TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 551, 6 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per tress agency.) " " - ■ --» WELLINGTON. February 5. An address to the electors is published on behalf of Mr. George Elliott Barton by his son, announcing that his father will contest the seat for Wellington City against Mr. Pearce, in the interest of Sir George Grey.

On the return of Sir George Grey from Waikato he will be asked to address a public meeting at Wellington. The City of Sydney left San for Auckland on January 21st, tho jftract date, with the London January tnffi for New Zealand ; the Australia arrived at San Francisco on the 20th January, two days before the due date, with the New Zealand January mails from London. To-night's Po.s'f saysit has been arranged that tho Hon. Mr. Larnach will shortly proceed to England as one of tho agents appointed to raise the loan. Before leaving Mr Larnach will retire from the Cabinet and resign his seat in the Assembly. The negotiations connected with the raising of the loan will be entrusted to Messrs. Julyan and Sargent and tho Agent-Gene-ral, with Mr. Larnach as directly representing tho Colony. It, is probable that Mr. Larnach, on resigning his seat in the Assembly, will bo called to tho Upper House. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report, under date London, January 20 :—" The wool market is dull, there being little or no private inquiry ; Die next sales commence on February 1!) ; up to date the arrivals number 70,000 bales ; the Antwerp and Havre sales were flat. Tallow is in fair demand at beef ."D.s. and mutton 40s. (id. The wheat market is rather quiet, foreign arrivals being heavy ; Adelaide, 04s. ; New Zealand, 50s. The leather market is Hat ; best sides, lOd.

February 0, Tho Endeavour lias arrived from Oainaru. TIMARU. February G. At the \Vannate Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday a man named MacDowoll Wiis charged with stabbing a man named Goodsnii, and was committed for trial at the criminal sittings of the District Court to be holden in March. A post mortem examination was held on tho body of the infant child of Margaret Wilson, a young woman who was tried last session of the Supremo Court, charged with sending a threatening letter to a man named Courtis, demanding money. The child was born on Saturday last, and was apparently healthy, but died' yesterday. The result of past mortem examination is that a coroner's inquest will be held this afternoon.

At a meeting of the Tiinaru Boating Club, the Committee ant homed an order from Salter in England, at once, for a two pair-onred stumped outrigged boats, similar to those used in Chrislclmrcli. This Resident Magistrate was occupied'. lato last night on an important civil case- — Borough Council v. Henry Cain- to recover rates on Timaru landing and shipping, service. The defendant being manager of the Company, the plaintiffs contended that the boundary of the borough extended to low wafer mark, and that all property within that limit wan linlil Vo pay rates. The defendant contended tliWpart of the property in ipiuNtion was built on the Railway Reserve, and therefore was not rateable. The Magistrate ultimately decided that part of the property on Railway Reserve was not liable to berated. The defendant having stated that he was willing to pay a reasonable rate for the remainder of the- property, th<» Magistrate adjourned the ease for one week to afford the parties time to Bottle, the matter themselves.

The Albury vaoes, in the Mackenzie Country, will fake place to-duy. A large number of people left by train. Theraro some good entries, and if (lie weather, which is now threatening, holds tip, a capital day's sport may bo expected.