WELLINGTON, Last Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1660, 24 February 1883, Page 2

WELLINGTON, Last Night.

C»ptain Edwin says the weather indications show exceptionally heavy vaius everywhere dm ing the uext 50 hours. The races at Wairarapa have liad to be postponed from yesterday until Monday. The Catholics of Wellington have decided to present the following nddress to Bishop Morau :-—"We, the Catholic laity of' the City of Wellington and surlounding districts, have watched with pleasure the untiring efforts you have made in the interests of Christian education. We also view with satisfaction the colleges and numerous convents and schools which you have established since your arrival in the colony. We admire the candour, the courage and the ability which ybii have always displayed in the pulpit, in the Press, and above all in your recent action,in advocating our claims before the South Dunedin electors. We thank God, who takes an account of small as well as great things, that he has raised you up to defend us and preside over a portion of His church in this land, We therefore, one and all, rich and poor, have unanimously resolved to support you morally and constitutionally in your endeavours to obtain 1 an equitable adjustment of our claims on the Government of this colony in regard to the education; system." , - ' LYELL/.Last Night. John Davidson, and Maiy Giamatica were to-day committed lor trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, to be held in Nelson, in June, jiiext, for the wilful murder of Dennis Quinlan at Lyell on the 20th. January last. „ The only fresli disclosure is that Mary Gramatica says Davidson told her he had stabbed Quiulau to the heart. The prosecution was conducted by Inspector Emerson.