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Evening Star, Issue 3589, 24 August 1874, Page 3

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New Plymouth, August 22. The trout pva have been safely placed in the Pfadding compartments. About 90 per cent, were alive when they reached here. The * Taranaki Herald ’ to-day, in an article re the abolition of the Provinces, says that the quicker it is carried out by the Assembly the better for the Colony, and that in Auckland all outside Queen and Wyndham streets are in favor of it. ■ Gbahamstown, August 22. . At a crowded meeting last night, the following resolutions were adopted 1. “That this njeeting cordially approves of the resolutions passed by the General Assembly for the abolition of the Provinces in the North Island, and trusts the same policy will be extended to the South Island, as it believes the time has arrived when Provincialism should be superseded by a simple and inexpensive form of self-go-vernment.” 2.%“ That amequitable and welldevised scheme' for the readjustment of the representation should be passed by the Assembly before any appeal be made to the constituencies bn the question of the aboli.ioa of the Provinces.” Further resolutions were carried to the effect that copies be sent to the Speakers of both Houses and the Premier. The Mayor was in the chair. arrival of the tararua at HOKITIKA. LATER AUSTRATJAN AND EUROPEAN NEWS. Melbourne, August 18. The want of confidence motion in the Go vernment was, after being debated for two nights, negatived without a division. The Government then proceeded with ordinary business, and it is likely matters will proceed quietly until the Treasurer makes his financial statement, when a fresh onslaught will be made over the tariff question. Two vacancies in the Council have been filled by the unopposed re-election of the retiring members. The libel action, Walker v. George, the publisher of the ‘ Australasian,’ resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff on two counts; damages, a farthing, and for defendant on one The judge refuged to certify for plaintiffs Cost's; In the slander action M'Kean (solicitor) v. Neeley, where plaintiff was accused by defendant (clerk in the Crown solicitor’s office) with putting his name to a list of witnesses’ ex penscs after it had been signed by the judge, a verdict was returned for the defendant. The s.s. City of Melbourne is advertised to take the San Francisco mail, under the management of the A.S.N. Company, and calling ouly at Honolulu. ,Th® Nubia, with the Suez mail, is expected at Adelaide to-day or to-morrow. 1 In a raining accident at the Prince of Wales claim, Ballarat, yesterday afternoon, two men were killed. The meeting of shareholders in the Tookey Mine was held at Ballarat yesterday, at which it was resolved that the capital of the company he increased from L 77,500 to L117,?00 by the issue of 20,000 new shares, at L2 each. It was resolved that the Tookey Company, in connection with the United Pumping Association, ftfent, the lookey Company lo giy'p a marts'? fqr Lj.&,QOO as their pfqpprtion of the toap, huj: nq sepurity to he given, whiph would have the effect gl creating any liability to the shareholders, v mi. n Sydney. the “pvernment has addressed the Imperial authorities, advising the annexation of New Guinea. While Captain Goulard, R.N., Admiralty Surveyor, was engaged in a boat with three men surveying at the Heads, the boat upset, and Gapt. Goulard and one man were drowned : the others reached the shore. Parliament has been further prorogued to September 15. A singular case of madness occurred aboard the Mimosa, from Auckland to Newcastle. James M Lean, a stowaway, hung himself, and Was just cut4pwn in time to save his life. He was found to he a raving maniac. At the Hawkesbury Meeting Mr Tait’s Goldsborough won the grand handicap, and Sir H. Robinson s colt Kingsborough won the Hawkesbury Guineas and Mares Produce Stakes. o P ™»d lllt,r ' oolo ” i ' a Fr “ T »'l«'^ > U L i» , bring fcATEST CABLEGRAMS. » . Lpndqn, August 11. Marshal Bagame espaped on Sunday night by a vessel supposed to be hound for Italy In a circular despatched to the European powers, Prince Bismarck proposes the recognition of the Spanish Government. _ The Northumberland has arrived, and the Macgregor has reached San Francisco. Sir James Fergusson has resigned the Governorship of New Zealand. The Marquis of Rormanby succeeds. w i i August 13. Gtmrnmeut; rance reco B B i ße the Spanish Marshal Bazaine’s escape was planned by his j descended the cliffs by a rope-ladder, and conveyed away by the vessel in waiting. Ihe officials connected with the fortress have been placed under surveillance. B]WCCeds Ijp thp Governorship of; QueebtUnd. PPMMERCIAJj. MbMOU BNB, August 18. w-Buriness continues *l* a Treadstuffs are a tnfle firmer. Wheat is at 6s to 6s 6d* prime oats not much dealt in ; 4s lid to 5b is given for feeding. A London.telegram reporting blight in the hop crop

has caused sales to be made at a considerable advance. Large sales of bottled ale and stout are reported. Brandies are dull. Latest Mauritius dates report that the sugar canes are yielding badly, and the first cargo was not expected to leave before the middle of August, so, as the market is cleared, nothing can come forward for the next six weeks. SHIPPING. Melbourne, August 14.-Eliza Firth, from Grey mouth ; Florinda, from Wangftnui. 16, Mary Bannatyne, from New Zealand. Newcastle, August 15. Ribord, from Wellington ; William Ackers, from WanganuiIsabella, from Auckland; Woodville, from Dunedin. 16, John Bull, from Lyttelton ; Ada, from Dunedin. 12, Gyrene, for Lyttel ton. 14, Memento, for Auckland. 15, Fleur do Meurice, for Auckland; Ann Melhuish, for Wellington ; Montana, for Auckland. , Stdnet. The Rooparelle has been towed into Newcastle, owing to damages sustained during a severe squall. No lives were lost, but the captain sprained his ankle while clearing away the wreck. The ship Chrysomine, from Newcastle to California, has been towed in dismasted. ARRIVAL O v THE TARTAR AT AUCKLAND WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL. _ Auckland, August 24. The Tartar has arrived with the English mail. She left San Francisco on July 28, and arrived at Honolulu on August 5, having made the fastest passage on record ; left on the 6th, and arrived at Kandavau on the 18th ; finding no vessel there, she came on to Auckland, arriving last night at eleven o’clock. Passsengers for New Zealand: Saloon—Mr and Mrs Morrin, Mr and Mrs Webster, Mr and Mrs Anderson, Captain Neavc, Messrs O’Neill, Combes, Mills, Garratt, and T. H, Kecsing Steerage—Mrs and Miss Knight, Messrs R. Kershaw, Ivey, Rogers, J. Burt, N. B. Pearse, J. Stephens, R. Williams, J. Smith, E. Griffiths, W. Murray, and R Ferguson. ' San Francisco, July 28. The ship Warrior Queen, from Otago, New Zealand, went ashore, at 6p.ra., on July 20 four miles north of Point Hayes. The boats were got out immediately. The captain remained on board all night, and at 4 a.m. the following day all hands left. The wreck was sold the following day lor 760 dollars, but up to the present time nothing has been done towards saving the property, in oansequence of the state of the weather. The accident occurred during the prevalence of a dense fog. Remarkable charges have been made by one Theodore Filton against the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the celebrated preacher, and brother to Mrs Harriett Beecber Stowe. Filton charges him with having had criminal connection with Mrs Filton, the times &nd places being spedfied. Mrs Filton has published a card denying the thing in toto. Mr Beecher is preparing a statement defending himself, and totally denies the charges. The whole matter is before a committee of Mr Beecher’s friends, who are investigating the charges. Since the Tartar arrived at San Francisco, the sheriff’s officers have been on board, Messrs J. C. Meckle and Co. having sued the agent, Mr Levees, for 19,544 dollars—the amount expended by them as agents. Matters have been arranged, as far as the steamer is concerned, to allow Messrs Williams, Blanchard, and Co. agents for the owners of the Tartar, to send her with the mails and passengers. Another great fire devastated Chicago. It broke out sat 5 p.m. on July 14, and continued to burn with unabated fury until 2 a.m. on the 18th, during which time it swept down some of the finest buildings in the City, About sixteeh blocks were burned. The loss is estimated at 3,000,000 dollars, which is covered by about 800,000 dollars insurance. A terrible storm broke over Eastern Nevada, and fell on the town of Eureka, Nevada, with fuU force. In addition, a waterspout, which had been gathering for hours, burst on the deluged town. Twenty lives were lost. There have been fearful floods in Pennsylvania, which deluged several towns. Twpptytwo mil. s of country were submerged, 200 lives wore lost, and a million of dollars’ worth of property was destroyed. The accounts fill several columns of the papers. In Alleghany City the sewers burst, and the water rushed down the streets to a depth ot ten feet in torrents, sweeping away houses, and drowning many persons. Pittsburg suffered the greatest loss. The Government intend prosecuting all Mormons in the Salt Lake City who have gene into polygamy since the passing of the Polygamy Bill. Eleven persons have been murderei in a house in Spencer street by persons who intended to rob it, EUROPEAN NEWS. The Scottish team won the Eloho Shield at the Wimbledon meeting ; England, second : Ireland, third. The English Insurance Company lost the case before the Court of Exchequer, in which the question was whether a policy holder had a right to travel without the coznpany’s permissions. Dr Beasley, who had insured his life for LI’OOO, went to New Zealand, and there died. His heir was refused the money on the giounds that the company had not allowed him to go to New Zealand; but the Court compelled them to pay, Mr Gladstone’s wife has inherited property to the extent of L 15,000 per annum, by the death of her brother. The London papers say the Liberal party will lose its leader. In a statement contained in a recent letter from Berlin, it is said Prince Bismarck is preparing to take another 'important step in the war upon the Church. It is said that the Goyerfliuent wil| dftseiij; u Bill durlngW present sessipn tp regulate religions processions, and to prevent them from using + the public highways. + Nothing hps yet been heard of the Austrian expedition which started for the Polar Seas in the Teteghoff two years ago. 4 The Constant Messenger requests all travellers and seamen who may have learned any news about the expedition, to communicate to the Foreign Office, ’ m?? a ’ or t 0 Admiralty, St, Peterburgh. llurty victims of the disaster of the. yacht Foam were found on the 31st on the American shore, nearly opposite the Niagara. In the House of Lords on the 24th July, a member asked whether Government made any remonstrance to France, against the connivance of the authorities in the violation of the Spanish frontier by Spanish Carlists, and urged that by tbe ordinary courtesy due from .one civilized nation to another* there should be no unnecessary delay in a formal recognition of the Spanish Government by Great Britain. Earl Derby, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that recognition of the Spanish Government would at present be premature. He said it would be better that recognition should be a collective act by all the European powers. m, . T , London, 1 elegrams to July 2 - say jm alarming •outbreak of smallpox has talrim placCat Newmarket. Upwards of sixty cases were already reported The authorities asked the Jockey Club to permit them to convert the grand-stand into a hospital, where afflicted persona might be quarterpd, ■ Mr John Mitchell arrived at Cork on July 17. .He is ill, bpt will go to Dublin. The -reman Amnesty Association walked in procession at a torchlight procession. A banquet will be given in his honor, In the Berlin Journals they say that war between Russia and China is inevitable, in qonsequence of the designs of the latter on Kashagar. TT P r e c ® m nuttee of the Agricultural Labors unions London, adopted resolutions declaring thn niiKlJo f We arc not J*»«tlfied in appealing to in the St!° r A Upporfc for lockc d-out laborers fnrt h w« Countries during harvest, thereth £ m alternative of emiThP commiH Pen - dI “ S on their own resources.” The committee is negotiating for easier terms for emigration to Canada Messrs Goskell Bros.', cotton merchants A'special dispatch to the ‘Daily News’ reports destruction by floods in Moravia Two hundred persons died, apd houses were swept a,way. ♦