TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 21 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WE^LINGTQIf, September 21. Another body was taken out of the harbor this morning. Ifc has not yet been identified. This makes four within a fortnight. A rumor has just reached town that a disturbance has broken out among the hard-labor gang of prisoners near Newtown, ancl one -or two were rathef severely handled. Mr. Shaw, R.M., sat on the Bench for the last time to-day. At the close of the the court, Mr. Gordon on b,ehsU of the corflpljinentpd Mr. fejhaw on the planner in which'he had performed his duties during his residence here. Mr. Shaw, in response, eulogised the officers of the court, and spoke highly of the conduct of the police force of Wellington. He also thanked the Bar for the assistance they had rendered him during h;a stay. Mr. Shaw is excepted to. return to New Plymouth to-morrow.

DIJNEDIK September §Q, _ The Harbor Board) in Qommitteej this afternoon resumed jtg enquiry into the cause of pilot Loudon's dismissal, and took the balance of the evidence. It was then agreed that the discussion should be taken in open Board on Wednesday afternoon. Sailed—Ada C. Owen, burquentine, for Oamaru. September 21. TwiciS last njght a fire brol;e o].it in the premises of Mr. Clarrighan, chemist, Walker-street. The stock was considerably damaged by breakage and water. It is insured for L 550 in the Colonial and L4OO in the Norwich Union. The building is owned by Mr. Blakeley, and is insured in the Royal for LclOQ. The building was only slightly damaged.

CHRISTCHURCII. September 2,0. There we at present ifi Qljrjstpfyurph, according tp supplied to the Benevolent Society, 94 cases of abject poverty. Qf these there are 4? widows with families, 24 deserted wives, and 28 were through some mishap to their husbands left without provision for the support of their families.

AUCKLAND. ♦ September 20. The first Spiritual in Augjdancl took place' yesterday—that of Mrs, J. Wilkie. Mr. Edgar conducted the service. A number of ladies threw bouquets of flowers on the grave. The Taiaroa leaves the Manakau at 8 o'clock in the morning with the southern English mail. September 21. Mr. G. M. Reid is on his way to the Colony as the representative pf 3, Jargp and wealthy special settlement party, for whom he will select; a bloc]?' of land in anticipation of their arrival. Mr. Reid will be in Auckland in the middle of October, and the first of the party, numbering twelve or fourteen families, and bringing with them L60,0000r L 70,000, will arrive'at Auckland or Napier some time in December. Apjongst the passengers by the City of New York to Sydney is Mr. T. T. Ivory, jun., of the Ivory Stupl Company, sysr ney. Mr. Jvory will return in abouf; seven months with a string of horses superior to tfyose he recently brought to New Zealand,

NORTH, September gj. At the close of the District Court busi? nesß last evening a deputation f Am the bar and Borough Council waited on-Judge Hardcastle, to ask him to again communicate with the Government and urge the absolute necessity for the immediate erection of a new building, the money for which is now on the Estimates. Yesterday was a pouring wet day, and the jurprg ijot empanneled, along with wit-

nesses, were obliged the building for shelter. Ad n,o room inside the, building, the jHry% marched down fhe street to an empty house to consider their verdict.' Part of ■the Court fixtures had to be removed to make room'for forms for twelve jurymen to sit "oni Thef Judge informed the deputation that he heartily agreed with the strictures, and had recently written to the Justice Department on the matter, and promised to take fresh action to have a building erected before the next sittings;- ■ ------ - A notorious character named Thomas Pearce, alias " Roll and Go," well known in' Nelson, has' been sentenced to twelve months for a brutal assault.

TIMARU. September 20. Six tenders were received to-night for the first section of the waterworks, and that of Fraser and Nicholls at L 740 was accepted. Other contracts will be let next Monday.