LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 790, 18 March 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(BY ELEGTEIO TELEGRAPH.) (FEOII CUTE OWST COEEESPOXDENTS.) G-EEXirouTE, Friday. The attendance at the races here to-day was not large. About SOO were present. Trial Stakes—Peeress, 1 ; Trooper, 2 ; Moss Eose, 3. Lottery Plate—XXX, 1 ; Gamester, 2. Eobin Hood pulled up after going half round the course. Borough Handicap Peeress, 1; XXX, 2. A close race. Distr ct Plate Eobin Hood, 1 ; Moss Eose, 2 ; Trooper, 3. Hurdle Eace—lst heat, Supple Jack, 1; 2nd heat, Gamester, 1 ; 3rd heat, Gamester, 1. Won by half a length. This was the most exciting and best contested event of tho day. Nelsok, Friday. The libel case brought by Sir David Monro against the proprietors of the " Colonist," came on for hearing today. The defendants applied for an extension of the enlargement of tho rule, under application for a criminal information, Tho application was granted to be extended until tho next sitting after tho vacation. Sir David Monro has been served with tho copy of a petition against big

return, on the grounds*©!' personation, bribery, and treating, s Wellington, March IG. ] At a public meeting tujd hero yesterday a company was with a capital of £37,000, to erect a patent slip. Kennard will take shares to the , value of tho material used in its construction. At a further meeting Sir Charles Clifford's explanation on behalf of Keunard gave great satisfaction, and there can be no doubt but that the slip j will be constructed. Lieutenant Colonel Moule telegraphs from Maketu yesterday, that he has not been iuformed of any violent stoppage of the Thames and Tauranga mails, and that he does not believe the newspaper reports. Ho adds that the state of the weather is sufficient to account for tho non-receipt of the Mails. Commissioner Clarke agrees with him. The Wellington Provincial Council unanimously passed a resolution last night providing for the sale of Crown land on a system of deferred payments. The General Government have laid an embargo on the land revenue of the Province of Wellington. Napier, March 16. The steamer Napier has been got off the beach at Wairau. She arrived here to-day= Dunedix, March 16. Mr Strode, Resident Magistrate, refused to proceed with the criminal • information against Mr Lemon, manager of the Telegraph Department, , on the grounds stated at the previous ' hearing. ! The Hon. Mr Gisborne has accepted . Brunton's offer for a reconnaissance survey of tho proposed line of railway \ between Balclutha and Mataura. ! Major Richardson was thrown from ) his carriage yesterday, and received some severe wounds about the scalp. The Clutha Railway work is to be 3 commenced, and the Governor will ■ turn tho first sod on Saturday. His [. Excellency will leave Dunedin on 1 Mondav.