in establishing peace; and I trust the arch-enemy is foiled, though the parties are still very suspicious of each other. Mr. Hadfield, of the Church Mission, has fixed his residence with one of those tribes. I called on him, and he received me very courteously. But" what is one among so many?" 66 I spent a day on the island of Kapiti, and then proceeded to Port-Nicholson. On my arrival there, I learnt that the land which had been formerly agreed on by Mr. Bumby, as the site of a Mission-station, had been disposed of to the New-Zealand Land Company." But, on inquiry, it appeared that the actual proprietors of that spot had not sold, or agreed to sell; but that certain other Chiefs had undertaken to sell the entire harbour, &c., and apportion the payment according to the right possessed by the different claimants. The proprietors of the "Aro" (the name of the place in question) had not signed the deed, nor consented to the sale: only two out of the six had taken the payment. A house had been built on the place for us, and they were very anxious for me to remain among them. Port-Nicholson is a very fine harbour for shipping, and affords a very eligible site for a town; but the land available for agriculture around it is exceedingly limited. The natives are not numerous, but are well-disposed towards Christianity. The "New-Zealand Land Company" claim the entire harbour, &c., reserving one-tenth for the benefit of the natives; and it will undoubtedly be very shortly peopled by Europeans. The Aurora," with one hundred and eighty emigrants, arrived while I was there, to whom I had an opportunity of preaching on board the ship. I hope they may prove a pretty well ordered community. I was happy to perceive among them a prevailing desire to be near a Mission-station. Many of them, however, appeared to labour under very serious misapprehension on account of the natives; and some observed to me, "If there be not an English Missionary here, I do not know what will become of us." It is certainly of great importance, that a Missionary, understanding the language, feelings, &c., of the natives, should be there at this critical period, both for the sake of the colonists and the aborigines, and especially to operate as a check against any collision taking place between them; for the sudden arrival of such a concourse of Europeans is perfectly new and unexpected on the part of the New-Zealanders, and calculated to create concern. I felt much disposed to remain there, in order to lend my feeble services; but the circumstances of the place having so altered since I was appointed by the District-Meeting, I felt it my duty to return home, not knowing what other arrangements might be thought desirable. I intended to return by way of Taranaki, and should have been greatly gratified with a visit to the shattered tribes of that interesting portion of the land, the tragic scene of many sanguinary wars. I had an opportunity, however, of seeing several Chiefs from that quarter, who informed me, that all the people had embraced Christianity, but were still in great fear of their old enemies; and as soon as a Missionary should settle among them, they would flock around his standard. I should have been glad to visit them; but as I expected the "Triton" would be soon at Hokianga, I embraced the opportunity of engaging a passage in the schooner "Atlas," which was bound for the Bay of Islands, whither, after six days' boisterous passage, we arrived in safety on the Sabbath morning. I spent the day at Paihia, the Church-Mission station, where I had the honour of being introduced to his Excellency LieutenantGovernor Captain Hobson, who had a few days before arrived in H.M. frigate the "Herald." On the Monday I hastened home, by way of Hokianga; and was glad to find all our dear friends there in good health. Mr. Bumby had not returned from the colonies; but we are in daily expectation of his arrival with the "Triton," whose appearance we shall hail with gratitude and joy. The present is certainly a very important era in the history of New-Zealand, it is a very momentous crisis, and its political condition assumes a very serious character. Christianity has rendered it a safe residence for Europeans; which was found not to be the case a few years ago, when the original New-Zealand Land Company made a fruitless attempt to establish a colony. Enterprising men are now directing their attention to this fine. country, and Europeans are flocking to it daily in considerable numbers, both from England and the colonies of New South Wales, South Australia, and Van-Diemen's Land; so that it will doubtless, ere long, be populated by white men. What may be the ultimate results, it is difficult to conjecture. Missionaries, under the present circumstances of the country, require, in a pre-eminent degree, to be "wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." We need your prayers. I never felt more sensible, than at the present moment, of the wisdom and importance of your regulations respecting the purchasing of land by your Missionaries; and I feel quite happy that not one Wesleyan Missionary in this country possesses an inch of land. The Roman Catholic Bishop and his coadjutors here are ready to employ any means to advance and disseminate the influence of Popery. Notwithstanding all their efforts, they have not yet done much among the people, though with the utmost impudence they pretend to have proselyted to the "Catholic faith" nearly one-half of the entire population. As an antidote to their pernicious system, we have much to hope from an extensive circulation of the word of God, which is now eagerly received in every part of the land, but especially from the valuable addition to the amount of Missionary labour which I am happy to perceive you have so wisely appointed. May the Lord, in mercy, save NewZealand from the grasp of Popery! I humbly hope, that He who is the "Governor among the nations" will overrule all passing events for His own glory, and the ultimate interests of the poor natives. CHAPTER VII. HIS LAST DAYS. At last, on the 10th of May, 1840, the "Triton" safely arrived at the Hokianga, with Mr. Waterhouse and the Missionary party: it was an occasion of holy joy to all the brethren, and for some days the Mission families could do little more than hold kindly intercourse, and exchange the mutual recital of their experiences, hopes, and fears; mingling the whole with those acts of social devotion in which all true Wesleyans, all the world over, so much delight. On the 17th, the Lord's day, there was a special service at Mangungu, when the station was immensely crowded with natives. After the morning sermon, Mr. Waterhouse baptized ninety natives; and exhorted them, through the medium of an interpreter, to seek the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and to yield themselves fully to the Lord. In the afternoon a love-feast was held; when, amongst others, Nene (Thomas Walker) spoke, also William Barton, his son-in-law, and Moses, with great feeling and impressiveness, of their conversion to Christ and while the newly-arrived brethren were enjoying the scene, and inwardly praising God for what their eyes beheld,-receiving, at the same time, the same gracious unction as was poured on the rest, our friend, Mr. Bumby, gave out from the pulpit, with a voice faltering with emotion, the following hymn, composed in Maori, by Mr. Turner, for the Christian natives : Me haere tatou nei Ki tera wahi pai, Ko reira noho ai. Tera te potonga O nga mea papai; Te Kingi atawai, Ko reira hari ai Te mano i te pai, Tatou nei katoa, Me haere tatou nei Ki taua wahi pai, Ko reira noho ai. "Let us all go "There's the assemblage With the happy people; "Let us all go It was his first, yea, and his last, attempt to speak in Maori from the pulpit. The English rendering cannot, of course, give the exact turn of the native idiom, or enable any one to conceive of its true effect upon the native mind. It was powerfully sung, and with great unison; nor did the newlyarrived refrain from joining. In the evening, Mr. Waterhouse preached to his brethren and the Europeans, from, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts," &c., (Isai. lv. 8—13,) a very powerful and encouraging sermon; and, when all was over, a most blessed and delightful Sabbath, spent in gracious enjoyments, mingled with undefined fears, was brought to its close. Our friend forgot himself in his desire to afford comfort and hospitality to his brethren: privation, toil, and care were now a sort of established and settled nature with him. The household was large; and, to provide lodging-room for his friends, he slept in the cheerless store on the Mangungu premises, void of proper furniture, and with only a mattress and cloak, or something of the kind, thrown on the bare boards; and he caught cold by so doing. To a New-Zealand Missionary, who had often to sleep on a bed of fern in the open air, this was nothing very extraordinary; but those who remember what affectionate ministrations he had been accustomed to, would think of even this with pain. It was part of Mr. Waterhouse's plan to go down the west coast to Kawia, and there leave the NewZealand Missionaries, before he proceeded onward to the islands; and Mr. Bumby decided so far to accompany him, and then return from Kawia, after the "Triton" had gone, to Mangungu by an overland route. In order to supply many interesting particulars, we may here introduce Mr. Waterhouse's journal, as giving the best links to this portion of our narrative : APRIL 23d, 1840.-I embarked on board the Wesleyan Missionary ship "Triton," accompanied by the Rev. Messrs. Buddle, Buttle, Turton, Smales, and Aldred, with Mrs. Buddle and Mrs. Turton, for New-Zealand; the Rev. Messrs. Wilson, Kevern, and their wives, for the Friendly Islands; and Mr. and Mrs. Williams, for Feejee. The morning was fine, my wife and several members of our family, with the Rev. Messrs. Turner, Longbottom, Manton, and many other friends, accompanied us down the Derwent, when we sang a hymn; Mr. Turner commended us in prayer to the care of Him whom winds and seas obey, and we parted: a time not to be forgotten! At seven P.M. we had tea; and, after reading the Scriptures and prayer, made an arrangement for our regular devotional exercises, &c., and spent the remaining part of the evening in adjusting matters in our berths, &c. 24th. All the passengers sick. 25th.-Out at sea, sickness unabated, with unpleasant tossing to and fro. Sunday, 26th.-Few at the prayer-meeting; no other service, so many sick. During the week, we had ship's rolls in abun |