TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 623, 2 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Liter bringing the drinks in, tWe bell a ang for some drink upstairs. Hej served p hem, and came back and pulledJ up his g ;bair to have five minutes' chl l ' with a 3'Connor, when he noticed sojmething h ivhite on the rim of his glass a, ad down s ;he inside. He asked prisoner w hat that c meant, and the prisoner sf dd, ''l £ suppose you have got a dirty '• glass. ' a Witness tasted the powder ffrom the c inside of the glass, and found) it very v bitter, and said, " Oh, Lord,' w'hat a s beastlv taste I" After that O'CovTOor went ] to bed. Light examined the /liearth-rug f where O'Connor had been sitting, and { found some crystals on the/ rug. The £ prosecution obtained a remai|d for eight j davs; bail refused. / j Sir John Coode will go: direct from ; Westport to New Plymout/h, and then , overland to Wanganui, and next to j Napier. The Hinemoa, after leaving him ; at Taranaki, will go to Auckland to bring the Governor back to Wellington. The Batavia and Singapore cable has : been interrupted since yesterday morn- , ing. Arrangements are being made for conveyance of telegrams per steamer. «, ACTCKLASD. May 1. The " Herald's" reporter telegraphs j that he had an interview with TCewi about the native meeting, which lie said he would not attend unless asked by Sir George Grey or Mr. Sheehan. He said the meeting was called by Tawhiao and the Waikatos, and not by him, and he had nothing to do with it. He desired to leave the Waikatos alone, and knew nothing of what was done. He did not believe that the land of the Waikato would be restored to the Maoris. Perhaps the Waikatos had some idea that it might be restored, but he had none. The reason why he would ao in the event of being asked by the Premier or the Native Minfster is that in such case he would not he identified with the meeting, but would understand that Ministers wished to arrange with him the grievances in reference to Otautahenga. 'Jtewi lias a special grievance about that land. He would not. give Ministers the opportunity of saying that he wished to meet them about that, and that was why he would not come. He hai always opposed the idea of setting up the Maori King, but when persuaded had taken an active part in the movement. It, is expected the Premier will leave here for Hiknrangi on Friday. One subject which the natives will propose at the forthcoming meeting will be an enactment next session to stop all the purchases of land outside the confiscated boundary. <» =- CHRISTCHURCH. May 1. The. Acclimatisation Society have decided to make an effort to introduce the sugar map!e into Canterbury. The following is the result of the University Undergraduate Examination for 1878. Passed"final examination and entitled to RA. degree :—Fitehett, Hill, Xewton, Rattray "and Tisdale. Passed ' second section : Barclay, Cameron. ; Farnie, Montgomery, White and Wilkinson. The following have gained Senior Scholarships—Farnie, Hay, Herbert and ! Wilkinson. The result, 'of the Junior Scholarships will probably be published . to-morrow. May 2. The receipts from pastoral rents yesterday amounted to L-VTIO. - ■ « ■i OHiKLESTONT. '■ j May 2. j Two more shafts have been bottomed j at t : m • Ci'otiinviile rush, mar Totnra, and ' j splendid prospects obtained. There is ' I great excitement among all the miners ' !;.-re, and a largo extent of ground on " fancy iiiios " is pegged off. It is situate [ three and a-half miles from Charleston. and about "fteen from Westport. As it will probably take six months to procure wat'-r. I.iiere is no inducement for poor miners to come. Gold is now found both north and south of the prospectors' • (Croniu and Donovan) claim.

i i WELLINGTON. May 1. i A sharp slinck i>f earthquake was felt - hero at S. 10 this evening. i May 2. i A servant girl named Barnes last night ■' endeavored to blow out a, kerosene ];>iiip containing about a pint of oil when ii - burst all over her, an.l in about as. eoiid * llie kitchen >vas in a ilnine, tlie girl beini: ■> in the centre of it. She was dr. adfuly ' burnt, and was taken to the hospital, but c dn d at 4 o'clock this morning. She ' e>ojierated anyone else from blame, and .' was quite sensible till she expired. 1 i William O'Connor was to-day charg'd, '.'■:t the P.:_s;deiit M:i'jisri-;vi-'.-: Court, wir.h ; attempting to poison Wiiliam L'gllt, ; i Accoi-iiinir to Light's evidence, he had J oniv known the prisoner for three weeks. . i Last Sunday ui«;hr. before g<>in_: to bed. : ; he paid Light for I oard and lodging, as j j . ho was uning to on the nexr day. i I Light asked him to have a parting drink, |