THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PRINCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XIII, Issue 1020, 29 April 1869, Page 3

THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PRINCE.

H.M.S. Galatea, Commander Adeane, arrived at Welling! on on Monday evening at half past 6 o’clock. She left Lyttelton on Sunday niorning about half past 8 o’clock, and experienced very strong head winds and thick weather throughout the passage. ’ His Royal Highness left Lyttelton in the Blanche at noon on Sunday, and arrived at Port Chalmers on Monday at half-past twelve. . The greeting accorded to his Royal Highness at Lyttelton, where he arrived in the Galatea on the 23rd instant, was enthusiastic. All the arrangements, were remarkably well carried out. The landing stairs were laid with blue cloth, and at the head was a triple arch. The vegetation included tree ferns, nikau palms, and some, other of the rarest of our bush productions, and on the seaward face were the words “ Welcome "Victoria’s Son,” worked with leaves on a white ground, whilst on the reverse was inscribed “ God bless Prince Alfred.” All the vessels in harbour were pi’ofusely decorated with every species of nautical bunting, The harbour was beautifully smooth—alalmost without a ripple as far as the eye could reach. His Royal Highne-ss and suite proceeded in a special train to Christchurch.

The correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald says— 11 Paoro a faithful chief of Ttiranganui the bearer of intelligence and a letter from Muriwai, came from that pa a few days back, and delivered his missive to the interim resident magistrate, who took the letter and placed it before him upon the magisterial desk. Finding no notice was taken of letter or intelligence, both of which related .to dangerous Hauhau refugees, Paoro ventured to draw the attention of Mr. Atkinson as the document, and the astonishment of that chief was only equalled by that of bystanders when the reply came in the shape of a gaurd to arrest Paoro ! Such incidents might provoke mirth, only they are far too serious to be trifled with. This same Paoro has ever been found at our side in the hour of danger ;to insult men like him, who can influence many for good or evil, is akin to madness. Considering the evil days in which we live,- the time may arrive when we may yet find it necessary to appeal to the East Coast loyal chiefs to arm in our defence. To arrest a man, and an influential chief for the utterance of a quiet remark seems to most of us such an unwarrantable stretch of arbitrary authority, that we are inclined to think we have been mistaken all the time, and instead of being citizens of a Colony blessed with the freest of constitutions, are in realiiy denizens ot Russia, and subjects of the great autocrat.”