The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-15 00:00:00

'DON, --FRIDAY` EVENING, MARCH 15, 1861.

are so elaborately explained in subse-
quent chapters by Mr. HuasntousE that
the readers of his work are soon enough
introduced to every bush and shrub, to every
fruit and flower, ±o the wild fern and the wild flax,
to the timber trees generally, the pine red and
yellow, the iron-teak and the mahogany of that
land of the greenwood ! Equally complete, equally
detailed and comprehensive, are the pages in which
the mineral wealth of New Zealand, its resources in
coal, in gold, in iron, and in copper may be found
laid open to the mutiny of theoretical investiga-
tors. One by one the whole of the eight provinces
are glanced at in succession—Auckland, Taranaki,
Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Canterbury,
Otago, and Marlborough. The agricultural and
pastoral pursuits, more particularly the New Zea-
land mode of cultivating wheat, barley, oats, maize,
hops, potatoes, and tobacco—the peculiarities
noticeable among the native population, espe-
cially the manifest and significant fact of their
wholly undeniable decrease in numbers—the extent
and nature of the exports—the machinery of the
Government—the value of the revenue—the nature
of the patronage—the scope of the civil, religious,
and educational institutions out yonder in that
great New Zealand Archipelago, will be found not
only very lucidly explained in Mr. HURSTHOUSE'S
pages, but, as there explained by him, eminently
worthy of examination. Finally, as to the causes
of those lamentable outbreaks which led to our
war in 1860 with the insensate and self-deluded
aborigines—thus writes Mr. HURSTHOUSE at the
444th page of his volume (chap. xis.)—" The disturb-
ances at Taranaki are attributable to a combination
of four causes, namely-Ist. The KING movement.'
—2d. The long-cherished determination of WIL •
LIAM KING to keep for himself the whole of the
Waitara district, intact.-3d. The braggart desire
of the younger men to try a fall with the whites,
and to make plunder.-4th. The strong, innate,
wanton love of fighting, and the weazel-like appe-
tite for blood peculiar to the whole Maori race."
The KING movement being justly regarded by him
as having been unquestionably the principal cause
of the disturbances. " The KING movement," he
adds, in explanation to the uninitiated, "is a
popular phrase used to designate an attempt on the
part of certain disaffected tribes to erect in New
Zealand in opposition to, or independent of, Bri-
tish rule, a separate native State to be governed by
an elected native king. The first indications of
some such a design on the part of the natives, were
virtually manifested among the Cook's Straits and
Taranaki tribes at the native meeting, described at
page 501, in 1854. This was followed by another
meeting held by the Taupo natives in 1856 ;
this was followed by a great meeting of the
Waikatoes in 1858, when old POTATAU (4) was
proclaimed king; and at the present time, count-
ing secret sympathisers and open and avowed sup-
porters, the Land-League and KING Movement
party numbers, probably, nearly two-thirds
of the natives, or some 15,000 fighting men."
As to the manner in which the earlier outbreaks at
Taranaki grew up into a veritable war between the
native population and their English rulers, that
will be found fully explained in the pamphlet
already referred to, as having been reprinted from
the columns of the Colonial Intelligencer.

THE PAY OF THE NAVY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In the report of my speech on the Navy
Estimates on Monday last the following passage

occurs :--

" If my hon. friend the member for Portsmouth had
looked to the details be would have seen that if the Admi-
ralty had not adjusted the captain's pay they would be
giving him more than a Rear-Admiral. The pay of the
captain of a line-of-battle ship is £7OO a-year. It is pro-
posed to give him in addition XI 10s. a day, or £547 com-
mand money, and but for the regulation made by the
Admiralty the total amount would be more than the pay
of an Admiral."

I fear that my statement on this point was not
so clear as it might have been. I intended to say
that the present pay of a captain of the first class
is £7Ol, and that it was proposed to give him
instead £1 10s. a day, or £547 10s. a year, and
command money of 12s. a day, or £219 a year, in
addition ; and that if this adjustment of the pay
had not been introduced the captain would receive
nearly the same pay as a Rear-Admiral.
This correction is important, for the statement,
as it now stands, will mislead officers.—l have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
Admiralty, March 13. C. PAGET.

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL—Her Ma-
jesty, the Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice and Helena,
the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord
Harris, General Grey, and Colonel Hardinge visited the
theatre last ovening.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and tho Princess Mary, attenied by the Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Captain Cust, hcnoured the performance of
the " Amber Witch" with their presence, at Her Majesty's
Theatre, last evening.
The other day at dinner a large party was con-
demning the conduct of the Bishop of Durham in giving
the living of Haughton to his sou-in-law. "They're a great
deal too hard on the poor bishcp," said Lord Chelmsford,
1" every one knows that cheese cones before dessert."

LORD WILTON AND CCLONEL DICKBON.—On
application by Lord Wilton to the Commander. in-Chief his
Royal Highness has ordered that the inquiry from which
Lieut.-Colonel Dickson withdrew in June, 1860, shall be at
once re-opened.
ROYAL GALLERY OF lILUSTRATION.—Mr. and
Mrs. German Reed bring their present entertainment to a
close on the 23d inst., and follow it up by an entirely new
series on Easter Monday. In this they will again be joined
by Mr. John Parry, whose rettrn to professional life has
excited very great interest in metropolis.
THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE.—The Rev.
Mr. Mooney, who played so conspicuous apart in this trial
has published a long letter in the Dublin papers giving a
history of his share in the Irish marriage transaction, and
of his subsequent conduct—that is to say a statement of
the facts as they would have been given by him on the
trial had he not been subjected from the very first to " a
bullying cross-examination" (to use his own words), instead
"of having a fair direct examination." He also proceeds
at some length to refute the charges which he says have
been brought against him of being " grossly ignorant of
the doctrines of his church, or Of having equivocated for
fear of a criminal prosecution ; that he was tampered
with or bribed by the major's party, and that he took
money under false pretences." With reference to the
certificate given by him, he says, " I merely gave it to
satisfy a continental priest that Mrs. Yelverton was a met-
vied lady, which I knew to be a fact. I inserted the
names of witnesses merely pro forma, because without them
the foreign priest would have regarded it as a spurious
document, and Mrs. Yelverton would have been thereby
placed in a very unpleasant position. I now feel that in
filling up the certificate in the manner and for the purpose
just mentioned I acted wrongly and unwisely. It is a fault
for which I since suffered, through many months, both
in mind and body. Bit that I was not influenced by a cor-
rupt, or by any other than a benevolent and humane motive,
must be quite evident to any one who reads the letter ;in
which Mrs. Yelvertoa applied for that certificate. Had I
in the least foreseen that it would have been used for any
purpose but the one kr which I gave it, nothing could have
induced me to have written it." In the Outer House of
the Court of Session on Thursday, March 7, before Lord
Ardmillan, the cases of " Yelverton v. Yelverton" were men-
tioned. These are conjoint actions of declarator of marriage,
and of putting to silence between Major and Mrs. Yelver-
ton, in which a proof has been going on for some time be-
fore the sheriff-comniissary. The Lord Ordinary appointed
the pursuer to conclude her proof before the 6th April, and
the defender to conclude his by the first sederunt day.
THE ROAD MURDER.—The IVestern Daily Press
says :—" Reports of the most extraordinary character were
afloat in Bristol and Bath yesterday respecting this mys-
terious crime, and were the cause of considerable excite-
ment. One report stated that a new chain of evidence had
been obtained connecting Miss Constance Kent with the
crime in a positive manner; and others had it that that
young lady had made some sort of confession. We have
good authority for saying that both reports are utterly with-
out foundation. The case has assumed no new feature since
the circumstances were last before the public, and at present
there seems as little hope as ever of the mystery finding a
solution." We ware in possession of the rumour with re-
gard to Miss Constance Kent, but refrained, from pruden-
tial motives, from giving currency to it, resting as it did on
such apparently little foundation.
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LATEST NEWS.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Moniteur publishes the usual monthly return
of the Bank of France, which shows the following
results as compared with the February account :

INCREASE,

Francs.
Cash in hand
Treasury balance
DECREASE.

Bills discounted, not yet due .... 27 1-2 millions.
Advances
Bank-notes .
Current accounts ...... ....

NAPLES, MARCH 13.

General Fergola, before receiving the order of
Francis IL to surrender the citadel of Messina,
opened fire against the works of the Sardinians,
but at the same time wrote to General Cialdini to
the effect that he would spare the city of Messina.
General Cialdini replied, complimenting him for
having come to this determination, and saying that
he desired to carry on war without passion and to
terminate it without rancour.

Civitella del Tronto still holds out; but, being
closely invested, must soon surrender.
The assertions of the Marquis of Normanby in
the House of Lords that the Sardinians had been
guilty of cruelties are totally unfounded. In the
Abruzzi the Sardinians only shot some persons who
had previously been convicted of felony, and who
had been arrested with arms in their hands.

POLAND.
WARSAW, FRIDAY.

The deputation of the citizens of Warsaw to
which Prince Gortschakoff communicated the re-
script of the Emperor was astounded at the tone of
the document.

Prince Gortschakoff privately stated that an Im-
perial manifesto may be shortly expected, granting
reforms.

M. Zamoyski, President of the Deputation, said,
" We accept, but we are far from being satisfied."
The Imperial rescript has not caused any abate-
ment of the prevailing excitement.
Eleven political prisoners have been set at liberty.

The Silesian Gazette publishes the following as
the telegraphic messages exchanged between the
Emperor and Prince Gortschakoff on the 27th of
February :
" Warsaw—lnsurrection."
" St. Petersburg—Suppress it."
" Warsaw—lt has been done."
" St. Petersburg--:How many killed ?"
" Warsaw—Six of the people, and six wounded."
" St. Petersburg—And of ours ?"
" Warsaw—No killed or wounded."
" St. Petersburg—What arms taken ?"
" Warsaw—None."
" St. Petersburg—The whole affair is incompre-
hensible to me."

THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA-

LIAN MAILS.

MARSEILLES, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Valetta, with the above mails, arrived al
Marseilles at 7 a.m. this morning.

The mails left for London at 10 a.m.

The Pera, with the heavy portion of the mails,
&c., left Malta at 3 p.m. on the 1 1 th, and may be
expected at Southampton on the 20th inst.