TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 556, 12 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press agency.) ♦ WELLINGTON. February 11. The Bon. Mr, Larnaeli is going home very shortly in connection with floating the last new loan. He takes his wife and family with him, It is reported that after the loan negotiations are completed lie will succeed Sir Julius Vogel as AgentGeneral. ! The interruption on the Port Darwin line has just been repaired. A supplement to the Government Gazette notifies that the Consolidated Stock Act eomes into operation after the 9th February. The Governor, Lady Normanby, and suit* leave for Auckland at 11 to-night in the Hiii«moa. It is expected that their stay will be tt the beginning of April. A commission Va<? sent from Mr. Redwood's stables onSatum tt y t to back Orange Lightning for the Duuedm G.up, and the following wagers have been laid :rVL2,OOQ to L6O, -Ll-iOOO to LlO, LSOO to. Ufl, LSOO to IS, LI,OOO to LlO, L3OO to Ll2, LSOO to L2O, L2OO to LB, L2OO to LlO. On the double of the Cup »nd Derby, the following wagers were made :—prange Lightning, foE Oirp.j and Trump-Card, for Derby—Lsoo to L4;x300 to L 6, L2Q.Q to L 3, LI,OOO to LlO. was also backed to win for L 4,000,

February 12. The Hon. W. B. Rhodes,-M.L.C., died last night, aged seventy. Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach have purchased a frontage in Grey-street for LIOO per foot. Mr. Bolton, the owner of Lara, has sold him, with all his engagements, to Mr. Stevens, of Wanganui, ior L 450. Twelve hundred exjra salmon were liberated in the Hutt rirer yesterday. Mr. Marshall Woo 4 leaves by the WaVatipu to-day, en rovte for England. AWe number of Maoris have assem- | bled. at'Wairarapa to neet Sir George Grey, who jvis promisedto address them on political matters bttween now and Thursday. A deputation of Wellington citizens waited on the Premier t-iis morning with an address signed by £)0 residents of Wellington, requesting jiim to address them and state the indention of the Government next sessioi, at his earliest i convenience. He promied to do so on Thursday evening next. :

AUCKLAND. February 11. Intelligence has been seeived here of the death of Mrs. wife of the Bishop of Melanesia, at St. Barnabas, Norfolk Island, on the 30 th ult., of fever, following the birth of a daughter. She was the daughter of Colorol Innes, of New South Wales, and' iras married to the Bishop of Melanesia in England in 1872. She leaves four children. Mr. H. Brett, mayor, gave a picnic to the eripketers, pouncillors, and prominent citizens,, to the number of a 100. at his residence at Lake Takapuna to-day. The Hon. Mr. Whitaker presded at the dinner. The toasts of the Mayor, the Australians, and the Auckland Tventy-two were drunk, and dancing followed. The intelligence of the death of the j Pope caused great sensation.

NAPIER. February 11. The Eight Rev. Wm. Williams, late Bishop of Waiapu, died on B;,tur:lay night. He had beeii in a precarious state for some time. ♦ BALCLUTHA. February 12. Flames were discovered below Cbwie's (saddler) shop, at one this morning, arising from rags saturated with kerosene. If undiscovered another few minutes, the whole block must have been destroyed. —♦ ■ TAUPO. February 12. The Government is going to enlarge the township. _______