TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 5223, 15 November 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbok seb Pbbbb AGhhot.] , Auckland, Nov 14. In compliance with a requisition bearing 40 -laflaentialeignatarea, the Mayor has convened « meeting to consider the political sitaatlpn. ■qw« meeting is called for Friday at the Choral -Hali. i ' W BHDT6TOK, Nov 24. An active canvass ia going on to bring forward Mr J. DransHold, former Mayor, to oppose Mr Hutchison, present Mayor, at the fiorthooming eVotioa. The ship StaaUndia was this morning Admitted to pratique after 14 days’ quaraa* dine. She Wellington and Mastorton line of rail* SAill not bo open-to Eoitoke before the 6f the year awing to the Mungaroa tna«ufi not being eoffioiently advanced. . - A deputathm' of the City Council waited tipontbe Framier to-day regarding the ConLiseaeee Act, and. he informed them that he wonld not recommend the Government to bring that Act into force in Wellington. . - DimßDiir;Novld.

The Star says " MrQ. Eliott, late Secretary to the PoefcOfSss, ho* given aa authoritative ■dsaialtothe inaina&tions which appeared wader the galte of a letter in yesterday’* SVtnet, to the effect that Mr .Bathing Secretary feo tho Treasury, was brother-in-law to Major Atkin lon.and that thisaecoußted for the difficulties thrown in the way .of the present: Ministry. 1 ' At the meeting'of the Board of Education, Attended by Professor Sheet!, and Messrs Qnsa and Gillies, the Beotorof the (High School 1 forwarded 1 an application from' the visiting Classical Teaoher for leave of absence. Under the existing circumstances, he declined to give any recommendation on the subject. The Board resolved that in accordance with the nsnal practice, the Rector be requested'to forward Mrrooommsndation, end tbsn the Bcardwould deal with the application.

[JBOMOUB OWH OOBBB9PONBBHX.]- ' auckianb, Nov 14. An inquest was held to day upon an inmate Of the Lunatic Asylum named J.Davidson, UfJio bad strangled himself; on the pwrious eight in bis oelL He was attunes outrageous, and oa.thenight of bis sbioide, had tom - up Ms ehl|tfi(Bia|rip*, knotted them together,-and/ seed them as a rope for his purpose. Ha had ituM^ u tbem foist to some iron : net-work barring the window.> A verdict was retained ja scoordan’oe with the facts of the case. - - . At the meeting of the Harbour Board to-. Ssy, the Bogieeer submitted a large piece of ;fi|rrah,; pile - from thoPbridge at Onehunga (erected ; some tS three. years ago .of jarrah piles from Wettern. Australia) thoroughly kJeatroyed by; the teredo, and pierced to the ./centre.; It u doubtful whether tbe bridge is iautafo condition. Alongside this jsrreh pile •sißji'a’piroe; of totara pile which- had been in wharf about 20 year*. ■ Thoaurface of the Aap .wood -vu decayed,, but the core was Sound and free from all inroads of the teredo. La the face of euob.fuels, it seetrs foolish, on the part of the; G iverament Engineers to Whtoin-- timber required tor-public worka from foreign countries at great cost, when better; Aimhers are available - in the Colony. -_j. A p!ant ie now being created on the North *Hhbre for the preparatton of. sulphur. Meiers IPaund and Tunny are underatood to be at , bottom of tbe. enterprise; About 200used in the Colony per year, equal .to; C-Sotit '£4ooo. Next year the intention is to wupplemeot the. plant with appliances for the jpreg»Tat>on of ebemioftl mannres.