AUCKLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 666, 6 May 1865, Page 6

AUCKLAND.

By the Rangatira and Airedale Binco our last issue we have dates from Auckland to tho 7th instant.

The Pai Marires appear to be gaining in numbers in almost every direction of the province, a party of the fanatics having even arrived at Kennedy's Bay, Coromandel.

Several columns of our latest date of the Neto Zealand Herald are filled with correspondence that has transpired between the General Government at Wellington and the Superintendent of Auckland with respect to the immigrant*! that have been introduced into that province on the faith of receiving five aores of land and being guaranteed employment on public works. Oar epaco this week will not permit of our giving

any of this correspondence, and we must content ourselves by simply " stating that the SubTreasurer had received instructions to discontinue wages aud rations to such immigrants as were located ou their land after tho 30th April. A great demonstration meeting took place on the (sth instant, for the purpose of expressing public thanks to Captain Levy, tho native Tiwai, and tho crew of the schooner Eclipse for their gallant service in rescuing from danger and ignominious death tho Rev. Mr. Grace. Mr. Wynn was in the chair. Wo subjoin extracts from our files. [From the Daily Southern Cross, April 7.]~ We are sorry to say that even during tho short period which has elapsed since our last monthly summary was despatched affairs iv this province have assumed a very serious aspect. By far the most important part of the news is that received yesterd ly from Poverty Bay — namely, that the fanatics have made converts of about two-thirds of the natives in that district, aud that the work of plunder, preparatory no doubt to that of'bloodshed, had commenced. So alarming was tho state of affairs there that a number of settlors have left and come up to Auckland, and about twenty other settlers wore to leavo on Monday last for Napier in the steamer ' St. Kilda.' It will be recollected that the accounts previously received from Poverty Bay were to the effect that the n«tiveß >f that place had expressed their detormim tion to resist the encroachment of the fanatics, and had given them a certain: time -to leave tho district, fcio overpowering, however, is the delusion inculcated by the Pai Mxrire roligion that they have since bowed down to the strange^ godi, 'and even the chief of the. Poverty Bay nauv"es,.!llareni, is said to have been made a convert.' That affairs must have been, in a very hopoless state is ovidont from tho fact that Bishop Williams had determined to send his family and assistants away, and that the settlers were compelled to abandon their homes for places of greater security. 'The seeds of a rebellion on the East Coast, which will probably be of as great or greater mag u'tudo than that on tho West, have now been sown. ' Kingism, which had its charms and its votaries, appears now under a new and irresiscible form, and those who wavored before in thoir allegiance have no hesitation in throwing off the ma^sk. It should be evident now, even to those who would not be convinced before, that the temporising policy uLdjr which the war has been conducted must be superseded. Pai Mariroism means nothing less than the slaughter of every European in the island ; and we must deal with these wretches as wo would with madmen whose own safety as well of that of their neighbours depends upon a vigorous restraint. It is really humiliating and painful to reflect how little has been done as yet to stay the tide of the rebellion in the new form in which it has appeared. Although a month has elapsed, no steps have beon taken to avenge the murder of Mr. Volkner. We have men-of-war lying idle in our harbour, but there is an immense amount of circumlocution before they can be moved. We have no Governor, no Government : even tho Commodore has deserted us, and is now in Sydney, probably planning defences for somo of the Aubtralian harbours. It would indeed appear as if this farce called Government would never cease until Ministry and Governor are swept away, and the Imperial authorities tokes tho whole management of native affairs into their own hands, with the determination to vigorously prosecute the war aud bring it to a conclusion. The greater portion of our troops are at this moment making an inglorious march fi-pm Wanganui to Taranaki ; building redoubts, making reconnaissances, destroying a few deserted native plantati .m and villages, in fast doing everything but what should be done to bring the rebels to submission. This is no fault of theirs, bnt tho fault of the system under which they have the misfortune to act. However, the ruinous delay that has taken place has now so complicated matters, that the rebellion must, if European settlement in this island is continued, be put down with a high hand. Another rather exciting circumstance is the report that a' number of Pai 'Marirea liad' visited Kennedy's BW, to tho east of Coromandel, and that they, with the Ngatiporous, to j'whose tribe they belong, had threatened to make a doscent upon that place. It was said that their scheme was first to kill Mr/ McGregor, • the .owner of a gaw-mill at Kennedy's Bay, and then proceed to' Coromandel under tho pretext of selling horses, when tho. onslaught was to commence. From later news received, these reports appear to bo greatly exaggerated, and there is even reason to doubt whether any Pai Marires have actually reached Kennedy's Bay. There being no Government or representative of the Government here, the Weld Ministry having completely ignored Auckland as one of the provinces of New Zealand, the responsibility of actiug in suchan emergency has devolved upon the Provincial Government. The steamer ' Sir John Burgoyne,' whioh was just about to leave for Tauranga, was engaged to call at Coromand A on her way, and land arms and ammunition, if necessary, aud H.M.s. 'Eclipse' Bailed for the same destination early yesterday morning. A small coasting vessel has Bince arrived from Kenuedy's Bay, and reports that all was quiet there.