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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 711, 23 August 1869, Page 3

Gold from the Tuamks.—7,ooo ounces of gold were brought up to Auckland from the Thames on the 17th inst. Vbl oipkdks.— The latest novolty in velocipedes is a lady's side saddle bicyle, invented, patented, and manufactured by Mr Oakley, Ballarat, Victoria. Gold at Wangantji.— We (Wanganui Times) have intimated that gold has been discovered up the Wanganui river in the direction of Taupo. We can now inform our readers that the locality and all connected with the discovery will be communicated to Ins Honor the Superintendent immediately on his return to Wellington, which may be this day or to-morrow. The locality is, we believe, within the boundaries of this Province, and can be more easily reached via tiangitikei than by the Wanganui river. From what we can learn, however, Wanganui will be the port, and it is to be hoped that by well prospecting the ranges extending into these districts : payable gold will be found nearer home. By the beginning of next week we may be able to say more on the subject. What is the Intention op the Fox MiNrSTBY kelative to the Maoki Pjjisonhrs? —The Evening Post says that the ultimate disposal of the Maori prisoner* now on board the City of Newcastle seems to be a very dubious matter. The Government some time ago announced its intention of bringing them to trial either under the Summary Trials Act or the common criminal law, but days and weeks are pas sing away, a very serious expenditure is going on, and still there appears to be no sign of a trial. Whether they are right or wrong, the general public do not believe that thero is a sincere intention on the part of the Government to award to these men the condign punishment which theinumerous misdeeds have so well earned for them ; they look forward to a sham trial and a nominal sentence, and the recurrence of another Kawau or Manukau affair, and the manner in which the preliminary proceedings have been insti uted is sufficient to give some color to such sus picious. Mr Booth is commonly believed to have been entrusted with the task oi procuring evidence against them, and » mure unfitting man could not possibly have been selected. No matter how ho neatly he may perform his task, no one in .New Zealand will believe him to be sin cere ; his past career, his strong M-ton proclivities, his acquaintance and intimacy with Tauroa and his hapu, the manner in which he h»s always endeavored to stand between Ids Hauhau friends and their threatened punishment, and the impedi ment he has always proved to the conduct of successful military operations against the rebels—all lay him open to suspicion ; and, should the evidence against the prisoners prove weak or ho will most certai .ly receive the blame. The country looks to the Ministry in this case to depart !rom the traditional philo Maorism which lias produced such lamentable results, to meto out to these prisoners (of whose gudt there is not the remotest shadow of a doubt) justice, strict and impartial, and convince their countrymen bj the example that uiurd-'r, cannibalism and outrage wiil not, as heretofore, be condoned, but receive punishment such us they merit. The days of blankets and flour for the " poor ignorant savage" are gone by ; the Maoris know wed what they are about, and are equally r-spoasible with the European population. They have elected, with their eyes open to th=j consequences, to follow a career of crime and bloodshed, and justice demands that they Bhould pay the penalty. If the Ministry fail at this juncture, which the Colony is anxiously watching, their stability and their popu larity will both be considerably weakened.

Angling Extbaohdinauy.—A curious angling anecdote comes from the Koke wood correspondent of a G-eelong paper: — "A rather strange incident occurred to a party of anglers lately, 'ihey were fishing in the Woady Yalloak Creek, near to Mr Elder's station, and having had J heir lines in all the previous night, proceeded in the morning to see what fortune ha-i in store for them ; to their joyful su-prise they foun attached to one of the lines a magnificent black fich, eighteen inches long; a surprise which gave way to utter astonishment when, upon a closer inspection, they saw two inches of a tail of another bluek fish protruding from the mouth of the large one, and the line, but no hook to be seen. Ho firm was the one fish fixed inside the; other that it was with difficulty drawn forth intact; when, however, that W 43 accomplished vhe secret was ont, for the smaller fish (which measured eleven inches) was found to be hooked in the gills, ami the Jarger one evidently had taken advantage ol its helpless position and swallowed it, hook, line und all; the result proved that they were both 'taken m.'"