The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

At Melbourne the parliament adjourned on the
17th March for the Easter recess, and was to re-
assemble on the 12th April. Previous to the ad-
journment the Lind Bill was read a third time in
the Lower House, and sent up to the Council,
where it was read a first time. In its passage
through the assembly ministers successfully resisted
the introduction of amendments, having given way
only on one point of importance.
The last act of the legislature before the recess
was the adoption (in both houses) of a series of
resolutions proposed by ministers on the subject of
transportation, in reply to a despatch from his
Once the Duke of Ifewcattle, received by the
January mail.

NEW ZEALAND.

The following amount of the late operations of
thereat Cameron against the natives is from the
Melbourne Argue:
Though operations will be motioned duri.g the vista',
the war re the Northam Lard of New Zealand, between
the combined native tram and the Imperial government,
my be regarded as Dearly over, little more thee time
being required le consolidate the successes which our troops
so hardly earned.
There were two "affairs" with the Maoris-the first on
Sunday, the 21st of February, the sewed ea the following
day. At the first three were killed and four woundd.
Aimee the latter was Oclosel Nine., who wee shot
dangerously through the leap. Twelve rebels were killed
and 33 primers Mum twelve of whom were men. Yoe-
day's affair was very ieterestiog. The Maoris; having
rallisel,Lamilderieg the night to cast up • posithe oyez-
looking Rao ia, which they (met in, and beim to for-
tify. 0 °ammo banes no nitration el allowing the
blow be streak the day before to be quietly reoevered
from had made his preparations, and after imormitring,
ordered the troops, who bad been concealed behind the
crest of the hill to retire to the headquarters at Te
Amster, the 10th site remising. After the lapse of
about as hour the
t?les sounded to arms, and word wee
passed that the et es the hill was in tracer el ma
attack, sad that headquarters were to be samulted.
Ai deetchmeot of the 50th, the 65th, sad the Foyer
Rangers, with two 6-pounder game, was despatehett
towards Rangisthia, sad oe the lies of route ma joined
by the 70th. On gaudag the summit of the hill the troop
wire fired as from se acacia grove by the rebels
The cavalry and infantry pushed forward wider a heavy
fire, and the rebels fell back oe their relaters*.
meals. They wan dislodged by two splendid chews.
During a mart skirmish the place took fi and meg
Maoris@ were burnt to death. The deed res of two
soldiers were food there burned. Others had evidently
been shot as if attempting to maps. The Yearn=
left all their Meer at Pike Piko, and Sir Beery Havelock
has rhea poreesise d them. Sr H. Hemlock says that the
pa at rthemegi is et immense strength, and if wail
mooed mold not hiape poesibility have been
carried by assault. nen is no certainty se is the
ember et Masers Med, but there roue hem been at
least about 40 to 50 is bell cause. The special ear-
respondent of The Argue writes :—" The charge of the bOth
Wei the feature of the day. Their tramp through the
fare like • movies wall, and their thrilling others as they
rushed ee with bayeeste dews will ear live is the memory
of ell who we.. preseat. Greesal Osaseree, she has wit-
hered mesa) cluergee sad many fights. we greatly
with their dieplay. ' You bare denswell, my Yoe,' wall,
as the redeseet halted. ' You ham shows yeenelves the
tgbtisg 50th Weed. lam prated to have vie with me vier
field.'
"8y the Claude Hamilton, which brought ems to Merck
2, we limed that the liies, deprived of their forth-
satire, had taken to the bills after a slight and tame-
maul Meth epee the Queen's troops ; 150 natives had
laid down their arms; and, whisk was equally geed=
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