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Evening Star, Issue 3697, 28 December 1874, Page 2

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, Grahamstown, December 26. Ine Queen of Beauty shareholders have re- ? e mo d -. di n v ] dends , of L 2.800 12s 3d, equal to L4UU Is 9d per share, from their past magnificent crushing. _ The shareholders voted gratuiti(is to the mine and battery managers and other employes. mi. * „ W EL IN6TON, December 28. io « Agent-General on November li, troin London, that he has despatched the India, with 163 immigrants, for Auckland ; the Hudson and City of Vienna, with 721, to Napier; the Rakaia, with 333, to Canterbury; the Garelock, Oamaru, Wellington, and Dunedm, with 983, to Otago ; together with a large quantity of railway material. He also the announcement that Sir Arthur Gordon is appointed Governor of Fiji. The Governor personally inspected the Government offices on Saturday, with a view of comparing the Civil Service of this Colony with that of Queensland, and was highly pleased with the results of his inspection. 8 ■ H Auckland, December 26th'. ihe races to-day were attended by about 20Q people—not so many as were expected. The racing generally was well contested. The results were as follows :—Trial Stakes—Mr Delamama The Belle, 1; Parawhenua, 2; Sir 9 ha S’fL PU'e-Ngaro, 1 ;Belle, t Auckland Cup Yatterina waq a hot ravontp, but contrary to' expectation Temnlei ton won; Toi, 2; Yatterina, % Midsum&et Handicap—Never Miss, 1; Toi, 2 ; Kingfisher, d. At the finish of this race Kingfisher’s rider was thrown and badly hurt. LATEST ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Per Alhambra at Hokitika.) TL *, December IQ, ihe Council, after a long discussion, passed the Payment of Members Bill; but rejected, by a majority of one, the Mining on Private £roperty Bill. The Crimes and Offences Bill which has given rise to great discussion, owing to the fogging prqvisiqnp it fipatamed, has been laid aside on a point of order. ‘ ‘ ' T Mr Samuel Wusoh, the well-knpwp Wai, “ ade * munificent gift of L3O,°QO for building a hall at the University, Ihe Bench has remanded the New Zealand murderer Sullivan to New Zealand, to be deported on the first opportunity, Mr William Hull, an old colonist, formerly a member of the Legislative Council, has died. On Thursday, the hottest day of the season, the thermometer registered 111 in the shade. Archbishop Gbold met with a most cordial reception from the members of his Church. . Ibe new Judicature Bill is expected to come into operation on the 4th of January. The convict Weechurch was tried for the attempted murder of Warder Coghlan at Pentndge, and acquitted. Th.rty-one horses have been entered for the Australian Cup and thirty-one for the Newmarket Handicap. A large amount of sickness is still prevalent in all parts of the Colony. r The cable between Batavia and Singapore has been interrupted during the week. The repairing steamer Agnes is on the spot, and tha repairs are now effected. r . Sydney, December 12. The elections have weakened the position of the Government, and returned a lane number of independent members, which ia likely to lead to the formation of an independent party. * ’ H.M. s.s. Dido, with Cakobau, leaves for Fin next week, and H.M. s.s. Blanche proceeds to Wew ■ • • > *°!Wr Cuthbert and one of his sons have been comnutted for the local murders.' ’

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* _ Yoke, December $, , Resident Grant-s message to Congress states that foreign relatiqng arp fondly but that ih* difference with Spam is not settled. The situation of Cuba is intolerable, and provocative of international intervention. The message adyocatea the resump ion of specie payments in IW6, and free banking. He should continue the present policy in the South until new lesislation was proceeded with. mi ... .. , London (undated). J-he publication of the documents which Count Arnim is accused of having abstracted has caused a great sensation in Paris, because in rebutting the views of Count Ainim, Bismark lengthily demonstrated that Republican France was not dangerous to Germany, and that it would rather act as a political deterrent than prejudice Monarchical institutions else- ... 4 k -.a , ~ December 13, Mr Fred. Young succeeds Mr Eddy as Him. Secretary of the Colonial Institute. Sir Charles Cowper, the Ageut-Genend of South AVales, is now convalescent. Money rather easier, and the bank reserve strong. The corn market is steady. Queensland mails were delivered yester{From our own Correspondent.) m . „ Napier, December 26. »vi WO TO* 80ns of Mv Curtice . were drowned while bathing yesterday. Parties were out last mght and this morning trying to recover the bodies, but without success. Wellington challenged Napier to play a pricket match on New Year’s Day, but the match has been put off by Wellington, who jllwflcton instead. Subscriptions had been raised,-- and evesr preparation made here to suitably entertaiu the AVclliUgftorfcricketera.