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Evening Star, Issue 2820, 2 March 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram company, keuter’s agency.) Bluff, March 2, The Albion left Melbourne on the 26th ult., and arrived here at 11 a.ru. She sails for Dunedin to-night. Passengers Messrs. i'Thmann, Cook, Fenwick, Oliver, Pat m, Martin, Bartlett, McDonald, Whitford, Boskruge, Henty, Smith, Garforth, Ritchie, Morphy, Kelly, Rev. McGuiune s, Rev. McCaughey, Hon. Walter Stuart, Mrs Kelly, Master McDouall, Master He .ty. Miss Clapperton, Mrs Erhimn i, Mis i Caldwell, Miss Marshall, Mrs Oliver, Miss Whitford, Miss Henty, Monteriol, Durino, Farrel, Jeffries, Mayard, M’Kianoa, and Miss M’Kinnon. Melbourne, February 26. The Ministerial banquet which took place at Stawell was more successful than those he’d ou former occasions. The cabinet-makers’ strike, after lasting for eight weeks, has been brought to a close. Mr Middling, mining manager, who was in iicted for manslaughter for causing the death of a miner, through allowing the use of an unfit rope in a Beudigo I mine, has been acquitted. James Trevanion, a wealthy Bend go mining speculator, has been charged with a criminal offence on a little girl. Attempts were made to hush the matter up, which were prevented by the Crown instituting a preliminary investigation. A man named Oeorge Bowsher has committed suicide by placing himself in front of a railway engine. The Government have ordered eleven double bogie waggons to be constructed. The personalty of the Hon. George Rolfe is sworn under L 48.000. In the Majorca claim stone has been struck twenty feeo thick, and estimated at J4U ounces to the ton. Subsequently one still richer was reported. The breat Britain, Captain Gray, with 38.) passengers, mostly a-sisted Government immigrants, ar.ived after a passage of sixty days. John Hartley, charged with stealing a race-horse at Otago, has been arrested, and remanded to Now Zealand ; ho sails to-day. lie denied being the man wanted. Sydney. Earl Belmore and family embarked in the Sobraon for England. The 27th of February was appointed a thanksgiving day for the recovery of the Prince of Wales. The Bank rate of discount is reduced to 5 per cent, for ninety-day bills. Sir James Martin has secured a seat for East Macquarie. Adelaide. Bishop Shoil is reported to be in a dangerous condition. He has removed the sentence of excommunication from the Mother Superioress of St. Joseph’s Convent. Twenty thousand bushe’s of wheat have been sold at os 4d for shipment to England. Wellington, March 2, The Rangitoto has been detained by adverse weather till eleven to-morrow. Queenstown, March 2, Mr Macasseys chances have improved during the past week, and he nightly addresses meetings. Mr Hallensteiu’s meetings have been successful. Rumours of Mr Miller’s probable retirement are again current Mr Alfred Smith, a miner at Shotover, comes forward. All the caudi* dates are vigorously working. The esco t is about 3000 ozs., showing a large decline.