TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3927, 22 January 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press ASSocr\rrox.) AUCKLAND, Friday. His Excellency left this morning by special train, accompanied by his^taffancl the Hon. IT. Whitaker, Mini's tei* 1 in attendance. The Lain ai lived at Hamilton at 1 o'clock. Tlie Mayor had piotlaimed the day a holiday, and arches 1 ad been built. The Volunteers turned ouf, aud the whole population appeared deshi/us of doing honor to the new Governoi. He leceived an address from the Coiporation, and alterwaids. accompanied 0y a cavalry escoit left ioi Cambridgi-*, where he leceived an addiess fiom the Town Council, and laid the found ition stone of St. Auriiew's Episcopalian Ctimcli. ' ' /^ Efforts aie again being made to intro-« duce Dr Riehaulson's Tempeiance Text * Book into the pubiic schools. Splendid specimens from Te Aroha aie being exhibited heie. WELLINGTON, Friday. Mr llolleston leaves for Napier on Wednesday foi the piupose of accompanying His Excellency on his return oveiland to the West Coast. A heavy N.W. gale has been blowing with unabated fury to-day, and fears ate entertained that the weather will be unfavorable for the icgatta to-moirow. The issues in the Auckland divorce case, Headley v. Headley and Ander&on, were heard before the Chief Justice to-da\. The -jury found adultery proved, and that there had been no connivance, condonation, ciuelty, or desci tion, and gave L350---damages. NELSON, Friday. The Wesleyan Gonterence opened at seven'this evening. The first diaft of' btations snows the- following contemplated ministerial appointment^ for the year:— Graf tpii Road (Auckland), Revs. Oliver -„ and Isitt; Upper MThaihes^iev. Pinitoll; i Manukau, Rev. ißpai-d,v # jP ( ukekohe, Eev. <", Griffiths; Hamiltßn^?Bevl Abernethj ; Raglan, Rev. Smith; -Papanui, Rev. Slade; • New .Plymouth -Revs. McNicoll and.Rowse; Patea, Rev. Luxford; Wanganui, Rev., > Williams; .: Eahgitikei, Rev. Worker; Sanl don, Eev. Wharper; Palmerston North, . Rev. L. Hodson; ''Wellington, Revs.'- -Kirk and 3 F-irolough;' . Rev: Bunn •/ Nelson, t Rev. Lee; Richmond, jttev. Beri*y;::Hoki- \- tika, Rev. S. Lavvry; 'Lyttelton, Rev. 5 . Symonds; .Spiingston, Revs. Sinalley and '.. - F. Martinf LeestohjTßev. Armitage; Kaiapoi, r Rev 7 „W. ,B. Mai;ten; Timaru, Rev. - Beck; Temuka, Rev. Law: Morhington, s Eev. F.Dewsbury;. Balclutha, Eevv Grav; , : Milton; :>-Eev.: P.' Wills^ Eoxburgl^^Rpy. Buttle; 'lnvercargill, Rev. Bavin; Tapanui, r Eev. Murrayi - 'The -circuits not named- 'in . j the above are to^have the same niinistersas last year. p ' :. ■'."*. •:•:■ lyl :i :^^.V^Km^.'.-r J Considerable -damage . was done by the ; north-westerly - gale^this; morning. The large wooden Grand Stand on the Caledonian Ground was completely -wrecked; and part of the roof of the New Zealand ' Hardware Company's premises blown off. The annual conference:- of : t'h'e'"-*Priiiii-tiyeV!:^etMj|Bt''::Churcli.''! 'pf' 1 New- Zealand commenced .', this 'morning., : ''There _ were present tbirty-bne , delegates \ frbiri I various stations:;; 7" TJie^Eev.Josia^W^rd 3 was ) elected, president^ and t MrT. Perkins i(of In yercnrgilj), viqe-pra" T sident. ••'' The business of -the day wasjconi fined to receiving i*eturns from'tbe-respecr tive stations.- ' ;"/ ' AY' -i'/. /,' AA(/A Two new de'cliSratroiVs' Of inSdlvenby i havb'beenfilbd Vluririg the week. ' ■'"' A^'Aa-'.. Major Atkinson arrived in Dhriedm'to- ,'. day.,,..,; ..... ... . "";.;,; _. r ,, , ../ ) ; Adplph charged 7 with, ./.em.' I bezzling moneys belonging to the; Standai;,! - Insurance Company, has been liemanide 1 tiil Friday next. The police continue to prosecuterpublicans for fc>unday ; trading. ... ■■„-.■:[■.: i ;-.-.■