I ifFROM;OTJR, OWS" CORRESPONBENT.) .' \ ~ We have just had the sail news of Goiiinioclore :G<KKleHough's.death, arid of tbe death of two of the five men Wounded with him at Santa Cruz. These, .must ■ ,be the same people who killed. Bishop Paftesmi. Why they do these murders it^is.impofisible to say. , Guesses.will abound, , aiwi.the flvst.impulßO will be to put. them, down -to revenge for outrages hy white traders. No ■• one :tusmudated with Maori history, for example, ■wdttld drt this, f6r hewouldbe aware of the in. numerable modes by which the religious feelings or the pride of savaged can be''hurt without thfe ; least design;.' .We know too little of the circum stances attending the Commodore's murder yet to forni any reasonable .opinion, but this I do knoWj that his dentil will be regarded as a very great cjifamity wherever he- is known, and no where more than iii I'^jL His services as joint Coniimssionei-1 with Mr Ln.yanV : were. highly ap> pi«ci.ited there, and liis' kindly genei-al temper •attached everyone to him in the firmest manner. The service, too;.loses one of its ablest officers. The Commodore's kindliness seems to have-pre ' ve\itedan exaniiile iieing made of the murderers, for he used only, blank; cai;iridge in dealing with ..themtbthe^last. ;'Ohe.caTJnot but admire..the man in thus mercifully dealing with ignorant savages, but-is very-doubtful if truer mercy would •not ;ibe.:shb\vn' by 'giving them the 'strongest "possible lesson once for all.! After that they appreciate kindness readily enough; but they are so unused to a policy of iorbear .ance among, themselves that .they uniformly attribute it to weakness,'.for which they have the most: profound contempt.: .'Such, is the experiencu of every man who has had much to ■:do with^these people, arid the lesson will yet, I fear, have to be taiight them. ~ Bnsiriess 'is uniyerfeal|y'. dull, arid money somewhat tight, in this Province. No one is able to account for it, but the fact is admitted on all sides, and in all branches of trade stores are full, sales are difficult, and the prospect not bright. We have a Rpurt in mining through the rich finds of the Union Beach, but no one believes in mining, now until dividends are [ declared. The Tairun, will probably prove 1 good, and a great help to us in the summer. 