Mil. Wm.lA« Hay, father of Mr. John Hay who was lately drowned in AVelliugton, was lately found dead near Ross. Moiil TE lIAUAUEf, one of the principal chiefs of tli9 Npatipaoa tribe, <lied a clay or ago ac the Pinko, Auokland,

DnEADriHi JIiJKDEB AT THE BAY OF TsLAKDS. — We have to record an event which is fortunately of rare occurrence in this country, viz., tho murder of one while man by another. The facts of the fatal affair, so far as they are 3'OC known are as follows : — Tt seems that tho steerer and a seaman of a whaler were upon one ofthe yards doing some work together, when an angry dispute aro?e between them, aud the steerer struck the seaman with a marling spike. The latter threatened to be revenged upon him, at d im mediately proceeded to the deck. He was fol loued by tho steerer. Tho seaman went into the forecastle, and came out armed with a knife, and on the stei-rer turning toward him, he sab. bed him to the henrt. The unfortunate man at once fell dead, an-1 the seaman was pni in irons. The shin then stood in for Ru«sell. — lie mid Anothfii AI'HtAY. — Jasi bofoiethe. ' Duke of Kdinbiir h' left I?ii8sell, a seiious affray took place on board the whaler ' Cro.v.-i and tihield.' The mate and one of the st-amen (w'uo^o n.uno we have Iwon tillable to lent—), had a dispute about something, when thi> Litter pulled out his kinfi 1 and stabbed his olik-er. lie w:is sit once ariosU-d, paced in irons, and aftur».-nds handed iiu't 1 to the authorities sit Russell. Tho wound, nli hough dungOi-ouF, is not thoiijht to b_> a faril

CHARGES AGAINST MAJOR NOAKE.
