HAWKE'S BAY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 17, 6 January 1863, Page 3

HA WKE'S BAY.

I w , VJt OUTRAGE AT CIIVE.- On Thursday VfhfiSltb ult., an aboriginal native named I*^B ttikon into custody by the police conI' «t Clive, on. the charge of having stolen r*iM stoTO of Mr E. Boddington, one pan- of Lts This took place in the aftornoon, and Ktivo was lodged for the night in the gaol I with the intention of bringing him to K r before the resident magistrate on Friday. lois, however, rescued from the gaol tho same t by a party fourteen or fifteen in number, Vter violently assaulting the policeman in -a and overpowering him, proceeded to break 'the gaol and free tho qrisoner. The Resident istrate on hearing the statement of the pohce(M'Greevy) referred complainant to the Commissioner, as ho himself had no junson Toe Civil Commissioner in return blamed joliceman for interfering with a Maori! thus »ed with theft ! ! yet decided that the offending es should deliver the party up to the magis•s and restore tlie gaol to « state of repair— reply seems to have been, they would consider t it, their meaning, that they would not Bomply. To discuss the question, the whole r returned to town, where they were treated dinner (for their loyalty, good behaviour, and lission?) at the public expense, two at least of ,arty so treated being of tho most active of the breaking gentlemen.. They aUll, as we are mcd, refrso* to give him up, and declare, hat if tried and found guilty, they will not allow to go to prison! \— Times, 4th December. vo Earthquake Shocks were felt in this inceon Friday last, the first a little before j'elock in the afternoon, and the other a few ites to eight in the -evening. Although the was a very heavy one for Napier, the latter T et more severe, and of longer duration, caushe moveables and crockery to dance, and many ir townspeople to niate^a bolt for the street. bavo heard of no damage, excepting tho hing of crockery and glassware.— Times, 27th ember.