LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 221, 19 June 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Christchurch, June 18. The damage to the export shed at Lyttelton is estimated at £IOOO. The firi commenced in the Wharf Office, but the origin is unknown. Tlie fire. would have been insignificant had there’, been a good fire-engine on the ground/ All the books and papers w6re saved, June 19. The Good Templars purpose holding further meetings to discuss the Lo’id Option Bill. The City Coun< il has received letters from nearly every municipality in the . colony favorable to the proposed conference in Wellington, re municipal subsidies. The conference will, most likely, be held a fortnight after Parliament meets. The fire at Lyttelton is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. Nothing reliable is yet known as to the insurances, or the actual value, of the goods in the shed. Lyttelton, June 18, Sailed—'Margaret Galbraith, ship, for London, with a cargo of wool, wheat, and tallow. The keteh, Clematis, arrived from Hokitika yesterday morning. One of her crew named James Moore was carried overboai-d and drowned while making fast a line, A strong gale was blowing at the time, and the vessel could not get round in time to pick him up. Hokitika, June 18. The steamer Albion has just arrived in the roadstead. Auckland, June 18. Edward Plinney, a settler at Otahuhu, was thrown from his cart on Saturday night, and sustained concussion of the spine. He died this morning. Hugh Lusk is to address the electors of Franklyn on Wednesday. Two collisions have occurred in the harbor The ferry steamer Devonpovi, ran into the brigantine Flirt on Saturday night, carrying the martingale away. The Flirt’s jibboom swept the steamer’s deck, carrying away the funnel and doing other damage. The barque Victoria coming from Newcastle, van into the schooner Christiana, at anchor under the North Head, at five o’clock on Sunday morning. The schooner was much injured. Enquiries are to be held.

Arrived—Spirit of Dawn, barque, from London, IDO days out. The steamer Wellington was off /Mauukau bur yesterday morning, but owing to a westerly gale has not crossed vet.

Tiie Rob Roy cutter, from Samoa brings news to the 3rd inst. The

Samoan chiefs on their return home after their unsuccessful attempt to secure from Sir Arthur Gordon a British protectorate commenced negotiations with the American Consul, which resulted in the hoisting of the stars and stripes. It is not known whether the American Consul has been authorised by his Go-. vernment. Nelson, June 18. The steamer Murray has arrived with the crew of the brig Star of the Mersey, which left Lyttleton for Newcastle on the 10th inst. On Friday,’when passing Stephens Island, the wind was blowing furiously, and the vessel, laboring in a heavy sea, ran back for Guard’s Bay. When abreast of Motangara, the captain kept the vessel away, but she would not stay, and there was no room to wearas the ebb tide was setting her towards the island. The only alternative was to anchor. At night the wind blew worse than ever and the ship began to drag. On Saturday the crew abandoned her and were picked up by the Murray, which agreed to stop for 24 hours by her. The Murray made two unsuccessful attempts to get alongside, and anchored for the night, under the nearest shelter. OnSaturday night the wind increased to a hurricane, and yesterday there was no sign of, the brig.. She is supposed to have parted hei* chains and capsized. The brig Albion, which left Hokianga for Melbourne, on the 9th inst., with kauri logs, arrived yesterday. On the 12th, a tremendous gale sprang up; a heavy .sea broke on board, floated off the logs on deck and smashed the buU warks. The ship laboring and straining severely, sprang a leak and made 7ft of water, which gradually shifted the sand ballast te the starboard, giving her a list of sft to that aide. On the 14th the wind increased, and she continued to ship heavy seas. } iShe then ran for Nelson, and will have to be discharged before proceeding to sea again. There are five passengers on board, !

Wellington, June 19.

The “ Times” this morning .says it learnathat a serious charge has been brought against.the management of the Mount View Lunatic Asylum, in respect of alleged ill-treatment,of a patient. It says that the Asylum has . been mismanaged ever since the death of Mr Seagar.