Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 873, 24 January 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

>' EVIAL TtiLWKAMS.

Auckland, lust night A fire occured at Francis' crockery •wjre, Elliott street. Tae fire got v arm hold of the interior )f the building, bat through he well directed efforts of the Fire brigade, au extension was prevented. r;>e damage done aia-^inted to £200. The woman charged with a nurderous assault on her husband, John ftieily, near Hokianga, wan orought to town m the ' Hawea. .Vhen ooufiited m the Auckland Mlice cells, she commenced knocktrig her head against the walls and .wiring her clothe*. Madness is suspected At Mr Buckland's ram fair, toiay, there were large numbers of ■ young stock. There were several I imported nires for honors at future shows. Ot merino sheep, there was only one collection, which were from •apier, the property of the Hou Henry Russell, good sheep exhibit in*f remarkably fine wool. Jab Wallaces' Lincoln . ram# and u'tfgetts were good strong sheep. ii. und A. Anderson brought a ■umber of their own breeding ot Uneoln hoggetts, m really good condition. Two imported Lincoln rams, lately imported fr.>m Marshall, England, by U. S. Graham, Esq., «vere much admired; one of the 1 tter found a pur ihanerinMr Joseph ~viay, for 40 g lineas. Oners, boxgti ;>y Mr But Brow ■ for £47, wer also exit bited >>y AL« Grai»*u. < her rama, or<*l b, M Bin iiruwn were on rhu . .VI .lilJ brougut a var» l soleo i> ■- ■i Lincun rmua nnd hogge. is. Air ■vverr'B hogget to were aiso wdl •worthy .uf no -ice. Mr Jtutes DH--orlh's ram hoggetts were compic , i.iod sheep. Mossm McLetn and -.Jo. panned more than 20 i«-fce'^«M' tid Lu-ona; the Li • -te va * er« excellent, id o* '.V jkat , -ihowHil a very g »od s«*iec ■-•>.) lv southdowns, >Ir MliLm. ixliibuH -go'jtl pens. £Ie following noes were obtained: — Caeb Hoac<ug, Urn turns, £5 and £4;J>s»-pn lay, £6 ; he iloi.. H ury Russell's uerin > ra »»s w«r.- ,ia.s.-ei ; Murphy, . .i cc L ncolnram-, 35s (Cv r.escon); Jau. vValUce, oi c Li coin ram, £6 los (McLeod) ; W .liuce, sevtm••en ram uog fe vt:a, wuicu realised .) ices varying from 35s each (ill <utd, Henderson). Th- ram hoggets hud a smoky appearance, hu'v. i ig caught the Si>oi from the engine ;uii,tng from the Waikato. They .valitted prices varying from 25b and „»w ards. The bidding wus not up o last year's, altoougu the quality w.js decidedly equal to any previous season.

UHRiSTCHURCH, Wednesday. The cricket match was resumed this morning. The weather was fine, but there were very few specatorH The Canterbury team were disposed of as follows : W. Frith, i Kendall, 2 ; A. Fowler, c Black;and, b Kendall, 8 , Fuller, b Spoffortb, 1 ; Lee, not oat, 12 ; total, first innings, 135. Australian Eleven, second innings: A. Fower, b Barmen, 11— c Baunerman, c Fowler, b Fuller, 25; Horan, not out, 0 ; Forth, not out, 0. A serious fir<f occurred m a block if buildings, bounded by Colombo *nd Cashel-streets, m the ceii-re of the busiuess part of the city. It commenced m the back premises of Barrett, a hair dresser, and quickly extended to both sides, north and sijuth. The Brigade arrived, and stopped the progress of the fire on ■•he south side, aft r it had parti tlly I imaged the shop «.»f Philli is, clothier, next to Scrimshaw, but while the brigade were en teav» Hiring to save the hotel, the re. communicated round m rear of the hotel, with . h?j ! shop of Phillips, clothier, next Scrimshaw The brigade, after all, failed to save the heel, which was c tnjdet 1 destroyed, an ) had a hard ti^ht io prevent the fire expending •liong C.iahel *tvo«-t t'» itigu street. The fi-e ragerl trirne limqw. Th hufel wh eh wnade tjoyeduotiuin»;d ; out fifty room-?. Soiim-» l i*w, >*-»ker, N-irvett and B b t'sh i s • ere to atly de»ro-'i. _PnU.p.n shop and sleek Wrr~ .!-am-iged ; .he uok pw -jinea of B i ii's dr« er shop w e lesii'oyel, nd che .stock m the fr.'tit aaop damaged. The; stock of Pi*utc, draper, w.s al o d rnaged. rii=3 origin oi the fire w unknown. Insur«nce losses are as follows :— PI-.oeaix, £1500 on Beith's; Standard, £1200, New Z al.nd, £3000; National, £3650 (uulf reiiwurei.); Transa lai»tic, £1000, r iondon| nd Liv« rp001.£1950, Niinh«ru,£looo ; Victori., i'HOO j Ij'indon and L-'jeashire, £1000 ;

We linoton, Tuesday. The Bret Stationing Conmiiteeof ' the Wesleyan 0 inference nxt on Situ'day, and its recommendation to the Conference wa " tnafc the*;Rtir. ; Mr Fairclou^h be appointed tpfthe Vmdcltnd Circuit, and the Kevi. R. Btvin be appointed to th 6 Nelson Circuit. It is *aid also that the •iev. W. J. Wil'iaus is dowh for Nelson. ' It Is state i Government do not n'euri to -nmrnia Parliament before July, and that the 'principal measures to be brought forward will be bills dealing wi-h the redistribution of representation on the basis of the new census, the adjust meat of the incidence of taxation, and a bill dealing with native lands. The anniversary regatta and B[>orto were damped by wet weather. It was raining all day. A natnbei of the events were postponed. Auckland, Wednesday. Owing to the wet weather yes. t^rday, the cricket, mutoh was postponed till to-day. Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan leave for Auckland on Saturday next.