LATEST FROM WANGANUI AND WELLINGTON.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 452, 5 December 1868, Page 3

LATEST FROM WANGANUI AND WELLINGTON.

It is considered highly satisfactory that the Government denial of the wording of the premium clauses i? confirmed. The premium clauses assented to are as follows: — "A premium will be given by the Government of L 5 for every man or lad belonging to the enemy brought in alive by the bush volunteers, whether such prisoners be wounded or not. "A special reward of Ll,ooo is promised to the corps for the person of TitoKowaru." The letter from 'Pipiriki natives to Mr Buller, as to the general rising, is published, but very little faith is put in it, even at Wanganui. The whereabouts of Tito is still a mystery. A party of mounted Constabulary has gone to Patea to return with authentic information if possible. Dr Featherston returned oh the 26th ult. A deputation waited upon him next afternoon to learn the state of affairs preparatory to a public meeting. On being asked to take the chair, he said he had all along placed his services at the command of Ministers in any capacity, and for the benefit of the colony and the province he would continue to do so whether they were acceptable or not. With that reservation he would place himself in the hands of the deputation, It was decided that a meeting should be called. Dr Featherston expressed his belief that affairs looked bad, but they were not so bad as had been reported. All along the route traversed by the special messenger on Sunday a panic had been created by unfounded inventions. The general rising reported by Colonel Haultain was, on authority of a letter from two Pipiriki natives to Wanganui natives, stating that the King had ordered the Hau Hans to rise. Major Marshall and Mr Fox had ridden over to Raugitikei and found the natives wondering at the excitement among the Pakehas. Major Marshall had sent word that the force of 140 men ordered from the front should not come into the district as they were not wanted. As the Constabulary force at the front is only 400, and 350 have been transmitted to the East Coast, Wanganui will literally have to depend on its own stout hearts aud strong hands as counselled by the Governor. The messenger this afternoon (30th ult.) from the West Coast reports that the Manawatu friendlies have warned settlers that mischief is brewing, At Raugitikei Mr Fox and others, after renewed investigation, are thoroughly satisfied that the letter commanding a general rising of the natives, and alleged to have been issued by order of the king, was not authorised by him. Wi Hapi and other noted Hau Haus also declare that they know nothing about it, which they would have done had the news been genuine. An open air meeting has been called by the Superintendent, in compliance with a requisition for Tuesday next, to express sympathy with the sufferers by the Maori war.