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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1028, 6 March 1869, Page 3

The Duke of Edinburgh.— lt will be seen that tlio Galatea had arrived at Adelaide where, and at Melbourne, it was expected ho would be detained eight days ; he would from thence proceed to Sydney, and about the middle of March sail for Wellington ; from thence take a tour round the Middle Island, and go to Auckland at the latter end of May, and from thence proceed to Japan, where he is expected to arrive at the end of June. It will been seen from this that the arrival of his E,oyal Highness at Wellington will be even earlier" than was expected ; and we once more, and for the last time, earnestly urge the immediate appointment of a Public lieception Committee. — Independent. Hey. Joiin Wiiiteley. — The Southern Cross says : — " A sad feature in the massacro at Clifton is the murder of the Eev. John Whitelcy. This, gentleman, well known to many in Auckland, has been a missionary to the Ngatimaniapoto for upwards of 35 years, and was well known to every individual of the murderous band who shot him down while on his peaceful errand. Many will mourn the loss of a venerable and devoted missionary, who spent his best days in doing good among the natives, and whose life has been terminated by tlio ruthless hands of those who for many years called and looked up to him as their matua (father)." Mr. Whiteley was a member of tho VV^esleyan body, whoso church in Manners-street was yesterday placed in mourning. Alleged Disagreement between Me. Stafford and Colonel Whitmoee.— Through a breach of confidence in some quarter, the nowspapers in the South have got hold of a story of a disagreement between Colonel Whitmoreand Mr. Stafford, which, although founded in a fact, is greatly perverted in the form in which it appears in print. It is quite true that in tho freedom of a private correspondence between these two gentlemen an over-esti-mate of tho relativo importance of some criticism of tho latter induced Colonel Whitmore to write that if the Government thought it was for the public interests that he should give up the command, he was ready to do so. It is not truo that this was written in the petulant tone with which it is invested in tho newspaper account. It was said in perfect good temper and friendship, as a man more anxious for the public servico than for his personal feelings ought to address another. It ought to bo added that the members of the Government unanimously replied that they knew of no officer whoso services were at the disposal of the Colony who united tho position, the experience, the energy and the high sense of public duty which Colonel Whitmore possesses, and that nothing yeas further from theiv minds than the wish to lose his serviced. — Advertiser, Feb. 22.