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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 15, 15 April 1867, Page 86

The Case ob Bebtband. —A communication has been received by the English mail which arrived on Tuesday last, from the solicitors in London to whom ths case of Bertrand was entrusted by the Government of this colony, stating that tbe case for the appeal had been prepared, and left with the Registrar of the Privy Council, but that the prisoner’s case had not been received by the Registrar. The PrivyCouncil was to meet on the Ist of February, and it was expected that the case referred to would be argued during that month.—Sydney. Morning Herald, 21st March.

Beady’s Mubdeb. —The Taranaki Herald, says:—“The following additional . particulars have been furnished to us since our last. There were five men who came down from Waikoukou to the beach to fish. When they met Brady, two of them —Pera Te Wlietu and Koroniria To Manu —proposed.to kill him. The other three (Hoka and two Waikatos) objected, and, on the two first persisting, ran away. Pera was the man who shot Brady, and . Te Manu knocked him on the head. No . mention is made of the half-caste.. These' two men, Te Whetu and Te Manu, are the same two who came "into the camp at Opunake just before the attack on Hekeua, and were, on that occasion, made to serve, one as messenger, and the other as guide. To .* Whetu was also one of the two captured hear Warea, when coming in on a peace mission, and who, on being released, were threatened- by the officer- commanding at Warea, with being shot if caught again. < This, cowardly murder, has, it appears, . caused a division in the Maori camp —the two leading men -Erueti and Honedisagreeing, the latter approving, the for- ' mer disapproving of the foul deed. <

Accident to one op Cobb’s Coaches at Wellington. —The Evening Post, of - the ,sth instant, says:—Cobb’s coach fromWanganui arrived in town at 3 o’clock this afternoon, bringing Wednesday’* Chronicle, which contains no news of in'- ' terest. When coming up’the beach, . au‘ accident occurred, which resulted in -tho coach being smashed to;pieces, but .which >- might have been - attended with serious,'; if; not fatal consequences. When ppposito the South Sea* Hotel, 'one of the front ' wheels came offi -and : the : team of horses became, frightened, and. tore up the street - at fall speed. The rocking of the vehiclo _ threw Mr. Carter, the driver,, off. the box,, and there being no one to catch the reins,! - the horses were quite unrestrained in their ’ mad gallop. They galloped' up the beach,-' - dragging .the coach after them, .and were i only stopped at the corner of Grey-street, * where they crossed the footpath by the vehicle striking one of the telegraph posts. Two** of them here-fell*-breaking knees, and the byatanders rushed to the : spot,, took, off the..traces,;and led them ~ away.! ,Fortunately none of. the. inmates ! ’bf'.'che : boafth, ain'ohg Vhom J were two_of ' Mrf Waring Taylor’s daughters, were hurt, : as they iall had sufficient presence of mind 1 - - to keep their seats, although much alarmed - at the accideht. - , c iv! 1