TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our own Correspondents.)

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 618, 6 May 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our own Correspondents.)

Auckland, last night. A. eoriou3 coUision between the barque Ca )a(rfeicUh undschooaeriMag'gieoccuried in the Whangaproa passage. The schooner's mast was carried away and her. si le smashed in. nShe was towed into port by the schooner Helen. A telegram from Merceiv finles-that the steamer Quickstep slruck on a snag this raomi-uj aud flunk. No one-w as injured 4 A < house 'belonging to two working m^n^ijusc opposite the Mercer- station, was destroyed. byifire : ,it was not iusure.d. Itns reported Mr (Jarletou is to be called to a seat in the Upper House. ) J C Taylors arid CE very MoLeah'a resigoationsi laving caused vacanoies. The hon Dr Pollen "ia discharging Juties of (areneral Government Agent iti ..Vsuckland, keeping w*tch.on aotiocs.of Sir George Gs?ey. A gazette pablisheds- yesterday- contains 1 second list bf issue of game licenses. ' 1 Mrs Wiltshire, oommences to walk 100 rules* in 24 hours, starting this evening* AalUhire tdoaits -he- is* not up to< the /Danvers' feat. Hecan no baokers. ' I 'Produce Jfales to-day t, Potatoes, JLS 5s Gd ; pumpkins, < 3s, 4s ' 9d ; onions, ; jarrots^3a, 4s 3d ; .'cheese^ 4|d, 7^d ; buti ter, la 2d ; bacon ha«is,.6s,i 10s. 4d. '

WAIKATO CATriJE FOR THAMES. Qrahamstowji, last ni^ht. Grace arrived this jmoruiognfrom Waikato -with, fifty head >x>f cattle. This is the third trip. The worst part of road is? said to be two miles from Shortlaud, which was partly ,<made sonneuyears ago, bat has been neglected ever since.

Wellington, lnst night, i jSeveral shocks of earthqnakos, lusting nearly a -minute, wore fdt. Direction north aud east. Heavy prolonged, s'nocks weri felt ii\ Poverty Bay oxuotly at 6 a.m. to-day.