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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1001, 21 July 1883, Page 3

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[by telegraph. ]

. The English agricultural prospects are bright, and the crops are making rapid progress. Everything looks very encouraging, and with a continuance of the favorable condition must materially augment the agricultural wealth of the country. The Irishmen in the House of Commons had a little scene up among themselves, resulting in Mr McCoan seceding from the Parnellite party. Suliman, who was proved responsible for the burning of Alexandria, was hanged on. June 10th. Ho died a thorough coward, though it came out in evidence that be looked on smoking his pipe while the city was in flames. The interest taken in the passing of the Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill has led to a general expectation that the final passage would be followed by the announcement of the betrothal of the Princess Beatrice to her brother-in-law, the Prince of Hesse. At the last meeting of the Colonial Institute the following JN ew Zealand Fellows were elected: —Messrs James Allan, Geo. McLean, and John Reid. The marriage of Mary Theresa, daughthe Rev. Finse, Principal of Cud bethsoh College, to the Rev. Abraham only son of Bishop Abraham, of Wellington, was a very brilliant affair. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Shaw, Savill Albion Company was to be held on Thursday, June 21st, to consider a proposal to authorise the second issue of shares to the extent of 20,000, increasing the capital by L 200,000 to enable the Company to acquire steamers for the New Zealand trade, and probably in the first instance only to build two steamers.