The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-20 00:00:00

THE WAR /N NEW ZEALAND.

The defeat of Te Koti at Ngatipa, and his subsequent
death, have terminated hostilities on the East Coast, and
the late successes cf the colonial troops upon the West
Coast bid fair to bring the war to a speedy and satis-
factory conclusion. The pah at Nukumaru was
taken by the forces under Colonel Whitmore on
the 2d, the enemy making Lut blight resistance, and re-
treating eventually towards the Waitotara. The loss on
the side of the Maori does not teem to have been very con-
siderable, as no bodies were found. Only one of Colonel
Whitmore's men was wounded. The pah, which is said
to be exceedingly strong, and furnished with most com-
plete defence, was shelled en the day previous to
its evacuation. The enemy, despite their possession of plen-
tiful supplies, and extensive preparations for defence, aban-
doned the pa shortly after daylight, and were hotly pursued
by the cavalry and the friendly natives. In his despatch to
the colonial Government, Colonel Whitmore says :—" The
pa is a formidable place, and I am satisfied that with
so much at stake I should not have been justified in at-
tempting to take it in any other way than that which I fol-
. _

lowed. No troops in the world could have hewn their way
through the double row of strong palisades, backed by rifle-
pits, and flanked by a two-storeyed erection, such as that
constructed in this fortification, and defended by excellent
shots and desperate men. Though as yet no bodies have
been found, I have been shown the traces of blood in seve-
ral spots in and around the work. My own loss, owing to

the cover of the trenches, and in spite of the well-directed
fire of the enemy, only amounts to one man wounded. The
enemy is in full retreat,
followed by the cavalry and
the friendly natives, and as soon as possible the whoh3
force will cross the Waitotara on his trail. The men are
in excellent spirits, and evidently delighted with their
success ; while I am assured that Tito Bowaru will lose
both in prestige and in followers by his failure to
carry out his boastful promise, as there has been no real or
serious fighting." This success is very encouraging, and is
likely to bring the Maories to recognise the expediency of
submission. 'hey have been defeated on both sides of the
island, and the Waitotara block has been regained by the
colonial truops. The scene of the war has, therefore, been
removed much further from the settled districts.— Melbourtts
Argus.

It is more than probable that the Queen will re-
visit Germany this summer, but nothing definite in regard
to this has as yet been fixed.

A cotton mill was burned down on Sunday morn-
ing at Oldham belonging to Messrs. Bramah. The mill
was almost entirely destroyed in a few hours, the loss being
variously estimated at from £lO,OOO to £15,000.

On Saturday morning a meeting of Liberals was
held at Leamington for the purpose of reconsidering the
petition presented against the return of Mr. John Hardy,
one of the Conservative members for South Warwickshire.
After a long discussion, it was decided to withdraw the
petition.

Mr. Wells, M.P., captain of the English eight in
the conteet for the Elcho Challenge Shield, at Wimbledon,
has announced that the preliminary competitions for the
honour of being selected to represent England in the above
match will be held on the Altcar rifle range during the last
week in June.

The Pall luau Gazette, referring to the release of
Sir C. Eardley, throws considerable doubt on the declara-
tion that the baronet was ill. Our contemporary would like
to have the medical certificate produced. Sir Culling Eard-
ley figured at a ball three days after his liberation.

Readers who could "put this and that together"
would have no difficulty in connecting two siories which
have just been made public. The resignation of a well-
known stipendiary magistrote was recently announced.
The learned gentleman had tun away with the wife of a
merchant and justice of the peace living in the Came
town, a lady who is said to be possessed of ..£1.00,000 in her
own right. The stipendiary tnagiArate is married and has
children. The lady has returned to her husband.

Sefton Church was crowded on Sunday morning,
many persons having been attracted thither by expectation
of a repetition of the lamentable scenes witnessed in the
sacred edifice on the previous Sabbath. But the
presence of a strong body of the county constabulary
prevented all unseemly interruptions, if wo except tit()
fact that when the curate repeated the innovation of
reading prayers after the sermon the great bulk of the con-
gregation rose from their seats and quitted the church.' On
returning to the rectory, the curate was hissed and hooted
at by the mob. The afternoon service passed off quite