LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 82, 26 January 1876, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

I riIESS AGENCY. 1 WELLINGTON. January 21. The Wesleyan Conference reported an income of £I,BOO for homo and Maori mission during past year, and decided after a prolonged debate, to open a training institution in Auckland for Maori students. January 25. The Luna returned to port this morning after unsuccessfully trying all yesterday to grapple the White’s Bay end of the cable. South oast wind with heavy sea today render further operations impossible. The steamer Egmont, which for two days has boon fast to Lyells Bay end of the cable, was obliged to throw her end overboard. It Was carefully buoyed. The buoy is now riding easily and safely. Tire Lima will resume work when the weather permits. Splendid weather for regatta again yesterday. In the first class yacht race; Cup and 50 sovs. added. Annie Ogle, Ist ; Xarifa, 2nd ; lied .Jacket, 3rd ; Won easy. Cutter Clip, and 50 sovs. Herald, 1 ; Planet, 2 ; Aurora, 3. Five oared whaleboats. Thistle, (Nelson), 1 ; Titokdwaru, 2 ; Orion, 3. Second-class yachts. Miuehahal. Eeidal; the Victim’ of the murderous assault at tiie Upper Hutt is just alive, but that is all. Paul and Young have slightly improved. Arrived yesterday—Shakespeare from Hamburg 338 immigrants, . placed in quarantine. Low fever on board. The ship is said to have arrived very dirty.

NEW PLYAiOCTIL January 25. The proposed harbour is to be the Sugai li( Casey will not tell where lie found the rich amid bearimr quart/.. WESTPORT Jan navy 25. Pear-re 5 hoiirs rain since the 23th nit, ami wrier for mining is nearly exhausted. T,ie 11 u i in''Uie!iir is at 82 lor two duss. DUN EL IX. J a unary -id. Arrived—Smilcar 100 days out, all well, 21-1 immigrants. January 21. The ease of Alex. Wchb (trustee) versus National Bank, action to recover L(.UOt), for alleged wrongful seizure and sale ol; goods, was brought to a. close, last evening. The jury iet nrued answers to all tin 1 issues in favor of plainlilf, and awarded :1‘3,U00, damages. The breach of promise case, Tfngl.cs v. S’ and, about which there lias been so much talk ol late, was commenced itt Juion to-day. before Justice Williams and a special -jury. Ah' Smith appeared lor the plaintiff, and put her into the witness box. The Court was crowded ; many ladies Vicing present, who appeared to bo much interested in the proceedings. A number of them are summoned as witnesses on behalf of defendant. The trial is expected to last three daysGRAHAAISTOWN. January. 20. Three more cases of scarlet fever are reported. One is said to be a very bad ease. January 25. It is reported that about 40 men put in an appear nice at Puruoi this morning, and were set to work on Shorthand side. They had no sooner commenced than the natives interfered, and stopped work. The men wera then removed to tbe Obincmnri side. TIMARU January 21. Gladstone election —Tesebemaker, 113 ; Turnbull, 107 ; Bruce, 40. One return not. yet in, but it will probably not alter tbe present result. NAPIER. January 22. Melancholy and fatal accident at Waitangi this afternoon. Two girls, named Farrar and Berry, about 14 years old, were standing on the bank of the Ngarnron, then in a state of flood. The bodies wore washed out to sea, the current running too strong for assistance. AUCKLAND. January 22. Complete returns for Waitcmata—Macfar) ane, 178 ; Hurst, 151 ; Lee, 131 ; Henderson, 7U. Waiuku and Maukn increase Hamlin’s votes —for Franklin election—-to 48(1. Arrived—Carnatic from London, 118 days out. Fine weather during passage. Forest and Chapman, able .seamen, were killed by falling from foretopsaii yard, Buekland reports—Fat cattle, 2(‘>s (Id per 1UU —lower than last sales, which were at from 28s to 32s per 100 ; sheep 2d to 2*.1 per lb ; lambs, 13s to 21s each. ITCTOX. January 25. Pieton election—Koimy, (old member), 181 : Godfrey. 121.