AUCKLAND.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2455, 29 December 1870, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

(FROM GRKVILLE’a TELEGRAM COMPANY, REUTER’S AGENTS.) December 9. It is rumored in Auckland that a friendly Maori has been murdered in the Waikato. The report needs confirmation, The Southern Gross went to the trouble of getting the opinions of nearly all the medical profession in Auckland in reference to the alleged case of Asiatic cholera, and they have come to the unanimous conclusion that no such case has occurred, although several cases of English cholera have come under their notice. lu reference to the case of Mrs Hooker, the opinion of two medical gentlemen, both of whom have had a great deal of experience in choleraic disease is that a mistake was made as to the nature of the disease. Commercial.— Long Drives, LII 10s to Ll2; Shotovers, 10s Gd ; Waitemata, 15s j Junctions, 10s Gd; All Nations, L 3. Bank of New Zealand, Ll4 to 1.14 7s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, L2O; Sash and Door Company, L 3 10s to L 4. Best hay, L 4. Flour, miller’s price: First quality, LIG; Adelaide, LIG; seconds (hue), LI4; seconds, L 10; sharps, LG. There has been a better demand for horses during past week. An advance in good fat cattle has been obtained of 2s Gd to 5s per 1001b. Sheep in moderate supply, and better woath Is per head. December 10. By latest news from Ohiuemuri, it seems probable that there will be a fight between the Maoris of that place. At the Native Lauds Court held in that district, Ngatikero, of To Hira’s tribe, was awarded a block of land which Te Moamanui has seiz d, threatening to seize more at Waihi. Those proceedings Te Hira and tribe are against, and intend to fight. It is just possible that Te Hira may throw hinreif upon the Government, and so facilitate the opening for goldmining purposes in this coveted district. No definite information has been received from the Waikato with reference to the reported murder of a friendly Maori. December 12. Tiie Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by his Excellency the Governor, patronised Herr Bandmaim’s readings on Saturday night, which wero highly successessful. His Royal Highness and Sir George Bowen and suite proceed this evening to the East Coast district in the p s. Luna. The ship City of Auckland arrived in Auckland Harbor yestcnlay, after a splendid run of 81 days, from the English Channel. She brings a large general cargo and 158 passengers, amongst whom are four Wesleyan ministers. ' A rumour was current at Shortland on Sunday that 400 armed Natives had arrived at Ohinemuri from the Waikato to take part with Te Mira or Moananui in the threatened fight. The Duke of Edinburgh jpid the Governor and suite left, in the Luna last night for Tauranga.

December 13. Another Provincial crisis, an event lately very far from being uncommon, occurred last night in the Provincial Council, when the Opposition was ignominously defeated, to the satisfaction of the people of this Province. The leader of the Opposition indulged in personalities to a great extent, and another member of the ex-Executive, when the result of the division was known, drew the attention of the Speaker to the presence of people in the strangers gallery. The Speaker therefore ordered them to he turned out, as also the reporters, December 19. The Osaka Troupe of Japanese which arrived hero by the City of Melbourne will make their first appearance cn Thursday night. A deputation of tho Homan Catholics of Auckland waited on Bishop Croke to present him with a congratulatory address. The Native Chiefs who went, to the Maori King on ace-mnt of the recent murder have returned, bringing the information that the King refused to deliver ur> the murderers. It is also reported that the King and his chief minister Manuwhiri declare that they recognise no coutiacotion boundary, and that thenline is at Maungatawhiri. It is reported that Pvewi does not approve of the murder, and has gone to Whangauui. A friendly Maori going to Flauturu was told not to return. The Hauhaus hint that any Europeans found in Pironga, the scene of the late murder, will be shot. A German woman named Emma Ampau, aged 38, dropped dead at the North Shore of aneurism of the heart. On the trial of a recent affiliation case, Barker v. Patterson, the complainant swore that she was delivered of four 'children at a birth, tho defendant being the father, she had previously had twins. The magistrate, after hearing the evidence dismissed the case.