TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 809, 15 November 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. November 14. The reduction of duty on Australian wine does not take place until the Ist of January uext, and can then only be claimed on the exporter from Australia signing a certificate before th.e Collector of Customs there that the wine is bona jit!:-- Australian produce, which certificate must be produced at th.e Custom House here by the person who pays the duty.

The Mayoralty election is causing great excitement. The warmth of feeling in the contest is becoming keener every day. To-nighfs. Gazette notifies that Sir George Grey has been appointed Minister in charge of the Marine Department, and of the administration of the Shipping and Seamen"s Act, KS77. At the sitting in hnnro. Judge Gillies gave judgment in the ease Hill v. Hill. Plaint-ill" and defendant are husband and wife. Sometime ago a deed of separation was executed between them, and the husband went to cde'bouriie. The wife, to whom the husband had previously made over a house and proproperty, continued to keep a tobaconist's shop on Lambton Quay. A few months ago the husband returned, and insisted ongoing to the shop. The wife had him brought up

;it the Resident Magistrate's Court, and lie was discharged on bis undertaking not to interfere with his wife again. Kubscpuently iie was charged at the Police Court under the Vagrant Act v.-ith being illegally on ihe [.remises nil joining the shop kept by his wife, anil lie was sent to gaol for a month. After his wife s premises, and an injuiicl'iou of rh< Supreme Court was then obtained to ivsc>-ain defendant, from mole-ting the plain; iiV : buihe made a breach of the injum-tion by going to the house again, and the wife then moved to have him committed to prison fur roe. tempt. Defendant did nut appear to shov cause. ami the .lude'c adjudeed him truiify of contempt, and directed' that lie should' he imprisoned in Yi'ellington gaol until lie purged himself of the contempt, apologised for his disobedience of the injunction, air! promised to lie of good behavior for the future"Novomher 15. Dr. Diver has visited Miss Wood, the Wain.uiomata lunatic, for t!ie purpose of subjecting her to im-dieal (•■vaminat''on. T!..says sho is suffering from idiotic lunacy of :'■ congenital eharaeb-r. A very <::o--e examiuaf.iei! of the patient was inadvisable <--"-.:.-i.id ho;- violence. !r,:t from .e.mcarance h-. JJ:i::k» the patient has been well cared for by her relations. "The following tenders l:avo ! eon ivc: i-ed at the TV.lie Works OiUec- for the Maevowliemia l-vidrxo contract (Av, amoko 1 .ranch extension'. of'"lh.: AYaitaki Invcrcaridl Railway :— Aecepfed— Aha:i and Ntumbk .-, Timaru, LlTi»77 Dcdined --Dan-kiy and

Kav, Oam in, L 2117; ('has. AhoUs, Dim edin, L 2022: Henderson and Fergus. Dunedin. L2(i".,"> : John L'aivl-.v. Oamarii. T -2SOO dolm Whitaker. Duuedim D2H.;C> : Dlair. Stevens, and Co., Oamaru. l.'V, 1:5 : Mcikh and Campbell. I lur.edin. E37">2 : Owen am Watson, Oamaru, L4!j2.">.

cjnusTCHirrjcH. November 1-1. In the Hide Match to-day— Inverc.argil] v. (.'hristchureh—the former team were victorious. A deputation will wait on < 'olonel YVhitmore to-morrow, 10 the defence of Lyttclton : also, in reference to the management of the Hospital, November I~>. At the sale of Mr. r.odwood's horses yesterday the following wore some of the price realised:—Drood liiar-.s : Vr.aimea, LI-00. Mr. Wansoy ; Misfortune. 200 gumois. Mr. Oardale ; M;il.vino, 200 guineas, Mv Cardale : Awatea, 270 guineas, Mr. Nosworthy : I'uriki, 17.1 guineas, Mr. Yi'ansey. Yomig stock : Yearling chestnufc colt by Panic! O'ilorke, 120 guineas, Air. Page ; bay colt Daniel OT'ourke, I3i> guineas, Mr. Stead ; bay filly by Daniel O'lJourke. !)0 guineas, Mr. C/Mal'.ey ; brown coit, by Castaway, 110 Emmons : chestnut colt, by Daniel O'liourkc, 110 guinea-, Horses in training : Avici, MOO guineas, Mr. Stead : I'uriri. JJ'JO guineas, Mr. "\Yansoy ; Mata.. 47") f/uineas. Longhands. 225 guineas, Pin.'ire. 200 guineas, Mr. Stead : Orange Lijihtniny:, 100 guineas, Mr. "W'ausey ; Repo, 20o' guineas. Mr. Al'Don.ihl ('>Yairi!c-r) : Waicti, 320 guineas, Mr. Stead : " Jlri : ■cry, 25)0 guineas, Mr. Keilson ; York, 41~-> guineas, Mr. Prifeliard (Dunedin). Mr. Thomson, the present Mayor, announces his intention to contest the Mayoralty with Councillor lok, this year. The Von. Archdeacon Harper last evening delivered a very interesting lecture on Bishop Selwyn. The match between eight of the Invcrcargill Rifles and eight of the Cliristchurch City Guards resulted as follows .-—Christchurch, 339; lnvercargill, 351,

TIMARU. November 12. A frightful fatal accident occurred at 11.30 this morning, A roof blew off a house near Ornisby's flour mill, taking the ehimnev with it. The fall of the latter caused the death of an infant 7 months old, and of Mrs. Drew, its mother, who died about ten minutes after. Drew is a most respectable head miller at the mill in question. Great sympathy is felt for him in his sudden bereavement. «, AUCKLAND. November 14. The Gazelle, whaler, of the Bay of Islands, reports taking BSO barrels of hunchback. She struck a large sperm whale two days before reaching port, which, after carrying away two lines and destroying a boat, escaped. • NEW PLYMOUTH. November 14. A man named Murphy attempted to stab Sergeant Coffey nt -Waitara yesterday. He was committed for trial this morning. . $ ASHBUHTOX. November 14. The second day's racing was again well attended. The_ County Hurdle Handicap was won bv Nelly G'rav ; Lonehand, 2 ; Merlin, 3. The Racing' Club Handicap— Chancellor, 1 ; Lady Ellen, 2 ; Little Arthur, 3. The Publican's purse was a gift to Luna, who easily beat Chitfcington, the only other starter. The other events were insignificant.

[Special Telegram to the Daily Times.] Auckland, Nov. 14. Price Purcell, for evasion of the Customs duties, was fined L 25 and costs to-day at the Police Court.

An enquiry has been made by the railway authorities into tile late mishap on the railway with the following result :—ln the matter of the collision between a Fairlie engine and ballast train, 'Whitburn, the driver of the Fairlie, was lined "LI, and Smith, the guard on the goods train, was fined L 5. Clark, the traffic engineer, who told those in charge of the ballast train that they could go on, and if they saw the goods train they could easily run back, has had his inereeas of pay withheld for six months. It has been stated that Elliott, the locomotive fireman, has been fined LlO on account of the collision at six chain curves, Cahill, the station-master at Papakurn, was not made aware of the enquiry, but it is said that in his absence a report has been forwarded to Wellington recommending his dismissal. CrnuSTCHXRCH, Nov. 14.

Mr. Redwood's sale took place to-day, but was not so successful as it was expected to be. Only six of the sixteen brood mares were placed, the choicest animals not coming ivp to the reserve—soo guineas. Waimea was, however, allowed to go at 4."i0 guineas. Kamakama was withdrawn at 375 guineas. Most of the animals, though brought up in the Taiaroa to-day, were in excellent condition. Aktiow, Nov. 14. The Royal Commission apjiointed to enquire into the celebrated Finn v. Stratford case has finished the investigation after a. sitting of four days. A large number of witnesses were examined, and the evidence taken has been forwarded to Wellington. The Commission sat with closed doors, and many ugly rumors are circulating, indicating that the end is 3 r ct a long way oh".