The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

comium the beauty And exoasnoa ~ ia ,,r oonrtv
women VINO nAd accompanied their husbands yctors,
In this colony 70 take unto wives from
the daughters o. this soenand and since his yesrs and
presume that ere long some Of his eountrymsn win b
following his advice At quarter past sx oclook the
brought to close excursion which Win long be r.
membersd with peculiar satisfaction by those who en-
s and hs r q
Pride Of the Bee is one Of the fn.t crafts that
arsced the waters Of Port phiip She Was built BY Mr..
America and 240 t,ns In the Leila the Pride
Of the Sea bad opponent that was not deemed uA-
worthy Of being entered In the great sailing match In
which the America triunphed.
NAVIGATION OF fm MURRAY AND IT'S NFKors on
COANBRsB.
In the Isbourss Argus Of November 10th, ~ hnd ne
TO run EDlroR or TIE wnKIY DlsrArH:-Dsar sIr-I am
sure that your desire to chronicle faithfully to the
publ the events Of the day, and equally certain
that It Is my wish not 10 msgny in the eyes Of my fel
low coonsts any trade which my have bean fortuuAts
10 set You right TO The value OF orders vi which
commissioned by the settlers the Murray. These
co. but lot explicitly sists that the value Of
srdsrs under e. 0G0 take up spscu alton goods
tabshme the rivers pAukns and material for ths
vessels building on the wakool floo; amounting in
rsInaDs portion o. the
sest fIem Melbourne and trsnshippsd. AM dear sir,
truly your, T. CADELL
The Aeslaics Regax of November IL says.-ws UNDER
,tAsd that Captain OAdes suisans Establishment
Wal col win consist OF about twelve ship ship
smiths, and other artnosrs most Of whom Amsri-
and Canadians well aooust omed to the bush lis
expected that two barges gill be launched this year. and
tb st three will ready Of the stocks the rising
Of tie floods We As learn that two Of the four
steamers are to respectfully ret apart for the paea
me govern msnt Carts OF November IL, contains .
proclamation constituting after the lst Of July next the
Iska al Lab lh.r VI and
banks Of the Murray either side OF the river for two
miles inland Hundred, to b. called The Hundred Of
the Murray"
OCCUPATION OF NEW CALEDONIA BY THE FRENCH
ABANDONMENT OF TIE ORANGE RIVER sovl-
RlIeN1Y By THE ENGLISH.
We have full particulars Of the occupation BY the
French Of New CaledoniA-the most important Of tbs
PolyDs.iaD group-in the Australian dlss before us.
from Tahiti Is Important shough from ,he ast0usnins
nA,tsnton TO ali Polynsssn matters Its Importance
seems TO have struck no ONE The Ffslcn protsctorats
Of Tab Is extending ih authority the PAumotu
Pearl Islands-more commonly Known IS the Dangerous
Archpelsgo-a moot extensive group Of coral issts
ducng osr pearls and mt oil than any other elus
ter in the Pacific This movement presume, IL based
upon . claim of old Pomare the former King Of Tahiti,
who pretended to sovereignty the Shos Of that
archipelago year two ago Of the AustraI
think possession or the
same pseercs and the s1tenon Of the prote,terats'
pire, like that Of Louis PHILIP IL to acquire aud
IS extensive hold possible upon the island world
since eDgrosed the traffic ~hicb ough, to have been
curea BY those Of Sydney and Asbourne Tne Cabinet
Of Paris eems determined 70 the rich possessions
which that OF st. James has nsAnsy cast away"
corrss pondsns o: the M.lbourne Argus, writing from
I 's
long time past been contemplated BY the British govern
mont but so mush time has been lost In corresponding
AID puch like humbug, that ths chance has been lost
While tbs British have been thinking snd chattering the
French have acted
There is no tangible ground upon which the ecoupa-
purposes Of coloniz aion, b. resisted Bat there
eowardly policy OF Great Bitan in other Matters and
.ricu!ary in eE with the proceedings Of the
r.nch 1T Tahiti, have very little hope that thes viii
enuch hrmness disp aged this OCCASION unless the
1nss who the most interested in this NATTER
fhs British local authorities ought to have forssesn
this ovemept Of the French and TO have anticipated
sibiltty Of getting visytug from Downing street,
,hat potaiug can be done Without nstructions and
the British min.iry are provers.ly SLOW and wrong
Tho remedy 10 plain one. Toe long talked Of settle
ment ~ Cape York should At be formed act ~
possession post Oh ths north and the Fesan
should be secured to Great Britain upon principle of
similar to that which the United States
Of the IopAn Islands held This archi pelago includes
some Of the finest islands (of their CLASSY IN the world
contrasting about ten thousand square miles and popu
~ s'1 th o. Wss a May o. s
sdes the vsrions products peculiar to yness could
- grown there The acquisition would be easy, for
there are nu mber OF patty chiefs Always at with
each other who would ha British suprsm acy Is boon
This step you'd also prevent or render uaes the
patton BY France OF the Tonga islands
The same correspondent, writing November the l3th
fays-' The temporary excitement caused BY the ocou-
pasfed away 1t quite astepshDg how msn can 30 10
blind to their true interests but is that few
p.rsont here seem to comprehend the Of
tbe Polynesian groups and the inf aence which they
must ultimately exercise upon the Dc stnies Of Ansrs
Save passing NOTICE from the press and passing grovI
1t the hsiness and stupidity Of the British authorities
who have stood tsmely BY and suffered this movement
the .dinss Of the French admiral to have
cited no attention VIII the journalists and the NOR
chants of Victoria be equally s.uptasp
am glad to perceive that have set yourself In op-
prets .tion ssainst e,sn the most orduar,
the morbid desire fer British So the only means
Of maintaining our dignity and ensuring our fafsty.
had advocated similar principles know Ia many
Of my previous ers and believe there very many
who participate In my ve.s; bat those who their
will serve them but silly force OF British redcoats Who
will b very ornamental perhaps but not particularly
tably mschievous tendency Of this absence OF ss d.
peDcence and Of the no lss mporan. 70 that these
troops although from colonial fupds win b
subjs,t to imperial control aooe and be
alsost exclusively to imperial Interests
The abandonment, Of the Orange River sovereignty il
just now exciting goo. deal Of Conversation heys Il viii
not BAY attention. for little attention is paid % anything
but matters Of E d. lam not going to bother you
but cannot help regarding them a. pretty plain rot
withdrawing AL this my.tery II seems to tina. the
object must be to cast the whole Of this resien into the
arms OF the hansGaul republic and thus 70 intsrposs
friendly power between Cape Colony and the wild tribes
Of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN LYRICS.
The Rt9iser contains . review OF . collection of songs
and essays composed by the ladies and gentlemen On
board the Lady Augusta on her trip this Murray. The
following Ia the full title"Murrsy Lyrics Collection
on hs1 oe
and down the Murray river, fem the Gool~a Ia south
Australia to Swan HILL In NeW South Wales, pp. %.
Platts, Hlndley street. and all bookselsrsr A. speed
mems OF colonial literature especially Of this character