The Sun. — 1863-07-17 (London, England)

NEW ZEALAND.  Both the corresnondencd and the summary of news of the Southern Cross of the 30th of April state hat the wors, lectures of the intelligenct are confirmed :—"Rewi and Kingi have returned to the Waikato, where they are actively engaged in  crganizing armed oppositions. to law and order. Their followers have gone to the south, to the corn. .er of several htindted—suna e;3- 20(t, wheu,&:(l .nd others again state that Rewl started at the quad of 500. We do not, therefore, know the exact numbers, but our information leads us to conclude that 300 is about the truth. The native educational and industrial establishment at Te Awumutu has been broken up, and the European women and children have already come to town. The missionaries most likely will come in ; in fact, it is only a question of events, as views may come any moment of an outbreak at Taranaki, when it would not be safe to remain unprotected among the Waikatos. The natives are in a state of unbridled anarchy. There is no controtling power to check them ; and such being the case, one can readily perceive the difficifhties that surround the movement for reinstating the Taranhki settlers on their former holdings. Tne professions of friendship which Thompson and some other chiefs make are of little use; and we see no probable end to the present stale of things unless British law and authority are established through out the island, or until the natives shall have ceased to exercise any political influence owing to their natural decrease."  The Taranaki Herald of the Btb of May contains the details of ti .e muroer of two officers and eight men of the 57th Regiment:—'' A party of the Commissariat Transport Corps, with two drays and 12 bullocks with supplies, were on their way to Tat arsimaka, on the 4th of M ‘y, and, having crossed thk, Oakura- river, heard the report of a volley of small arms and saw the smoke of the piece some half 4 mile before them. They saw that a party of soldiers and two horsemen, who proved to be offi cers, were attacked, and saw some of them fall, when they immediately abandonec their carts, and hastened back to the Poutoko, and gave information of what they had seen. Captain Shortt, with a party of 30 men only, from the Redoubt at Poutoko, were the first to at rive at the spot, followed shortly afterwards by Colonel Warre, and it was their mournful task to gather the bodies of the following officers and 11 en, savagely murdered :  Assistanr•Surgeon W. A. Hope, M.B. Lieutenant T. H. Tragett, 57th Regiment. Colour-Sergeant Samuel Ellers, 57th Regiment. Sergeant Samuel Hill, 67ca Regiment. Private Edward Kelly, 57th Regiment. Private John Flynn, 57th Regiment Private Bartholomew Macarthy, 67th Regiment. Private Wm Banks, 57th Regiment.  They were on their way, on military duty, to town from Tataraimaka, and apparently had been shot down without a moment's notice. The bodies were all horribly mutilated, and those of theofficers stripped of nearly all their clothes. One of the drays was found where the escort bad left it, but the other, which contained a quantity of flour, potatoEs and groceries, had been driven off. The other dray was subsequently seen being driven up to Kaitake, on the spur of the ranges. Dr. Hope's horse tad 4,„lmpped towards town, and was caught by tht .scort. Tnis fearful tragedy cast a deep gloom over ►he wr.ole settlement.