The Ranger Revenue - left the Bay on Saturday last, destined, we understand, to Wangarui, with His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Johnson, J. P., and Mr. Muir, Esq., J. P., on board. The precise object of His Excellency's visit to Wangarui we have not learned.

A meeting was held yesterday, pursuant to notice in our last Number, to receive the report of the deputation lately appointed to wait on the Lieutenant Governor respecting the Hospital. But few persons, however, attended. Bishop Pompallier, the only member of the deputation present, stated the result of the interview to have been precisely of the same nature as His Excellency's former statements. Several resolutions were then adopted, for which we have not room in our present Number. Our readers will, however, perceive, from an advertisement in our columns, that a further meeting is appointed for Wednesday, the 14th July, when the proceedings of the provisional committee are to be reported.

We understand that Felton Mathew, Esq., Surveyor General, laid out the Township of Russell last week.

A party is gone into the interior to cut down timber, under the direction of Mr. Wm. Mason, Superintendent of the Public Works.

We have heard that a regular communication by boat, twice-a-day between Kororarika and Russell, is about to be established.

A Court was held at Russell on Monday, at which there were no proceedings of any great moment.

The brig Integrity arrived in the Bay from Port Nicholson just as we were nearly ready for Press, but we understand she brings no mail. Mr. Shortland has not returned.

We have been informed that a Court will be regularly held at Kororarika every Thursday in future.

The Police wore their new uniform last Sunday for the first time.

Gymnastic Exercise. - A person being asked whether he took any gymnastic exercise, replied that he did - and that his wood house was his gymnasium. - Exchange.

That is right. Every man ought to earn his breakfast before he eats it, in his own gymnasium. - Boston Notion.

A great Agricultural convention was recently held in South Carolina, at which, instead of devising new plans of improvement, they threw all the blame on the Banks. How much easier is it for people to find fault with others than to blame their own improvidence - American Paper.

I love thee, said a quiet husband to a chattering wife.

Original Correspondence.

To the Editor of the New Zealand Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette.

Sir, - Through the medium of your Journal I beg to offer a few remarks on our small, but important Township of Kororarika.

It seems to me exceedingly premature, that our good people should be so ambitious in establishing an Hospital; it is highly commendable, I am sure, and evinces a spirit which, if properly directed, may very much advance the public good. At this particular juncture when, not only the neighbouring Colonies, but all the Nations of Europe are directing their attention to this infant Colony, it should be our endeavour to enhance the importance of the place by local improvements, for if they are neglected, an Hospital will never prove an attraction, nor is it likely to be of much use.

That this place is admirably adapted in every way for what the Government is so anxiously seeking elsewhere (a Metropolis) is generally admitted; those, therefore, who have any personal internal interest, strongly urge to submit the Survey to Government, Mr. Felton Mathew having kindly volunteered to take it in hand.

If any objection, however, be raised to this on either side, let a meeting of the Landowners of Kororarika be called, a Committee of Management formed, and commence the march of improvement at once.

I am, Sir, Your very obedient, servt., J. S. 22nd June, 1840.

Kororarika Police Report.

THURSDAY, JUNE 10.

James Goodwin was brought before J. Johnson, Esq., charged with breaking open the box of Adam Keir, at about 11 o'clock on the night of Sunday last. Robert Gibbs stated, that he lodged in the house of Mr. Cooke, where the prisoner Keir also lodged; that about 11 o'clock on Sunday evening hearing a noise in the room where the prisoner slept, he went to it, and saw that the light was extinguished, but that there was sufficient light for him to discover the prisoner standing near the box which was open; that he called to Keir, who came down stairs with a light, and they saw the prisoner standing in front of Keir's box, which had been broken open, and several articles strewed about the floor. Other evidence was put in to corroborate the foregoing statement, when the prisoner was committed for trial.

Shipping Intelligence.

There have been no arrivals since our last. We have heard that the Anita that sun has been delayed several weeks at Kaipara. It has also been reported that she is lost, but we are not aware that the report is well founded.

The Bengal Merchant sailed on Sunday for Sydney with passengers and some merchandise. We were informed that the Mary and Martha American whaler, was to sail on Monday last.

It has occurred to us that the History of New Zealand would, at the present time, be read with considerable interest. We propose, therefore, in this and two or three of the ensuing Numbers, to furnish a sketch, which we extract from the Southern Australian, and which we perceive to have been abridged from the New Zealand Gazette.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NEW ZEALAND

It is supposed by some, that New Zealand was visited by Juan Fernandez, and in all parts of the country the Natives have traditions of being visited by Europeans long before the time of Captain Cook. Abel Jansan Tasman, however, first made known the existence of New Zealand to Europeans. He first saw it on the 13th Sept., 1642. There is no evidence, however, of any European having landed on these islands before Captain Cook, which he did on the evening of 1769.

Captain Cook visited and surveyed both islands, laid down various points, and, with the usual formalities, took possession of them on behalf of the King of Great Britain; thus, according to the received Law of Nations, establishing a claim to the sovereignty against all foreign powers; a claim, that the Crown itself cannot lightly abandon.

Captain Cook saw that New Zealand was an eligible site for a Colony, and recommended it as such but no attempt was made to follow up his suggestions. Benjamin Franklin and Mr. Dalrymple issued proposals in August, 1771, but without any success, for raising a sum of £15,000, with a view to supply the New Zealanders with those useful animals, vegetables, &c. and arts of life of which they were destitute. In the Parliamentary Debates which led to the establishment of a penal settlement at New South Wales, New Zealand was mentioned as a desirable place, and narrowly escaped, through horror of its cannibalism. Attention was further drawn to that part of the world by the establishment of Missions in the Society Islands, about 1795, by the London Missionary Society; and in the year 1814, the Rev. Samuel Marsden, of New South Wales, laid the foundation of the Church of England Mission at the Bay of Islands. Previously to this, however, Col. Foveaux, of the New South Wales Corps had recommended New Zealand to the Governor of Sydney as a site for a penal settlement; suggestions were made by Col. Jackson and others to take possession of the country by a military force from India. The first regular proceedings were taken in the year 1814, with a view to the protection of the Missionaries and other British settlers.

There are diplomatic grounds connected with certain European treaties which give importance to the date of this proclamation, which is, Nov. 9th, 1814. Among other things the paper states, "His Excellency being equally solicitous to protect the natives of New Zealand and the Bay of Islands, in all their just rights and privileges, as those of every other dependency of the territory of New South Wales, hereby orders and directs," &c., &c., and then proceeds to appoint Mr. Thomas Kendall, "Resident Magistrate at the Bay of Islands," extending the regulation laid down for New Zealand to the adjacent Isles, "and names Duaterra, Shungi and Koro-korra Magistrates in New Zealand," for the purposes of the proclamation. Such was the first introduction of European settlers into New Zealand. (To be continued)

A community which maintains no schools for the instruction of the young, does its utmost to degenerate into savagery. Other causes may exist to prevent it, but they bring no honour to those whose benefit is promised by them.

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