TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1221, 16 March 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. March 15.. A man names James Grey, bootmaker, at Pahautanui, was knocked down by a run-away horse, this afternoon, and seriously injured. March 16, At a meeting of the Local Industries Commission Mr. Wakefield was appointed

Chairman. It was resafi|S&tcj cular to the various Gnfibers] qjp©6m-' tioris they confei'derdd industries in fxistence,' alffcl? neW ones. 'Kt: ji », ' 1 John Wallace, an old settler,: died this morning. ;yHe watrJn his 93rdiyear. - "

DUNEDLN". March 15. The case Theobald v. Studholme, an action to. recover LlOQlXdatnageaiotlosaes plaintlfiT tHe destruction ofi his property by a large fire at Waimate on^ovember,,ls t lS7S,..which, fire,"it is alleged, wascauaediay the negligence objE :",the' dfefeniiantja-; &iryaints, was commenced in the Supreme Court-to-dry. _ The defendant- pleads, that the plaintiff is not possessed of the land in respect to which he claims ; and, further, that he is not guilty of the grievances urged against him. The case is likely to last the whole of the week. : March 16.

Butler has been remanded till Monday. Besides the • charges of murder and presenting a loaded revolver at Constable Townsend's head, he will be charged with burglary at Mr. Stamper's house. This place was found to be on fire under pipious circumstances early on Saturday morning, and some of property yas found on when arrested. Joseph Jones has been arrested for arson at North-East Harbor.

Mr. A. Y. O'Connor, District Engineer of Westland, is being transferred to Dun-, edin as assistant to Mr. Blair. kn inquest on the Qynvberland-street tragedy will b§ to-morrow.

CHRISTCRURCH. March 15. , , At the Police Court this morning, a man named James Brown was charged with cruelty to animals. It was proved that he had left a couple of horses harnessed to a cart standing out all night in a storm of rain, and as it was not the first time he had done this kind of thing, the Magistrate sent him to gaol for $ fortnight, without the option of a fine. March IG.

The City Counoil last night passed a resolution asking the ratepayers sanction to; a loan of LSOOO for the erection of Municipal offices and a Mayor's court. iOn Saturday night a man standing at the edge of the Kaiapoi railway platform was nearly caught by an approaching train. The stationmaster seeing the danger in which the man §tp,os dragged him back, not a in.pinfuit taa soon. In another he would have been drawn oil to the line.

The Review Committee have received notifications to date of the intentions of fourteen hundred visitors being present at the Easter Review.

A number of persons are endeavoring to} form a Naval Brigade in Christchurch. :On Sunday a fire broke out in the tussocks at Rakaia and spread over a large portion of the township extension, de* stroying several' of gorse' fencing. Jt' also burned a large portion of the Government plantation. - All Rakaia nearly turned out and succeeded in beating out the fire before it reached, the dwellings. Mr. W. Boag, Burnside, has purchased from Mrs. Nimmo,.. Taieri, Otago, at a high price, the Clydesdale mare Jessie Haddo.

,The number of bags' of grairi 'forwarded to' town. an 4 ftt th§ iitfttions on the''Ohristehurch : seotioii for' the- week ending Saturday,, 13th inst,, was 27,000.

AUCKLAND. ; , • ; March 15. On the arrival of the Auckland and Thames representatives at the railway, station they were met by the Naval Brigade and. Artillery. Navals carried the carbine champion shoulder, high, and marched to the drill-shed; with the band playing " See the conquering hero conges," ;The remains of Mrr Birph are to be forwarded to, Qunedin for interment.

March 16. ■The Government have arranged to retain the services of-Judge Fenton as the chief judge of the Native Lands Court. ±le has giveu much Satisfaction, '

TIMAIItJ. March 16. The case of larceny of 800 sheep against' George Orr, representing the firm- of Messrs. J. and T. Megkj millers, Oaniaru, was dismissed, arter occupying the.Bench two days. The sheep had been sold fey Scott, formerly a partner of the Messrs. Meek, and the latter, believing the sale to be fraudulent,; instruct,ed Orr to s<ia3 them pending the' appointment by tfye Supreme Court of a person to receive til; disputed partnership property.

NEW PLYMOUTH. .■ March 16. The banquet given to Sergeant Okey last night was a great success. Over 200 attended.. .Sir. .-Dillon. Bell was present, and proposed the'ioast "Prosperity to Taranaki." Major Stapp was in the chair, and Colonel Triable in. the vicechair. : " '

The Lincolnshire delegates arrived from Hawera last night, IVJr. Grant is suffering from a severe attack of sciatica, and can scarcely walk. They are the guests of Mr. Caverhill. It is supposed' that they will leave for Auckland to-day in the steamer Rangatira, which'will be detained so as to enable Mr. Foster to see something of the district/ 7 :

; GREYMOUTH: ' March 15. : The first of : Boase-s / claim, Langdon's Beef, is finished. 100 tons of quartz and 30 or 40 tons of mullock were put through, with a result of 51 ounces of retorted gold.