NORTHERN NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1089, 16 June 1865, Page 5

NORTHERN NEWS.

The " Wellington Independent" of the Gth instant contains a very long account of the proceedings of the Hau-hau fanatics: at Manawatu, which threatens to embroil them with the loyal natives. .The substance of it is, that a considerable body of the new sect has been located some distance up the Manawatu river, and some few days previously announced their intention of proceeding to Otaki, to hold a langi in honor 'of a deceased old woman; no doubt with the ultimate idea of making proselytes. Forwarned of the proposed visit, delegates were sent to forbid them entering Otaki, but the Ilau-hau leader dreamt a dream, and saw a vision, in which

he was commanded to go to Otaki, so to Otaki he determined to go. A\ second message, forbidding the intended visit, was met by a similar reply, aul considerable alarm pervaded the settlement. The result of th ir visit seemed doubtful. " A largely attended meeting ot the loyal natives was held in the Court house at seven o'clock that night, to consider what should be done if the Hau-haus came Many speeches were made which evinced that there was con-iderable diversity of opinion in the loyalist camp. liauparaha strenuously upheld the Queen, and proposed that a petition, should be sent to the Government for arms and ammuition, with a request that a gunboat should be placed on the Manawatu river to establish a blockade, while others thought that more time should be afforded for consideration before any decided steps were taken." Then the question arose, " Should soldiers or Colonial Defence Force men be asked for, the general opinion being that they were not urgently required at the moment, and that their presence a3 yet would be premature. Ultimately a requisition for arms, ammunition, and a steamer was agreed-to be signed by all the influential Queenitt3'' Later intelligence leads to the conclusion that the Pai Mairires had fulfilled their intention of going to Otaki; but although a collision between them and the loyal natives was apprehended, no disturbance had,taken place.

A Settler.— A teacher in a western, county in- Canada, while making Iris fiwt visit to his a.,,onstituent.9." got into conversation with an ancient " Varmount" lady, who had. taken, up her residency in tbc " backwoods." Of course, : the school and former teacher came in for criticism; and the old lady, in speaking of his predecessor asked, " Wa'al, master, what do you think: helarnt the schollards ?" " Couldn't say, ma'am. Pray what did he tonch V " Wa'al, ho told 'em. that tub 'ere airth wnsreound, mid went areound, and all that sort o' tliinpr- Now, waster, what da you Dunk about Rich stuS ? Dpn't you think ho was an. ignorant feller?" Unwilling to qomo under the category of the ignorant, the teacher evasively remarKed : " It Mally didsscom strange, but still there are many learned men who teach these things." '' Wa'al," says she, "if the-airtli is reound, and goesreound, what holds it up?'* " Oh, these learned men say that it goes around the sun, and that the sun holds it up by virtue of the law of attrnotion," he replied. Tho old lady lowered her "specs," and, ljy way of cHro&x, responded : " Wa'nl, if these high lnrn't men scz the sun hqlds up the airth, I should liko to know what holds Ujc airth up when tho sun goes doun!" -■■'!.■

A Chance for youngstera.—An attorney in tho country advertises for a young la 4 that can wnta. a legible hand sod read il\ag\W wnpng.