BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Timaru Herald, Volume II, Issue 65, 12 August 1865, Page 4

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

[from our own correspondent.] Christchurch, Friday, 5 p.m. The Lord Ashley arrived from the North, and the Geelong from Timaru and Akaroa. The Lady Bird arrived from the South. Pipiriki has been relieved after being 1 beseiged for twelve days. The colonial forces behaved well. The rebels have been defeated with great loss. Severe fig-lit has taken place at Warea. Lieutenant Bally and three soldiers killed. Lieutenant Tylden and five soldiers wounded. Thirty Maoris killed. General Cameron has departed for England. Nothing" of importance done m the Assembly. Overland mail from Hokitika arrived. The rush to the south continues. Four thousand men are on the Grey. Defiance wrecked; Lady of the Lake ashore. The steamer Barwon, from Melbourne, with one hundred and forty passengers had arrived. New Zealand and Wallaby also arrived. Business on the Coast very good, and gold news continues good. Christchnrch City Council defunct. The Attorney-General's opinion is adverse to the power of Provincial Councils creating Municipalities. Lord Ashley and Geelong sailed. From a pressure of advertisements at a late hour we are compelled to hold over several matters of local iuterest. We must request advertisers to send m their advertisements before 12 o'clock on Fridays. Jockey Club. — An adjourned meeting of the members of the Timaru Jockey Club will be held at the Royal Hotel to-day, for the purpose of electing Stewards, &c. The South Road. — Some repairs and improvements, on the road between Timaru and Waimate will be immediately commenced by the Waitangi Road Board, for which pick and shovel men wifi. be required. A Canard. — On Friday morning placards were seen m the town, with *'LeCren for ever," &c. ; and it was believed by several people that that gentleman was a third candidate m the field for the honor of representing Timaru m the Provincial Council. Mr. LeCren denied having authorised his name to be placarded, and on examining the bills more carefully it was discovered that the name had been taken from old ones m different parts of the town, and pasted across the election placards. .Supposed Further Relics of the s.s. Crnr or Dcnedin. — On Saturday rumours reached town that a native named Monene had discovered several casks and kegs m Fitzroy Bay. These rumours have some foundation as the Lighthouse Keeper at Pencarrow Heads has written iii to say that a native had found a cask, which he had examined, and found to be a hogshead of ale, with the brand "Bass, Burton on Trent," on both heads. There were also marked m red jMnt m large letter* T.D.M.F. 10. 25 x 2. E. The cask the Light- house Keeper reports to be badly stove m at one end, and leaking a little. — Wellington Indepiuhn*, August 1.

Representation of Timarf.— From aa advertisement m another column it will be seen that Mr. Leslie Thomson will contest the Election for the Representation of Timaru m the Provincial Council. Mr. Hayhurst, the other candidate, has been for some time m the Held ; but as fur as we can learn, the number of supporters on each side are now about equal. Amongst those signing the requisition to Mr. Hayhurst there are twelve electors, and on the one to Mr. Thompson there are eleven ; but aa the latter gentleman has only been about three days m the field, it is believed by the electors supporting him that he »vill be returned. On the other hand, we hear that the supporters of Mr. Hayhurst are confident as to his election. An opportunity will be given of hearing Mr. Thomson's views on Monday evening next, and if they are more satisfactory to the electors than those of Mr. Hayhurst, no doubt he will bo elected. It is a matter of general comment that Mr. Hayhurst got over kis interrogations by the meeting without promising much, and that his answers did not advance him greatly m the estimation of the electors. [Since the above was m type we have seen the names of a number of electors who, it is stated, have promised to give Mr. Hayhurst their support ; but we believe that several of the same electors are claimed as having given a similar promise to Mr. Thomson, and it does not therefore alter our statement above, that the candidates are equally supported. We do not think those gentlemen have authorised the publication of their names ; and if they have not, it would appear like a coercive measure on the part of some individual. The electors will easily perceive the object m publishing those names.]