NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

Dunstan Times, Issue 392, 22 October 1869, Page 2

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

(Condensed from the Daily Times.) Wellington-, October, 11. Seventy two of the Maori prisoners were brought up for sentence to day. Tauroa, who pleaded guilty, after giving evidence for the Crown in one ca-e, roads a speech of nearly four hours duration, to .show why sentence of death shaidd not he pronounced. The Judge, without .assuming the black cap, sentenced the prisoners to he hanged, drawn and quartered, explaining that he had no power to award anv other sentence for the crime of which they had been found guilty, hut that Hie sentence would be com inn ted by the Governor to imprisonment for a few years, after which they would be restored to liberty if they behaved well. One East Coast prisoner received the same sentence without any promise of commutation. Napier, October 11. His Excellency the Governor lias released the Maori prisoners convicted under the Arms Act. Colonel Herrick has withdrawn fron active service. Colonel hi‘Donnell left on Erida.v with five days’ rations in search of Te ICooti. It is ronorted from Auckland that two hundred an 1 seventy Waikatns have left for Tanpo, for the purpose of pursuing To Kooti. Napier, October 14th. To Hen Hen and his peonle ha ve unconditionally surrendered to Colonel M ‘Honnel. Te Heu Hen abates that in the en cagcmcnt on the 4th inst , a shot took off Te Ifcoti's rirht H nmb, smashing bis h?v,l and then passing through his side. Ho was, in censornerre. Irrely aide to make his escape. The CTaH.rm Island prisoners ruff'rod severely in this engagement.

F.-krmin's penile lire said take on their ivay to join Te KootL