,
and had it not been for the assistance of some prisoners
standing. by the consequences might have preyed serious.
A convict, named William Wrenshaw, who was placed
in solitary confinement for an assault on Quartermaster
Knowles, attempted to commit suicide on Sunday by
strangulation. He had tied one end of his handkerchief
t ) his arm and the other end round his throat, and it
as with some difficulty that Mr. Blyth, the assistant-
surg,on, succeeded in restoring animation.

COLONIAL CHURCN SOCIETI.—Last evening a
meeting of the friends and supporters of this society,
for sending clergymen, ceechists, and schoolmasters to
the colonies of Great Britain, and to British residentsin
other parts of the world, was held at the Music Hall,
Store-street, and was most numerously attended. The
Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel opened the meeting with
prayer. George Finch, Esq., M.P., stated that the ope-
rations of the society were carried out in a perfectly
unsectarian spirit, as, though they had a natural leaning
towards their own (the Established Church), they denied
not the virtues of other sister sects, but on the contrary
solicited them for aid and co operation. The secretary
now proceeded to read the report of the " North Lon•
don Ladies' Association," by which it appeared that
the amount of subscriptions for the year 1847 was 5041.
The state of the parent society was one of progress;
but of progress under difficulties. Its encouragements
and means of usefulness are steadily increasing, but it
is crippled by an income of less than 4,0001. a year. The
number of clergymen, assi,tants, and teachers em-
ployed by it are 35, and its operations extend to Western
Australia, Port Philip, Cape of Good Hope, Nova Sco-
tia, Prince Edward's island, New Brunswick, Madras,
Bahamas, Malta, France. The committee in conclusion,
while bearing grateful testimony to the satisfactory re-
sult. of their labours, must call attention to the activity
of the Church of Rome, in the colonies more especially,
where 39 bishops are located.
13RITISII AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETT.--The an-
rual meeting of the members and friends of the Broad-
Street, \Vest-end, and Central London Branch of this
society was held at the London Coffee- house, Ludgate-
hill, yesterday evening. The Rev. R. Munro, A.M.,
presided, and, in opening the proceedings, stated that
the society, since its establishment in 1805, bad circu-
lated 32,000 000 copies of the Scriptures, in various lan-
guages, anti in some of which they had never before
been translated, at a cost of 3,000,0001. The Rev.
Gentleman having alluded to the religious tone that per-
vaded the debate on the Jewish Disabilities Bill, to
show that religious feeling existed in this country to a
great degree, and which he ascribed, in some measure,
to the agency of the society, he bore testimony, as chap-
lain to the City Bridowell, to the extent of ignorance
and depravity that existed in the vicinity of the place
where the meeting was held, to demonstrate the neces-
sity for continued and increased exertion in behalf of
Christianity. Several resolutions approving of the views
of the society, and determination to sustain it in its
efforts, were agreed to, after which the meeting, which
was most numerously and respectably attended, separated.
MURDER.—For a long time a journeyman mechanic
at Lille. named Thuillier, earnestly sued a young man-
tua-maker for her favours, lut she constantly rejected
him, and at length declared that she would die rather
than have him for her lover. On Wednesday morning
Thuillier went to the house where she was at work, and.
after addressing a few words to her, plunged a knife
three times into her breast. The two men present
seized the assassin, but not till ho had turned the knife
against himself, and inflicted a serious but not mortal
wound upon his own person. Ile was carried to the
hospital, but the poor girl expired almost immediately.--
Galignani.

K CENTENARIAN.—A few days since the influenza
proved fatal to one well known on the Stock Exchange
and at the offices at the Bank of England ; Mr. John
Bull, at the age of 100 years and seven months, died of
the prevailing epidemic. When about 93, and in the
employ of Messrs, Spurling, stockbrokers, he left by
mistake in the office of the chief accountant of the Bank
of England a large number of bank notes. On discover-
ing his loss, after searching anxiously for the missing
document, he went to the above office, partly to acquaint
Mr. Stnee, and partly as a last hope. To his great joy
he found them in Mr. Smee's possession, whom he
earnestly implored to keep the secret, " lest his em-
ployers should think that his faculties were failing."
Mr. Smee of course gave him the required promise, and
goodnaturedly added, " that when air. Bull should at-
tain the age of 100 he would give him the finest bottle
of wine in his cellar." Some time previous to his be-
coming- a centenarian he was pensioned by his employers,
and Mr. Since had probably quite forgotten the affair,
when, true to his engagement, the aged but vigorous
clerk made his appearance at the Bank on the im-
portant day aed claimed the promised bottle. The
claim was allowed, and perhaps the last birthday of the
ilieient clerk was not the least happy day of his life.
A CENTENARIAN FINED FOR BEING DRUNK.-00
Thursday morning last, at the Salford Town-hall, an
old man, named James Farrell, whose age was stated to
ba 104 years, was fined 2s. 6,1. for being drunk on Wed.
nesday night. His son, who appeared for him, said that
the old man was not in the habit of getting drunk; in-
deed he had not been allowed to go out by himself for
some tme previous to Wednesday. Mr. Trafford said
that the defendant was the oldest man he had ever finwd
for being drunk. We believe this old man, who We
-uppose is entitled to the appellation of " the oldest in-
habitant," is a denizen of Strangeways, and an out-
pensioner of Chelsea Irospital.—Manchester Guardiax.