TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 942, 24 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

M i ♦ WELLINGTON. April 23. A poll was taken to-day under the Bftttitcipal Corporations Act, on the proposal to raise a loan of LIOO,OOO for street improvements. The loan was aftirnicd by a> large majority— 9~>l to 570. DCN'EDIN. April 23. At atattt a quarter to 3 this morning, a fire broke oat in a two-roomed house at the CJlen, owned and occupied by a car-; pertter named Charles Gregory, which, in | a few minutes, burnt to the "round. | Happily, there was- very tittle wind, or:

! ofcherwiiAff the premise adjoining would, ! have gr>wr. The MondiKjion Fire Brfaado! i wen? proiwptly oh the spot. The building j I wat for LlO9, and furniture f»rj ! LMX tit the Nat tonal. The owner states j ■ t.f\at! Kn Ih»6 I.I4" in note?- ? .Itdiu.* Kaatwmjd, theTimani volunteer,' ■shared with commit tins,'a breach of the j ; peaw in iStwart-atrcct on the nisdit of the j: i Jiiih April, ala«, with stealing L 5, the i i property of Katnerinc Waltfcr, wasf I iriorishli np at the 1t.51. Court to-day. f : Sir. Nattmii appeared for the accused, and i i si*hojKteii£ that thfiv vrs;-{ no evidence to itiionviet. lit* Worship s.-jd that the case! jstmtrgJy favorud ttti* statement that the; i atsensea was gurtty more of a rtot thon, I tar«ef»y, and it would W iieard as such.! : Assumed was committed to take his trial |

' at the nest sitting of the Supreme Court, i " This prosecution is left in the hands of' r ' the Crown. Bail was allowed—accused, ; UW, stnti tw» sHrwtic* «>f LSO. ! I In the Supreme Court to-day, in the j j caw of the Kev. li. L. st»i:f<vrd V, B- . j CJtlws, Mr. Justice Williams read the t j jttilstnent of the Court, which was a rule ■ I galling wp«m plaintiff to show cause why ■ | the sain Lt 100 sfiniftd net be paid dcfeli- " rfartt'* lifjuwlatwrsf. the Otat»«> Daily Times f i Company. The facta of the case were ' stated at length. .hnls.iiiciit # wns given in factor pf defendants. The rule was made ' ataetnte with «»>»{s. The judgment stated ' ! that in the "pinion »>f theCVurt LllOOhad ' licen paid as a bribe to Mr. Stanford, and I ketH.sc pant as agreement founded on illegal ! c»i»tiJw:»ti*m, must lie held to be part of the parcliaster jwwftcy of the property. Tile : | Atttintey-CMfiwHrwl applied for leave to appeal. " &» lonjf a* *V appeal was made ,\»t nvxt setting of the Court, Jcavc to . j appeal wotiid tagranted on that eansidcrnr . tt-in. April 24. /» w Heater May Dowltng, otherwise Hester Mtrfriteton. a"petition by a mother (;« hv appointed s;itar«tian. heard at the | Supreme Court before their Honors Jual tines .Inhnstone and Williams, the judgi ment wm that the petition be discharged ; with costs. The judges expressed regret : that the case was brought before the Court, and said that they would be acting ( I against law and morality to grant the : petition, as there was no real pretext , for the application, that the child (aged 16) had been examined and does not desire to go to her mother, and that no mere utterly

groundless application was ever brought before the Court. CHRISTCHURCH. April 2s. The President of the Chamber of Commerce stated to-day that the loss to the district; through the want of trucks; was estimated at L 25,000. The Chamber of Commerce to-day passed a resolution expressing their confidence that Government would be influenced in their, actions on the railway workshops question only by a consideration of the most efficient method of working tho railways. AUCKLAND. April 24. Mr. John Munro, late M.H.R. for many years for jr.-ir.sden, aged SO, is dead. __ He was one of the founders of the Novia Scotiati settlement of Waipu, near Whan- , aarci. It is stated that the further stoppage of tlic big pump at the Thames will result in j closing certain mines employing, from 400 I to 500 men.

The Rev. H. S. Davis, Independent minister at Hamilton, Waikato, is about to take a deacon's order in the Anglican Chimsh.

A Herald telegram from Waikato says . that botli TawhaioandManuwhiri have declined sending formal Invitations to the Premier and Native Minister, though solicited by many leading chiefs to do so. It is reported that Rewi has invited them Ito Puniu previous to the meeting. If I Sir George Grey and Mr. Sheehan do not | go to theKopua meeting, no other EuroI pcans will be allowed to be presont. Two | thousand natives are assembled at the ■ Kopua meeting. I At the Bank of New Zealand meeting, ' held to-day, the usual dividend and bonus '■ of 15 per cent, was declared. L' 25,000 I was carried to the reserve fund, and I LO7OO is carried forward. The report ' shows that the coin and cash balance is L 1,700,000, of which L7M.QOO k held in the Colony, and the haiancc in London. The Chairman remarked on the disastrous consequences of the City of Glasgow Bank failure, ami said that the reports of the Bank of New Zealand's losses by such failure were ouite unfvuo. and that not a shilling had been lost. Private deposits had increased by L0.%'0, The profit brought to account is about the ; k.miv- r.H :•'. last meeting, but a larger pro- ; vision had been made for future contini trencics. A hopeful view was expressed : *,,' {| lc of the Colony.—[Received !i» Auckland at 12.33 p.m., reached Ul.-oiiaru at 3.30.] TIMAKU. j April 23. ; At the Resident Magistrate's Court to- | day, Goodwyn, who had previously been committed "for trial on a charge of i fraudulent bankruptcy, was chained on ; two other counts. Ho complained of ! having been kept in solitary confinement ! for 24 hours at a stretch, and the magistrate : promised to personally see the gaoler in ' the matter. ! HOKITIKA. i April 23. Mr. Learmouth, on behalf of the South British and New Zealand Insurance Companies, calls for tenders for re-building and repairing the machinery in Harworth's sawmills, Gibson's Quay. The total insurance is LISOO, and the agencies expect to reinstate the machinery considerably under the insurance, as it was only partially damaged, GREY-MOUTH. April 23. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor at the request of the unemployed, was" held last night. The hall was crowded to the door. The following resolution was carried: "That the estimate made for piece work on the Greymouth and Hokitika railway does not allow laborers to proeure the necessaries of life, and as the majority of them have families to support, and were promised immediatcemployment, this meeting is of opinion that advantage should not be taken of their position by offering them an unfair rate of wages ; and that the amount appropriated for piece work should be immediately expended in such a manner as to employ laborers at reasonable prices." A second resolution was to a similar effect, and a committee was appointed to wait on the District Engineer, and to point out that Mr. Johnston, the officer in charge, had not acted impartially between the Government and the working men. INYERCARGILL. April 23. At a meeting of citizens this morning, it was decided to adhere to the original project, and to hold the ball on Friday evening, when it is anticipated that the Governor will be present. The Governor is expected here to-morrow evening. April 24 The Governor will arrive here from Queenstown at six this evening. A Volunteer guard of honour will proceed to the Albion Hotel. A concert by the band will be given in the evening, and a levee will be held to-morrow morning. The party will probably adjourn for refreshment to the Club, proceed to Riverton to spend the afternoon, and return to Invcrcargill for the ball in the evening. Preparations are being made to illuminate the town. Somo devices are very fine. The inimi'/ration nominations for the quarter are 130. BLENHEIM. April 23. The Marlborough Agricultural Show was held to-day. The exhibits were not very numerous. Cart horse 3 were plentiful, and the grain was excellent.