AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 262, 8 May 1865, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

M. 1 ?. A'.’gfs White, 11 At.— The uncertain fate to which our correspondent, writing under the signature of “ A Friend,” alludes, is one which for some time has been a very serious source of anxiety to all those who hare been aware of the circemstanees attending Mr. White’s prolonged absence, and now when it shall have becpme publicly known, we may expect the voice of'the citizens will make known their opinion in this matter. Mr. While born we believe, in the country, son of one ot our oldest and most res* peeted settlers, must not be allowed to pass away from us his fate unenquired into, and with no effort to save him, if still alive, and in the hand* of tlie natives. His family is in the deepest distress his fate uncertain. ILhere can scarcely bo a probahilitary that he was a passenger by the ill fated Kate Williams, for he was missing from his station some days before the sailing of that vessel, .lie may yet be alive, a prisoner in thd hands of the Pai Marire fanatics, and it is th* duty of the Governor to cause every enquiry to be made as to iiis fate, and to leave no step untaken to save him, if yet a prisoner and alive. The difference between the zeal of tlie Superintendent, and the apathy of liis .Excellency is worthy of note. —AT. Z. herald.

DEPARTURE OF THE ESK IN SEARCH OF MR. T. A. WHITE AND THE MISSING SCHOONER KATE WILLIAMS. His Excellency had despatched the s.s. Esk to the East Coast for the above purpose, and tho Prince Alfred had spoken her off Hicks’ Bay. The Southern Cross of the Ist xnst. says - The Prince Alfred, which arrived on Saturday morning from the South, was brought to early on Friday morning, when crossing Hick’s Bay; W » couple of shots from the Esk, and a despatch was sent on board for the Governor at Auckland. Wo hear, from a source which may he confidently relied on. that this communication was to the effect that on the 22nd of March the Kate Williams, with Mr. T. A. White oh board, left Te Kaha, for Auckland, the vessel being deeply laden. A chief named Hamiora Reniti showed Captain Luce a paper written by Mr. White certifying his loyalty The-people at Te Kaha said that for three days niter the Kate Williams left, the weather was fine The Esk, after putting the despatch on board tho Prince Alfred, steamed into Hicks’ Bay, apparently with she intention of anchoring there That ship will be engaged for a few days making further inquires along the coast, and will then r<£ turn to Auckland. It is possible that the Kate \\ ilnanis may have been driven ashore by the gale, and that her crew hare not been able to get her off or to communicate with Auckland; and this is the only hope which is left.' Brut at. Outrage and Death or as Oio Man. It is with much regret that we have to record an event of this description, which occured on Saturday last in Auckland. The unfortunate victim is an old Howicfe pensioner, well-known to old colonists, named James Cole. It appears the deceased has lately been in very reduced circumstances, so much so indeed that he was on Friday night last unable to procure a night’s lodging, and was compelled to lie down under the verandah of Asher’s buildings, Graham-street; and having, by some means or other, procured a blanket, he coiled himself up in it and went to sleep at abont 8 o’clock.- .In about an hour afterwards his son-in-law, Henry Busbell, a bushman, living up country, perceiving Colo, attacked ..him

in* most savage manner, striking him on the fape, »hd kicking him about the abdomen, aud leaving him insensible. Mr. .Rhyme, the occupant of the bouse, hearing the disturbance, came to the. cue, but, unfortunately, hot before the jeouniTral had decam])6tli; ■ Cola was at once taken' iivdoors, and the attendance of Dr. Hooper procured, who did all he could for him. Early on Saturday morning Cole being apparently seriously injured, information was sent to the Commissioner, of Police, who directed Constable Reilly to enquire into tho‘matter. The constable on, arrival found Co’e very much hurt and shaken, and Dr, Hooper being of opinion that that he should be removed to the hospital, he : was. conveyed to that placed ■without loss of time. Bushel! was apprehended by warrant on the Queen-street Wharf, about 9 o’clock,- and. upon being warned in the usual manner, stated that he had committed the assault, upon Cole in consequence of some real or imaginary injury Cole had done to liis wife, who. as wc before stated, is a daughter of the'deceased. We are very sorry 1 to inform our readers that'Colo' died from the injuries received in about an hour after arriving at the hospital- [bid.-In a paper of a later?date we have a report of the inquest on the body, from which it appears thatthe-direct cause of death was a rupture of lhc intestines andesoape of their, contents; but as the Intestine was in an ulcerated state, it was thought that a charge of manslaughter could-not be maintained, and as the victim was dead no prosecution could be made for the assault, and therefore the brute was let loose again upon society. Such,is Law!. ;