The Southern Cross of the 30th ult. says : — " There is still a largo fbrco of rebels in the neighborhood of Tauranga, and our Maketu cor respondent, who is well informed on native matters reports that a large wur party of Ngatiporous, Uri weras, Ngatiawa, and Whakatohe, was at Walo

hau, in the Taupo district. Their destination was not known. Itewi. it is said, wished to persuade the Taupo Kingites to remain quiet, and retain their country as a refuge for the women and child ren, just as William Thompson tried to persuade the Tauranga natives to keep war from their bor ders that Waikato nii^ht draw food and (supplies 'from thenco. Thompson advised in vain; and judging from our information, so will the humbled Rewi. The Taupo rebels declare that they will hare anothor year of it ; that they are not beaten, although Waikato is in the hands of the troops, and that they mean to gather reinforcements and renew the fight. Most likely they will." The Taranaki war presents nothing to record in the way of actual strife. It is stated, how ever, that the plan for a campaign in the Tara naki aud Ngatiruanui country has been deeMed upon by the General and submitted to the Go vernor, It cannot but l»e that on the first op portunity, the efforts of the General will be con centrated on the bliuging to their senses the savage horde in those districts, who have merited so little mercy at our hands. THREATENED ATTACK ON WANGANUI. — ■RECOVERY or captain Lloyd's head. At Wanganui there has been no further dis turbance. There was, however, a report of an intended attack on the loyal natives up the river, but it has proved groundless. On Friday the r 2sth,a letter was received by the Putiki natives, urgently demanding help. Thy messenger de livering it had been instructed to act as a ■' fiery cross" on his way down, summoning the vari ous p»s to send up assistance in consequence of an attack being threatened by Ta liana Turon. The letter was wiittei) seven/y miles up the river on the 241h June, and stated that 450 uf various tribtts were on their way to altuck them. 