The Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1869. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XV, Issue 2045, 4 November 1869, Page 2

The Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1869. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN - . CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Nov. 3, 2.14 p.m. The Maori prisoners leave for the South per the.Rangatira as soon as the weather permits. They are serenty-four in number. Their sentences are commuted to various terms. Thibet of them to seven years. Tauroa is in the latter category. This includes all Pakikohi's hapu, except the old men, who ; were discharged, and two boys; to' be placed on board the Blanche. ■'!■•-•'

A party of Ngatiporou garrisoned at were put scouting and came on a party of Titokowaru's men at Ngapuhi; three .men and two women were captured, and two men trying to escape were sh6t. It is well known that the Rebels'are armed with doublebarfcelled guns. Ah old .woman taken tells a circumstantial story of Te Eooti*s being in the Upper Waitara, and close -to Titokowaru, and badly, wounded, but recovering. .i.oi: DUNEDIN, NOV. 3: Holdelough ;and Co. have brought in from the Bendrgo gully reefs stone sho#iiiff cakes: of gd\&' estimated to yield 100 ozs. to the ton. The-claiin jreas -taken- up - on—Saturday, and the stone Tlie ground ,js, pegged ~ ami)e on ea'eli'side of the claim. It is 600 yards; fw>mn G-oodger's claim. THe stone taken off;thejsurface, which appears clothed with gold.' crushing in ten days yielded 300 ozs. ;