AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 493, 18 July 1867, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

[rr.OM cur. own couiwspovdevt.] July 11, ISG7. This principal occurrence since my last has been the murder of Air Beniu-t White at Opotiki by tho ITauhaua. An Arawa, who was employed as mailman, was also killed at the same time. It will be remembered, ihat Mr Bennett White narrowly cseap •.! with bis life at the time of the massacre of balloon and the er -w of the ‘ .Kate ’ bv .the fanatics. Mr Waite appears to have had a piv.-enthnont that lie would be canlured by the iiauiiatts, and. unforr unatelr "••and d no arms, from the mt-feken idea j 1 licit i:e worn.l deed bi;l -v with them it !laiiCii unarmed. Arep.-tinon of these b.srI uarous .ilr-.ei! ics iuv.ne. tnil eiy upon the rejtuoval of the troops is siguiticaut, and them I ire net wanting those wuo assert that, in ' ■•pile of ail the bea-l h; as of ’peace, there ; wiil be wluiil work be; ,m ioug. T:iu f.q. 1 v.ving is an amount of tho mailer as staved by WaiUri i : On Thr.iv ; iv. Jam [ was r> •turning fniut Mai. -m, v.bidAr ! bad !• ■•■ a smamaml by hi;-('ur.i'ii-’a aiar WiM ul. > a;:an ! tha (liaay ai-a, i“a U.’uuia as a whir ,i na- nr in;m;bv lie, mui I’ama. V.bmia)--al Ohiw.i f. rry :.dm;' :: ...n. .i::.1 iiut icv.l la.Vuay mm-a;;! in;: .1 w-- ;v via i V> ,:•- a.'aiii rimr. A: ibis ado- 1 v.v-- ri day bi .no ■ "i 1 ■ i v.aib i!v ivv i r V, ~.-:> 1 ana.r.i a: fir- O.vtiM sbl,. „:;b. \h: bad t liimad aj mud many lootprints .a: do --a:.,; ; :.u i, ;b;abia_! utir j.aupie v.wv Mu-re j ; e-inui; a; a, t.uav.l up ud'j the ai.di Wear p !■■„. k ihu ~ b.uaa- v.j aaday i>a.v at bieii-v, .Uar ia. ad uv, a. iar aiivj ri • aa.i. and ru- • i..f of i!a- f.-rn lb" 01. l k bai_a.| a’luut }aad ■; u!l', raid ilia -!. aya a av \v\ -aari - j iy. I’ua 1 bay a rra u; aa:i-;.la a'a- hea r 'l'i.-'r aaa-.-ii, diu,‘.a\ar, abaar v.a 1, a i maria i a dy,; v b bra did ; bar at 1 ; v, . ira; m-i ,ai, a- ! i'a.lra I -,va j vly d d ■ i Va: ■-.•; ,a lat ■ ■ ai;,a ,■ -a. a:j- a a tlv b ru'd by Id liar p rt .a -. v. a.a a. -at '..1- da- ; .an 1 c .■•lie or.t of the other v:d!-\> n. ar 0p..;:..i. du-t : f r mundia s the puait, 1 was -taviiad at 'ay die iia .il of itanis-t Wl.it • a iiny uj>rig,!! •u It sr.aal -ua-. on ti,a in-rail,, with the I'aaa toward ‘‘a'’ sm. 1 lavsad oioa > da. it. liar liuirn:; beard ua- ritvlV.iy -a,rav'i d-.M ,i over tb.a rm-k. (liu-a ay ,i, on I’s i.-nas, i.yv lbs y, utikod ; an.! ’raar a the luM.tless I a sly ni ti;a jnuilmua. »ith ador of drawers on. Ties ho iy was Ivia.y an its si,v. 1 dai not s; a the head oi the post van. A far (avsia.y I lie h-’d.e.s a fair yards we are Jlr Wnite's hor.-a 'yiiiy dead, shot liuhind the .-boulder. 1 now ndd I‘aura to leave his tirM hor.-e an 1 jump up heiard me, and vy hor-e, v.hiar i ‘ a stnir y one, carried us rt fall spaed beyond ranch of drnyvr. A nicotine; -eras held in t!ic Brunswick Hall on Monday, July 1, to give a public farewell to Bishop Selwyn, e-bo has since left for dvnghuid to attend the conference of bishops convened by tho Archbishop of Canterbury. Clergymen of other denominations attended to do honor to his lordship on the oceii.-ion, and Mr Justice Moore opened the proceedings. The Kov. David Brnco (Presbyterian), and the Kev. J. Bullet 1 (Wesleyan), Dr. .Kidd and others ad dressed 1 hose assembled, and Bislioo Sclwvn mnue a ienvrlu-nad and ologuent reply, summarising ins pas; career, and exp;vs?bij;; a fervent hope that he might live to return j and devote the remainder of his life to the! service of these color,ies. • I he ‘ I'lying Cloud ’ case, of which I have | previously informed you, has this week! presented a new point of interest, several! of tho passengers beins summoned for re- \ fusing to allow the ship’s stores to be re- ! moved {coin on board. Alter a careful investigation the Bosident Maghtrate, Onpf. Beckham, fined some of them, with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, and ordered the passengers to leave the vessel immediately. The case of Bosie r. Bain (City Board) nas ended in.7usitee Moore granting a perpetual injnnetion, restraining the defendants, (hem servants, agents, and workmen from cutting down or in any manner altering the- level of Drake-sfrect in front of 'he plaintilfs property. This little law aifair has cost about. TfOO—as much as the repairs themselves. It is time some change was made in tho City Board: “ there is somctiiiug rotten in the state.” We are looking forward anxiously to the news from the Crenorul Assembly, it is expected that a coalition between Auckland ana uiago will thbei £C’uK-{]iir>g. Sanguine :individuals anticipate the dowurTli of (he Stafford AEinistry, but it may prove a harder fiisk tnan they imagine. J. suppose Separation will be the vu-co dc- rents!cr,ice of the programme ; nevertheless it will most probably result in the burden of the song, that we must- “ wait a little longer, for it's not just yet.”

THE OPOTIKI .ML'EDEiIS. [Evening Ac'.vj, 10:li July.] The fearful tragedy, of which Opotiki has recently been the scene, is convincing proof that before settlement can progress iu the disturbed settleimeats on the East and West Coasts a Tnore systematic and efficient means o: repression and defence against native aggression than exists at present will have to be adopted. We do not look upon the murders at Opotiki as having may political significance whatever. ;ihey appear to have- been committed by natives wiio may be placed outside tiie pale of simple rebellion, and who, having imbibed the principles of a supeivUtiuiis ami immoral creed, must be the detestation of both European and the great body of the Maori people. Fanaticism, however, is one of the most diiiicu.it things to control, and that dilllculty must he greatly increased when it assumes the extreme iorm of llau-hauism. It must Lo evident, therc-Mre, that this di'-shoot, ironi the native rebellion is one which must bo lopped off if a permanent peace is to be secured. In the first place the most earnest and persevering eliorts must no made to bring uic perpetrators of these murders to justice; ior ii there is any failure in that :vg:ect the impix-s-hoa that will bo created upon the Maori mind will ho most injur: ms, and probably be most subversive of ilia present state of paci-ik-atiun. it is a great pity that military and oiiiciul imagine should be so much in the way of prompt measures being taken on occasions like that of ike murders of Mr White and the other Europeans, and Arawa native. At this distance from the scene oi operations, and with the probably very imperfect and inaccurate accounts, that har e been received of these murders, it would be presumptuous in us to attribute blame to any of the aatho-I’iiK-s concerned in the protection uf the settlements in the neighborhood. Wo do nut intend to do that, ini: simply to point cut that this oiacial routine lias again probably stood in the way of the capture of the authors of these fearful murders. Despatch-writing to superior military oliicers or to his Exie.hncy die Governor has lo take the place of prompt action, and consequently much valuable time is lust, ibr no apparent useful purpose whatever. Wo will nut venture to speculate upon wind his Excellency the Governor may think of ilie murders at Opotiki. If he has received intelligence cf them before the opening of i’ariianmut they may ’nave suggested such an alteration or addition to his speech as will bring forcibly under the notice of our legislators the imperative necessity for providing permanent corps for internal deduce of the country, Two important and thriving settlements on the East Coast, which ought to he rapidly extending their borders, have been virtually laid siege to by a crowd of blood-thirsty fanatics, who might probably have been, but for the dematch writing and the marching and counter-marching, dispersed in a few days, with a lesson limy would not soon forget. We don't wish to under-estimate the diluculiy of dealing with these people, or to un-der-rate the abilities of the officers and men who have to deal with them; but we wish to bring out forcibly, two sterling truths —first, that there should be a sumeicut force to cope with the fanatics, to prevent our settlements from languishing or being abandoned ; and, secondly, that where such a lorcc ns provided, paltry questions of ollicial etiquette and military routine, should not be allowed to into;fere so seriously as they have done with the suppression of fanaticism and rebellion.