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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IV, Issue 185, 29 July 1864, Page 3

As a proof how very little dependence can bo placed in friendly natives, we may mention that one of the prisoners, a chief by rank, who was captured at the recent engagement at Te Eanga, lias been positively recognised by Captain Guilding, of the Auckland Naval Volunteers, as one of the Maories —the head man in fact—who proceeded with his party several months ago, on their canoe-destroying expedition to the Manukau. It will be remembered that preparatory to starting these Maories were armed, and that they were afterwards unarmed, as the Naval Volunteersgrcfused to proceed with them unless they were. We need hardly say now, as we did then, that the apprehensions entertained by the Naval Volunteers were perfectly justifiable, as proved by the fact that one of their number—their leader —has been captured in the rebel rants. —Southern Cross. Experiments, which are considered satisfactory, have been carried out at Woolwich to tost the merits of Montstorm’s breech-loading rifle, which it is expected will be introduced to some extent into the service. The weapon is fired with the ordinary leaden bullet, without a greased wad. It is constructed on simple principles, and”will not easily get out of order. When the lady, fishing for a lover, cunningly adjusts her features for the purpose, each of them is at an acute angle. An Irishman recently handed into the Telegraph Office a despatch intended to inform another Emoralder, employed upon the public works in a neighboring town, of the decease of a friend. It read thus, “Barney come home; I died last night.”