of the Government to punish every individual who should create disturbance, or attack the persons or the property of others. With respect to the prisoner, if found guilty, he would certainly be punished as the law directed; or, if found innocent, he would be set at liberty ; and as to the female witness, whom Kamura withheld, he was resolved to obtain possession of her person by force, if necessary, her testimony being absolutely required for the purposes of justice. Mr. Shortland then admonished the Wytangi chief, who had that day disturbed the peace of the settle ment. Ignorance of the justice, the good intentions, and the power of a British government, would excuse this first offence ; but a repetition of it, he declared, would meet with condign punishment. To this language Kamura and his adherents had not a word to reply : they sat mute and crest-fallen, and although the countenance of the former seemed formed for expressing the worst passions, he now bent his eyes on the ground, and occasionally threw them timidly over the surrounding armed groups of Europeans and the military. He was manifestly surprised and con founded by the rapidity with which a strong armed force bad been collected in a moment of emergency ; and whilst yet uncertain as to the fate impending over himself, it may be presumed that he heartily repented of his enter prise. When told that he was at liberty to depart, with all his people, he lost no time in moving off 1 to his canoe ; but before taking his departure, he was reproached by Aywarre, in a severe and sarcastic tone, w ith the presump tion and folly of his conduct in offering resistance to the English government, after having signed the “ puka-puka,” referring to the document which had been signed by the chiefs, recognising the sovereignty of Her Majesty over