Telegraphic Intelligence FROM GREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY, Renter's Agents. WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1328, 20 May 1872, Page 2

Telegraphic Intelligence FROM GREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY, Renter's Agents. WELLINGTON.

Monday, May 20. The English Mail via Suez, which, came to hand here yesteiday, brought despatches from the Agent General stating that there are prospects of a large immigration to ihe Colony from the United Kingdom. Several ships were to leave England in April and May. The despatches also state that the immigrant vessels will likewise be the bearers of sufficient railway plant and material for the works to be commenced. Mr Biogden's staff are now preparing tenders for the different lines of railway. The\ expect to tender in two or three days.

The Freemantle Flerald reports that on Sunday, the 10th March, the colony of Western Australia was visited by a storm such as had never before been experienced. At Bun bury, the Midas, a vessel chartered by a New Zealand iirm to take a valuable cargo of timber, among which were a number of 70ft. piles for a jetty at Dlinediu, dragged her anchors, went ashore on the bar, and became a helpless, hopeless wreck in a couple of hours. The agricultural correspondent of the Grey River Argus for the Grey Valley, has been presented with a testimonial by the farmers up river. The gift was in the substantial form of a ton of horse feed. The Thames Guardian says that a set ions accident happened at the Thames on the night of the 10th inst, to one of the engineers, named William Hoi lis, who is well known on the field as a steady man, and a faithfuJ servant to his employers. It seems thai he was feeling the crank shaft to see if it was hot, and his hand got caught as it. revolved, and the whole of the flesh was torn off from the wrist nearly down to the tops of the fingers, making a most ghastly wound, and laying the bones of the hands bare. Dr. Ctoft was found in a short time, and he was taken io the Pacific Hotel, where the wounds were sewn up and bandaged, but it is exceedingly doubtful if they will succeed in saving the flap, which has been torn off, if, indeed, he does not lose his hand.

There iz (says Josh Billings) menny a person who can set a mousetrap tew per feckshou, but not satisfied with such smal! game undertake tew trip for beats, and get ketched by the bears. Morml —Studdy your genius, and stick tew mice.