AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 215, 18 January 1865, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

Opening op the Exhibition,— His Excellency the Governor will not, after all, be present at the opening of the Dunedin Exhibition. Every preparation was made for his departure, the luggage was actually on board H.M.S.S. Esk, and that vessel had steam up, and was ready to start, in the forenoon of Saturday ; but after lengthened consultations between His Excellency and his Responsible Advisers, it was finally determined upon as indispensable that the Governor should not leave Auckland in the present peculiarly critical state of affairs —a condition, in fact, more critical than has existed in any moment during the preceding twelve months. The Execctive Council had sat to a late hour on Friday night, and there was again a protracted sitting on Saturday morning.—New Zealander, January 9, From the letter of ourTe Awamutu correspondent, which appears in another column, we learn some interesting particulars in connection with the Native doings now in progress at Rangitoto. The news from that quarter, combined with the recent movements at Tauranga, have doubtless mainly contributed to the determination at which His Excellency has been constrained to arrive. This marshalling of the rebel army, the formation of military ranks, as well as the creation by the rebel “ king” of imitative titles of nobility—these things do not bode well for the prospects of peace. Men who were about to submit themselues to the clemency of the Governor, as defeated rebels, would scarcely be advising King Matutaera to make William Thompson a “Duke,” Rewi a “Lord,” and so on, nor to be commissioning “ Majors,” &c., for his army.— lbid. A settler of Kaukapakapa, who has recently paid a visit to Waitangi, states that there were about 180 of the escaped rebels located there, aud that intoxication was very prevalent amongst them. They left Waitangi on Monday, and are now in a locality near Waitakeri. Our Kaipara correspondent says that some of them were about to cross over from the east to the west side of Kaipara. Some of the men of the 63th Regiment, who returned from Tauranga on Wednesday night, were yesterday found making too frequent visits to the public-house, and several street disturbances was the result. One man was robbed of his watch by his companion, and the interference of the police was necessary in consequence, but his companion was non est when “ wanted.” Pickets were sent out at night to bring in the helpless, aud the military guard-room was soon filled. An additional room was also filled, and ten men were at one time handcuffed in the police barracks, and conducting themselves like mananiaes, awaiting the arrival of military police to convey them to the guard-room, in Albert Barracks.

A Nor at, Burial Gsofsd.—Some wag, European or Maori, lias posted the following printed notice on the door of the Native Office, now clearing out for Wellington. The notice in question might ha ve been seen there last evening, and it- is evidently an old one revived. as it bears dale December 23, 1861*: — Ho Wnhi Tapu Tenei! Kia ata wakaaro tangata Katoa kei takahia tend w'atu. [Translation.] This i« a Burial Ground. Be cautious nil men not to trespass on this place! Southern Crow, Jen. 13. An accident, fortunately unattended with serious consequences, occurred on the Custom-house-street Wharf, yesterday evening, to a youth named Charles Bawlinson, who was in the act of stopping on to a small boat in order to reach a log of wood drifting near the edge of the wafer, when he overbalanced himself and fell in. A piece of rope was thrown towards him by a companion, and as the tide was not very high at the time ho was soon resented ftom his perilous po ition .—lbid. H.M. s.B. ‘ Esk,’ Captain Luca, returned from Tauranga last evening, bringing up 279 men of the 68th'Regiment in charge of Major Shuttleworth. The Bev. Mr. Kinder was also a passenger by her. The Ngaiterangi fugitives had uot returned when she left. — Ibid.