TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

Western Star, Issue 278, 4 January 1879, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

[NKW ZEALAND PUESS ASSOCIATCO*.] ; JbVid iy, 7.45 p.m. Theitrimk line from Dunedin to Invercargill will bo opened on the 14th or 15th in at. Arrangements are beiiig "mado for a controversial deb no be ween Charles Bright, the Free Thinker, and Mr Green the Evangelist. The Caledonian wrestling contest between Thomas, the Victorian champion, and Tyson, will be resumed to-morrow. Thomas is the favorue. The winner will receive a silver cup from the members of the Ke'ly and L on in ustrel troupe. Iu the Supreme Conn, iu bankruptcy, to-day, John Martin mid his discharge suspended for six months, His Houor stating chat, the banlierupc had obtained goods from different tradesmen ou tne same day teat he faned, and chat it was clear he had swindled some of bis creditors. The “ Age ’ suggests chat the explosion of fireworks iu the public streets should be rigorously prohibited, and that special constables sh mid be sworn in irom among the citizens ou festive occasions. Ciißisxcnuitcff, Friday. Repairs to the ffangirata bridge are so far forward that the department hope to run through trains to-morrow. The Water Works v.ommittee of tho Municipal Council ate about to experiment with a three foot cylinder on Waimakiriri Islands. Ls.it night’s r .infall was general all over Cauterbury. It has raised the hopes of many farmers. An accident occurred at Spriugfield Colliery t i-fi iy, Some props oemgmarried away iu a drive, a man named Hoilows was seat to repair dam iges, when the roof fell in, inflicting severe injuries. He was promptly extricated, anl sent to the hospital. A property was withdrawn at a recent sale at L 9 Ids per acre.

The steamer W/omiug, sai ed for Now York lately from Liverp >ol, baring on board not fewer than 600 Mormon converts who are about to take up their residence in Utah. They..wire accompanied by Vj elders returning to Salt Lake City, and were under the charge of Mr Nesbitt, a Mormon agent, who has been in England for two years engaged in proselytising mi-nions. The emigrants were colleeied from several counlriesof Europe in addition to the United King- __ doru. 26 belonged to Sweden, Norway, and adjacent countries, and 60 ware from Switzerland and Germany. Tire efforts of too Morin a Agent in Ireland were unsucccssfu 1 , for n't a single emigrant came from the island ; but from Scotland the; e wore dO; from Wale ,50 ; an’l troia England about 200. Information respecting the ages and eax< s of the emu grants was not furthcoming..