TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 574, 5 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(I'KK. I'K.KSS .An:-;>X'Y.) <2> WELLIESOTO2s T . '• I March 4. | Arrival—Ship River Lswjn. from (jlasi ;.wv, which port she left on the Ist of jSovember. She had an ordinary fairweather passage, occupying 104 days from land to l;iiu.T. Shu brings a full cargo, and 10 passengers. CHJJISTCHUJaCH. March 4. W. J. Butler, who fired at the guard in the south train on Saturday week, was brought up to-day under the Lunatics Act, after lie had been examined by a. number of medical gentlemen, who pronounced him insane, tie was very violent while in the precincts of the Court. and on a medical certificate was committed to the- asylum as a dangerous luuatic. Tisformation has been received by the police, that some time before his leaving Livercargill, Butler was in. tiie habit of carrying a gun with him wherever he went, and altogether his conduct has beeir very eccentric for some time past. A pigeon race between Asliburton and Christchurch, 50 miles, for young birds. was won by Ernshaw's Luna, in 1 hour 40 minutes. Morris, the JSTew Zealand Blondin. concluded a successful season on Saturday. He leaves for Dunedin to-day. Matson and Co. celebrated the opening of the corn exchange and weekly grain market on Saturday by a free banquet. A hundred persons were present. The affair was a great success. At the produce sale of Matson and Co., a large quantity of grain was sold. Wheat fetched 4s 7:»d to 4s Sd ; oats, 3s 3d to 3s !}£d ; barley, 4s 4d to 5s Id ; rye grass, Gs 7d. March 5. A Masonic Lodge, under the Irish Constitution, will be opened on Tuesday next. The Waste Lands sales during the month of February realised L74.GGS.

AUCKLAND. March 4. At a test of the city "waterworks the pumping machinery raised a thousand gallons 230 feet with 2iibs. of steam. The half-yearly report of the Oddfellows shows 14 district lodges of the Manchester Unity, and 1,108 members. The total amount of the investments is L 2.350. Tile Italian Opera Company breaks np here. The prima donna Gnadagnini, with Cesari, Gambeita, and Nobili, goes to Sydney. The others will make a concert tour throughout the Colony. Two nieii were severely biirned at the fire at Onelmnga.

INTSW PLYMOUTH. '■■; March 4. Mr. Jones, -who has just returned from Mokau. states that Rewi has visited that place. In coining down the river he remained a few days, and visited the Europeans'daily. Ke expressed pleasure at seeing the Europeans settled there, and said he would advise Government to do whatever the land owners and settlers required to open up trade. Rewi lias returned to Waikato. He is expected to arrange, for Tawahio to come to Waitara to meet Sir George Grey. This is the first instance of Rewi having visited Europeans on the West Coast since the commencement of the Waikato war. ® TBIAKU. March 5. Mr. Wakefield will contest the seat for Tirnaru against Mr. Turnbull. A sharp contest is expected.