TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5011, 12 March 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Fsou TUB PBKB6 AGKSOT. Tattpo, March 10, NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Ih? Native Minuter has annoonoed his h intention of meeting the Queen and King si hVjTM here, with Bewi, on March 20. Eewl. tl snd Major Mair will come together from p W&ihnto, and Dr Pollen will travel rik Tan- w rsrga from Auckland. Amongst the im- tl pcrtiot subjects to bo brooght before the g 1 Native Minister, will be the opening of the si trunk line of road through to Cambridge, so si lone successfully* opposed by the King’s party, fi Eeiri, it is said, it still bitterly opposed to the P opening up of this last link in the oommuni- ® cation north and south. Cl After an interral of nearly four years, the si Kabre Lands Court is again to be opened in *< this district. The Natives generally are * greatly pleased at this action of the Govern* a meet, and hope soon to rece’vo their rentals si during the past three or four years, and to tl hare Europeans settled on the country leased L to Government in 1873. *! WsttraoTOir, March 10. * The subscription* raised here towards the presentation to Captain John M'Loan, lata commander of the Bmgitoto, amount to 115 guineas, and are still coming in. It is believed . that about £IOOO will be subscribed in this n Colony altogether. COOK’S STB ATT CABLE. ( The shore end of the second Cook’s Straits cable was spliced yeeterday. The rest of the dsy was ipenl in fruitless endeavours to get a boat ashore with the end of the cable; heavy • rollers prevented landing. This morning, while endeavouring to land the cable, the boat capsized with seven men; one man was drowned. The cable is now being secured in the cable bouse, Lyell’s Bay. v Nblsoh, March 10. THE UNIVERSITY SENATE. Inis mnming, Mr Osborne proposed, that the sittings of the University be open to the : public. Mr Carleton moved, “To pass on to the 1 : text order of the day.” C - A division was taken as follows :—For the i amendment; Members present—Mr Carleton, Eers Johnston, Buddie. Against; Members present, Messrs Gisborne, Grace, Heale, Bev Andrew. Mr Carlton put in proxies from Messrs j Stafford end Bo lies ton for the amendment, t t and Mr Johnston pnt in the proxy of the { .. Bev Stuart. The same motion is still open ] t to be brought up again. I Gebthouth, March 10. i l The Golden Feeoe Extended Company de* t dared a dividend last night of Is 6d per i f share. This Company has declared m 1 ■ dividend*, since Nov. 22 last, £16,800. 1 | Dusfdih, March 10. p The Davenport, Fay, and Davies troups are l drawing good houses here. | The rowing match for a handsome silver p cup, presented by Mr Baxter, of the Pier C Hotel, took place this afternoon. The entries were;—Otago Bowing Club’s Isis, the United i Tradesmen’s Young Colonist, the Union Club s Union, the Excelsior Club’s Little Nell, and ! the Excelsior and Alliance Club’s Alliance, s The probability of sir crews, most of them well matched, contesting the honours of the | occasion, combined with the fact that the match was one of the last of the season, caused k the event to be one of great interest to boating men, and a very close .result was.expected, | even by those who professed to be able to | name the winner. The event was closely con* I tested, and ended es follows: —Young Colonist, : 1 i Lis, 2 1 Little Nell, 3; Union, 4; ExI oeliior, 5 ; Alliance, 6. AUSTRALIA. I (Per Bingarooma, vift Bluff.) : MBiBOtJEKB, March 6. r In the libel action Mr Langton, M.H.8., * again it the Age newspaper, a verdict was I given for £IOOO, There were two counts: one, s that the articles complained of reflected on f Mr Langton as a member of Parliament; the ; other, as to bis business as an auditor and I accountant. On the first damages w** o i awarded to the amount of £250, and on the I second to £750, A now trial is likely to be | applied for. Eb:, In the eel ion Lee Obing T. Afutralaeutn, Bt paper bad stated that a betting China* SI m an had not paid up over the last Spring »: ttceting, the Jury gave damages a shilling, an, l the Judge refuwd to certify for costs. K The rainfall last week has done much good, K. and ha* been pretty general. , H... The Chairman of Committees has referred Bp the Berry caee to his solicitors, finding that be get* no satisfaction or apology t rom Mr K Perry for calling him a corrupt Chairman or Hk Committee*. BP. q y ‘ r Jervis will reach the Colonies from Hp Singapore next month. He receives at HI the rate of £ISOO a year and expenses. HP- business i# dull. , Hp The election* are beginning to occupy g* o ® 6 Bp attention. Meetings are held nightly.