TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 863, 21 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

| _. » ; ! (PEP. PKE33 ASSOCIATION). I I I WELLINGTON. | " January 20. In two actions against the Tramway Company for damages to vehicles by collision", the Magistrate gave judgment for LlO and costs. - . ' -;., TherPost points out, that, by a happy coincidence, the .opening of the tnvercar-oiH-Ddnedin railway is' fixed for the 39th "iuinMn§rsary "of the- settlement) of., the Colony, by the arrival of the fast immigrants in Wellington. The siiip Warwick, the last immigrant ship of the season, sailed from Plymouth on the 30th November for Nelson and Wellington, with 200 souls, equal to 171 adults, for all parts of the Colony. At the annual Primitive Methodist district me'eiingj'a resolution was passed advocating the formation of an Australian Conference. The examiners there (Y. Button, F.R.A.S., and Rev. J. Dumbell) reported the result of the recent examinat ion to have been as follows :—Third year : Rev. W. S. Potter, 82 ;. Rev. P. W. Jones, HO. Fourth year : Rev. Mr. Jenynes, 00 ; Rc-v. J. Guy", 015. The maximum number of marks obtainable was 100, and the ivei-iire (So.|) is highly creditable to the candidates. At a meeting of the Committee of the New Zealand Rifle Association to-night, it was fixed that the date for the firing at Xdson should be Monday, 3rd March. Subscriptions received ,af.ter February 18 will n<>t be taken into consideration in fixing the prizes. January 21. Mr. Luckie has assumed oiKce as Commissioners of Annuities. The immigrants to arrive per Warwick are all nominated, and are for all parts of ,i:e Colony. Wellington receives 77, Canterbury" 153, Auckland 23, Westland !ij. Mar borough 12, Nelson 0, Taranaki ■5; Hav.ke's Ray 2, and Dunedin 1. At a meeting of the Higher Education Commission, held yesterday, reports were r.vjcived from a Committee appointed to consider and advise as the best method of iijfi'.iiring with regard to University educa:inn :iwl technical education respectively. The reports were adopted, and it was re--•••Iveil to rc(|itcst the Chancellor and Uegistrar of the New Zealand University m attend and give evidence on the Ist of I'Vbruarv.

AUCKLAND. January 20. A wife-boater named Thomas Luke:; Wel>'>, at Whan, sentenced to 14 day:;' imprisonment, was ordered to pay the .■"St.j and bound over to keep the peace. The face of the prosecutrix presented a diviidfiil spectacle. She bears an excol!i:i:t character. A boa* man sunned Poole Ml oil' Russell Wharf in ;!:•? dark, but was gallautly re-vued bv Constable M'Govern.

ciimsxciiurtcß. January 20. Mr. M'Pherson's Leonidasand Javelin, b'.rh noted horses, were shipped for the ■it.ith on Saturday. The first is for i'lunsnga, and the second goes back to t a. pier. It is intended to cover the whole of the i.-sihv;iv platform with a verandah. A large portion of the east of the building is ■vrmily unprotected from the sun and

Two of (lie American engines, intended ■-> work flic traffic between Dunedin and fnvurcargii!, left for the. south at an early 'join* yesterday morning. A party of Dunedin bowlers paid a visit ■n Saturday to the Railway Workshops, aid expressed great surprise at the extenive character, number of hands employed. ■:id iuiiuoiHo work in progress. They •:rrt; -'linvn over the premises by the .'oiiiiiiissioner "f Railways. V'jsivj'day afternoon a determined -'ik-i'i-..- took place at Rimsiora. A man ■ i the employ of James Bassingthwaite uatiiod George Butler was found lying i-ad in a stable on Bassingthwaite's •>r .p.-i-ty. Deceased had been in BassingJiv.air.: l '-; (r.iiiioy ;ts a groom and general 'laii-l for ab.tnt 18 months. He was about ■ i':> years of age. According to ?.frs. !*>.'.-;siiigtinvaiic'.s sfaf.ement he was the iv.r.'-r of the lariro amount of LSOO found

i: inn- person in connection with the •(•"jilt discovery i>f money supposed to >,-*!< >nir to Bassingthwaitc's insolvent •state" At ii sale of effects belonging to ho cst.itc on Tuesday last deceased pur••His'.'d several things for which lie paid •r;!:. It was also found that one of the ■ •: built recently by Bassingflnvaite •.:■.; the property of deceased. As he was

.'. ■■ rkiri'c for Basshigthwaite at the rate of :.l per week, and when examined In- De- ■ oc-tive Benjamin stated that LI!) was due to him for his services, liow lie became oossesscd of so much cash and property is i mystery. It is presumed that the cause if his suicide was the dread of an exami••.iO.ioii and the fear of not being able to :ivo a satisfactory account of his position. Yesterday morning lis breakfasted with Mrs. Bassingthwaitc and a female servant •„■; usual, saying that he would shave himself and take a walk to the river. He went »ur. During the afternoon Mrs. Bassing-

Ir.v.-u'ro and the servant found the door of he .'-fable locked inside, and sent for the tearest neighbor. Mr. G. Cone came '.cross, and deceased was found in a .Touching position leaning against the ioor-posr, as if dead for some hours. He 'iad evidently hung himself, and the rope tad given way after death. An inquest •.vjll probably be held to-morrow. A man, supposed to be a cook, belonging to a surveyors party on the north liank of the Rakaia, attempted to ford the river on Saturday evening, and has noi vet been heard of. His horse was found ill right, but the man, whose name is noi 'mown, is probably drowned, and his '.-•>dy washed far down, as the search ;-arry has been unable to find it. WANGANUI. January 20. Professor Scott successfully crossed the Wanganui River on a wire rope. He was 'crty-iive minutes in making the passage. U one end he jumped into the river and swam ashore.

The special correspondent of the Herald, writing from Watmate Plains,. ays :—'"'ln conclusion, it may be renarked that nothing has tr.inspired on the Plains to justify in the slightest degree :!ic alarm which appears to he felt by ■11:1:13* in places far removed from the -cene of SUIVC3* operations • and that both luring the holidays when the camps were liihabitccl by but one or two, and since -lie retura of parties with a full com-•lfiii-jr.i of men, the natives have con--ruiiily visited the various camps, ano •.uve been at all times civil in their bcarTIMAB.U. January 20. At .1 meeting of the Harbor Board to•:iy, Mr. Archer was re-elected Chairman. The Board unanimously resolved to join villi the Chamber of Commerce in resisting the present proposals of the Government to extend the railway station accommodation at the cost of the success of the iiarbor works. Bishop Redwood preached here last night, and at the conclusion, announced rhat L 2250 had been subscribed to erect Catholic schools in Timaru. Father Chahu'gner gives a section of land worth LC2O. ' At a meeting of the South Canterbury Jockc3* Club to-night, the following programme of the race meeting to be held on liu 7th and Bth of March was approved : Maiden Plate, L4O; South Canterbury. Jockey Club Handicap, L 10 0; Publicans' Plate, LSO ; Flying Handicap, LSO ; Selling Hack Race, LlO ; Timaru Cup, L2OO ;

Handicap Hurdle Race, L 8 0; Selling Hack Hurdle Race, L2O; Tradesmen's Handicap, LSO; Consolation Handicap, L3O. The added money this year amounts t0L630.

INVERCAB.GILL. - January 20. Great preparations axe going on for the railway demonstration - to take place on Wednesday, and every effort .■ is' being :made*by. hotelkeepers' to provide sleeping accommodation for the expected visitors. - A /commission has been'appointed to exaihine Walch, the Waikawa murderer, and decide as to his mental condition. The gentlemen appointed are—Dr. Skae (Inspector of Lunatic Asylums), Professor M'Gregor (medical adviser at the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum), Kemp (of Wellington), and Dr. Cecil Jackson (of Invercargill).

(PER PKESS AGENCY.) AUCKLAND. January 20. The South British Insurance Company had only LIOO on the Reef ton Hotel, instead of LIOOO, as reported by the Press Association. The total loss to the South British Insurance Company is L3OO. Already four names are mentioned as probable candidates for the seat in the House of Representatives for City West, in the place of Mr. Dignan. The names mentioned are —W. J. Hurst, who arrived by the last mail from England (formerly Mayor of Auckland), W. Brett (Mayor), Patrick Darby,, and David Goldie. One of the main questions of the election will be Education.

The whole of the immigrants per Marveille were engaged twelve hours after landing. A considerable number of the men have gone as bushmen. The female servants were all taken up two hours after landing. It is rumored that Mr. Tole has resigned the office of Commissioner of Colonial Education.

The Wakatipu carried away 2210 ozs. of gold, valued at LIO,OOO. Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co. 's barque Gads by has sailed for Valparaiso. Messrs. Fraser and Thine are boring out the old crank pin from the mail steamer, and on its arrival from Sydney will lit in a new one manufactured by Mr. Mort of S3 r dney. It is 3ft. Gin. long and lfiiin. in diameter, and will weigh 27cwt. The original pin was manufactured by Mr. Mort, of Sydney, six months ago. Owing to her lengthened stay in port, the City of Sydney will act as flag-ship on the Regatta Day.