TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 792, 25 October 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

. » WELLINGTON. October 24. The Supreme Court was occupied all day over the action for libel brought by Blundell Bros., proprietors of the Evening Post, against Robert Gardiner, late Evening Chronicle. o ug u Gardiner has left the colony, and now connected with the Chronicle, the proprietors of that paper defended the ajtittn. Mr. Tcavers for the nlaintfHsmld the Attorney-General, instructed nv-Mptrs. Moorhouse and Edwards, for tire defendant, The Chief Justice -presided. The jury, after an absence of about an hour, returned a verdict for plaintiffs, damages # LS. The Attorney-General gave notice that he should, at the sitting of the Court of Appeal, move that the verdict of the jury be set aside, on the ground that three of the issues were answered in favor of the defendants. OTAKI. October 24. There is no danger of the City of Auckland breaking up yet. The Hinemoa was up this morning, but befere Jenkins and the crew could get down to launch the boat, the steamer went awaj fgfeout communicating with the shore. AfeHough there was less surf on to-day than yesterday, they have not got any provisions from the ship yet. The Maoris have made a present to the im-migi-ai.ls of potatoes and sheep. All the Em-op sins and natives are acting very kindly towards the immigrants and crew. The City of Auckland stands in an upright position, close to the Felix Stowe, apparently undamaged. The crew are busy at the vessel, discharging immigrants' luggage. It is expected that? all the cargo can be saved. 9 p.m. The immigrants left for the Waikawi in bullock drays, traps, and all sorts of conveyances, so as to catch the steamer Hinemoa. The landing of passengers has been effected with considerable expedition considering the circumstances, and without the slightest accident or disturbance. October 25. Tho City of Auckland is lying stem on to the beach, buried about eight feet in sand. There is now only about one foot of water at her fore-head at low water. The stern posts and forefoot have gone. The mate and crew are still on board, not having been able to get off yesterday. There is no chance of her being got off again. The sailors say they will be able to say.e all the luggage, but are not certain as to the cargo. The captain has ordered the sailors to dismantle the ship. As soon as that is done the crew will be sent to Wellington. The captain left for Wellington by coach. CHRISTCHURCH. October 24. Nearly all the immigrants per Waitangi were engaged to-day. There were very few single women, most of them having been sent south, Six times the number could have been at once engaged. A large batch js expeptid by the next ship the Hydaspes. In future the arrival of all steamers at the port will be posted upon the Christchurch platform, by order of the railway authorities. The tender of Hawkins and Co., of Lyttelton, for the Gladstone wharf, has been accepted by the Harbor Board. The amount is LBBGI, WANGANUI. October 24. At the meeting of the County Council today it was resolved that LSO be voted from the County funds for the relief of the immigrants per City of Auckland. A subscrip-tion-list has also -been opened. The Committee appointed three members to proceed to the scene of the wreck and offer work to any cf the immigrants desirous of remaining en the West Coast. There is a. great demand throughout the district for labor, and the whole of the City of Auckland's immigrants could be

The He-falJ to-night strongly -urges the erection o*f a lighthouse on Kapiti. If there ■was a ligSifc there it would be a real harbor of refuge for vessels in bad weather. ' Since the removal of the light from Mana, wrecks have been frequent, as the vessels standing in from the westward cannot distinguish the low land in misty weather till too close. GREYMOUTH. October 24. A miner named George Tyfe was crushed to death in a tunnel at Mbrie'e Greek yesterday. The body of a Chinaman, unknown, was found, on/the North :Beach this morning, washed down the river by the flood. No .one was reported as missing. NEW PLYMOUTH. October 24. Hiroki is at Pariki, but it is believed he cannot possibly live, on account of the shot wound he received from some one in the search party when they met him near Opunake. The bullet must have hit him in the groin and driven his cap pouch into the wound. He is under Te Whiti's protection, who wishes to see Mr. Sheehan. Major Brown, the Immisrv»-£bn Agent, has received adv*]» £ the sa iTing of the Herinonie for here with S3 immigrants, Blenheim! "" October 25. FCTir hundred ounces of gold from Havelock have been brought to the Bank of New Zealand here by the police. The Havelock correspondent of the Express has just sent the following :—Captain Ross, master of the Star of the Sea, was drowned to-day off Lambert's Head. The mainsail gibbed when the vessel was running for Port Gore to seek shelter, and the mainsheet carried him overboard.