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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2222, 21 June 1870, Page 2

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(FROJV OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Christchurch, June 20. A public meeting will shortly be held at Chrishchurch to discuss the question of the division of the million loan. I Bluer, dune 20. The s.s. Omeo, Captain G. Calder, arrived at the wharf at 4.30 p.m. today. She left Hobson’s Bay on the 11th instant, and experienced light N.E. winds during the first, and strong easterly winds during the latter part of the passage. Passenger List (for Dunedin).— Miss Rose Evans, Messrs A. Hermann, and George Claremont. Melbourne, June 14. A Melbourne Printers’ Library has been established. Herr Bandmaun is playing a round of Shakesperiau characters at the Theatre. The Tom Thumb troupe are at Hobart Town, Mr Heller leaves for England in the Great Britain. The immigration resolutions have been warmly discussed in the Legislative Assembly. The debate has been adjourned. Mr Grant has given notice of a motion, affirming the expediency of adopting the system of payment of members. Mr Joseph Brady has been appointed engineer to the contractors for the North-eastern Railway. Power, the bushranger, has been committed for trial. Mr Marcus Clarke, author of “ Long Odds,” has been appointed Secretary to the Trustees of the Public Library. The sentence of death on the Chinaman, Quong Long, has been commuted to 14 years’ imprisonment. Supple’s trial comes on this week. Commercial. —The news from England is considered favorable. Flour is a trifle tinner at Lll to LI 1 Gs ; wheat, 4s lOd to 5s ; New Zealand do, 4s 3d to 4s 5d and 4s 7d; oats, 3s 4ld (brisker); maize, 4s 4d to 4s Gd; malting barley, 4s j fine hops, 2s Id to 2s 3d (firm). Speculative transactions in <Figar have advanced prices 30s, Wines and spirits are depressed, and candles are also dull. Downer’s kerosene is firm at 2s 10ld. Messrs Goldsborough and Co report the sale of 156 bales of scoured wool at Is 3ld. Airivpd.—Gothenburg, on the 12th.

Sydney. H.M.S. Blanche will proceed to the Apekjand Islands in search of castaways front tfre IJBdpaka. Another flood has taken place in the Murrnmbidgee, and Waggn Wagga has been partially submerged. The City Bench have decided that Dr Smith’s museum is an indecent exhibition, and have committed Billings, the manager, for trial. The troops stationed here have received .orders from the Imperial Government to be ready to leave on the Ist .■August. Goods for the Intercolonial Exhibition will be admitted duty free. Watts, the forger, has escaped from the lock-up at Dubbo. The Governor has been on a visit to tue Orange District. Portions of wreck of the schooneer Lizzie Colson have been washed ashore uoapt Port Macrjuarie. Mr Bobertsou will resume office as Minister of Lands, H.M.S. Clio will proceed direct from the Cape of Good Hope to Wellington, Commodore Stirling will relieve Commodore Lambert, who proceeds to England to occupy the post of Aide-de-Oamp to the Queen. The total value of the goods saved from the wreck of the Walter Hood is LBOOO. The yield of gold for the past month shows a decrease of 40 per cent. Sales of plantation coffee have taken place at p.frl. The brig Crown, from the Mauritius, reports that white sugars are scarce and dear there. At the wool sales, on June 9th, satisfactory prices were realised. The banks have raised the rate of discount one per cent. Buis BANE. The Mount Hutton station in the Leichardt district, Dawson payer, has been sold at the rate of 6s Dd per head on 83,000 sheep. Adelaide. Three representatives from South Australia will attend the Intercolonial Conference. The telegraph line from Augusta to Port Darwfli is in course of construction. A Bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife’s sister has passed the Legislative Council.

Judge Gwynne lias resigned the primary juclgship in Equity. Hobart Town. Archdeacon Reiby lias resigned. The Rev. Mr Hayward lias been appointed Chaplain of the penal establishment at Port Arthur.