TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 900, 5 March 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PUEShV A9WetATI».S.} WELLINGTON. 3laxch 4. The statement that the Government intend to all»w the Legislative _Council to elect a Speaker is denied. No appointm«nt will be made at present. It is rumored that the Government propose to- give the wnsold portion of the reclaimed land as an endowment for the Harbor Board, on condition that the Bt>ard reclaims additional land, and constructs a lafge graving dock for the ocean steamers. It is said that a Biß to do this will be introduced next session. A commencement will be made next week with the West Coast Railway, start- \ ing from Kaiwarra through Porirua. The Government have sent Home for engines and carriages similar to those used at the ; Lower Hatt. . ; The concert in aid of the Kattangata 'Fund to-night is crowded. There are nearly 100 performers. The insurances on the Masterton hre Urei— Ootder (watchmaker), bnilding, iL2OO; Coppen (shoemaker), stock, LSOO ■ in National; MfltoO (seedsman), building, LSO in New Zealand; Tbzzie, stock in ; New Zealand,LsOo; Dalryinple, building, ii L2OO in Standard; Brown, stock, LSOO «n 'Standard, and farther in Northern, amount not known; Bank, L2OOO in North British j Willuams, Cameron, and I Co., LB€o in National, on stock: Williams, saddler, and Williams, tobacconist, were saved. Th« total loss is estimated at t»UNBOIN. March 4. An accident of a somewhat serious I nature, and one calling for searching in-1 :nuiry, occttrred on the Ctutha Railway I this afternoon. As the goods train, which leaves Wingatoi about noon, appifoaches Green Island, the engine-driver noticed two. cattle trucks projecting from the ■siding at Calvertey's sand pit,and extend- : ing across the main tine. Every endeavor ! was made to stop the train before reachling this point, but owing to the incline land the wet state of the rails, its progress i could not be arrested in time, and it ran 'with considerable force into the trucks. These were Upset and smashed, and the ! engine of the goods train was also considerably damaged, the buffer being forced in, and the back framework altogether knocked about. The driver and stoker ! rniraeukrosty escaped injury, bat the guard I was thrown off the brake, and was a good deal cut about the face. The railway (authorities state that no blame can possibly be assigned to any of their officers, land they attribute the dangerous position I of the trucks to Calverlcy, or the people : in his employ. AUCKLAND. Jlarch 4. The City West election is now going on. Everything ia orderly owing to constant rain, and very little excitement is observabte, but both parties are straining !every nerve. The betting is in favor of Gotdie. A death oy poison has has occurred tn ' Pamelt. Alice Turner, youngest daughter ; of the late Benjamin suffered much from toothache, and obtained some laudanum to allay the pain. On Satur|day evening, she complained much to her i mother ana sisters before retiring to rest. :Or» Sunday morning when the family i assembled for breakfast Miss Alice was

atfll aalecp, and her peculiar appearance caused her relatives to send for Dra. Goldsbm' and Haines. They did everything skill and experience could suggest, bat she expired. She was seventeen years old. An inquest will be held to-day. The lowest tender for the Kaipara Railway (inland route) is stated to be that Of Taylor and Danvera for L38,p00 or, LIOOO less than those for the coastal roate. _ _. Sailed—City of Syonoy, for San Francisco. . ■ , Mr. Bryce, M.H.R., leaves for the north this afternoon to enquire into the Bay of Islands election roll difficulty. The Reform Committee is likely to be joined by the Protestant party to purge the electoral rolls. Scorca of names have disappeared from the City West roll without any proper objection. When the state of the poll for the Auckland City West election was made known about five o'clock, it was found that 1037 electors had recorded their votes, of an actual total of about 1500. The state of the poll was D. Goldie, 770; .J. Dignan, 2Gl—leaving Goldie a winner by a majority of 515. This was the signal for great rejoicing.