The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-08 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND

`We have received papers to the sth of April. It
appears that feuds have broken out between several of
the nativ:t tribes in the province. Engagements had
taken place between the belligerent patties, and it was
apprehended that others on a somewhat extensive scale
were pending. The Southern Cross says:—" A feud of a
very serious nature is now raging at Tunapahire, Bay of
Plenty. The contending parties are the Ngaitai, the chief
of which is Putiki ; and the Whanunapanui, the chief of
which Tiketikeriranga—the former numbering about 100
fighting men, the latter 140. Both parties have erected
war pahs ; the former at Tunapahire, and the latter at
these trlllaraenui. Two er.igagements have taken place between
and three of the Whanunapanui fell ; in the second the
and was the
heavier, the latter having lost seventeen,
former one. The feeling of deadly hostility had
not 'Lessened at the date of our communication, and no
prospect appeared of an amicable arrangement. The
cause is said to be disputed ownership of land." The
same journal contains the following : —" The Kaipara dis-
trict is at present the scene of much warlike preparation,
between two native tribes and their respective allies.
The one party is the Ngatiwhatu tribe, the chief
,of which is Paikea ; the other the Parawhao,
the chief of which is Tirarau. The former has been
joined by the Hokianga natives, and those along the shore
towards Cape Maria Van Diemen; the latter by the
natives of Whangarei, Bay of Islands, Waimate, and
Ahuahu. The scene of operations is a disputed territory
on the Wairoa, in the Kaipara district, where war pahs
have already been erected on both sides. Both parties
are mustering their forces from all quarters—the Oraki
.natives, for instance, in our immediate vicinity, having
left to join the tribes to which they belong—the
Ngatiwhatu. When all collected, it is anticipated that
each side will number 600 men fully armed. Of the dis
pute which has given rise to this feud, we do not know
the exact' nature, but it is connected, we believe, with
the boundaries of their respective territories. It has existed
for the last twelve months, and has been gradually increas-
ing in virulence, until it has arrived at a formal declaration
vf war, accompanied by extensive preparations to carry
it on with vigour. Mr. Fenton, the resident magistrate
at Kaipara, arrived in town a few days ago, with the
object of bringing the state of matters more prominently
before the notice of the government; and we are informed
that his excellency has taken steps to open a negociat ion
with the belligerent chiefs. We are not aware whether
these proceedings will operate injuriously on European
interests, but settlers in the vicinity represent the con-
duct of Tirarau as imperious and overbearing."

SCANDALOUS CHARGE.—A case which has created
Considerable interest was heard before the mayor, Mr. J.
~18,"wn, and two other magistrates of the borough of
4,vv indsor, on Thursday morning. Mr. Graham deposed as
,"311"'s :---He had been dining with the officers of the
`lrenadier Guards at their mess in the Infantry Barracks,
Sheet-street, Windsor, on Saturday evening last, and on
arriving
in at
the Windsor-bridge, about half-past twelve
o'clock
the morning, a policeman named Ango
took hold of him. and said, " I arrest you, Sir, for
uttering counterfeit coin;" the officer at the same
time charged another man to aid and assist in taking
complainant to the stationhouse ; on their way thither,
the policeman, turning round, said to Mr. Graham, " You
are trying to swalloa something," and knocked him down.
The: policeman and another man then knelt on Mr.
Graham ; the policeman put his finger into Mr. Graham's
mouthroat. , and thrust it over his tongue and down his
th Complainant struggled to extricate himself from
such rough treatment,orw.whaeh.nlehtheewperoeliceetmilalnvehriyt
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the face, the effects
Complainant was then
_alit heas locked up
gold and
his pockets were searched,
83 6d in silver taken from th.
until about half-past two o'clock itheorning, at
room
which time Inspector Eager came into
nt
heard the charge of the policeman, who said tadg_ete him
defendant had given him two sixpences to
lodgings, both of which were counterfeit. The in-
be
Spector, on looking at the coins and finding them to good, allowed him to go to his inn, after he had told
him his name. Ile was perfectly sober, and did not speak
to a single policeman or any other person from the time
he left the barracks until he was arrested. Ne"
. givet
to
policeman or any other person any money that night
get him a fly to convey him to the Christopher Inn. The
one month's imprisonment.