LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 7, Issue 354, 30 July 1863, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Wanganui. : July 16. A* Asli v. J. Rescue and Jas. King ; .damage to a gate ; judgment for plaintiff, damages Ss and costs It 4s. 17. Constable Coakley. v. G. Grace; drunkenness ; fined ss. Constable Burke v. Alex. Camerdrt ; drunkenness ; fined 10s. 18. W. Finniniore v. B. Sherriff; debt 13/ ’7s ld ; ; settled out of court. . 22. J. Dunleavy v. T. Brown ; assault; fined 10s or one week’s imprisonment, .- 23. J. Dunleavy it. F. H. Watts ; debt 85/ ; for- plaintiff with costs 9s. H. Dyke v. F. H. Watts ; debt 27Z; judgment for plaintiff with, costs ,19s. Constable Jas. Burke v. Catherine Neilson ; allowing chimney to take fire ; cautioned, costs ss. Constable Mnmford v. E. Lawson ; drunkenness; fined 5s and 1 costs 6s 6d ; do v. J. Willow; drunkenness ; fined 5s and costs 6s 6d. 25. Constable Collopy v. JV. H. Laird ; diunkenness ; fined os. Constable Burke vJ. Danderson drunkenness ; dismissed. > 27. H. Revel v. J. Durran ; debt 1/ 4s 7d ; settled out of court.. Joseph Jones v. 11. Dickie; debt 2/ 15s ; settled out of court, do v. F. Foisal ; debt 3/; judgment confessed. J. Hamblin r. S. Foreman ; debt 9/; judgment for defendant. Constable Coakley v. James Brownlee; drunkenness.; fined os and-costs 6s 6d. . .

Wanganui Steam Navigation Co.—At the meeting called for Monday next it is hot expected that any business will be jjroceeded with ; it will be proposed to adjourn to - that day fortnight. ; Messrs. Gourlay and Co., of Dundee, were pushing forward the completion of the “ Wanganui,” and it was expected she would be ready in August. Captain Linklater, iii a private letter received in town, expresses the hope that he will be “ over the bar about the middle of January.” A picket has patrolled the town at night since Monday last, and it is understood that the Militia and Volunteers will be-expected to take a share .in. this duty, and perhaps in furnishing a guard for the Stockades as well. 1 The (Wellington Independent- devotes a leading article to an accusation of ourselves of “ misleading the public,” in speaking of the Waitotara money as having been lodged “as required;” and to an explanation of the circumstances under which the lodgment took place. It appears the proposal to retain the money for a time, to provide for further claims, originated with the natives;., and that his Honor merely suggested therßauk as a place, of deposit. The natives having.described the lodgment as made in pursuance of aii arrangement between them

and the Superintendent, it was only natural that we should understand it. as. a precautionary measure required by- the latter : and the more, so, as we knew three iieai-ly every native whose’ signature to the sale ' deed was worth a straw was at the time at Tataraimaka. . We beg par--don for attributing to his Honor, and his agents anil advisers, greater prudence than it seems they displayed in the business. The Indapr.nd-eafealso-applauds- the'purchaso as* thnisting the, £i>«>iitier further.from the settlement. ,It strikes us as so much more land which we cannot occupy at present, and which the Maoris, in,ease of waV, may agaiiji reclaim as" they did Tatar ai-, maka; to'say ndtliing of the disputes which might, under the circumstances,, be .expected to arise, and,, as; will be seen by our. native intelligence, have already arisen, out of the affair. .; The Natives.— The Kingite native mentioned a fortnight since as being ivanted bn a charge of horsestealing, was arrested up tlie river by the native officers... : Some of friends talked of rescuing him, hnt.tlie officers .brought him down to town. He accuses the two previously in custody of being thb real thieves, so -the matter will probably have to be decided by the Supreme Court. : While the assessors wore looking for him they, visited Pelii, and during theirstay two Waikato messengers arrived "with a'lettef, which Pehi at once handed to the assessors to open and readv It proved to be from Porokoru ‘and Taati, the Ngatimaiiiappto chiefs,; and;Avas addressed to Wi, Tako, Heremia,,and .Ngairo, and to the following effect, 1 - “ The Waikatos have swept the fronts'of their houses clean; ’ very clean ; do you do the same ! '

.“..Let all be as in the days of old ! “' Let all he as in the days of old ! “ Let all he as in the days of old ! : “Strike! Strike ! Strike !/■ ! The assessors remarked,- this “ whs an. order to tlie natives to kill or drive out all the settlers from Manawatu to Ahuriri and.were told, “it was.” Tliey then asked, “How about Wanganui, as the letter is not addressed to any one here ? ” ! and received for answer, that Wanganui was left for after consideration. . It was only a suckling, which could he despatched at any time.” The matter is important, as it was in obedience to a similar letter from Kewi, the head chief of Ngatimaniapoto, that the soldiers were slaughtered at Wairau on the 4th of May. , - , , Aperahama Tamaiparea, the head oliief of Ngarauru,'has‘written to Hori Kingi (and to Mi-. White also), desiring them “not to let any surveyor or other white man set foot on the Waitotara block, as any Pakeha found there will be killed. The land shall not be given up ! Never! never! never!' never! never!” Rio and the- other natives who received the money have been ordered by the principal owners of the land “ to return it, as tlie land will not he given up!” The'payment of the money has also given great offence to the .Wanganui natives, in consequence of .their not having been consulted, though, many of them claim to be part owners of the land, and of its following so,,quickly on the death of Hori Patene. Their feelin gon the latter point is best explained by the tenor of a letter sent to Mr, White by Haimona Hiroti, one of the most influential and trustworthy upriver assessors, in which, after reproaching Mr. White for allowing the money to be paid for land tlie‘title to parts of' whicli was ’disputed, he goes on to say that, as for liis own interest, he would be quite content to leave, it to Mr. White to see him righted, but that he regards the payment of the money before the blood of his relative' Hori (who died opposing land sales) is cbldpas a sort of crowing over the Maoris, which has wounded him deeply: Pehi Avasexpectod to arrive at Kaiwaiki today with 200 armed men, of- whom a large proportion are from'Taupe and Waikato. They profess to‘be goiilg to Taranaki, hut if so, why should they come to Kaiwaiki instead of crossing by either of the inlaud routes ? We hear that they have asked Mr. White to meet them at Kaiwaiki, hut he has declined, and told them to call on him in town if they wished to see him.

The Wiingaelui native committed for. forgery has been released on bail, to the amount of 3001, being given by other natives for his appearance at Wellington five thought bail could not be taken in cases of felony, and, after the scene at the Court-house when he was committed; we shall be greatly surprised if he appears to take his trial. A number of natives, including about fifteen who have been at the war, were, on tlieir way to town with produce on Tuesday, when they were stopped by a messenger from Mr. White. The warriors at once returned home, and the vest remaiu'ed where tliey were till yesterday morning, when Major Hassard laid down the following rules respecting traffic from that quarter,—lst. That Kingite natives who have not gone to the war may trade to the town on being enrolled on a list to be kept for that purpose. 2nd. That those -who have been in arms against the Government shall liot be allowed to come to town for a;fy purpose. 3rd. That the above restrictions apply only to men, and not to woihen or children.