BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3609, 16 September 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

mt n . , _ r , Bluef, September 16. The Otago left Melbourne on the 10th. and thlS mornin e «t daylight. She bring, eighty-three passengers, 340 tons of cargo, sixty. a fwCTT : M ?f rß Bei « h off, Louisson, Blair. SS?\& a « er ’ 0rt ’ S ? va 8 e » Clevendon, Mrs Fraser, Mrs Savage, and thirty in the steenure. £ASs S? —° f REUTER’S SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Tim Miir. • London, September L ,ro “ *“ fr “ obco « Australian, mails via Brindisi and San Francisco were delivered together yesterday. J^ r George Berkeley has Goi eßt . em Australia, as successor to M mJ Vel , d .’ wko » amfrinted to Tasmania/ • A . h ® 8 “ l P. Suffolk, from London tb Brisbane is at Mauritius refitting. ««»no, Tojlennou’s Meat Company have declared a dividend of ten par cent. <wciarea a The Austrian Arctic Polar .t Nomay Tha craw at the Tetrtbo* taportt fIJE ova, oamotai. ridgrb^StfeS*. of *** UcLm lUiB - ° f J Bi ? on *«» adopted Cathothe SJSLSJ? Md Grand Mastership of si hj ■*" «“ atlantio haa' boa. Sr Bftnk haS dedared * dividend o! The Hew Zealand Trtist Loan CotntiUjy Rah ot*Upt* Wfck*

A thunderstorm at London flooded the streets, and several persons were killed by lightning. The Emperor of Russia has presented Til,ooo for distribution among the metropolitan charities.

Great db tress prevails in Florence, and arrests have been made of persons connected with bread riots. Late advices indicate that the Bengal famine is still very serious. It will he five months before the rice is harvested. The death rate is fearful, and in some districts the suffering is distressing.

The House of Lords struck out of the Public Worship Regulation Bill » clausa authorising parishioners to appeal to the Archbishop, in toe event of the bishop refusing to suppress ritualistic practices in the diocese.

n Jt , . Paris, September 5. tm the 4th a disturbance occurred in the ■Department of Meuse. The Gendarmerie intervened. One rioter was killed and nineteen wounded. There were slight demonstrations in other places, and at Lyons several arrests were made.

_. September 8. L’Umvers newspaper has been suspended for a fortnight for publishing offensive articles against Marshal Serrano. After Marshal Bazaine’a escape became known, a rope was found reaching from the top of a precipice to the sea, stained with blood, as if from Bazai tie’s hands. Madame Bazame published a letter stating that she alone, with her cousin, planned the escape. Bazame is in Brussels, and his extradition vnll probably bo demanded. Some assert that the rope wae put over the rock with a view to mislead the authorities, by the guards, through whose connivance it u believed the escape was accomplished.

__ _ • Madrid, September 4. 1 he Zabsla Cabinet has resigned, and a new Ministry formed, with Sagas* aas Premier and Minister of the Interior, and Senor Bedaya Minuter of War. The Ministerial offices of Finance, the Colonies, and Foreign Affairs remain unchanged. The Carlista abandoned Puigcerda. Septembers. The Carhsts at Guetaria in the north fired upon a German gunboat, which replied, sending twenty-four shells into the town. Berlin, September 8. > An extensive conflagration occurred at Meiningen, destroying half the town. Three thousand persons are rendered houseless. New York, September 1. A committee having investigated the charges preferred by Mr Theodore Filton against the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, pastor of the Plymouth Church, acquitted Mr Beecher. SPECIAL .TELEGRAMS. . Queenscliffe, September 10. The Albion arrived this morning with supplementary English mail. She was detained owing to damage to her rudder. ... Sydney. At the races to-day Sweet Briar won the Shorts j Sir Hercules Robinson’s Nea the Maiden with Mr TaitV Melbourne second ; the Ladies’ Mile was won by Baroness ; the Metropolitan Stakes by Sterling, with Goldsborough second, and Maid of Avenel third { nineteen started. Time—Hmin 36seC. At the Ballarat Art Union drawing to-day the second prize of L 750 and the fourth prizes were drawn. The first prize ot L 2.000 is not known yet. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, September 10. The political news is without interest. The Budget debate has closed without a division, the principal speech of the debate being made by Mr Lang ton, the ex-Treasurer. The Legislative Council has appointed a committee to considerthe question of reform of that House, and carried a motion favoring the resumption of assisted immigration. Numerous petitions from local' bodies have been presented to the Assembly in favor of immigration. The Elections Committee has dismissed the petition against Mr Godfrey for East Bourke for bribery. The new tariff fees do not meet with general approval. Meetings of importers have been held to protest against certain of the proposed changes, and a committee of the Chamber of Commerce by resolution expressed disappointment at the tariff changes as expressed by the Treasurer.

Lady Bowen and family were passengers per mail steamer Nubia lately. Sir George is likely to proceed to England in December. The Californian steamer Mikado arrived at San Francisco on the 80th August/ Mr Parkes, the Sydney Premier, recently made a tour in Riverina, and was handsomely entertained.

Very severe weather, accompanied by heavy gales, has been experienced in all the Colonies, The Torres Strait steamer Jeddah was floated from the Eden, and is now in port here previous to going into dock. The Slelbourne Cricket Club is likely to send a team to New Zealand this season.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt on the evening of the 30th. The Very Rev. Martin Crane, of Dublin, has accepted the ; oman Catholic Bishopric of Sandhurst.

A new trial was refused the plaintiff in the sporting case of Walker v. George. The population of the Colony of Victoria on the 30tn June was 797,000. The celebrated stud ram Bir Thomas was sold the ether day for 680 guineas. Madams Arabella Goddard gives three concerts this week; Mr and Mrs Williamson have completed a most successful run at the Theatre Royal; and the Italian Opera Company have proceeded to Adelaide, after a short and successful season.

The failure of Messrs Peters, Barnard, and Co., of Launceston, for over L 90.000, caused some excitement. Other firms in Launceston ars mentioned.

The mail steamer Golconda is likely to arrive by the 19th inst. Disgraceful scenes have occurred in the Tasmanian Assembly. The Otago was to have sailed yesterday, but was delayed in consequence of having stuck in the river several hours. She takes a number of valuable horses and draught mares. Two pure bred rams, intended for shipment to New Zealand, from Hobart Town, were destroyed yesterday, having shown unmistakable evidence of foot and mouth disease. An actress known as Miss Mortimer fell down the stairs at her hotel last night, and died this morning. A good deal of interest was felt over the Sydney races on Saturday last. Sir H. Robinson s colt Kingsborough won the Derby easily, Mr Tait’s Melbourne being second, and Sir H. Robinson’s Neredah third. The race for the Metropolitan takes place to-day. The creditors probably ranking on the estate of Peters, ® a ™»rd, and Co., of Launceston, amount to L 160,000. The others failures in Launcestoni are—Eldin and Co., LlO,800: Brand, U2,m J Nichols, L 13.500; and Hubbard, Lll.loo. Others are spoken of. Madame Arabella Goddard on her return was received with Acclamation and crowded houses. She visits New Zealand in about three weeks.

•b t A . Sydney, Parliament is summoned to meet on the 3rd of November.

Governor Robinson proceeds to Fiji on the 12th. He visits Norfolk Island before returning, and will be accompanied by the Hon. W. Hutchinson as attachd to the mission.

The steamer Easby. bound for Dunedin, went ashore at Bradley’s Head, but was got off uninjured after being lightened. The new poet office has been opened. Congratulatory messages were received from London and other places on the occasion. The war steamer Vire, with the French scientific staff for observing the transit of Venus, has left for Campbell’s Island. Numerous writs bare been issued against Mr Hall on account of the Californian service. A hire French, whilst strolling on the cliffs at Coogee, overbalanced and fell into the water beneath. The body baa not been recovered.

. The ship Knight Commander reports meeting » vessel with her mainmast gone by the deck. By a collision between two trains on the Southern Railway line Several persons were"'injured. The Mon. Mr Satoucls is arranging for •faaaofen to cmty the Californian mails for the &6sttVo)RsWJ|ii ..

Holloway s sentence for the Parramatta murder has been commuted to life imprisonment. The Regatta Committee offer a Ll,ooo prize for the international gig race. A great bush fire at Kiatna has laid bare a track of twelve miles of country. THE STRANDING OF THE EASBY. Sydney, September 8. The Earirv, outward bound, grounded on a sandbank mar Bradley’s Head, outside the harbor. After lightening her, by taking 200 tons out of her, she was towed back into the Cove. On examination her bottom was found uninjured, and she will sail on Tuesday. [The above telegram was received in Dunedin to-day by Mr F, Fulton.] Auckland, September 16. Ths captain of the Macgregor has been summoned to the Police Court for a breach of the 29th section of the Post Office Regulations, by refusing to deliver certain mails in his possession on demand being made by the Postmaster. Mr M'Cormack, ■who appeared for the defendant, said that the Captain was certainly entitled to some remuneration for bringing the mails. An endeavor would be made to settle the case amicably by consulting Mr Vogel. The Court then adjourned to half-past one to allow time for settlement. The charges against the captain of the Macgregor were afterwards withdrawn. Counsel for defendant stated that Captain Grainger had been instructed to act as he had done by the owners of the vessel. He did not know that he was breaking the law, but was now satisfied it had been an unwarrantable course, and would give up the mails immediately. V - The delivery ot the mails by the captain of the Macgregor was unconditional, Mr Vogel refusing to negotiate the terms of payment pending the delivery.

Lawrence, September 15. At the Supreme Court sitting to-day, before Judge Chapman, the Grand Jury did not find a true bill against Cowan. Yuk Sow was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment for stealing a cheque. The Judge returns to Dunedin to-morrow. [The above telegram was received too late for publication in last night’s issue.]

September 16. Mr John M'Lean has applied to purchase 4,000 acres of land, adjoining his homestead on Bellamy station, which the Government had surveyed for settlement. If the application is granted, it will ruin all hopes of intending settlers. Great indignation is publicly expressed.

Queenstown, September 14. New and promising quartz discoveries have been made at the dividing range between Shotover and Arrow on the Macetown side.

Balclutha, September 16. A seam of coal 23't thick has been discovered on the Kaitangata Coal Company’s ground. It is not fathomed yet, but the best quality of coal has been discovered.