WELLINGTON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 6, 8 January 1869, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

We take the following items from the New Zealand Advertiser: — The passengers by the Kaikoura, who were detained on board the Ladybird under the Quarantine Regulations, were landed at Kai wara warn ou New-year's Day, and those belonging to Wellington at once proceeded to their homes, while those en route for other places made what arrangements they could for proceeding on their journey with the least possible delay. Colouel Lyons has now under his command iu Wanganui aud Patea 600 Armed Constabulary, 150 cavalry, besides militia and kupapas. The loyal natives in the Wairarapa are said tohave received letters from the Manawatu chiefs, urging them to go at once and join the expedition against Tito-kowaru, who, the letter says, has announced his intention to advance ou Wanganui on the Ist of January, and continue the war ' Aki Aki.' If militia shirkers will not get themselves sworn in, they must be prepared to stand the penalties which the Militia Act enables the Resident Magistrate to impose. To-day a number of gentlemen were , brought up by Colonel Reader, and were fined in the stipulated amounts and costs of Court. We have heard that a monster list of first-class shirkers is about to be presented to Colonel Reader. The Government are about proceeding witb the line of telegraph between Wellington and Wanganui immediately. This line cannot fail to prove a great boon to the general public of both districts. A gentleman in Sydney, lately a lieutenant in H.M.'s Bth Regiment, has, we are informed, proposed to the New Zealand Government to raise, for the purpose of quelling the native insurrection, a force of 630* Australasian blacks, ofilcered aud accompanied by 120 whites, principally good bushmen, and 1200 dogs.

Recruiting for the Armed Constabulary in the Southern Island is suspended for the preseut. There is no truth whatever in the report that the Ist class militia are to be sent to tha Front.