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firing would recommence on the following morning.
On Friday our white flag had disappeared, but
that of the enemy was by Thompson's orders still
kept flying. The soldiers entered the sap and com-
menced digging; no opposition was offered. They
proceeded to fire upon the Maori pah. Now," said
Thompson to the fighting chiefs, "do what you
please." The white flag was hauled down, and the
war flag hoisted ; firing continued on both sides
during that day, Saturday, and Sunday. The
Maories say that during those days they did not
lose a man ; on our side Lieutenant Macnaughten,
R.A,, was killed, and several men wounded. Wil-
liam Thompson
_took no part in the.fighting.
On Monday Mr. M`Lean, the Native Secretary,
arrived and had an interview with Thompson. He
had not brought the Governor's consent to the troops
being taken away from Waitara. Thompson was
much annoyed, and asked what he had come for ;
he thought the Governor was very foolish.; however,
he would have no more to do with Waitara, he had
told all the Maories to disperse, Waitara was left
under the protection of the law, and he should re-
turn to Waikato forthwith. Air. M'Lean said that
if the various tribes would cease hostilities and dis-
perse the Governor would treat with them sepa-
rately. There were four matters to be disposed of
—l. The disputed land at Waitara ; 2. The mur-
ders; 3. The property of settlers that had been
taken or destroyed; 4. The Maori King.
Thompson returned from Waitara mortified and
disappointed. He went down with intentions
friendly to the English, desirous of distinction no
doubt, but of the distinction of a peacemaker ; his
advances were rejected, he was accused of promoting
war and rebellion, he was forced into the position
of a belligerent though he had never fired a shot,
and he- came back under a threat of war. After
visiting several tribes on and near Waikato, to as-
certain their sentiments about the surrender of 'the
Maori King, he settled quietly down at Tamahere,
Wetini's village, on the Upper Waikato, hoisted a
white flag, and waited for the Governor's next
move. He had declined a proposed meeting with
him at Mangere, on the ground that he feared
imprisonment. He informed Europeans by whom
he was visited that they were all de-
termined to uphold the King; that they were no
breakers of the treaty of Waitangi, for neither his
father, himself, nor any of the Waikatoes had ever
signed or agreed to it, except seven old men who
had been bribed by blankets to do so. He denied,
however, that there was any desire on their part to
trample upon the authority of the Queen ; they had
constituted Potatan their head, and called him King
as a centre round which they might rally, in order
that they might do for themselves what had not
been done for them—namely, make laws to take the
place of their old Maori customs which were obso-
lete or injurious. He thought that their King
should be to them what the Governor was to the
Europeans; that the two races should be united
by one law, and that the Queen should be over them
all. At the same time they wished to administer
English law themselves—that is, to take our laws,
so far as suitable to their circumstances, and carry
them out among themselves, without being respon-
sible to any higher authority.
In the month of May a clerk of the Native-office
was sent with a letter to Thompson, reminding him
that a portion of his tribe and other Waikatoes had,
without provocation, gone down to fight at Tara-
naki, and asking what compensation they intended
to make for the evil they had done. Soon after the
receipt of this letter Thompson began a reply to the
Governor in vindication of the Waikato tribes, but
before it was finished and despatched the Governor's
printed ultimatum was brought by a native into
Waikato. It contained a strong denunciation of
the King party, who were accused of being the
authors of nearly all the mischief which had oc-
curred since the commencement of the Taranaki
war. "The Governor," it said, "cannot permit
the present state of things to continue. No option
now rests with him ; he has been commanded by
her Majesty the Queen to suppress unlawful com-
binations, and to establish beyond a question her
Majesty's sovereignty in New Zealand." Thomp-
son read a copy of this proclamation aloud toWilliam
King, and a party of other influential chiefs, who
were lodging at Rapa, a village near Tamahere, on
their way to a great meeting to be held at Ngar-
nawahia ; his audience expressed no opinion further
than a want of confidence in any document pro-
ceeding from the Government.
The meeting at Ngarnawahia began on Monday,
June 3. The following account of what took place
is from a gentleman who was present, and whose
statements may be relied upon :—Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, and Thursday were spent in talk and eat-
ing, but it was not until Thursday that any ques-
tion of real importance was discussed, when the
following points were brought forward:—
"1. The taking down of the King's flag, and
breaking up the league into which they had entered
to keep their land.

"2. The restoration of plunder and payment for
what had been destroyed.
" 3. What should be regarded as a recommence-
ment of hostilities on the part of the troops."
The first question was disposed of almost entirely
by Thompson, who commenced by denying that
the flag had ever been intended to do away with
the supremacy of the Queen as the protector of
their rights and privileges; it was the badge of
an agreement made among themselves not to part
with land, and to hold meetings which should
take cognisance of and suppress evil among them-
selves. lle detailed what he considered had resulted
from this combination ; disputes about boundaries
existing at its commencement had been set at rest;
other disputes of the same kind that had since
arisen had been quietly arranged; drunkenness,
adultery, &c., had been suppressed, and they were
now working to 'put down other evils also that
were still existing. He denied that the flag had
ever been the cause of the Waikatoes going to Ta-
ranaki, but he maintained that blood relationship
would have driven them to it had there been no flag.
He expressed his good will to Europeans generally,
declaring that he had never yet fought against
them, but had been the means of stopping fighting
in Waitara ; but he intimated that, in the event of
hostilities being recommenced, he could remain
neutral no longer. He ended by saying that when
the flag was set up upon any land fairly sold to the
Queen, or when it otherwise interfered with the
rights of the colonists, then would be the time for
the Governor to interfere.

The meeting then proceeded to discuss the second
point. The argument used was, that the Queen's
troops had commenced the war; had attacked and
destroyed William King's pab, with all that was in
it ; had appropriated horses and cattle which he
and others had about Waitara, and burnt and de-
stroyed their property. It was therefore unfair to
demand restitution and compensation from them,
while the Governor did not say a word about com-
pensating William King. Moreover, very little
plunder was brought away by the Waikatoes, who
did not go to plunder colonists, but to defend their
friends from the attacks of the soldiers.

On the third head, it was resolved.that the sur-
vey of any of the lands of William King and his
tribe, or the movement of troops to Maungatwiri
(the point where the great south road meets the
Waikato river), or to any point where it would be
clear that a hostile movement against them was
intended, would be a call to them to wake out of
sleep.
At the conclusion of the meeting Thompson read
a rough copy of the letter which he had prepared
for the Governor, and which, after some revision,
was generally assented to. The Runanga also atL
dressed a letter to the Governor. They expressed
a wish that the letters should be printed for gene-
ral information. These letters are very uncompro-
mising, and do not contain even that verbal acknow.
ledgment of the Queen's supremacy which Thompson
has made both publicly and privately on several
recent occasions.

There is no doubt that William Thompson is at
present engaged in active preparations for war. He
is visiting the natives from Tauranga to the East
Cape, probably to ascertain what support in men
and ammunition he can count upon. He still ex-
presses a strong desire for peace, and a determina-
tion not to be the first to commence a struggle,
vihich he is aware must end in the destruction of
his race, but for the consequences of which 'he does
not consider himself in any way guilty.

EWQUAY, CORNWALL, Sept. 17.—1 t blew here
o Saturday last a strong gale from the north-east, which
caused the sea to run very high. It was accordingly
thought a desirable opportunity by the hon. secretary of
the Newquay branch of the National Lifeboat Institution
to test thoroughly the beautiful lifeboat which that society
sent here some time ago. The boat was accordingly brought
out mounted on her transporting carriage, and having been
fully manned, was, with much promptitude, launched frc.n
the carriage. Her crew, with the oars in their hands, soon
obtained headway before the advancing breakers had time
to beat the boat broadside on the beach. The waves' r;
deed, did run very high, and broke with much vi°ltenh e 4 imu-
the boat nobly breasted them and fully confirmed
capable of
pression of her crew, that their lifeboat was es
rescuing a shipwreckederewin the most furious gale-

NARY ROMANCE IN
H LIFE.

RUGBY, WEDNESDAY.
It was arranged, at the conclusion of the exami-
nation of Richard Guinness Hill on Monday, that
he should be admitted to bail, himself in £5OO and
two sureties of £5OO each, with the ordinary
twenty-four hours' notice to the prosecution. As,
however, the bail was thought likely to be obtained
in London, with the view of preventing the deten-
tion of the prisoner at the station longer than was
necessary, Mr. Cooke, the solicitor for the prosecu-
tion, was sworn to make proper inquir. can.
,to the..
character of the bail expected to be teddeted, and
itm u nwase
a-
teagreedb yletter
tif
o Mr. satisfactory; he
nslid-e6nutrdWeeinald,
who received authority from theSuperinmagistrates to
release the prisoner when he received instructions
to that effect from Mr. Cooke. Up to the present
time, however, no such letter has been received
here ; and consequently the prisoner remains in a
cell as the police station. The non-production of
sureties is considered somewhat remarkable, inas-
much as the prisoner evinced the greatest possible
anxiety on-Monday to obtain the magistrates' sanc-
tion that he might be admitted to bail, and it was
believed it would be forthcoming immediately ;
but it is understood that not even has a single
application been made to Mr. Cooke on the sub-
ject. The magistrates directed Inspector Wild to
supply the prisoner with an unlimited amount of
stationary, so that he should have full opportunity
of communicating with any persons he thought
advisable ; and he has, it is said, freely availed
himself of the privilege. Still bail have not pre-
sented themselves. The prisoner, athis own request,
has been permitted to expend the money taken
from him when apprehended in the purchase of
food ; and as he made a special request for a supply
of some description of drink beyond that usually
allowed to prisoners, the magistrates empowered
Inspector Wild to let him have beer whenever he
liked. • He converses in reference to the case with
little reserve; but at times he appears downcast
and unhappy. He states that he was unaware of
the existence of the warrant for his apprehension
or he would not have left the Continent, where his
liberty was not in peril. _
It seems that when the child was-discovered by
Brett in the filthy den in Lincoln-court, Drury-lane,
the prisoner was living in Brussels, and although
his wife resided in the same city, they were not
upon friendly terms. The child was taken over to
Brussels, and placed by its mother under proper
medical treatment- The arrival of the infant be-
came known to Hill, who exerted himself to see it ;
on one occasion, when the nurse was walking with
it in a garden, he came to the railings, and induced
the servant girl to allow him to kiss it. He after-
wards forwarded a frock, made of costly mate-
rials, and other presents, but they were returned,
and his endeavours to resume friendly relations
with his wife were more and more discouraged.
The London police were well aware of his move-
ments in Brussels, but they could not secure his
apprehension. The warrant was in Brett's pos-
session, but Hill was out of the English jurisdic-
tion, and as long as he remained in Belgium the
English law was powerless. It was thought at first
that, finding his wife was not disposed to listen to
his entreaties to live with him again, he would leave
Brussels for the purpose of proceeding to Dublin,
where many of his friends resided, and he was strictly
watched for some time. He, however, evinced no
disposition to take his departure ; and Mrs. Hill
was ultimately advised to return to England, the
hope being entertained that she would be followed
by ber husband, who would then in all probability
fall into the hands of the police. The ruse suc-
ceeded ; and it is necessary to give the particulars of
his arrival in London and capture, which are much
more interesting than the outline already published,
somewhat in detail. Although it was hoped Hill
would followed his wife, it was imperative to ob-
serve much caution in every step taken, and, to pre-
vent his suspicion being aroused that he was likely
to fall into a trap, it was endeavoured to be shown
that Mrs. Hiil was anxious to escape from him and
keep her residenc4 unknown. A peculiar course
was arranged. The lady was located by her friends
in Trinity-square, Southwark; but her residence
was forwarded to Brussels, and the husband was
made acquainted with it. He imagined, it is be-
lieved, that she had sele6ted the spot for secrecy,
and thought to obtain an interview with her
without difficulty. He crossed from Ostend on
Saturday morning, and, upon reaching London,
sought out and discovered the house where his
wife was residing. At this time he wore very
large black whiskers and moustache, which ren-
dered identification a matter of great difficulty,
if not of impossibility. He noticed a bill an-
flouncing apartments to let in a house a few doors
removed from that where his wife resided, and he
at once took the vacant rooms. He subsequently
told the landlady a portion of his story, asserted
that his wife's mind had been poisoned against him
by her friends, and entreated her to assist him in
procuring an interview with Mrs. Hill. The land-
lady promised her aid, and at his request she went
to Mrs. Hill's house, and found that lady absent.
The two housekeepers had a conversation respect-
ing the extraordinary avowal of the prisoner ; and
as it was known where Mrs. Hill was staying, she
was communicated with, and upon ascertaining
what had transpired, determined at once to seek
the assistance of Brett, who went over to Trinity-
square as soon as possible. When the prisoner
found his wife had returned home he again sent his
landlady to solicit an interview, if only for a few
minutes. He was told to come, and when he pre-
sented himself he pulled off the false whiskers
and moustache and thrust them into his hat. Brett
then produced and read his warrant, and having
put the prisoner into a cab, had him taken to Bow-
lane station, where he remained until morning,
when he was conveyed to Rugby.
The prisoner had not much cash in his posses-
sion ; his purse only contained five English sove-
reigns, two half Napoleons, and a few silver Eng-
lish and foreign coins.
From other circumstances which have transpired
since the apprehension, it appears that Mrs. Hill
was married to the prisoner when -she was only
sixteen years of age ; and that the British
Vice-Consul at Brussels (Mr. T. J. Maltby)
officiated as notary, and prepared the marriage
settlements. A life interest in the whole of Mrs.
Hill's fortune, with exception of £lOO ayear, which
was to be paid to her by her husband, was, as
already stated, settled upon the prisoner, but it is
asserted that there are eight annual payments still
due to Mrs. Hill, and that civil proceedings had,
prior to his arrest, been commenced against the
prisoner to recover the same. It is said, too, that
the child had been made a ward in Chancery, and
pending the proceedings connected with the suit,
that the dividends heretofore received by the pri-
soner had been stopped. This is supposed to account
for Hill's anxiety to procure an interview with his
wife, who, he hoped, would interest herself on his
behalf.

Being well acquainted with the prisoner's hand-
writing, the Vice-Consul came to England and gave
evidence before Mr. Caldecott, one of the local
magistrates here, to the effect that the signature to
the false particulars of registration had been written
by Hill ; and it was mainly upon Mr. Maltby's evi-
dence that the warrant was granted for the pri-
soner's apprehension. Mr. Maltby is still Vice-
Consul at Brussels ; but in reply to a telegram
announcing prisoner's apprehension, he expresses
his readiness to come over, and do all in his power
to assist the ends of justice, and, by vindicating the
parentage of the child, place him in his proper posi-
tion in society.
Two or three singular matters have transpired,
which will strengthen the evidence to be brought
forward to prove the identity of the child. The
two women who received it state that when
they were paid the £l5 b
afraid of losing the money, and it Hill they were
it was decided by
them to place £5 in each of their names in the St.
Martin's Savings Bank. Sevch has, it is under-
stood, been made in the books at the bank, and the
truth of the woman's statement established, both as
to amount and date, the latter, of course, being, in
a legal point of view, highly important. Both of
these women 'will give evidence before the magis-
trates • but as one of them, Mrs. Scott, alias Idle,
is in Tothill-fields Prison, under sentence of twelve
months' hard labour for robbery, it will be neces-
sary to procure her attendance here by habeas. The
prisoner, it seems, has admitted that the woman to
whom he gave the child told him her name was
Farebrother (Mrs. Andrews's alias), which he says
he remembers distinctly because of certain peculiar
circumstances which he narrated ; but as they re-
fer to an illustrious personage totally unconnected
with the case, we refrain from publishing. them.
Farebrother states that she had the child registered
as Albert Farebrother, and ascribes
thst, if it had died, she would have
experienced
considerable difficulty in procuring
its interment.
The register has been examined, and an entry
found showing that on the 28th o
as her reason
f February, 1859,
a child, described as being three weeks old, was
.t
re-
gistered in that name.
" W. Faulkner," 40,0
dell-street, Long-acre. All
these circumstances corroborate the
outline already
given of the entire case. The register is signed by
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_bness Prince Alfred, who returned to this corn-
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try a few weeks ago in the British and North American
Royal Mail steamship Arabia, is about to return thither.
He is, it is understood, to go out as a passenger on board
the same company's steamer Canada, Captain Moodie, on_
Saturday. His Royal Highness is, as on his homeward
voyage, to be accompanied by Major Cowell.