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Evening Star, Issue 3534, 20 June 1874, Page 2

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{Per Otago ) mu ... x- , , Mel bourne, June 13. iho Constitution debate still drags its slow length along, but will be concluded if possible on Tuesday. It is likely that the Government will have a majority of ten on the second reading. Many alterations were made in committee. The petition lodged against Mr Godfrey, member for East Bourke, has been referred to the Elections Committee. The three Governments of New South Wales. Queensland, and New Zealand will now rate themselves, as per arrangements, for a second cable. Lady Bowen proceeds to England in September; the Governor follows in December or January to accompany her back. The schooner Lillian, from Tasmania, was wrecked at the Heads on Thursday. The crew were saved. Afire in the store of Lange andThoneman ™osrte ****** The libel action against the ‘ Portland Guardian resulted in damages for LSO being awarded. s Major Ropata was amongst the passengers from Sydney yesterday. T^ h ® wreck of the Admiral sold for EJ,150. Arrangements are in progress to save the cargo. It is stated that the Royal Arcade in Bourke street, which cost L 20.000 in building, has returned its entire cost in rents in four years. The new public buildings are to be erected on tne foundations which were laid some fourteen or fifteen years ago in the Treasury will cost L 139.767, which is L 283 under the estimate of the Government officials. The Costerfield Gold and Antimony Mining Company have struck rich gold-bearmg stone. coft l an ? mQD , y . ore of tke ft ll6B * quality, m' their 520 teet workings. ~T ^e “edical officers appointed to examine Mr Buchart have decided that he is now of sound mind. He still remains at the Oromorne Lunatic Asylum, and is under surveillance, Mr Buchart is charged, it will be remembered, with an extraordinary attempt to obtain money viterST* forged che( ! ues 011 the Bank of [ Chinese skilled labor has entered into successful competition with European on Ballarat. Tenders were advertised the other day for fitting up a shop in Bridge street, to be used as a restaurant, and a party of Chinamen, being the lowest tenderers, secured ithe job. They are now busily engaged at the work. .Se 1 "? tke fact that the dividends at Stadhnnt fo £ the P ast y™«k largely exceed the calls, it would seem as if a turn of the tide had taken place in the Bendigo district. The calls pa : sfc y eek amount to L 4.376, whilst the dividends declared come to L 7.603 bs, exceeding the calls by L 3.228 6s. r inn e t^?v ng Department offers a reward of .biW) for the discovery of a safe and efficient means of signalling between the top of a shaft and the several entrances to it, and between the several entrances, and between each entrance (separately) and the surface. The examination of the invention will be conducted by a board to he appointed, and' the reward wifi not be payable until the invention approved by the board shall have been tried for six months, Truro ra. „ , Sydney, June 13. n. in. e>. Challenger, which returned to port, resumed her voyage on Friday. After leaving Auckland, she goes east to Japan, thence across the Facifac. ■ The Corporation funds are exhausted, and the works stopped. ■mwu Ber i°JJ* collision took place on the injured™ XXadwa 3 r ’ ® evcra l passengers were ~ debate in reference to the release, by the Governor, of the bushranger Gardiner, atter several days’ continuance, resulted in equal votes. The casting vote of the Speaker alone prevented a resolution of disapproval being earned. r • Cohen, the auctioneer, is insolvent. His debts are L 16,000.