TV"c arc not ■n ithout hopes, however, that the grow ing dis approval in England of this system of pampering the natives, instead of enforcing justice and obedience to the law, will have a beneficial effect, and that at no distant dnto wo shall find tho> hist remnant of tho " flour and sugar policy ' swept awa}'. It never did any real good, although it may have served a temporary purpose ; but not even the wildest adrocato of its former expediency can now use any cogent argument in its favour. Lot those who oling to the system, however, because of its antiquity

The Wonga Wonga lopoits a steamer, supposed to be the Kangaroo, l>ing off the Manukau heads yesterday inoi unit;. The Alexandra, with the tioops f i oin the Al.inuk.iu, was off l'aglau on Sunday evening, but did not enter the haibour, it is pie snmod on account of ttio weather. The N utfk. — Tins lino vessel at lived on Tuesday lasl-, from London, aftei a voyage of only eighty thiee days — the quickest passage, we believe, that has ever been nude to this poit. ' The Napier is an iion vessel, this being her liist voyage, .and is one of the finest ships that ever entered our harbour — ]\clson E camiua; Dec. 10. The Sea Bice/o. Cap'.ain Fernandez, cleat od at the Customs yeotoi day foi Ihissell, Bay of Islands, and will piobably sail this clay. The Planet w ill sail to day for Povei by Bay. A baiqne, supposed to be the Alice Oameion, was signalled last evening. The S.W. wind which was blowing would piobably pievent hei fiom making the haibour until Ihi. moining. The baique Ann and Jane is leady for sen, and will most likely sail this moining. The r.s. Auckland is mlrcitised to sail with the English ni.nl, on Fuday next. Tin: Pkiouus on Firkin i-iifP. vy ofßiscvy. — The screw steam corvette Point us. 21, Captain Boys, winch left Plymouth ou 'l'huisday last, the loth instant, for the East Indies and China, pub back yesteulay moining, having been on fiiein the Bay of Biscay. It appeals that on Satin day last, at 5.1 i "> p.m , when she was 320 miles south-west half west of the Lizird Point, the chief engineer, Mr. Jumps W. 