15 SEPTEMBER 1860, Page 2

Disastrous, but not unexpected, news has arrived from New Zealand.

We pointed out before the ineffective method of treat- ing the outbreak of Wiremu Kingi adopted by Colonel Gold. The emente, which he might have suppressed at first, has grown into a rebellion. Time has been allowed to the rebel leader to inflame the tribes, and they have shown themselves in force suf- ficient to defeat a body of British soldiers. It is a remarkable fact, that Colonel Gold is again the hero of the failure. When the diminitive force he had sent against the pah were struggling manfully against overwhelming odds he was close to the scene of action, but like Colonel Murray at Waireka, Colonel Gold did not stir a step to aid his soldiers who were falling under the fire and steel of the enemy in the Waitara valley, although he had in hand 300 men. It is evident that he has underrated and overrated the prowess of the Natives ; hence these calamities. The Maoris seem to be in deadly puniest, for they met our men hand to hand, and even ehaiNged up to the million. We lost twenty-nine killed and thirty-three wounded.

Our 4ifficulties in New Zealand have served to bring out into high relief the loyalty of Victoria. That gallant colony has fur- nished a body of volunteers to do garrison ditty; and Major- -general Pratt, with every available soldier, has sailed for New Zealand. Sydney, like Melbourne, was without regular troops. The colonists deserve the highest credit for the truly warm- hearted British way in which they have, hastened to help a sister colony in danger.