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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 307, 18 September 1865, Page 3

Another Loss.—We regret to say that a private of the 50th Regiment, named Devilt, was killed on Friday,last, by the Maories near Kttkaramea. He and two comrades were out from the camp a little bit, when they were set upon by the Maoris, and of the two survivors one is severely wounded. There is no truth in the report at Taranaki that there has been fightingat Waingongoro. —Wanganui Chronicle, September 6. Thatcher. —We are glad to be in a position to announce that Thatcher, the celebrated vocalist, accompanied by Madame Vitalii and the inimitable Small, will arrive in Wellington in the course of a few days, and will enliven the people wit h a few of his popular entertainments. Just now there is any quantity of food for. criticism, and we have no doubt Mr Thatcher will make the most of it.—Advertiser, September 15. Raglan.—ln our issue of Friday, the letters of our Waikato correspondent alluded to the fact that matters were assuming a threatening aspect at Raglan. We have since learned on good authority the exact nature of the circumstances which had led to these reports. As our readers are doubtless well aware by (his time, the loyal and friendly natives are even more hated by the Pat Marires than are the Pakehas. A notice has been received from the Kswhia natives by the friendly natives about Raglan, warning (hem that a line has been drawn, probably the confiscated boundary line itself, over which if the Raglan natives pass they will be shot. This intimation has naturally caused a considerable amount of excitement amongst the loyal natives at Raglan, and, taken as a declaration of hostilities may lead to an internecine war between the tribes—the course by which the Weld Fitzgerald Ministry evidently intend to overcome the native difficulty.—New Zealand Herald, September 11. Depasture op General Cameron from Melbourne. —The Argus of the 28fh ult., says:— “ Lieut-General Sir Duncan Cameron, K.C.8., left for England per the mail steamer Jeddo on Saturday, accompanied by Col. M’Neill and Lieut. St. Hill, 1 aides-de-camp, and Gapt. and Mrs Gower. The lady, General Cameron’s niece (nee Miss Cherry), presided over his Auckland establishment for several years, and won the respect and goodwill of the colonists, who at h«r recent marriage were profuse in their congratulations. General Cameron was accompanied to the tugsteamer by Major-General Chute and Major Tup: per, aide-de-camp, Dr Sail, and several officers of the local Staff. A guard of honor of the Royal Artillerey Lieut-Colonel Smith in command, was drawn upon the Sandridge pier; and on leaving, the general was heartily cheered by the spectators. Active service in the field and anxieties in the Cabinet have left their marks on Sir Duncan, who has changed very much from the picture of robust health he at one time presented.” Seizure of. Tea at Melbourne.—A large seizure of tea says the Argus of the '26th ult., was made last night on board the ship Douglas, which lately arrived from Hong Hong, by Mr .A. G. Brand ford, the senior tide surveyor. The tea w s discovered ingeniously secreted r under a qurntily of peas and haricot beans. No doubt this seizure will lead to further proceedings being instituted against th.s master of this vessel, whose name has figured so often and so peculiarly in the police courts lately. ; In answer to a question put by Mr O’Neill in the House of Kepresentives, on the 6th September—whether the Government contemplated an increase of postage’on letters via Panama, and the rate of postage on newspapers by the same route —•the Colonial Treasurer said the postage of letters would remain as at present, but that it would .be requisite to impose, a stamp of twopence on/pawspapers- r