Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 41, 31 December 1863, Page 6

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

BIRTHS

Adams —Not. 1-1, at his residence, Symonds-street, Auckland, New Zealand, the wife of 11. De Burgh Adams, lifq., Purveyor to the Forces, of p. son. Brows —Dec. 3, at her residence, Shortlaud-strect, the wife of Mr. Samuel Brown, of a daughter. Collins —On Sunday, December '20, the wilo of ifr. IX. Y. Collins, of Wellington-street, Auckland, of a son. Chkvsi:ma>' —On the 27th I)ee.. &t her resident, Oni huuga, Mrs. G . 11. Cheescman, of a eon. Johnkto.ve. —Pee. 14 : at Onehunga, the wife of C'apt. iJ. C. Johnstone, of the "Horotc," Ruglau, of a son. Lewis —Dee. 22, at Itemucra, the wife of Mr. F. C. Lewis. of a son. LeaHby— Mrs. George Leahcy, Chapel-street, of a daughter. Manslasii—Dee. !("!, at- Tamcll, near Auckland, the wife of E. A. Mansland, Esq., ISth Royal Irish, cf a ?on. MacGrkook.—At Raglan, on the 9th inst., the wifo of.Major Robert Henry MutGregcr, Clsth regiment, Resident Magistrate, Raglan, of a son. O'Meaba—Xov. lSlli, at Mangapai, Mrs. J. O'Mcara, of a son. Oliver—At Preston, on the 11th ot October, the wife oi John S. Oliver, Esq., Manager of the Manchester and County Bank, PrestOn, of a sonPiiaik —Dec. 20, at. Abcrcrombic-street, the wife of Sergeant George Phair, 40th regt., ot' a daughter. Prnvis —Nov. 17, at Tarawera, tlic wife of Mr. Ed. Purvis, of Tauranga, of a son. Eeybi'iix-—Nov. 27, at Oranget'eld, Whangarei, tho wife of Mr. J. G. Reyburn, of a Mm. liom nT.;ox —At Waketicld-street, the wifo of Mr. R. of a daughter. Rutherford—Kov. :jO. at Auckland, the wife of Cunt. A. Oliver Rutherford, 70th regiment, of a daughter. SAO-dees—Pec. 11, ut Otahuhu, the wife of Capi. E. W. Saunders, 1-ith regt., of a son. Stack—Dec. 74, at her risl.li.nce, Brighton, Paraell, the wife of A. Murray Stack, Esq., of a Bon. Stemessos—On the 7th instant, Mrs. Charles Stephenson of a son. Tayloe—Dec. 18, ut Onehunga, Mrs. R. Taylor, of ft son. W ray.—Dee. 17, at Lieut.-Col. Chapman's, Grafton Road, the wife of Thomas George Wray, Esq., ISth Royal Irish, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

Faclkxer—Harp.—Dec. 1(3, at All Saint's Church, Ilowiek, by the Rev. V. Lush, Mary June, second daughter of Mr. J. Harp, of llowbk, to Mr. Robt. Faulkner, also of Ho-.viek. 11;;>—Pehki>'s.—Dee. 3, at St. Maiy's Church, Balmain, Sydney, by the Rev. 11. Stack, B. A., Barton Ireland, Esq., Auckland, X.Z., to Maiy Clarissa, only daughter of Thomas Perkins, Esq., Pembroke Yillo, Balmain. Johnstone—Vox XrN/.ni.MANN.—Dee. 9th, tit the 'L'.l it:i Church, by the Right Rev. tho Lord Bishop o! Wellington, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Herring, the Rev. G-. 11. Johnstone, late acting chaplain of Otaliuhu, Auckland, and of the Ilutt Valley, Wellington, to Aline, daughter of Major Von Tuuzelniann, of Oesil. Livonia, Russia. Medley— Taylor.—Dec. 16th, at St. Paul's, Putiki, anganui. by the Rev. Richard Tavlor, Spencer Mansel Medley, t third son of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop oi Fi'ederictou, to Mary Cathcrino Taylor, third daughter of tlie Rev. Richard Taylor, of Putiki, Wanganui. XiciioLfiox—ClaridoS.—Xov. 25, at St. Mary's Church, Dr. M. L. B. Nicholson to Marv Claridgc. Taylor I'ylke.—Dec. .3, at St. Stephen's Church, laurarua, by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Waipu, the Rev. Basil K. Taylor, M.A., of \Vanganui, to Etlitli Palmer, sacond daughter of Mr. J. Tylee, Bath.

DEATHS.

Combes.—Dec. 4, at her lather's residence, HobsenFtreet, Kate, the infant daughter of Mr. Waiter Combes. Cunningham.—Dec. 1, at Dedwood, Mrs. S. J. F. Cunningham,- ■svifc of Josoph Cunningham, Resident Magistrate's Court, Auckland. lloi.dkn.—Dee. 3, at St. George's Bay, George Percy tho beloved child of Edward P. Holden, Esq., aged •! months. Hayixin.—Michael Haydon, aged 44 year.', after 8. short and severe illneea, which he bore with christian pntienco and resignation, died a very holy death, at his residence, Mechanics' Bay, at a quarter to eight 0 clock a.m. on tho 16th Dec.—Bequiesc<U in pace. Ar Sivurd ly last, the 2Gth instant, Auitin McGan-ev, iulant son of Mr. D. A. G. Hoben, ParnelL Howard—On Saturday, December 26, at St. John's CoJegc, Tamaki, Mabel Kate, infant daughter of Fredk. Howard, Esq. Lonnekoax.—Dec. 13, tho beloved wifo of Daniel Lionnergan, Vynyard Hotol. i,'.'''"T® e comb e r 13, at Deveron, Whangarei, Mary JMizabeth, tlio beloved daughter of Mr. Robert iMuir, aged l(j months. Muumiy—Oni Saturday, the 12th instant, at her rcrodcnco AVollosky-slrect,- tho beloved wife of 1 nomas Murphy, aged 49 years. cT. TI ' I;N< :>. Viotoria-streot, Aunio Maria infant daughter of James Patterson, aged eleven months. Wahdell— Dee. 21, "U'.Jier Longhurst AVardell, aged o months. -Dec. 1-5, at Short-stroot, Arthur Fingall t!t?? •£? . ln f an t son of Dr. Thomas Esmondo vvhjuo, H.M. Goth regiment. On tho 2C'h instant-, Bossfo, oldest daughter ot Air. Michael Wood, aged seven yoara and nine months.

THE KAIVARA MURDKKS. 1

\, YssTiP.n.u- morning the city was thrown into a greet >' state of excitement when, at 9 o'clock, nn extra issued from our office, announced to the citizens the facts of the murder of Mr?. Thompson by a native, ns far as vyo then ascertained from Mr." Smith, a Kaipara f.-.tler. "ho hacl just arrived with the intelligence. Puring the dny ;he utmost excitement prevailed, til of the Ist class Mili'.ia. under Uapt. Taylor, Lieut. Bnwei'., and Kr.siitn Xaughton. and 50 of the >"aval Volunteers. under Capt. "Copland, were despatched ir. the cutters • Bessy,' • Teazel-.' and ' Sydn.-v,' to the Awarna. Kaipara landing place, which is distant retb.r.-c miles tivm the scene of the murder, and the Aii.-k'aui.l Utile Volunteers were ordi'ved to hold :iieie>ci\cs i:>. readiness. Later in the afternoon, we v ' : i'il nJ-'Mtscuif of the particulars of the event a M'Mciiian who leli .Mr. MeLeod'.s mill a* early a- bait-past five in the morning, and who -Air. Thompson's eldest daughter on her way to Good'?. i: apn. ars tii.it about four o'clock on tho Mondav rtioon. a parly cf five Maoris e;d!ed at Mrs. ii 'iap.-on's house, four standing outside the house while the tifth entered and asked to be allowed to purchase some »ngar. On Mrs. Thompson weighin" iu: seme 3 or 4 lbs. :o him. and the 11-. iu-y. lie became exceedingly insolent, and left" the house with the sugar, and without having made pav:v..tor it. In an hour's time the saute natives. five :n number, returned, and the same native who had h'forc taken the sugar, again entered the house, the four remaining outside. He naked for more ! '• but was refused, and then, with a great deal j ' ■ *■ ■' ~va -; proceeding to enter the inner room. ' I'-'. Thompson's daughters placed herself - and tb.e door and iorbaue hiu\ to enter. the:: tunica round, walked outside the lu<u?e, and :i:i axe with whuh the eldest daughter had been at tue door. re-entered the huise. and sirak Mrs. Thompson down with ir. Death v.-as in»r..it;av.eoiis. iiie eldest daughter and her two -rs rubied front the house, and the Maori fob • 1 vit.i tile axe in his hand in pursuit of one, wh ::: h.- overtook at the stockyard, a distance of ru „!.t Oil yards from the house, and there murdered will- the axe. Viiwi'iing lo leave her mother, of y:; ■ictti.al o.ratn the eldest daughter wa~ unaware, M'.-s 1 ~:r.r< vi. v.v.b. an exercise of filial devotion most tiumWe. °.v::e.l to the house, instead of Ktteniptu-J- - •>':\v at o-: v. but iinding her mother ccad. she lb >r. to-.-k ih- iv.-..;.-. whichhad been lei;, rehvni. bari-..i r.r proceeded from tb.e back of the k.i-.'s -■ bt'. h. and succeeded in tiiaki:;; her way to Mr. Good's house. where she f.rr:ved about six o'elrck on the following morning n itlt the child, in .-.u'ety. The third daughter, atred about !1 year-;, also arrived safely at Mr. Good's abeut ihe same time. The daughter killed wa,s tiie second, a girl of about 11 years of n;e. Mb~ Thompson told our informant that the four Msor.s outside, though they did not witness the 1 ruiixier of her mother, were actual witnesses of lier i s:s!-.r'; d- atii outsiie the house at the stoekvard. ] ?uh. r.Tul taking no netivo part, but ai the ' S'.me t;r«.e uiakinc r.o eii'ort to prevent it. The • Maori was well known to the family, and she stated ; that she could easily roeogni/e him again. Site also aoticeJ the word " Kratijri." or " kuaranei," said t i be hi? name, tatooed on his arm. >I'. ii are the particulars of -.hi.-- sad event, mid t'.-.o.:c":\ t?.!ac-ri stilted. w}>en in tho house, that • hire were with iiim a iottuired acooiupiiccs. yet we cannot H:t -'.ill hope that this is an isolated act. ct r-ve.-.j.c. a:vi cue in whi.-u the natives of the ! ilirtr'.-. hivo taken r.o part, and for which tliev b.ave : At '.a. yevtervlr.v niot-aine. when cur inform- j r.'-.t 1-i; Kaipara. 1 : te:i"'s tribe, tb.e to ; wlii ci tr.:".' 'i'atnati Rcwiti ti'avis) belousis, were ; 1 i i tiieir ;n..rr.;r._' j>ravors, and were 'then to I aii app. /irMinT tmi'.w.uv '.ti" tr.'.* muixlcra liaviug brrii ! Dec. 1:3. \

I inqi vst Till: bodies. <

i n? uvys-Hst on ths- bodies of Mrs. Matilda An:; j Th'.::nj-—»• ::". i Is-r dam-hter Olivia Thompson wa> j fc m> V.'.'.j::.---'. :y, th" is.-i in-cant, :» .Mr. Tkctup- j *•*" •* !>'••< •"* K.-!i:kapak.-.p.» b*?nre Char!«>s Ileaphv, ; n " CjM::or on tin- o'ca-don. The ; r w.-re p:i the jury:—Mt.v.rs. ('. j 1 - v N-p.eei.fcn. J. V. Xail*;hton, O. ' >■' • . i), a. ■■v.;, J. S'o'wart, W. Aeklar.il, A. ' T. 1 >.-iy, V,". Loup-, V/. Jones, li. j f '••••••. :i: • Ss>n. foreman. Tlio bodies had i b-'.-n buri.-d previously to Mr. Heaphy's arrival, but i by crv-r ■.'! that ; v i ntler.ian were exhumed, and after ! they k t.'t b"rn viewed by the jury, the depositions I r--ad fol'-r-ws :— ; Florida Thomson stated that she -Was twenty yenrs i of aire, and lived with hor parents at her lather'? 1 farm (which is named Violet Hill) on tho Kaukapa- • k;ip>i. That at two o'clock on tiio afternoon of i Monday last a native came to hor father's house, and i siting hi:n=eif do-.ni by tho fire, asked for some food. | As much bn-ad and moat as he could eat was given j to Ait. i" he had finis'nvd eating, mv sister i Olivia asked hiin in Maori on what errand' he had come, wiien ho replied in broken English, " Wait a bit and T will t»ll." She stated that sho knew the native well, having Peen him on and off for moro than tv-j years past. Hi-i name, too, Kuaransri, was titl-'io.'-d on his ami, as w:w also a fisure resembling a braeele:. lie lived at Kuwait, Tamati Rewi'i's f:a:n % 7X. "While- the native was in the hou_-:e there w-.-re no men about, and when it became time to fetch in the cows, which was some two hours after his first cnnlnsr, he w tcke.l by iviiaiAS to £o away, a?, sho aiM her mother and hitter wanted to iro away to bring ! iar- muring cov.-." home. He then went, and the j filially j.r-jceedod in noarch of tho cows. Tiiia wan j a":out Jour o'clock. On iin.fiinr: tho oowh and brine:- i in;: tV.om into tho .stockyard, iiuar.ingi jo mod thr-m ! thvr-', and returned v.'ith thf-m to the houso, when ho \ d to pur-'ha?*.' twenty pounds 02" sugar. Thi.-j he ; ort.Y.!e" 1. ar.-i; olb.-rc-i a noti? in p.iyaii'nc, : :h rcdu?'.;d, Sir*. Thomp?on Jiiia to j pjiy z- r bx.'<,\n i ,\t- the mill. He thvn leri ':i-' iiou.'c ! r - t1 T.ycd and on ro- . 'ui-.v.nc; r- . ; v. v.'p-oid bo th* l pritv of hair'thf! . - :- J . 44 X*;vor m::ul 11,'.' ' r.Vv L.o lUUl'h IT. throi! ij:i:lii Hid ebcp!.r.«v- 1;,.. had brought in tin miv ■wita Ii- —1 v.-.ij y.rov;cn>ly lying outsid<\ Ilv in. tiio kitcixcn when he : ; aiti this, and '.vitcccfi vs*as .sUr.d'.nrc clo-:o to her mctb'.T in the 4X>om. y Lire. 1 houipToa turned round to £'-t Inn t:»«i sugar f ■* ajid as bliu vaa it dov.-n, ho c.tnio ud bcaind htr, and struck h*~*r a with the jlxo, (which ho had hold in his luin 1 all the* iinie), 011 '.ho J back of hor h'>i/.1, aud sho tell do*vn at once, van to the comer of th p 7"eo:n with the b.ibv, and followed by tb-- nallv-, r:o riii.-e-;! tb'j a:ce uud shook it over ucr .e- .i.'!, cthat he would k;U ; : 1! the- the hou.vo, and t}»on all ti:o whlb. m-r.plr, in ;J it ; d:si,-frt oxo< .pt .Mr. Mc[;ood. At ( i\e said lie would kill au t.he v.'hite {)eop]e. j id*- iiot ai>;.">':v ;o be n! ■:!! liquor, nor Ui b*j urviei' t:v- iniiu..'nt>: ofjusauitvi Ifo had not shown tiny ar.-jvr \vh<'".'. i.v.A U.- away t neitiier iiad fir.y taken At tlniL'.-j liij.irangi a pe ice-'ipiy native, and had never ,-;iven ticp.ia oi ear/di>ie of sujh a crime. thiv-ab'ned v/ith tne axe, Florida Thompson called to U' l' w.lO w;;.s Ihe c.'v'.-j out-Side, to run a.-.ior n,;?.::'tar.o? to a iiDiirhboiiv named Penny, 1 and to the miu-deiTi", il Oh, my God, why y-,u not kill iuo &ud £iva*o my mother r a. tui. l4 h-j ran out to prevent the. ew.'ipe ci huv t.akir.g tbj aze with him.*hen uirrcd the dixan, and lor a *-itu which to defied herself if ho rcTim door vnn Bcareelv banod whtn lie • c-iUG bick ana, finding it fi-:tened, struck at it with f tne axe. Ho struck ssvorai a t tho do<>r «jid j Inen went away. VVituo.--rf look-:>d out of tho window, and ?.iv huu i-uunin«> afier hor sisior Ann Matilda, a ' p-iri l i years oia, aho after her other kwUt, Olivh, *vj;u b; iouqci tjy coul-I. not catch Matilda. ] via n-oin li-.uso, pursued by the native, w:io lewUijed >>nd sli". fnjrTo.edrd < :n Veiuvy'n hoii.se with the b.iby. "Penny • w,:;i Out; s.-.-j she then n-tumod to Cuoir own hou«) , to In.- and li»r swUbb, but findinir that. ( ti;e j..'.■>.•! w M BtJl m tiu! house, nho mado olf into tho . piuwuvl, and from the noise of hraiiohos 1 caeling it g-jemcd to her as if she was poreued by ' ■'-.•v..-i-,d r-.'rs.m?, tJungn rile had only one. Shu ! V?" : - rca,;! r J tho ho " S!! "f Thomas c?mith and Andw. 1 u - , JJI ;l ' LH,v er to a juror, she ctat.-,i that natives ] 3i"u{ui'iitly cnmi; bi their hoii>:e to purehase poo.1?, j aud tucrr liunner had been the same as ns.vil ail ; 1 tiimilv- had nevur had any qeanid with i i j or any other nativo. Her opinion war,, the net . l!au ,'T a dc ' llo to causo *- War, for Kuaraii'-i w;; a : . H.t.oc.i'.o of tile ifaoris in tho present rebellion, lie. never «mml,iej at tho prico a«ked for tho snpir. V .;en ,;c came ilier;; -,Vero fotu - oilier natives C "; !U!!: ? the hill opposite, on the rond fo Davis' via.'.i. I he axe had lh'en taken awav by some one rfneo tan minder. This w«.a thn ovidi'nw,' of florid.. xiieuip:;on. iXa w Uda te, eist>ir oi the pftviuus witn"3«, waa ! i

h' iVft K i y .° aVS ' an w,tncss w<l ™ milking, m-U<L tin. laltor he.wl seivams at Uu> houso vrhi«»h n-oo kilf f? n i i llist:i,n - Wit'iL'ss r,.]t suro i.oi'm.bo.lv was to ihe i- l'^ 1 ° » U, ° 'T l '" 11 " 18 ' lUkl flt ™« to Iht bi idge over tho crook and waited for Olivia j who camc towards her pursued by limirantd. who somo s . ol 't oi a weapon, in .his bond. She wis nearer to witness than to him, when, screaming and fern n lun .' liiu, 3 s OV,:V I ll ' l ' bead; she fell down in tho tun. tho Maori following close upon her, raisins >0111,., ung over lu r head. Witness stood still, and 1 Tn^T 1 ' o '' lo^ 1 I,or - stepping over the dead bt.ih of Olivia. Witness commenced l-linning, and just thou Mr. l'onny's dogs came up, and Ifuaraniri popped, blio then got to Mr. Penny's, and from his house could sec several Maoris, hut" whether men or 'worupn it was too dark to tell. Uy Ml'. Iteaphy—No angry words hud passed heween any ot" us and Hnarangi. She said she could know him agam oy the murks on his ami. John Thompson sworn, stated that ho was the husband and father of the murdered women : that lie was in Auckland when the murder occurred: lie had seen the bodies on his return. A long axe belonging to linn was missing, 110 did not know a native named luiarangi. £17 in monoy, ,C 9in notea, and at piece ol eloth had also been taken from the house. His.family and himself had always agreed with tho ; natives, though once he lwd some' altercation about , a pig. birtwith a native of the Ngati.iwhakaui tribe, ; which had left these parts ; this happened two wars ago. A cook at Mr. ?>TeLood's, named (\ Davis, was also examin- 1, wiio cam" alter the murders, with others, up to the house, and was present when the doors were "•"•nod. lie went into the kitchen, and saw the body T ''"""psou lying on its back in a pool of blood. Tiiev did not touch the body, but went and sivuviied t lie scrub in the direction of Mr. i'enny's. Lying across iiic path they found the body of Oli'via Tinuiipsoii, the head teemed nearly severed from the body, but Oil looking closer they"saw the head was bent under her; leaving the body undisturbed, they looked about and discovered the prints of naked feet, about the sue of a man's, going in the direction of rVuny s. Messrs. Bonar and Stocking anil others then emu- up, and tho body of tin; daughter was carried up to the- house. On examination, those pveseut concluded that the wound had been me.de with an axe. and it w.os a like ono lo that which killed the mother. In the absence of a medical man, Mr. Ileaphv, the acting Coroner, who informed the jury that lie had studied anatomy and surgery, stated that the body of the mother showed an incised wound in the neck, se.veving iho spine at the fourth vertebra. That the i wound of li-n- daughter Olivia was also an incised one, pissing from behind downwards into iho neck", ami also fevering the spine in the same place, the h.-ad remaining attached to the body only Oy the skin and integuments in front and at on-> side wf the throat. 1 lie wounds in both m>tnnces were such as would, in his opinion, be ouusid by an axe, and death from taeni would hp instantaneous. 'Ihis closed tiie evidence, and the following verdict was then returned:—"That the said Matilda Ann Thompson and Olivia Thompson ramp to their deaths respectively Ly blows dealt with an axe at the hands of one Ruai-.ingi, an aboriginal Native man of Now Zealand, on Monday, the 21st day of December, ISo;!. and. further iind and record a verdict of wilful and deliberate murder against the said I-;<iarangi and other c.'joi-ig-mal Natives whose narns :uu unknown." —Hi.r.ALU, Dec. '20.

AKREST OF TJTK MritllKliKK BY MR. COMjriSSIO.Vnit N'AUGHTON' ANP TWO CONSTABLES OF THE ARMKP I'OMCK KOKCK.

Ol'it readers arc iiwnre that tin- Colonial Secretary. accompanied by Mr. Munro and Mr. T.'ice, t>t" the .Native Office. proceeded earl v on the morninsr of Christmas Day to Lamb's Mill, it having been previously arranged that they would there meet with Florida Thompson, who would accompany them further on to the Kaipan: bench, where the natives had promised to assemble to give her an opportunity of pointing 1 out the murderer. In th? meantime Mr. Thompson had ma<le up his mind that his ! daughter .should not. venture amongst the j j natives, and refused to allow her to go. T);is ' | determination put an end to the arrangements, ! for a time at least —110 persuasion on the part of , .Mr. Fox'bcing able to shake the determination j of Thompson. But during the evening of j Trridav there were hopes entertained that lie . would be induced to consent if the Government would allow a portion of the A tick laud Police to proceed with the party, and a special messenger was despatched to town requesting that the Police might be sent up to Lamb's Mill. Immediately on the receipt of this intelligence Mr. Commissioner JN'nughton with a force of one sergeant and seven men left the Queen-street Wharf at a quarter to 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, and arrived nt Lamb's Mill iu about two hours, "\V hen Thompson found that (lie Police would accompany the parly to the Mauri meeting he consented to aliow his daughter to go, and the. whole party, with the exception of Mr. Fox, who started beforehand to prepare the natives i for their reception, set off together for the ; Kaipara bench, and arrived there at 1 o'clock. ! There they found about 200 natives seated in a | lino on the beach. Mr. Thompson expressed a > ! strong desire to go amongst them himself, but I ; was not. permitted, as from what he had been | heard to remark, and from the e.X'-ited state of i his feelings, it was feared tli.il he might be very naturally tempted to take the la>v in'o his own hanus. After some little, persuasion he was induced 1o remain upon the rising ground close by, with his younger daughter, and wii.ii some ! ft»" the Police and other persons who were present on the occasion. Mr. Fox and the Commissioner, with the cider daughter Florida .and Paul the chief, accompanied by the interpreter and two of the Police, then went down upon the beach alongside to where the Maoris were seated. The natives, however, demurred at the immediate presence of Europeans, desiring 'hat no white person should be allowed to accompany the girl a'ong the ranks, lest she i-.houldbe prompted by them on arriving opposite the accused. After some consultation this proposal was agreed to, the Ornkei chief Paul undertaking to lead her by the hand along the line of natives who were grouped upon the beach, and Mr. Fox and the Police remaining at a short distance. They had passed about one-third of the line when they cinno opposite to h pro op of about ten or twelve young men all of the same ptnture, dress, and cast of features, and fill, as did the rent of the natives, holding their heads somewhat bent down, when, turning sharply round with an ejaculation of "There he is i ' I'lorida Thompson sprang towards the group, pointing at Pnarangi witli her parasol. Ail eyes were turned upon him, and the Commissioner, who with his two men had been gradually approaching nearer to this spot, at once closed in. J{uarangi appeared unmoved and made no attempt to escape. It waji then explained that lie would have to Ix." taken to Auckland and examined in the Resident ?>jagi.stratc'.s- Court, and if found guilty, committed to prison tor trial of his life. Several chiefs got tip and spoke of the heinous nature of the crime, and urged the advisability oi' surrendering him up. The qu-jstiou was then put to the assembly by an aged chief, and it was resolved to surrender him; Afr. IS'aughton then advanced to the accused and artesled him in the namo of the Queen, leading him a few paces from the rest. Thenatives then expressed a lively wish to he allowed to embracd the prisoner 'before lie was taken from I hem, a nd one and all, vouug and old, took their farewell. This occupied fully an hour, Mr. Fox improving the occasion by delivering an address to the natives, which was interpreted by ?vlr. Monro, and in which be tilluded to the friendliness which the tribe had always shown towards (he Europeans, and the surprise which the latter felt' on hearing of the eomm'ssion of such crime, assuring them that he behc.vd that, the crime had been one not of the tribe, but oi an iudivi-

dual, praised them for having kept faith «lUi the Government in giving the murderer up for trial, J-[e also informed them that tlio tribe would not he held responsible for the net. of iiuarangi. Air. Naughton llien marched his prisoner away handcufled, and taking a boat, arrived in Auckland and lodged him in the gaol by eleven o clock on the .same night. Mr. Thompson and his daughter arrived in f own yesterday, and (.In; prisoner will be brought up for examination at the Hesident. Magistrate's Court (his morning. A terrible instance of the nature of the Maori race was given on the occasion of the surrender of huarangi. His wife was not present at the spot, but remained among the huts at the landing place. On hearing of the capture of her husband she was so enraged that she dashed her nitanl child against a wall. The child. thoiirti not killed, was frightfully injured. This, however, we suppose, is only'a native custom. The l\e\. I\Tr. (dittos and a Maori, who carried the prisoner s spare clothes, accompanied him to As many of our readers are doubtless aware, two boat loads of the wives and children of the Hade settlors arrived on Christmas Hay in Auckland. On Monday last, the morning of the Kaipara murders, ii, appears that ltuarangi. the murderer, accompanied by ten other natives on horse and foot,, nunc Over from Emara's settlement at Mnhuraiigi, and crossed theOrewa -Kiver nt Mr. Galbraith* farm, which lies between (he Orew.i and Wade. .Here, sooner than take the gate ot his paddock, tiiey cut down his post and rail fence wit h their tomahawks, all hough Mr. Galbraiih begged of them to do 110 damage. Passing on to Mr. iSrunion's farm, they stopped at the house and demanded iloe.r, sugar, tea, ribbons, and other articles which thev saw and fancied. These were given to them in fear and trembling: anil, because they could not obtain sullieient, threats and insolence were used, liiiavangi himself holding his arm up over Ihe head ol one ot the women, and quivering his hand in the same manner natives do when going to strike with the tomahawk. Having departed 'rom Mr. Brunton s, the next house they stopped was that ot Mr. King, a lonely place, some tour miles turther 011 the old Maori road towards KaipaHere they entered the house, alarming the children, but fortunately the owner was at home, and having bounced them out. barred the door. Probably thinking he might, have arms, they did not attempt to break it. open, but walked round it kicking and striking the boards. Ihe Maori has a peculiar and insolent wnv of throwing down his gage of battle, to which we need not iurtlier allude, and this tliev did before the door of Mr. King's house. The act expresses in the strongest, manner possible which lie can show, his utier contempt for his enemy, and is usually done before the gate of a pah that the Maoris intend to p.tlack. Passing frwn Mr. King s house the Maoris would, bv a bush track, reach the scene of the murders at Kaipara in a couple of hours.— ][er.u,d, Dec. 118.