'^&cV 'A«d ;them' will 'be 'wrbrk io- .bfe-done • iti'laadingS;iii -Btowiiig-awayOur baggage, ■< and ■••■in>'stielterii>g'; ourselves during bur- brief v sbjourri at the Gapitali • And what shall' we say cm the grave question as to the conveyance of "oiir wives arid children arid all the immense cargo>6fpersonal effects we have?- The fathers 1 and young men'of our " Colony" may-form their : saarctiing; parties, aM haply some of the strong footed women arid children.' But what of the ' faulting ones and the tenderlings ? v-The answer is "All things are possible .tditheni that have faith in one another—to the < trn6: hearted, the one^hearted. - • Thefmn^ of the route by which we are to roachthe Settlement will prove another test of "unanimity. ■■ In this department of our work >aciv leader ought to be implicitly followed. Particularly shall we do well to act concertedly :iiV reference to the question of conveyance of ■luggage from Auckland, agreeing with common; 'e'o&s'ent to such plans as the judgment of the; leafiets may suggest for At& removal, whether by driiys or coasters^ Posssibly our Agricultural Board may be able to co.ivey inosfc of the wo rn sn.and children; and at moderate rates; but % secure a cheap transit for luggage, douotless. niddh of it wiirhave to be sent by sea. And so might we go on indicating work, work, work, for hand and brain, for ia ; my days. We might anticipate the measures to be taken for disposing of our Town-lands, for securing: the right kind pMabou.r;or finding that laboarrea ly employ. We mig/ht describe in detail the pro bable working of'^our Ballot pistributions^ and. suggest modes-for organizing oar Bee workers. And: last, but not least, we might speak of the coming Election Q/f a .Bparil, and describe its powers, adding thereto some words of counsel touching the diffbreut s'or c ia^ educational and religious institutions required to make up, a jßommuriity suchag w^'haye built up in our day direaraing hoars for miiriths past. Enough, how rever, for the present that we ■bespeak the ear •riest heed of all concerned to the one thought ■ ";.before'Us. ------■ "What say you good frie.;d's, to all this ?_ As you assemble ere\vhiie, .to talk".oii these things, ojet the response be, "We will be one; God help mg:us." Arid! then sham Albertland be 'a'name ..forever^ '.- '. ~'". " ,' '. ■ ; ..; ~

LOG OF THE "MATILDA WATTENBACIL"

June 15. —A fiae clear day with light N. E. winds Divine Service held on the poop At half-past Twelve sighted the island of Porto ■Santo, distant about twenty miles, and at Six p.m, saw the South Desertas, bearing WSW, distant about 21 miles, lat 33 2N, long 16 00 W. ] g,—Light NE winds with fine weat her du ring greater part of the day, which freshened up towards midnight, lat 27. MJ&Jloiigf 20.32. \V.

17,—Fjne fresh NE winds, sh;p going rast'H through the water, lat 27 34 N, long 20 32 W., ■ 18. —Very fine weather, wind light from N.E,J toE.N.E. lat. 24 38. long, 20 32. , :fl 19.—Light winds and fine weather. FlyinMH fish seen in great numbers, lat 22 25, long 22 l^V 20,— Light wiuds and fine weather, lat 19 21 ■ long 20 20. B 21.—Light winds and fine weather, lat 17 25.1 long 19 45. 22.—Light variable winds and fine weather, lat 10 2, long 19 40. 23. Light winds and fine weather. At 6p m^ whilst hoisting the fore topgallant yard, lk(j runner parted, and a seaman named Kobertsou,' who was on the yard at the time, fell off,, striking in his descent the main topgallant stay and top. His head and foot were bo dreadfully bruised that he expired at 11 30 p in. Lpt 1§ 30 r long 13:39. I 21. Wind still continuing light and mislead)', I the heat very great. At 7a m buried the sea- I man who ched on the previous night. Lat 11 54. I long ID 45 Mm 25. Wind still light, at times quite calm. AtlJ 2 p m a smart squall passed, lasting only a fewll minutes. Lat UOU, long 20 11 „• Tl 2G Calms and h^ht wiuds>, with shower^, J Lat 8 00, long 20 30 « 27 Li o ht biiiflm o ' wind. Afe 11 am spok© ■ II P M screw corvette " Arvoua," under steam, <% bound from Japan to Spithcad, last from Cape | Town. Sent her boat oft' to us, with a lieutenant I and burgeon, for European news, fiaye thenx / latest ucw&papeis and a large mail, which they wore kind enough to offer to convey to Englahd. Dm ing tl c stay of the officers outboard the commander oi the corvette [which lay close'to] had the courtesy to cause the'band to'1 play a selection of most beautiful airs, to'the great de ight of our passengers, and we parted amidst enthusiastic cheering. Lat 82, long 21 0i 28 —Heavy squalls vi ith deluging rain, winds all round the compass- The seamen this . ing to the great amusement of the passengers, hovo overboard the " Dead Horse" they have nddcu so hard during the past month lat 7 42, lon-? 2215 ' ( ■' . 29. Light variable windd and calms, avHIl 'j heavy showers. Held Divino service on thej| poop. Exchanged signals wifh the barque f[ " Ecliptic," from London to Mauritius, 38 day* I out, and spoke her again at ,9 p.m. ,Have been. in company with Vame vessel since previous forenoon. Lat 6 50, long 52 5. 30. Heavy squalls, with rain. Split fl»>v mainsail and topgallant stajsail. At 2 p.m passed the "Octavia," bound north. "Weather v 1 moderating. Lat 5,1 5, long 21 32. ' * July].—Wind H<iht from Southward with m I heavy swell, several vessels in sight, lat 435 N," J loag*l9 03W. , f 1 1 2. Wind still from the southward, with firoe J| weather, lat 403 N, long 21 20 W. I

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