THE UPPER THAMES.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 658, 22 February 1869, Page 3

THE UPPER THAMES.

ALLEGED TREASONABLE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HAUHAUS. The following is abridged from the correspondence of the Shortland Times: —

February 9. I will give the rumors that are current here as to what haa been discovered, again stating that I cannot believe them to be true. It is said that certain persons connected with an organisation have pointed out to the Hauhaus that they are a different people from the rest of the English nation, and have a hatred to the English chrone; as a proof of which, they instanced the fact that it was one of them who shot the Qieen's son in Australia. 'They have also, it is said, sent up money to the E.ing. They requested that an alliance should be formed between them and the Hauhaus, and that thereupon only such persona as they authorised should be allowed to dig, wiiil* on the other hand, they would assist the Hauhaus in keeping out all otfter Europeans. These are the statements made, and from the terms of the proclamation issued, ti is evident that he credits them, and has acted upon them. On Sunday Mr Mackay carac down to Mr Thorpe's, when a proclamation was posted up, warning miners and other persons not actual settlors to leave the district before Wednesday, 10th Feb., in " consequence of treasonable overtures made by certain Europeans to Hauhaus and others, the Queen's enemies," and offering a free passage to Shortland ia the p.s. Clyde. A number of the miners assembled at Belmont while Mr Mackay was there, and he addressed them.

The first feelings of disappointment over very little murmuring was to be heard among the miners at their Budden banishment from what is in truth a charming p.-ace to camp down in ; still there were a tew whose grumblings drowned the voice of reason, and of whom two rolled up their swags forthwith, and started for the Hauiiau country, resolved to undergo any hardships rather than turn their faces down riverwurds. This very soon came to the ears of the Commissioner, who at once sent a party in pursuit, under orders to arrest and bring them back, but the direction taken by tho runaways not being exactly known, the attempt to capture basso far tailed. The men, however, are certain to be taken ere long, and then it is to be hoped that strict justice will be meted out to them for so daringly violating an au thorilativo order, not needlessly promulgated, but rendered in the highest degree imperative by the delicate crisis affairs nave reached here.

Flies uro at this season of tho year a horrible nuisance. A correspondent feigning himself " Anti-blowfly" writes thus to the Australian :—Sir,—Blowflies can Lie trapped, but not poisoned. Any wireworker will furnish a cage to suit the size of a pane of glass in a window. The top, bottom, and sides of cage to be of 6in. by lin. board, the front to be of fine wire, say ith mesh, and hinged an to the frame, so that it may be opened when necessary. Tuis placed close against the glass, the back to be of wire net similar to front, but it must slope in to the centre of ihe pane of glass, and if the other parts of the window are covered, the flies will at once make for the light, enter by the centre opening, aud not one will return into the nouse. ._ it—.- m.~ r-i

CUARITT BEGINS AT HOME.—±II6 following sensible letter was published in the Wanganui Chronicle:—" So you would'nt subscribe to the flannel vestkits," eaid Sam —" Cert'nly not," replied Mr _ Weller. " What's the good of flannel veskits to the young .niggers abroad? .But I'll tell you what it is Sammy," said Mr Weller, lowering his voice, " i'd come down handsome towards strait vesktis for some peoplo at home." Are there no heathen in New Zealand—in Wanganui itself? that we are abked to give an offertory next Sunday to the Melanesian Mission ? Are the friendly natives up the river ever looked after by their energetic pastor of the Church Missionary Society? Is there a Churoh of

England Service at every reaouoc every Sunday? Is the English Church here over £IOO in debt to its ministers and others? 'Charity begs at home.' It ought not to end there j but when we, o) the Church of England, pay our debts, and contribute suffioieut to support our ministers, and provide for the bodily and spiritual wants of our poor neighbors, ' brown and white, then it will be time to think of Melane6ian Missions, and such like distant and doubtful doings,—-A WXO1W o' GAJWtf*