The Clutha Leader. THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 1874.
Our report of the Resident Magistrate's Court is crowded out until our iiext issue. His Excellency Sir James Ferguson is to' be entertained by both Houses of Assembly to-morrow night. ' Professor Bruce's entertainment on 1 Thursday evening was but moderatel y attended, but otherwiae was highly successful. We understand the Professor intends to pay another visit .to. the district shortly ; G. R. Turner, Esq., was invited by a number ol friends to a dance in Barr's Hall on the last evening; of his bachelorhood (Tuesday). A very.pleasant evening wad spent. • ; • •
Tbe steamer Tuapeka is a most titifortn- . nate craft. She has again taken- up ber old •' quarters at tbe bottom of the river. When -. proceeding down the Kasvau branch yesterday forenoon, and when opposite Mr/ Griffith's, she struck upon a snag and im - mediately filled twithy water. .An 1 attempt s> was made to. run her ashore, but was only partially successful. She now: lays with her bows on the beach, and her stem under water. Sbe had on board at the time of the '- accident 200 bags of wheat and rb'tatoes. " Go from home to get news" ; is an old proverb which baa received another.illustration in the latest telegraras^from England, in which is mentioned tbe. resignation of Sir James Fergusson; This' step was not '"• altogether unexpected* as the recerit chance in his Excellency's fortune and the return to power of the Conservati yea— the party with whom be had always identified himself—pointed to tbe likelihood of his- re-' - signing his present office, and returning to Britain to reeame an active part inlmreriat^ poli*ics.; Sir James represented the County' of Ayr in the Conservative interest, in the the House of Commons, from December 1854, ta December 1857, and.7r"6m October 1859 to - 1868; ; From; June, 186.6; to!: . July 1867, he was Under Secretary for India under Lord Derby's" Government;: i Bnd from the last-raentioued date to Aug. . 1 868, he wasUrider Secretary for tßeHdm^Department under Mr Disraeli's Govern-, ment, when be was appointed Governor of South Australia, and sworn in as,a member. '•, of the Privy Courieil.f The- Marquis 6i Normandy, at present Goyernor of Qneensl-^ land, has been appointed his. successor. He is thus noticed JihV Men, of the lihrie+^J Ci "The most noble George Augustus;CoristantinefPhipps, only son of. tbe first marquis, born July 23, 1819,. enteredtthe Scott '' Fusilier Guards in 1838, and was Controller and mbsequentlyrTrpasnrfifiofe the%ieenfa: '- Household from lßs^togf^B| when he wad appointed Goverriorjdf^b^^otia.- ' l 'Ai r 'i Lord Mulgrave;^ hßwipwlrWior.Scar- V boroughj in the Liheraliinf erest- frttm^iß47' l to 1851, and from 1852 till 1857, j He was sworn a Privy; Councillor 1 in- 186"l and's^c- i? ceeded to his father's title, July, ' 28, 1863, , when heresigried^his V; and returned^ to .England.>; Hei waa api , : pointed Gaptainluf the!coirp^^GOTtJemeD^ '' at -Arms; December 17,; 1879/ and held that office till April 8, 1871; wtier^ he was no-" minated Governor of Queensland; 1 '
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 8, 27 August 1874, Page 2
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