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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 118, 20 May 1870, Page 2

: Power in Victoria, and Te Kooti in New Zealand, are representative men. They are both irrepressible. Te Kooti is unsubdued, notwithstanding his having beeu killed a great many times. Power is still at large, notwithstanding the able and energetic detectives who have undertaken his capture. What a pity it is that the Victorian thief has not a better way of giving vent to exuberant energy, and of earning his living, than that of depriving others of "the means whereby they live." And what a matter of regret it is that the New Zealand patriot — for patriot he is, although a rough one — should not be able to find a better way of serving his countrymen than by bloodshed, which reduces his and their own strength in a tenfold degree to that in which the strength of the white colonists is being reduced. — Melbourne Leader.

The following is from the F}ji Times, of the sth March : — " After a great deal of difficulty and trouble, the nine natives who assaulted Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, at Viti Levu, some little time ago, have heen brought to their trial, and senteuced by Retu Savanaca to 20 lashes each, aud banished to Taviuni to work on a plantation for three years. Messrs. Page and Randal were sent for by the Vuuivalu to assist the judge with the case. Through some interference on the part of white people, we believe the former portion of the sentence has been omitted. The Native Magistrate's Court for the district of Ovaln, was held at Na Sinu on Tuesday, the 22nd ult. Fifty-one cases were brought up for judgment. Sixteen men aud women were fined 3 dollars each for being drunk and disorderly; 7 were flogged, or appointed to work for the Government for one year, for adultery; 8 were fined 3 dollars each for resisting aud abusing the constables in the discharge of their duty; five were also fined 3 dols.. each for theft; 2 paid 2s. each for the pleasure of fighting; and 14 juveniles were fined ls. each for neglecting school. Weregret that so many cases of drunkenness should be brought up at each court-day. It would be well to stop the sale of firewater as well as firearms to the natives."

On the morning of the sth instant, about ten o'clock, the residence of the Rev. J. W. Stack, at the Maori pah, near Woodend, Canterbury, was totally destroyed by fire. The Maori school and Cathecist's room, which adjoined the buildiug, were also destroyed. The fire originated in the nursery; but from what cause we have not yet been able to ascertain. The fire spread so rapidly that a large portion of the household property was consumed. The buildings were not insured. A little boy of the name of George Rowe has been burnt to death at Taranaki. The Herald gives the following particulars : — «Mr. Rowe's two sons were out in a field burning some dry fern, and by some means the youngest child — a boy between three and four years old — whilst stretching over a heap that was in flames, let his clothes take fire. On discovering this he ran to his brother, who tried all he could to put the fire out, but was unable to do so before the poor child was severely burnt — the lower part of the body being completely roasted. The little sufferer died on the following day."