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Evening Star, Issue 3163, 9 April 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the New Zealand Press Association.)

Weli ingtox, April 8. Sent 2.25 p.ra ; received 6.38. The new Ministry will be settled to-day. It is believed it will consist simply of the present members ; but that Mr Vogel will be Premier, and the portfolios will be slightly changed. The Upper House representative will be left vacant for a few days. Parliament is further prorogued to 13th May. It is not unlikely Air Gisborne will rejoin the Ministry as Colonial Secretary, with a seat in the Legislatve Council. It is also said that a seat in the Cabinet has been offered to the Hon. Air Stokes. It is doubtful whether the Nebraska will not return to San Francisco.

The s.s. Wanganui has been bought by Ale Henry Houghton, of Dunedin, for LS,SOQ; and the s.s, St. Raid a by tyH Dayidson, of Wanganui, for LI, 750.

Chjjistchurph, April 8. At the Supreme Court, to-day, M‘ Donald and Morris, for robbery with violence, were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment each; George Fleethorse, for stealing, six mouths’ ; Francis Wrann and Charles Dee, for larceny, twelve months’ each. In the cafe of Albert Robert S targe, for forgery, sentence was deferred. Alfred Pinsett, charged with indecent assault, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment.

Nelson, April 9. Dr Vickerman, an old settler, dropped down dead this morning. The first sod of the Nelson and Foxhill Railway was turned on Monday by the subcontractors.

It is rumored that Messrs Barnicoat (the Speaker of the Provincial Council/, Fedor, Kelliug, and others will contest the seat for Nelson Suburbs.

Melbourne, April 3. Governor Bowen arrived in Hobson’s Bay from Sydney on Monday, the 31st ult. He was received by the Ministry, and esgoyted through the City to thp Treasury, where the ceremony of swearing in was performed by the Acting Chief Justice, Sir Redmond Barry, in the presence of a large crowd. Lady Bowen was present. Sir George holds his first levee ou the Queen’s Birthday, The Governor opened the show of the National Agricultural Society to-day. The cable between Java and Singapore is interrupted. No messages have been received for several days.

The Central Province election resulted in the return of Mr Summer, merchant, by a majority of 85 over Air A. K. Smith.

The foundation stone has been laid of the new Scots Church, Collins street. It is to be built of Kakanui stone.

A murder was committed on Sunday at Kangaroo Flat. A man named Peter Morris deliberately shot a married woman named Sarah Smith. The Alelbourne crew won the intercolonial boat race; Ballarat City was second ; Sydney third; Geelong and Hobart Town being nowßere. The course was three and a halt miles, and the time 28 £ min. '1 he cable line has been restored, and the process of repairing is proceeding. The completion of the first locomotive for the Government at the Ballarat Foundry was celebrated yesterday. The Garrison Corps has gone into camp. The Volunteers follow next week.

The Albion has just arrived from New Zealand.

Sydney.

The Legislative Council, by a majority of twenty, declined to consider the Upper House Reform Bill.

The Assembly has voted L 50,000 for immigration purposes.

It is intended to finish Captain Cook’s monument,

The Half-Million Four per Cent. Loan Bill has been read a first time.

H.M.S. Blanche has been ordered to Melbourne, there to await the arrival of the war schooners’ crews in the s.s. Northumberland.

The blacks have robbed and destroyed the contents of the Bloody Island depot.

Adelaide. 60,000 tons of breadstuff's have been exported during the year. The Chamber of Commerce is urging on the Government the necessity of immigration. The Government is sending out an expedition to the Roper, to place 4,000 iron poles along the overland line. The Lord Ashley steamer will convey (he party.

Mr William Milne is likely to succeed Sir John Morphett as President of the Legislative Council. Commercial —Oats are in demand ; seed, 3s 9d to 3s lid ; milling, 4s. Wheat : little offering, 5s 8d to 5s 9d. Sugars have advanced in value, and a lise of fully LI per ton habeen established on previous rates, Dovoe’s oil, Is 9d. In Adelaide, wheat fetches 4s 11 id to ss. Shipping. —Arrived at Newcastle : 29th, Australind, from Wellington; 31st, Iris, from Lyttelton. Sailed : ISth, Drover, for Taranaki; 29th, Alice Cameron, for Auckland.

UNPUBLISHED FOBEIGN. London, March 30.

The Spanish Provincial authorities oppose the levy en masse under arms in Northern Spain. The Carlists have routed the Government troops at Bipoli. The cavalry were saved.