The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND:

(From the Melbourne Argu3 of June 25.)
The last mail for England left the New Zealand
war in this position ;—The Gate Pah at Tauranga
to which the Maories had fled from Orakau, had
been stormed, and the stormers repulsed with
the loss of Captain Hay, of the Harrier, Captain
Hamilton, of the Esk, and other officers and men
who could ill be spared. The repulse proved in
the end to be a desperate attempt at retreat through
the breach to Waiora, where the rebels had a pah
the position of which was deemed impregnable. The
following news reached us during the past month;
—On the 6th of May General Cameron and Com-
modore Sir William Wiseman, with the Naval
Brigade, the 68th Regiment, and the Colonial De-
fence Corps, left the camp to attack the Wairoa
Pah. Oa reaching it they found the village and
pah deserted, and the troops then destroyed both
and returned to camp. A reconnaissance to
discover where the enemy had gorL, and it was
doubtful whether they had re ::,red to the Returns
Ranges or Tepuha, 14 re::
res away, the pah there
being reputed the s'.....ongest in New Zealand. The
same meil inc.ormed us that Governor Grey was
visiting t.,1- e east coast, and that Commander Phil-
lime;e, of the Curnoa, had been appointed com-
r.nancler of the Esk, News up to the 16th still left
the position of the Maories unknown. The Governor
was at Tauranga, and a military telegraph from
Ngaraawahia to Tauranga was projected. Advices
from Taranaki stated that the outlying settlers had
been compelled by the Maories to abandon their
stations and cattle and take refuge in the town.
The latter were erecting a pah at Tupurapura, where
they awaited reinforcements ftom Waikato before
attacking the to-arn by land and water. The town
was consee::,ently
greatly excited, and the inhabi-
tantsre-ader arms night and day. It was also asserted
`-eat poor Captain Lloyd's head was still displayed
to influence the wavering and friendly tribes to
join the rebels. The very day after this news was
published, further intelligence was received from
which we learnt that the Governor and Commodore
Wiseman had returned to Auckland. Gen. Cameron
had returned from his reconnaissance, after dis-
covering the Maories at Tepuha busily fortifying
their position. Consequently the troops hourly
expected orders to march thither, when•the General
suddenly left for Auckland, ordering the 43d Regi-
ment and the Artillery to follow. The supposed
cause of this movement was an outbreak at Wan-
ganui. The 68th Regiment was left at Tauranga
for the winter. The Waikato districts were reported
quiet, and one Waikato regiment was about obtain.
ing land allotments near Tauranga. In reply to a
Maori deputation anxious to know what terms of
peace would be accepted, the General briefly replied,
" Submisssion to the Queen's authority." Our
latest information of the progress of the war was
received only a few days since, and more than a
fortnight after the date of previous advices. No
fresh military movements had taken place, but the
Maories were hourly expected to attack Wata
Wata. The garrison, however, were deemed
strong enough for successful resistance. A fresh

reconnoitring party had started from Tauranga
to discover the Maori position. The Government
had bought the entire of William Naylor's tribe's
claim to the country between the Waipa and
Horatui. Finally, it was asserted, by one in
a position favourable to good judgment, that the
efforts of the Ministry to prosecute the war
with vigour had been opposed end thwarted by
Governor Grey. Things, he added, were drawing
to a head, and the governor would have to give way,
or the Ministry would resign.
An episode of the war cannot be omitted from our
narration. It happened in this wise. The Auckland
New Zealander had, in an article published on the
Ist of June, referring to the death of Capt. Hamil-
ton, of the Esk, stated :

"It is feared that this brave officer was cruelly
deserted by his men, who were seized with a panic
andifled back to our position, after being gallantly

led as the forlorn hope to the attach. It is true it
was a critical moment, but if the men had displayed
half the courage and daring of their officers a very
different result would have to be chronicled respect•
ing this unfortunate encounter.

This offended the seamen of the Esk, who, in
numbers 61 strong, came down to the office, and
commenced proceedings which portended pulling
the building—a wooden one—down. One of these
men cried out, " We have the authority of our officers
for what we are doing." Magistrates interfered to.
prevent violence, the police were called, and Com-
modore Sir William Wiseman appealed to, bat in
vain. The police were unable to cope with the
rioters, and the Commodore corroborated the asser-
tion that the officers connived at the riot by not in.

terfering. Temporizing was resorted to, and on the
promise that an extraordinary edition.should issue,
retracting the previous statement, the seamen re-
tired. The extraordinary edition came out with a
ridiculous denial of the charge against the Naval
Brigade, and attributing the panic which caused
the sudden ntreat to a mistake of the 68th Regi-
ment. This, it was also mentioned, was the substance
of the statement made by the rioting seamen, and it
was signed " John P, Beckett, Quartermaster."

We take the following from the Sydney Morning
Herald of the 21st of June :

" Oa the 4th inst. we received Nelson papers to
the 24th ult., including Wanganni papers to the
15th ult. Last Friday a skirmish took place at
Ranana, between the friendly and rebel natives.
Eighty of the latter were killed, the loss on the
friendly side being 12 killed and a number wounded.
It appears from the accounts now given that the
rebels fired thrice before their fire was returned ;
that besides the 60 killed on land, 20 were shot in
the water, and that the natives are hunting down
those who escaped. There wore 118 rebels and 400
Government natives engaged.

"By the Prince Alfred, which arrived at mid-
night on the Bth inst., we have news from Auckland
to the Ist inst. All hostilities are suspended for the
present, the troops having gone into winter quar-
ters. There have been no further hostilities at
Wanganui, nor are any immediately threatening;
and it would appear that the prompt measures that
were taken at the first outburst, and the decisive
defeat the rebels received at the hands of the friendly
natives, have had a most wholesome effect."

"LORD DUNDREARY" AND " BROTHER SAM" IN
THE LAKE DISTRICT.—Mr. E. A. Sothern (Lord
Dundreary) and Mr Alexander Henderson, lessee of the
Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, who are at present
rusticating in the Lake District, were (says our Liverpool
correspondent) the heroes of a most amusing adventure, at
Keswick, on Thursday evening-last. Mr Henderson, in a
letter received in Liverpool on Saturday, says—" Quite g
sensation scene occurred het e (Keswick) last night, Sothern
and I went to see the performances at a small theatre here,
and, on entering, I fancy the treasury' must have been
about 4s 6J, and, throwing down our 2s each, the woman
taking the money seemed slightly staggered, so much so
that she evidently made inquiry who the reckless indivi-
duals were. An old fellow, who had bean boring us about
boats, who had ascertained our names at the hotel, and who
had sponged on us for a pit ticket, soon let the cat out of
the bag. The news of Lord Dundreary being in the theatre
spread like wildfire over the town, and in an incredibly short
space of time the previously empty house was jammed,
The performance was ignored, every one turning round
and staring like mad, and saying, ' Oh, that's him with the
moustached— No, it's him with the rummy hat'—' Oh,
you fool, everybody knows he wears big whiskers,' &c.
This was, as you may suppose, very funny et first, but it
soon became rather annoying, and we rose to leave, when
some fellow at the back sang out, ' Three cheers for Lord
Dundreary and Brother Sam.' fhis of course was taken up
by the whole house. A scene ensued, the curtain dropped,
and after a continuous uproar some one stepped on the stage
and said he had been requested 'to ask Mr Sothern if he
would oblige, &c., by reading his celebrated letter from
Brother Sam.' Sothern tried by every means to evade this.
Eventually he made a speech from his seat, but it was no go.
At last, joining in the fun, he got on the stage and read the
letter. He then ran behind the curtain and out at the stage
door, leaving poor me to do the best I could; and for an
extra 'sell' I got up and shouted He's gone
out by the
back door,' and like madmen everybody rushed out of the
theatre, leaving it in a few minutes quite empty. Abou., an
hour afterwards the band came to our hotel to serenade us,
when we invited them in and made them jolly. The tandem
is now at the door, and the street full of people waiting to
see us start."

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN.ROAD.—
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending 13th August was 3,473, of which 1)091 were
new easc

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HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, August 13.
Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High'
nests Princess Beatrice, visited the Princess of
Leiningen yesterday at West Cowes.
The Hon, Florence Seymour and Lieut.. Colonel
Do Plat were in attendance.
AUG. 14.
Queen embarked in the royal
Her Majesty the
yacht Fairy yesterday afternoon, and visited the
Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, accompanied by
his Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse.
The suite in attendance consisted of Viscountess
Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lieutenant-General
the Hon. C. Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat, and
Captain von Westerweller.
Earl Russell, on his way from London to Osborne,
disembarked at Netley, and had the honour of so-
companying the Queen.
ty
Her Majesty was received at the hospital
Colonel Wilbraham, the commandant, the prinniP3
medical officer, and the staff of the establishment.
The Queen went through the different wards an'
inspected the wounded men lately come home from
New Zealand,
Her Majesty returned to Osborne at 8 o'clock.
Earl Russell had the honour of dining with the
Queen and royal family.
Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses Prince
s°
Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Louis of Hesse, attend is
Divine service at Whinpinghara Church t"h
morning.
The Rev. G. Prothero officiated.

The Prince and Princess of Wales ill
Scotland.
After steaming over Loch Lomond on Thursdt/Y::
' the Prince and Princess of Wales, as vreatill "lacteer,
on Saturday, proceeded to the Bridge of Turk IDiaod
where they passed the night. Wherever reognio,
their royal highnesses were received most ent for
siastically, and when on Friday morning they jeftoe,
bla
Callander, travelling by special train to Dum
their departure was signalised by the heartiest aheer•
m,
ing. They reached Perth at about 11.50 OP? c.cit,d,
ing direct from Callander by the route indic'-e-55
In the royal carriage were the Prince and PriD,he rt
of Wales, and their youthful eon Prince Alue
Victor, with his nurse. nuits
The visit of their royal highnesses Was '1 d
unexpected on the part of the citizens of pertliflnia
consequently very few of them were in waitiltrd
the station when the train arrived. The
the
Provost of the city, however, and several 0'
the
other magistrates were in attendance to receive ern
royal party, as were also Sheriff Barclay and see
p•
gentlemen and ladies. When the train drewaPd
at the station the prince and princess were receli'f:o
with the respectful salutations of all present' of
Glr
Lord Provost and BaKie Fleming had the hono
being presented to their royal highnesses byts eO.
the
Knollys. After an interval of a few moments d
prince and princess alighted from the carriage a—ro
proceeded towards the refreshment rooms, wbbe
they took a slight refreshment. The PrinceAss:„eva
entered a carriage which was in waiting an" h..
round the South Inch and along the Edinburgh
e
road, accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Coke'
01l
prince, accompanied by Gen. Knollys, took a srad.
through the city, but was not generally recogu,sl.
After leaving the general station his royal
hip
ness proceeded to view the coachworks of Mr
Thomson, where he inspected several Perth doge;
carts. On leaving Mr Thomson's factory the Prinhe
and Gen. Knollys returned by Marshallsplacs t° c-
t
general station, where he was joined by the pria
and their royal highnesses and suite proceeded
north by the 12 40 train. During their short "cilt
to the city a large crowd assembled at the station'
who lustily cheered the prince and princess as the
train moved off.
Their royal hignasses and suite having arricea
at the Ferryhill Junction by mail train at IAO
minutes past 4 o'clock on Friday, they proceeded
at once to Aboyne and thence to Abergeldie, which
place they reached at about half-put 7in the
evening.
At Ferryhill Junction, as at every point of their
route, a large and enthusiastic concourse of people
was assembled, which received the royal party Wit'
outbursts of the most enthusiastic cheers.

Her Majesty and the royal family are expecL"
to leave Osborne and return to Windsor on or a ho°
the 25th inst. The Court will probably remain et
Windsor a few days, after which the Queen Will
make a trip to Balmoral for the autumn.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge'' at
present visiting their Royal Highnesses the PI in°
and Princess of Wales at Abergeldie Castle,
int ends
during the course of the present week to honoui 7 the
Earl of Dalhousie with his company at Bra chill
Castle for grouse shooting. The Earl of Dalho us
ie
has invited a select party of gentlemen to mesa the
royal duke.
The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Co yew
dish arrived at Bolton Abbey on Thursday last :fromHolkar Hall. The noble duke will entertain ti sue
cession of friends for grouse shooting during
hie
residence at the abbey.
The Duke of Sutherland left Trentham, StaCord'
shire, on Friday last, to meet his steam yacl it ad
Liverpool, where his grace embarks for Scotian ui
The duchess has also left Trentham, to v;sit
and Lady Blantyre at Erskine House, Rea cel"
shire, on her way to Dunrobin Castle.
The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort arrived at
beiro
house in Hill-street on Saturday from Cowes., Is

of Wight.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has arr
icea
at Vichy from Geneva, where the duchess staged
few days after leaving Berlin. s
rt°ll
tle•
The Marquis of Huntly arrived at Aboyne 05
Aberdeenshire, on Wednesday last, from 0

Longueville, near Peterborough.
The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., on le Via
Kimbolton Castle on Thursday last, proceed ed t°
Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire.
The Marquis of Bawmont left Floors Cast le °II
Thursday for the Duke of Roxburgbe's
shoo
box, Byrecleuch. Mr and Lady Charlotte 111.1 sse
us ;
arrived at the Castle the previo day from Lon
Captain Suttie and Mr Russell have accorapn Died
the marquis to the moors. a at
The Earl and Countess of Longford arrive, J.
tivg
Longford Castle, county Longford, on Thalvd°J
last, from London, for the autumn months.
-0 aunt
The Earl of Cawdor, with his sons,
Emlyn and Hon. R. G. Campbell, arrived at 08 IV",
castle, Nairnshire, a few days ago, from Staclr polo
Court, Pembrokeshire, for the shooting
err iced
The Earl and Countess of Cardigan have
at Ems from Paris. n nh
The Countess of Durham passed through tow
Friday on her way to Lambton Castle, from Vißiillgo
the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe at Tunbrldg
Wells. we%
Lord and Lady Colville have sailed from Co
in his lordship's yacht for Scotland. season.
Lord and Lady Dacre left the Hoo, near Welwyn,
t
Harts, last week, for Ceanacroc, his lordship'l3 shoo •
ing quarters in the Highlands.
Londesborough arrived in tovill
Lord and Lady
on Saturday from the Isle of Wight, on their
'Of
to. GriLllstol3 Park Yorkshire.
Lady Dinorben, and family have left tow'n fat
Lord and Lady Taunton and Hon. Miss gissingef•Lab°ll;
chere, Lord Llanover, Captain Clifford. It.lsrgif
Miss Augusta Clifford and a select party, have'--e t
staying with Admiral Sir Augustus Cliffor a

oeen held in that city, Westfield House, Ryde.
i A letter from Dresden states that a general meet;
ng of the European Academy of Fashion has il/5,..
The principal subject discussed was a project of erecting' t`,.
relief of
dress.
edifice for a superior school to teach the arts relating ti`:
Nearly 200 members were preset%
The idea is that the establishment shall comprisci 0
museum of costumes of epochs and a benefit fund for tine
the director of the Academy, offered to m. Ml for
journeymen tailors unable to work.
give the ground
the building. His offer was accepted, and the meeting
„mooed'
voted the advance of 15,000 thalers (60,0001.) to c° ;„.
the works. The next general meeting is to take place '-
1865 or 1866,-.Galignani's Atessolger.