TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3719, 7 January 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, January 6tk. The steamer Paterson takes a number «£ the immigrants per ship Duke of Edinburg&L to Marlborough to-night. ■ ■ .* ..-

Auckland, January 6t&. H.M.S. Basilisk has struck on a reef nearLevuka. . She. has sustained a serious in juryto her bottom, "and gone to Sydney to effeefe repairs.

John Kerr, a prisoner at Onehunga, lias been burned to death in a four-roomed house which was destroyed. . The other inmates escaped through a window. The- origin, at the fire is a mystery. ' ' Mr Alexander Sannders reports.:—Buyersr Bank of New Zealand, £16 15s ; National Bank of New Zealand,. £3 3s; National. Ia T surance Company, £1 Is ; Black Angel, £/l 2s ; Caledonian, £11 ; Moanataiari, £1 19k. Sellers : National Bank, £3 ss.

A large body of armed Natives have left for Waikato, and it is generally believed that it is intended to employ them on the railway at the frontier. The Superintendent'turns the first sod of the railway opposite Ngarua■wahia on Saturday next. •

Napier, January 6thv An important sale' of Cotswold rams ancL shorthorn cattle will take place at Oakbourne Station, Wallingford, on "February Gth. The annual ram fair will be held afir Havelock on February 11th. , -.

] • Nelson," January 6tfi, - At the Supreme Court sittings to-day, Sue case of Donne v. Lucas came on for hearings The defendant is the proprietor of the Eveaing Mail. The action was brought to recover the sum of £500, as damages on account o£ the insertion, on 10th July, of a libellonae telegraphic report of Mr Ivess's speech to hisf constituents at Eeefton. The telegram was inseited accidentally, and excised as eooxt a* seen by the editor, and an apology pnbvlished a few days after. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with one farthing; damages. • The Attorney-General and Ife Acton. Adams appeared for the plaintiff. Me Fell conducted the defence. . "''

Chrictchurch, January 6tbL ! ■ It is rumoured that the Hon. Mr StaffjJrdif is coming forward to contest the Supermtßodency. Mr John Ollivier, Provincial Auditor, will be asked to offer himself as a candidate. It is reported that a number of geutlemen have offered to guarantee his ex—. peases if be does come forward.

Dr S. Berggren, Professor of the TTnirer>sity of Lunde, Sweden,, has arrived, and ia~ tends remaining twelve months in New Zealand, investigating its botany for the Swedish Government; He makes Christchorcnv his head-quarters. The United Boating -Club meets nexfe Thursday to select the crews for the In.tex'provincial Kegatta. Bowing matters - here, are very quiet.

•■''JN'aseby, January 6tlu Last night, a well attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Nafceby Jockey Club was held* at which it was determined to hold the annual, meeting of the club at the end of Febrnaiy. or early in March', on a scale never before, attempted. Mr John Sannders, of Kyebnrn station-, has been dangerously injured by a buggyaccident.