SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 2517, 10 January 1877, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(EBB PBESS IQBNOY.) —:—* Wsihngton, Tuesday. At the Primitive Methodist Conference the following ministerial appointments have been made:-Auckland, first, Eov W, Tinsley; Auokland, second, Bev J, B. Westbrooke. Thames, Bev J. Nixon. New Plymouth, Bev Btaudrin J. Clover, Foxton, Bev P. W. Jones, Wellington, Bevs J. Dnmbell, A. Jaynes, Christchurch, Bevfl W. Harris Greenvailo, W. 8, Potter. Ashburton, Bev J. Btrap. Timaro, Bev 0, E, Ward. Oamaru, one from England. Dunedin, Bev J. Word, and one from England. Invercargill, Bev W. J. Deane.

The Armed Constabulary and Police Forces throughout tho colony are to be amalgamated, so as to enable the Government to use the police of both islands with the constabulary in case of emergency. By this arrangement the Government can reduce the Constabulary by thirteen officers and two hundred men, and this reduotion is being made as rapidly as possible, The whole question of the administration of this combined force, and appointment of superior officers, is still uuder the consideration of tho Government.

The contraot for the construction of Wellington street tramways has beon signed. The locomotives, carriages, and rails have been ordered from England. The work will begin to-day. A decided change for the better in Lady Normanby's health to-day. Chbistohubch, Tuesday. Steps are being taken to establish a public chess club here. The Drainage Board are becoming impatient of the delay in tho receipt of detailed plans from Mr Carruthcrs for the

drainsge of Christohurob. It is considered very important that something ahhnld be done in drainage matters before soxt ffinteft

J he local Board of Health aregoinj; well to work. The bare appointed a nuisance inspector at £270 per year, and have decided to appoint a medical officer at £250 per year. Dunedik, Tuesday. Mils Christina Olarke, of Havelook, near Lawrence, was committed for trial for wilful murder by a coroner's jury. She gavo birth to a child on the 87th ul.t., and three days after the infant was found wrapped up in flannel in hor bedroom by one of her neighbours. Medical evidence testified to the child having been born alive.

The following are the twelve men who hare been selected, from whom a team will be chosen to play the interpf ovincial match against Christohurch: — Boucb, Olarke, Oargill, Paramour, Mears, Morrison, Wellington, Nioholb, Beads, Khodei, Eoee, and Sutoliffe.

We quote the following frwn last night's AueklandSto :-

Wblhhgton, Tuesday.

The water supply in very short here now, the water being turned off a couplf of times during the day, and generally all through the night, and no water, there being nothing to supply the city but what is stored in the reservoir, the city may in faot be said to be supplied by a thin dribbling creek. The new dam, however, is in rapid course of completion, and when completed will throw back a regular lake of water. The dam is well situated in a sharp bend of a gully, and the " bud" foot of the embankment consists of a concrete wall, six feet through. The embankment will be made of clay and gravel in layers, the whole being of enormous thickness. One fault in it, however, is that the pipes will lead into the centre of the dam, instead of to one side. < To compensate in somo respects for this, there will be a centre wall of concrete in the earthwork.

TheEevMrPaterson in a sermon on Sunday, and Mayor Hutchinson in a lecture to young men, made a touching andieloquent reference to lessons of life and death of Sir Donald McLean.

A boy, a son of Mr J. Blarney, who had recovered from diphtheria, was suddenly attaoked with vomiting, and several stomach pains. In one of the paroxysms he drew from,his throat a worm seven inohes long, exclaiming that there was another whioh had slipped back directly. Afterwards he became totally collapsed, and soon expired. The ship 'Helen Denny' sailed for London yesterday, taking a cargo of wool, skins, and tallow, valued at £65,764, including 2,932 baleß of wool. Napikb, Tuesday. Mr James Bussell's homestead at Woburn was burnt down last night. It was only partially insured. After bit Donald's MoLean's funeral, Mr Ormond left for Wallingford. He loaves for Wellington shortly. The church quarrel has broken out with increased bitterness. Dr Spencer writes to th& Herald, tins morning, and charges Archdeacon Williams with having made false statements.

A feeble attempt at suicide by throat cutting was committed at the rJpit by a man of the name of Murray yesterday morning. Murray was an immigrant, and cook on board the ship' Waitara,' that lately arrived here. On the Saturday previous he had been engaged as cook by Mr Young, of the Boilway Hotel, Port Ahauri, and after preparing breakfast on Sunday the man took a razor and drew it across his throat, bat he did not succeed in injuring himself. The Waiumga states that there is a religious revival amongst the natives in this district; they are discarding Hauhauiem, and again embracing Christianity. Poring the thunderstorm on Sunday a valuable foal, belonging to Mr Hunter, of Porangahau, was struck dead by lightning as'it was standing by its mother's side.

Aotive canvassing has oommenced today for Sir Donald MoLean's seat, The following candidates are in the field:—J. Buohanan, F. Sutton, H. Men, B. Stuart, aqd J. Ehodes; Mr Kinross's name is also mentioned. The contest will be a fierce one. Mr Buchanan is the only strong oppositionist.