TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1530, 2 May 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

fp«B PEERS ASSOCIATION.] Baces. Wellington, Today. A heavy southerly gale is blowing with a heavy rainfall, and in consequence the races have been postponed until Monday, bnt it is considered probable the course will be in too wet a condition for the races to ceme off. Accounts. Iho public accounts are now ready. The year’s balance on ordinary revenue and expenditure account shows a surplus of L 22.003 Is 6d. Last year’s deficiency was L152,11l 18) 7d, and L 150,000 remains of deficiency bills, the balance L2,11l 18s 7d has been written off, reducing the surplus to L 19,891 2s lid. The figures on the 31st March stand as follows pash in public account, 1/186,307 lls lOd; advances in hands of Government officers in England and colony, L 33.493 lls Id ; total, L 219.891 2s lid- Deducting L 200.000, the amount of bills outstanding, irrespective of last year’s deficit, the balance is 119,8912 s lid. A Water-right Case. Blenheim, To-day. In the Snpreme Court the water-right case —an action for LI,OOO damages— Murphy v Yercoe terminated in a-verdict fqr defendant with costs on the highest scale. Plaintiff and defendant are both owners of flaxmills on the creek near Blenheim. Plaintiff contended that defendant had raised his dam so as to back the water on their wheel and diminish its power lessen prodnotion and deterioratethe value of the flax. Defendant pleaded that the backing op of the water was caused by the creek being obstructed by the refuse from plaintiff’s mill.’ Mr Travers, for plaintiff, gave notice to move at Wellington for a new trial.

Judge Richmond. Justice Richmond sits on Monday to hear bankruptcy and divorce applications, and leaves the same night for Kelson. Railway Accident. Obbistohusch, To-day. An accident occurred at the Lyttelton railway station this morning, by which a ■hooting engine was destroyed through colliding with a train on the main line. It Is saw that the man in charge of the engine was off it, and that the man ran hack to the engine to stop it, but oonld sot catch it in time. Pire At 630 a m. to-day a fire occurred at Mr 0. Duggan’s painter’s shop, Cashel street. Over L2OO worth of stock was destroyed. The building was damaged to ■ the extent of L3O. The insurances were, on Ibe building, LIOO in the South British ; stock, L7OO in the South British and L3OO in thb Union. The cause |s (qppoaed to fee spontaneous combustion. r T}j9 Booth Temperance Mission. Ddjjbdin, To-day. Mr R. T. Booth opened his mission fe here to one of the largest and most enf thoaiasiio audiences every collected in the •i. Garrison Hall.The University. 1 ‘At the University commencement Profwwr Sale delivered, an address on Unl- ■ temty education. ‘ He said if the UrnVanity were ever crippled _ for want of (nods, he should recommend thedwpensing with ,teachers for classics lEnghsh, ana mental science.. The students indulged in a good deal ot roogh horse play.-