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Dunstan Times, Issue 314, 1 May 1868, Page 2

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

EXECUTION OF O’FARRELX. MINISTERIAL CRISIS INI VICTORIA. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (from our own correspondent.) Dunedin, Thursday, 5 p.m. The Claude Hamilton, with Melbourne dates to the 21st ult., arrived yesterday. O’Farrell was hanged at Sydney on the 21st. He appeared very subdued, and prayed with Father Dwyer at the foot .of the scaffold. He did not address the public. O’Farrell sent a letter to the Hon. Mr. Parkes, to be opened after his (O’Fan-ell’s) death. The Constitutional party had refused to form a Ministry. The Governor will not grant a dissolution of Parliament. There has been an immense “ Eight Hour ” demonstratiou. Procession half-a-mile long. Mr. A’Beckett and Captain AT‘Mahon have been sent for. Mr. J. G. Faulkner and Mr. John o,Shannessey refused to join MrA’Beckett. The Gympie Creek Diggings are much over-populated, and there is great poverty and distress among the miners. Nelson Races, —-Trial Stakes Conquest; Turf Club Plate—Knottingsly; Nelson Handicap—Omen; Ladies’ Purse—Miss King. Adelaide. Ex Judge Boothby is seriously ill. Dunedin. The nomination of Councillors for Bell Ward took place yesterday. The candidates were Messrs. Sherwin, Woodlands, and Thoneraan. It is reported that Julius Vogel has resigned the editorship of the “ Daily Times.” A dinner is to be given to Mr. Reynolds, Speaker of the Provincial Council, at the Criterion Hotel, this evening Moss Davis, furniture dealer, charged with having received stolen property from Allen, late of Alexandra, was remanded for one week. Samuel Symmons, author of “ The Chronicles of Gotham,” has been committed for trial for obtaining money under false pretences.