1 grindstone, 1 wooden winch, 1 bed, 1 Jas. Johnson's cask ironmongery. 1 bundle sieves, 1 safe, 1 cask sugar, 2 chests tea, 2 cases mindiies, 5 packages chairs, 1 ironmongery, 1 harrow, 1 iron plough, with chains, 1 box window glass, 1 box pipes; 1 cask sugar, 1 box candles, 1 case medicine, 2 ditto soap, 2 chests hyson tea, 1 chest black do., 1 bale stops, 1 tombstone, 3 boxes soap. 1 tierce sundries, 1 box tea. 1 cask beef. 1 case coffee, 2 casks sugar, 2 half chests tea, 4 cases 1 cask sundries, 1 cask sugar, 1 case harness. 3 harrows, 3 swingle trees, 1 half chest tea, 1 box do., 1 cask sundries, 1 package sago, 1 case sundries, 1 dray and back board, 1 cart and back board, 2 wheel barrows, 2 casks, 2 cases— Order.

The Fair Barbadian sailed from Sydney for New Zealand (we are not aware whether the Bay of Islands is her port,) the 10th June.

On the 13th of June the Diana was mentioned as about to sail immediately for the Bay of Islands.

Sydney News

Bills introduced into the Legislative Council on Thursday, May 28 - An Act to regulate the constitution of juries in New South Wales. The Ordnance Bill. A bill to provide for the establishment of municipal corporations. A bill of foreign Attachment, to enable a creditor to seize the goods of his debtor, though in the hands of a third party. A bill to provide for deserted wives and children, and to punish the offender. A Circuit bill was about to be introduced. It was expected that a bill on the subject of Education would be carried during the session. During the month of May only 178 persons had arrived in New South Wales from the Mother country; and from the 1st of January to the beginning of June, only 1,150 emigrants had been received from home. The Revenue of New South Wales for the year ending the 31st March had increased by the amount of £20,090 3s. 9d. James Macarthur, Esq. is now a member of the Legislative Council, vice Captain King. An allotment of land in Bridge street was expected to sell at the rate of £20,000 per acre. The notorious J. T. Wilson was reported to be on board the Ceres in Appira Bay, which vessel was supposed to be bound for the Sandwich Islands.

English News

Mail to New Zealand—The Royal mail steam packet Company, with whom the Government entered into a contract to convey the mails to and from the West Indies, are making arrangements to extend their line of communication to Australia and New Zealand by means of sailing packets from Panama. It is calculated that the course of post from London to New Zealand will be at the utmost only five months and a half. South Australian Record.

The penny postage was to take effect on the 10th January, and the privilege of franking, both parliamentary and official, was to cease on the 13th.

Extract of a letter from Lord John Russell to the South Australian Colonization Commissioners from the Chester Gazette of 4th January:—“Her Majesty’s government having taken into consideration the highly important subject of the alienation of the unsettled lands of the crown throughout the British Colonies, with a view to promote, as far as may be possible, a well regulated system of emigration, have resolved to constitute a body to superintend that service, subject to the general superintendence of Her Majesty’s principal Secretary of State, having the department of the Colonies, and the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty’s Treasury. With this view it is designed to establish a Colonial Land and Emigration board, consisting of three members. In their persona will be united the duties at present performed by yourselves and by the Agent-General for Emigration; and with this view the Queen will be advised to revoke the Commission under which you are now acting, and to receive it in favor of the three members of the board to which I refer.”

The commercial chambers of the principal ports of France are successively addressing the Government upon the expediency of immediately taking possession of, and colonizing New Zealand. The last address is from the Commercial Chamber of Dunkirk. Globe.

Spain continued tranquil—and capitalists, reassured by the prosperous aspect of affairs, were resuming their speculations with some spirit. The stocks were rising. France was in a state of universal calm. Some, however, predicted, that this repose would be only the precursor of increased agitation.

The Railway market in England was in a torpid state.

A Banking-house was about to lend a sum of 50,000,000 francs (£2,000,000) to the Ottoman Government, and the proceeds of the customs of Smyrna and Salonica would be assigned for the reimbursement of it. These 50,000,000 francs were to be expended in encouraging agriculture and establishing seminaries for public instruction. Three hundred young Turks were shortly to leave for different countries of Europe to study arts, manufactures and commerce. Vaireis.

India News

The affairs of England in China were supposed to be drawing to a close. The Imperial Commissioner at Canton had passed an edict which cuts off the English for ever from all further Commerce with the Empire. The Americans are reaping a rich harvest by conveying British property from the fleet outside to Whampoa, and back again. It was thought, however, the British ministry had taken up the matter in good earnest. Various conjectures were formed, of course, as to the immediate results of the steps about to be taken, which may prove very unfounded. Intelligence was received on the 17th Jan, that Lord Auckland was coming down to Calcutta to superintend the fitting out an expedition, intended to bring the Chinese to reason.—From the Friend of India.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NEW ZEALAND.

(Concluded.)

When Parliament assembled, Lord Melbourne was reminded of what had passed before; an interview was requested for the purpose of obtaining the final sanction of government to the measure. Lord Melbourne, and Lord Glenelg jointly received the deputation, which, however, had scarcely been admitted to the presence of the ministers when they evinced symptoms of official hostility to the scheme.

They objected not merely to the details of the plan, but to every principle of the bill, and even to all further colonization by England.

Their Lordships said—“This country had Colonies enough, and more than we could protect in case of war. There were diplomatic reasons against colonizing New Zealand in particular; the Russians, the Americans, the French would object to it; and, as to the appointment of a special authority for the purpose, such a thing was without precedent—an innovation quite uncalled for.”

This vacillation on the part of the government gave rise on the occasion to earnest remonstrances from the deputation. It led, also, to a correspondence between Lord Melbourne and members of the association, which ended in another interview with Lord Glenelg only on that day week. Lord Durham again headed the deputation, and it appeared that a change had come o’er the spirit of the noble Secretary’s dream, for he now spoke as a friend and patron of the scheme. He stated that, in consequence of despatches which he had received from New South Wales since his last interview, Her Majesty’s Government had come to the resolution of adopting the principle of the plan, although they held themselves unfettered as to details.”

The principal condition insisted upon was, that the society should resolve itself into a joint stock company, which was directly at variance with one of its leading principles, over and over again declared. This could only end in the dissolution of the society, or in exposing it to the attacks which had been levelled against it.

The Association then determined to proceed without the aid of Government.

A bill was brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Baring, but the most conclusive reasoning and the support of powerful and independent members on both sides of the House, were of no avail. The bill was thrown out upon the second reading by a large majority. Lord Howick, who was relied upon as a sore point, bound in honour to support a measure which had been modified to suit his views, was found in the opposition.

After various difficulties, during which many new partisans joined the old body of emigrants, an association, termed the New Zealand Colonization Company at Messrs. Wright’s banking-house on the 29th of August, 1838, and on the 2nd of May following the New Zealand Colonization Company, combining all the preceding societies, was brought before the public through the powerful exertions of Mr. Wakefield, who now resumed the part which had been sustained by others during his absence. The list of Directors of this company is perhaps unexampled for their weight with the public.

The property and influence of the old company of 1825 are now thrown into the common Stock, with other purchases and acquisitions made by the Directors. Shares to the amount of £100,000, to be paid up almost immediately, have been subscribed for; and what is still more remarkable, the sum of £100,000 was subscribed within five weeks for as many acres of land, in a township, the site of which is not yet determined.

A large body of emigrants have sailed for New Zealand, carrying with them all the elements of civilization—a church, and an infant school for the children of the Natives.”

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