LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 5, Issue 276, 9 June 1865, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notice. —The names of persons willing to form the nucleus of an Anti-Squatter’s League will be received at the office of this paper. . „

Serious Accident. —An accident of a somewhat serious character occurred about 9 o’clock yesterday morning in the Shakespeare Koad. It appears that a party of friends, who had been on a visit to Napier, were returning to the country in a dogcart, i All seemed to go well until the vehicle ■ arrived at the top of the hill just opposite the Union Sank, when the horse suddenly became unmanageable, bolted, and ran furiously down the hill, - in-spite of every exertion on the part of the driver, until arriving uear the new Bank of New Zealand, when the cart overturned. One female had her ancle dislocated, and a little girl of about seven years oi age was severely bruisedi the remainder of the party escaping with less serious inmnes ■ - • J Ms. Y. Janisch’s Sale.— The extensive sale of general merchandise, which was postponed irom Wednesday on account of the departure of the steamers North and South, wUi be held this day at noon .—Vide advertisement. AYlll he Succeed? —The New Zealand Herald, June 6, Jias the following choice bit- ‘‘ The p.s. Novelty has, we undestand, been chartered to proceed this morning at 6 o clock to the Kawau. Major Atkinson, who arrived on Thursday in the Egmont, will proceed in her, with the intention we. believe of inducing his Excellency to return immediately by her to Auckland. The Census Returns.—The following is extracted from the New Zealand Gnzette of the 18th ult, :

General totals, exclusive of the military and their families 106.479 63,452 171,731 Thompson’s Peace.— We extract from the Southern Cross of the 27th ult. the following particulars of the truce entered into by the rebels with the Government“ Some time ago Mr. George Graham applied to his Excellency to be allowed to proceed to the rebel leaders, and act as a mediator. His application was backed up by Te Oriori, the well-known rebel chief, whose rebellion has not in any way impaired his domestic comforts. Te Oriori is a Government stipendiary; and he, moved doubtless by a love for his own people, and by the suggestions of others, went to the Governor° and pathetically described the rebels and the Government as a pair of children, holding each other by the hair, scratching and pummelling one another, without doing any serious misbhief. He thought the children's hands ought to be taken out of each other’s hair and suggested that some persons ought to be sent by the Governor to act as mediators. Te Oriori was asked who he thought would be the proper parties to send, and he suggested a well-known and respected missionary and Mr. George Graham. His Excellency, acting on the suggestion, communicated with the missionary 'who declined to have anything to do with the matter. He knew the Maoris, and had no faith whatever in the permanence or possibility of peace, by overtures of the nature indicated at the present time. But Mr. George Graham was in no wise daunted; He dfd not doubt for a moment in, his . powe s of persuasion, and so he went forth, determined to emulate Thompson as a “peace-maker.” And the fruit of his mission is beginning to ripen. William Thompson has actually sent in an offer of adhesion, with that of his people, on certain terms; and, his Excellency the Governor, on Saturday, sent off a reply agreeing to those terms. On receipt of that reply, W illiam Thompson and his - people are expected to come in to the Awamutu and swear the oath of allegiance. Now, what are those terms ? Simply tiffs: that Thompson and his people should have their past acts of rebellion, sedition, and violence ‘ condoned, on swearing the oath of allegiance, and they are to retain their arms and ammunition, and be secured in the possession of whatever land they lay claim to.’ This is the. result of Air. George Graham’s negotiation. This is the issue of the war in the Waikato. This is the triumph of law, order, and good government, for which the. colony lavished its blood and treasure; for which the sister colonies sent m their best and bravest in thousands I

Province. Males. Females. Totals. Auckland ... 23.686 16,446 42,132 Taranaki 2,872 1,502 Wellington ... 1,352 6,615 14,387 Uavrke’s Bay 2,531 1,309 3,770 iNelson 6,706 5,204 11,910 Marlborough 4,04-2 . 1,487 5,51b Canterbury ... 18,929 ' 13,318 32,947 Otago 32,645. 13,318 41, ',37 Southland ... 5,106 3,279 8,089