LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 734, 1 October 1870, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents.] Nelson, Sept. 29. The Taranaki arrived from the Manakau at 11 o'clock last night. Two men, named -Griffiths and Ellis? charged with personating detectives, were acquitted. The Auckland news is unimportant. The Thame3 District is suffering from dull trade and the want of employment. There is general depression, and large numbers are leaving. Shipping. — Arrivals : Cleopatra and Kauri, from Fiji, and the Mission schooner Dayspring fvom New Hebrides. The news from Taranaki is to yesterday morning. The Herald contains details of the great Native meeting atPariaka, which ended on Friday last. The natives talked seven days. There was very little gatherable from the speaking. Te Whiti said he would have no king, no queen ; he was head and supreme. Aporo, from Tokangamutu, said Jehovah made a king, and had now taken his kingdom awaj r . Parris said to Te Whiti that Tawhiao was not dead, and that Rewi will say " Is it for the slaves of Taranaki to move the great Waikato chief from the kingship ? " Great talk followed ; Whiti concluded by saying that the sword should be returned to the sheath not to be drawn agaiu, queeuites, kingites, and all others were to stop fighting, and all be quiet. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Titokowaru and eighty men, with six women, well armed, and with plenty of money, arrived, and were welcomed by the natives. They discharged their arms before entering the village. Parria called on his natives not to look on the man who had defiled himself. Tito abused Parris in return. Next day there was more talk, and the old symbolic sticks were set up. It was the old story : the missionaries first arrival there, and then the Queen, and while the missionaries directed the natives eyes heavenward the Europeans loot ed to the land. Parris said that Satan followed God'a words to try and destroy them. Whiti put the King and Queen sticks under his feet. Tito asked if these were destroyed, whi> is the person to follow 1 Whiti said he was. Tito asked who begot him, implying that Whiti was of low descent. Whiti parried the question. Parris said that roads must be made and the work go on. About the close of the meeting, Tito came to the centre, with a double-barrelled gun, and said : " I return to Ngatimaru. I turn my back on the whole Ngatimampoto tribe. I will never strike another blow unless attacked ; but if my face is scratched I shall retaliate." He then left with his followers. He was not angry, but said nothing in the talk. His one eye and horrid face were repulsive, but he was superbly dressed as a native chief. He slept at Opunake, and set off on his way home. The Government steamer Luna arrived at New Plymouth. The Taranaki spoke the barque Tell in Cook's Straits. Wellington, Sept. 30. The mail telegrams this morning were kept back until a message, containing a summary of the news, was sent to the Government. MrGisborne communicated the contents of this message to the Independent, which thus issued an extra before a single line of press telegrams was received. The Evening Post denounces this conduct as grossly unfair and dishonest. Auckland via Wang an oi, Sept. 26. Cleared out.— East Lothian, for New York, with two hundred and sixty-five tons gum and ten tons flax — total value, L 10.260. Mr London met the chiefs of the Piako on Saturday. Three hundred natives were present. The money was paid, but the chiefs stay at Piako for a great meeting between the Qneenites and Hau-haus to-day and to-morro*v. Te Hira and the Ohinemuri chiefs arc there, also Terapipi and the natives of Wangamata and Tauranga aro expected. In the case of Mr Casset, who committed suicide, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. ] '. •