TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 599, 3 April 1878, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

WELLISGTON. April 2. The T»Vw ZeaTand Loan nnd Mere.nti'e Agency reports ombr .late London. Ma** 31, that the won! "-arUrt s« weaker ami petition ilecrea ins. I" mediant a-d infer..* i grensy anil wnr-he.i. v m i >-, " ami scoured wm.L* =>re imchan ed. A.lwl-s of ß oj>rt snpp'ies from mar rati* have be.-.. rrcX<l up %> date. IBB,*K> bah» «« **- Sales d»« on the sth .« pry. I »l«w "''"»<• B-st mutton, »>« od; *>• <* "Si fid « neat firm 'I he «Tnliforoiart harvest w abundant .Ad- laide, 64* per 406 H» ; New Zealand Leather marke* flat, l.ut -id -s Bfe 4 b In the .s.ipi-mr Co t t-«I»v, J«co ( >aen. nffitr tVnnt Mouraveff, w;.s put upon htri d f»r obtaining money by ful*e pretences. ! be' e were two separa - charges. The pn,n r w. ; » defended by Mr. 8art..... 11.- Wa- I tV.iv .1 uui tv. bur. tne s.ntence was deferred Fr-d l» tting. t»r an imle.-ent a-»ault upn ayurtrg"! at the Low. r Hurt, was four. < gu.lt .and renar.ded f,r■ S « t nee. ■ !.•• I.rami Jrirv threw our. the bill against W ai tur At:k. nden. f r robi.e.y. A teat was n*«i • »t the water* o-k* today and it was found that a' half pa-it • me this morning the.e was 12'fc 9m. i» the new reservoir, and a half two tl.rre was only I lit The Engineer «>• the waterworks liu.l ou testing the volume of the stream win- h ■•applies, the res-e-rvoir that the engine*, hydranlie life, and the machinery at pre ei.t in ue in Welltt.gb.il would ab orb the ent re amount, leaving none for do-.-e-tic purples. The Merchant >hipnin«.' and Ln«lei«>iter> A*».ciation teteL'rarh, under date London. 3Ut:—Arrived-James Kiel I-k-n.ing, ftotn Dunediu.

CHIUSTCiiUIICH. April 2. Mr. Clarke's rerort on the dniiiug* i>f Christehnreb wa = issued this iimming. It is very volunvu 'ns, and .-troiiiriy c»nd runsthe use of the r.vir- Avon ..r Heathente f..r purposes, a- .1 also tondemns M . Carruthers' proposal to discharge the sewage by the p.esent outfall 'ham "»t > the Heatboite e.-tu.iry. He confirms Mr. Car: -uther* opinion a.- to the - trrouwl sewers, anil the nee sstty for a pumpinjjstatit.it at tho last Town Lett, hut advocates the conveyance of sewage, aftei it his been rai«d t.y pump, to the • orporation Keserve on the S..ntihil!s, ami the diversion of the Utter mtu a sewage farm. He estimates the whole cost of the scheme at about L 100.01.0, ami the annuii expenditure for interest ami maintenance at abyut L 12,100. The r ratnaye r.oard met today to discuss the scheme. A three roomed house and contents were totariv destroyed by fire this morning. In the Supreme Court, to-d..y,Quam lan,, a Chinaman, was semenc-d tt> ten years uenal servitude, and two fioffginss, for rape .on a child at fpawa. Charles Pnilltps, convicted of frtealiog L-"SS from one Moo.lv. was remanded for .-mrence. Charle* MtJundigull was convicted of :>" intl c.-tit assault •» a littie giri at Ttm|..Ltnn, 1 «r recommend tl mercy on iicconnt of lis yott'h. Justt-e Williams saiit h- w uhl yve effect r.<> the recommends, ion hy not iuliiotittjj a flo-gnig, and would eonsider the term of tmr-risoii-ment to he award tl. Uooert M'Farh.ne phaded guilty to tlnee indictments of forgery and utteitriL'. »• d was temanded tor sentence. Kawai Papie, a Maoit, wan acquitted «f a charge of rape .n Mary !'uu. George St. pheM.- pi "«ted guilty to the larceny of thirtetn watches, andwa.* remanded for sentence.

BLENfcILI3I. April 2. Last night thre».'tak? of barTey it. re burnt o$ Kedwood B; o*'. fan... .-p iti«r I reek. 'he destruction ot property would have bcenleas but-for a strong wind bt»»inj at the time. The origin of the-fivei* unknown. A hradiing maciij.tr, .-tmed near tlie barley, was saved. Ihe in uranee wn I 3liU in the .South British. *- IiUKITIKA. April 2. Eyan s trial for murder hat bieti on alt d; v. Five witnesses were t x unim-d, t-amely, Mrs Daniels, wife of the :iians;ipp«»ed to bmurdertd ; Waiter fait ch. a»ti of the same : and \V. Oalviu, who ia.letiticre i Datd I-.' watch jiilo, I', ter Uonrois. wii -> i.teatitie t the b. dv j and Mwj i : owt ie. The eviocitctwas much the same a« that pivot, in the Macist.at-t's Court, Int. a fewstr. nger V f ' l " r .»- of evidence have l«fii t-lie-ted. 'J he ti ;il is likely to last three or f«-nr days nior.-, as there are still abount twenty witues-.es to be examined. J.ntrr. Ten more witnesses were examined to-day jn the l;yan case, Uver ad. zeu witness.-;" a'« yet to be heard. Mrs I >ani ;Is' was about three hunra in t>>e witness-box. She f»I > i.Unrifie.d her late husband'* sku 1 l?>. watch. and clothes. Itspeetor MalU.r\ D-t-tetiv. Brown, and Inspector l)'i oun. 11".-. evidence is expected to be taken to-morrow.

AUCKLAND.

April 2. Sir George Grey Kv> pone t> Kawau for » few days, ro recinit his health. Sailed—itotorita, fori-ydm-v. 'i he Albnrniatniue hia declared a dividend of 5s per thare. _ 'lhe Governor shortly visits the Hot Lakes at Rntorua. . At the meeting of the Sonth British Insurance Company on Monday the directors will recommend a dividend of 13 per cent. p=r annum. In AIMER. April 2. Mr J. .T. Tye reports that the total nuin-bf-rof ac es of the Arniuuton Karate, sold last week, was 94.'C. whi h r alise.l L42.GIK), or an average of a little ovvr L 4 iOs per acre, including the township, the suburbm iection?, and the rnra! land. The township of Wanstead included 23 aeras, which brought L 1216. or 137 3-+ per acre: suburban s. ctions, 43 acres, I 304 ; and the rural land. 93S0a res 1.40.990. or an r.vt-rage of a! out L 4 7a 3<l per acre. Many of the lots have been changing hands since the sale at higher figures.

LNVEKCaRUILL. > r ril 2. The total population of Itivcr.argill ami suburbs is aj>prt>.\im.iU-Iy : 7-5. Sir John Cinlcarcompat.inl lyilr Msckett, marine trig "liter, ant! t r.p-ati Tlmiii-<>n. the Bluff liarU.ur ri.aste ■, lei't t«-''ay fo inspect the i! ive; ton i art.or They will inspect t£e .New JKivvr t.art<•«>• ?<'.« vuw. April 2. 3CO young tzlmm have leen succeisfully io the Tcremakau river.