LATER FROM AUCKLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 664, 20 August 1864, Page 10

LATER FROM AUCKLAND.

(prom the daily times correspondent.) Ar/OKLiND, Bth August, 1804.

There U no very startling news here sinc3 I last wrote. We are going to make pence, and to be forgiven by the natives for all we have done to them. There is to be no more mention of those u?]y little aff.u'rs where women and children were murdered in cold blood. Exeter Hall has declared the Maoris to be harmless, and we have undertaken to believe all that Mr Arthur Mills and Mr Fowell Buxton have said or can say upon the matter. The Governor, General Cameron, Mr Fox and Mr Whittak*T, are now at Tauranga ; and we learn by H.M.S. Harrier, that arrived h're yesterday, fha f two meetings have been held with the natives, who have alrealy submitted—some 300 in number- while about 1000 more are waiting at s-ome di tanre to learn what will be done. General Cameron has informed the natives that one-fourth of their land will be de- j dared conn-seated, while the remainiug ' one-fourth will be reserved for the use of the tribes themselves. With this arraneewent the natives have declared themselves delighted We expect the Miianda in to-day, with the Governor and the General, and po-"sibly the Colonial Secretary and Attorney- General also, the Sandily is also at Tauranga. At Taranaki affairs do not look quite so coleur de rose as they do at Tauranga. It has now been reported for some days that the rebels were massing all their forces in the neighborhood of Taranaki, and an expedition of some 600 or 700 men had gone out in pursuit. It was expected that the natives and the forces would j have come into cs&Bion on Thursday last, but [ up to the time I VBrite no news has reached here of it. The impression of those best informed on the matter is, that the war is not yet at an end. Trade generally U somewhat dull, but price*

rule high. There are complaints that many are out of employment, but I must confess that I kave not seen much to warrant the comp'aint. Hcuie rent is rather on the increa«e, and I am inclined to think that Danny who are now rushing up buildings on the faith of the high rate ruling, will blow their fingers at leisure. We are now shipping flour in tolerably largtr-^ quantities for Sidney, and the quotation is L3O pfr ton here. There are very strong symptoms that the;e will be » glut of sreneral merchandise in this market j and w.e are not faroff that poiut now A areat deil, however, depend? upon the war expenditure being kept up. At about five o'clock yesterday evening, » man fell down in Queen stre-t, and expired In. ten minutes after. ' He was respecfebjy clad i but a medical man who was present stated that the unfortunate man died from drink and starvsiticn. The name of the decease I was Henry Alfred, and he is said to be a late arrival' frost Dunedin.

The new Bank ot Auckland is quite a success, arid is do : ng a first rate bu-iness.

At Cor-mnndH, the Albion claim has struck gold heavy within the last few days, anO operations are now being vigorously carried on in otherclaims that were a' andoned at the ommenpement of the war. In politics all is dull, and uu'profitable. The New Zealandcr has passed, or is about to pass into new hands, but I am not prepared to say whether there will be any change of policy. In all other matters we are quiet.