TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 631, 11 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

I " WKLLkMiToX. t M-v 10. [ The " Evening Post " has issued ■ wit I for a thii'iSiiiKl pou.nls <i .ni.i.,u.i...'g<u t 1 tie " Evi-n.ng Croihch; " tor nhiuilei-" libt-1 in rgir I to certain allfga'.imis jh. lit the '' Post's " special c ible news. William O'Cnnor, chargi d with an ittempt to poison William Light, landlord of Barrett's Hotel, was brought up o-d.iy. and, after some further evident •vas taken, was committed for trial. H reSiryed his -hLace. lucre was a Ic.ng and warm altercation ii the .Supreme Coin-*. thW morriug be- ' we. ii tiiu Chi- f Justice and Mr. Barton. >lr. Barton protested m Strong tuiui. >gai!ist delaying Lis clients'eas-. s. The Jud-e warmly c;>eck..d l.iu: for using -UCi7 fiisi-es|>cClfiil lo the Conn. i*iu- Jll.lne pointed nlic tnat it was llndert.at it siiould come on before both Judges, ami that Ju-ge Ii chmoiid Has .1- rained mi the W L -st Coast. Mr. Barton aa'd tnat Judge it'cauond should have been here i.ifore. He slioiiid not study liis private convenience, .mil, in reply to a remark of the Ji.lgMat Mr. Ti avers, the solicitor on t..e other side, was not pres<iu, -\ 1 r. Butom : s.il:j Iliar tilere was'lio d.iln.t that if Ml" j IIM«. is nad appeir. il, and he (Mr. j Bin.. ) u,d not, t e «a>e wo 0.l .-.v.. Leeu t.ruji oii'. T.»>. Judge rt'l-riu.ftjded

him for making such imputations, which Mr. Barton defendjjtbvon the ground t h at he had said nothing disrespectful. The •lulge repeatedlv insisted ijponhis sitting iovn, 'LiinijtisqiSßenej#Siihe Cw.mfewqrajlH'iiiiimdate Sftim rrjnm. doigsfif his||§auty.-:; !, client. f-Efe askejp no favors frijirg and «'|j||id rtj>Ji actheuKif off-red. Afjjer;. a filtther . Hljj^ch language ofs|iie saupsttnd, the Cojirt. *W —r. ♦ CHRISTUHURCH. Mav 10. The Dr linage Board t - lay d-cid.d to ■dopt.-Mr. Clark-.'.-» scheme for the draing • of Ciiriatchivch. The on the railway have de■.il d 'of .rin aFr • B'.-igade. In cnnec;ioit wbh the agitation hore .r incr< the strength of the Voluti•ers, a telegram wa-« sent to the Governueiit to-d iv with a v ew of ascjrtaining fhaf. ficioties won d tie o/Fered. Tne ••ply recived states that until war is etuallv d c'ar. d, ih- G"V. r I'heht do not •el j isvfi • I in taking any st"ps regard■i t.'ie Voli.it-eer ••!• Mil, ia q'ie tioii. * NJKURA.VGI. .M»v 10. noon Tawhiao demands t .a'. W.ikato b- • '.ced niider his c->'i'r>l f>'«>-u Muigt'a-vi-.-i to Cui:)>. II: say; t\u -uis. b- . tiled to-day! Sir G ot-e Gr y o.f-t-d i-a hi'ids b-loni ng to tie G >v r nuvit ■II the rig it bank of the riv r, 503 aci" 'S r N'g .rua v-.ia wo.th L"i 00 a y ■:»•, t.. ili d a lions.- f..r him ai. Kawhia, and jive him some allotuu-nt-i infiiatiowu- , ip f.r his childr 11. T.ie meeting is oiug «ni. RTVERTON. M ~v 10. Another new re f has been .v.-red u t.ie summit of liongwo .d, t.vo in les I. 'Ve the pr .specto s' el din. Tli • ground s pi-u'ged i ill" for in I s loui I, an 1 is now iken up froin the iiase of L.iu-vool t> ie top. Very little real p o;p c.ing .s ■.-ini done ini'il the le.is s .liive bee i ranted by tie W irdeti. A piiMio iiieucui,' was held last night, .r, wnicli ii resolution wis-J irrled eondeinat >ry of griuii-'.g leases for 1 O'-ie areas of oind. 'L'iie pnispeCors having ben ranted pr .teehon for r.in-ir "apiiTic it ion," re now shoiiig th. ir pr .sp-.vs, w nc i ■ire exc elin.ly rich. T.iey r. porta wo fj c f -ick. T.ii'tj is gri;:ii. eXoit-.-iiienf :i c.nis. (pienee. AL'UiviA.xU. May 10. The R■•■■■v. Mr. Haz-ltoii arrived by the 'eilandia II •is .lei.-gated by the Irish A T esleyan C'oiifer.'nee to collect su"sc:'ipinns to luj'iidate the balance of the cost ,i Dublin W-sleyan Co'l.-ge. He has ■ee.l very slice -Msr'ul in Amer.ca. A serio'.is cilip.se 0.-cirrel at th;j exr isi.in of the Hehiii.svi 1 • ruiwiy .-.t.-ttio i atXdoa.M. si v n nun Ire 1 of lon.ld . i..g, d.iveti to supi! irt an eart',l ■< o,\ o g the river bank having u-'jmi way. '.ie sti-iie. ure ciut-nn-d 2)0 0)3 t ■ •.< of .f.r.a.. If. was intend-d to carrv 30.000 nds of earti.wuk, Ift lias u'iveii way •ider t.ie weignt of tlm iirsi :.un-ii. <i ■IIS.