38 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chap. II. 
Australia to supply the place of Mr. Churton, was only 
a candidate for orders, and therefore unauthorized to 
perform the ceremony of marriage. Mr. Hadfield had, 
during this period, kindly travelled from JVaikanae 
more than once, to marry couples and to perform ser- 
vice on the Sabbath-day. During his short sojourns in 
Wellington, he had acquired the respect of the colonists 
as much by the polish and affability of his manners, 
as on account of the universal knowledge of the worthy 
way in which his missionary duties were performed. 
About this time we were deprived even of the inade- 
quate services of Mr. Davy, who had been guilty of 
two unpardonable offences. He had married several 
couples, although without power so to do. He had 
refused to give an account of nearly 50/., paid to him 
as one of the collectors of a charitable subscription for 
a public hospital. But the fact that he had been 
giving a series of champagne lunches and riotous 
bachelor's feasts sufl&ciently accounted for the defalca- 
tion ; and he was ignominiously expelled from the club, 
of which he had been admitted a member, and scouted 
by every person of respectability. As no one would 
attend to hear him read public prayers. Colonel Wake- 
field, Mr. St. Hill, and some other gentlemen, ar- 
ranged to take it by turns to perform this duty. 
On the 14th of August, the Tyne had arrived in the 
port, bearing the Judge, Mr. Martin, and the Attorney- 
General, Mr. Swainson. I had the honour of being 
introduced to them at my uncle's house, when I ar- 
rived from Kapiti two days afterwards. A very high 
opinion was formed of the talents and capability for 
public action of these two officers ; and great hopes 
were entertained that their addition to the official staff 
of the colony would cause a change for the better in 
our treatment by the local Government. It was gene- 
