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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 442, 9 July 1879, Page 2

Mr W. Coworn’s Kakarainea stock sale takes place to-day. There was one striking feature in ths remarks made in the Resident Magistrate’e Court on Monday, by the native prisoners. It was the prominence given to Tohu, and the almost total ignoring of To Whiti. Only once was it said that Te Whiti and the Government should debate the matter of title to the land ; but Tohu was referred to again and again as the owner of the soil, and god of Maori and pakeha alike. Whether this indicates a shifting of the centre of gravity at Parihaka or not, we cannot determine. TheCarlyle Harmonic Society will repeat the programmeof their late Concert, at the Council Chambers, to-morrow evening. This has been done, we believe, in order to give those prevented by the inclemency of the weather from attending the concert, a chance of doing so on this occasion. Te Manu, one of the ploughmen, was charged before Captain Wray yesterday, with having, on or about the 15th March, 1876, stolen a bullock, the property o£ Charles Tait, of Hawera. Several witnesses were examined as to correctness of the charge, and the prisoner was committed for trial at Wellington, When Te Mann was brought into Court, and the charge read to him, he almost fainted, and cold water had to be administered to bring him around. He had forgotten ail about the transaction.

Mr W. Cowern will sell by public auction, to-morrow (Thursday), valuable town and suburban sections, chaff-cutting machinery, &c., the property of Mr Janies Lett. Also, on account of Mr James Hirst, horses, dray, &c. Sale commences at 2 o’clock.

The s.s. Patea arrived from Wellington yesterday. She took the schooner Croydon Lass in tow, and succeeded in getting her as far as the breakwater point, when the line parted, and the vessel went ashore. However, she will no doubt be got olf again. The Patea will leave again for Wellington to-day, taking with her the remainder of the Maori ploughmen. •

Major Atkinson passed through Carlyle yesterday, on his way to attend the opening of Parliament, which takes place on Friday next. The settlers expect a great deal from their member in these trying times, and we have no doubt Major Atkinson will do his utmost to put things on a much firmer footing than they are at present.

The six natives who were captured at Nonnanby on Friday morning last, were brought to Carlyle by coach on Saturday, guarded by Hawera Light Horse. The fourteen captured on Friday afternoon, together with the nine taken on Saturday, were forwarded here by special conveyances on Saturday evening, under a guard of Hawera and Patea Light Horse. All the prisoners were put in one of the large rooms of the Immigration Barracks, and a strong guard of Patea Rifles put over them. On Sunday morning, a detachment of Armed Constabulary arrived in Carlyle, from the front, and relieved the Volunteers from guard duty.

The eleven Maori ploughing prisoners committed fur trial on Saturday evening, were forwarded to Wellington in the s.s. Patea, on Sunday morning.

There is a very dangerous hole in the raad, near the Carlyle Town Hall, which the Patea County Council would be wise in filling up. The party who stole Mrs Jones’ fowls, and clothes off ihe line, had bettor say his proyers. A terrible fate awaits him if the said property is not returned at once.