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Evening Star, Issue 3738, 15 February 1875, Page 2

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. Wellington, February 13. lliere is no truth in the report circulated that Major Palmer, of the Transit of Venus Expedition, has received from the General Government an offer to inspect the surveys of the Colony. m, February lu. ihe Egv. Chas. Clarke preached twice at St. Anprew’s Clan oh yesterday. Hundreds were t’.irncd away from the doors before the hour for the service on each occasion. I h° , I rices Current' states irauduleut imitations or Martell’s brandy labels, also several well known ales, etc., are being imported to Welhngton xrom Melbourne, and suggests that the khamber of Commerce should taxe action. New Pi,yMOUTH, February 13, Fhree men have just arrived, having walked overland from Auckland, via Waikato, Raglan, and Mokau. They saw Te Kooti at Mokau, and he sent a guide to show them the road, ihe Natives were very friendly and supplied them with food. There appeared to be no difficulty id travelling that way, and the Natives made no objection, p , r - , . Ne. son, February 15. Bubhc feeling has been strongly expressed here wiAi regard to JVIr Broad, Resident Magistrate, the Rev. F. O. Simmons, headmasrer of the Nelson College, and Mr M'Lean, once a clergyman of the Church of England, and now a barrister, being present at the recent Hibernian Society s dinner, when the Pope’s health was drunk before that oi the Queen. The newspapers teem with correspondence on the subject. All three have written letters of explanations, Mr Simmons admits he was wrong in going to the dinner, and expresses regret for having dont* so. Ihe others assure the public they intended no disloyalty. ARRIVAL OF THE ALBION AT THE BLUFF. mi . , Bluff, February 15. ihe Albion, with the Englisli mail, left Melbourne at four p.m. ou the 10th, and arrived at the Bluff at eight o’clock this morning. She brings thirty-two saloon and fifty steerage pas--autl 3 *° tons of car oO ‘for all ports, ihe Albion sails for Dunedin at 4 p.m. to day. I assonger List. Messrs White, Woods, Martin, Fergus, Rock, and Ah Hing, Miss Brown, Miss Scully* Mrs Longford, Miss Von Blarcorn, Mrs Stronach, Mrs Brand, Master Martin ; twenty in the steerage, and 200 tons of cargo for Dunedin. LATEST CABLEGRAMS. Lonlon, February 1, Mr Forster has declined the leadership of the Liberal party. A meeting of Liberals will be held ou February 4, Mr John Bright will preside. r England has declined the invitation to take part in the Conference on the 2ist, respecting the usages observed in wav. The death is announced of Sir Win, Sterndale Bennett, the composer and pianist. February 2. ihe ba ance of tne South Australian loan has been negotiated at L9O. The municipal six per cent, bonds of the City of Auckland, for a hundred thousand pounds, were subscribed fourfold. The New South Vales four per cents, have been admitted to the Stock Exchange and quoted. r February 3. 1 here have been large withdrawals of gold for Pans. . . February 4. At a meeting of the Liberals to-day, the Marquis of Hartington was unanimously CiOctea leader. The \V indsqr Castle, after repairing at Bahia, returned to I bo Taniero leaky, and discharged her cargo for repairs. Arrived: Northumberland, Loch Tay Sermgapataim Highflyer, Essex, Ben Nevis. Cardigan Castle, Thomas Bell, and Citv of Peith, from Melbourne. Outalpa, Corinth, Col .ingrove and Abergeldie, from Adelaide. Countess of Kmtore from New Zealand. w-fi +u ament Y as 0 P to-day by commission with the usual ceremonies. The Speech from f “ 1 V o ’n’ lead by the Lord Chancellor, stated .a® tlle Government continued to receive assn an ces of friendship from several powers, wlio trusted that peace would remain unbroken. ousidermg the importance of the principles involved, and the widely divergent views expressed at the Brussels Conference, and the improbability of tbo reconciliation of those views and proposals, further negotiation is declined. The question of the formal recognij

tion of Don Alfonso as King of Spain is under consideration in concert with other powers, it e . decision has been promised. Her Majesty trusted that through '< !.e exertions of the Naval and Consular services slavery would he completely extinguished on the Last African coast. The differences be"i I "i > Japan have been happily adj - ct, and the English Minister has hern resnh I! ,pl nu!iyri , tid iu bringing about this • lue past year was generally iircstlironahn 8 ? P ro S ress bus been made throughout the Colonial Empire. A steadv advance had been made in the establishment of Civil Government on the Gold Coast, and Her Majesty trusted that henceforward freedom would exist. Ihe affair tates a review of the condition of the tribes of Natal, and Her Majesty>, advisers antich.aif,l toe concurrence of Parliament in measnr-f,. v dealing with a system of Native adminl-tr--tion. The King and Chiefs of Fiji D.uvinV made a new offer of the islands unfettered by conditions, _it had been accepted. ludiv ei‘{. cleutly of its natural resources the tmitmy offered important advantages, and a Prciffc fleet ample for protection would be provided.' The condition of the finances was satisfactory, although trade returns had fallen somewhat short. The pro.-,-., rify was general, and had been supported by an excellent harvest. A reduction of taxation is promised, and the exceptional ternpo- ‘ Tary statutes affecting Ireland will be brought t! er no^ce > with a view to their abolition, bills were announced relative to judicature, improvement, working men’s dwellings, tbo amendment of the sanitary laws and laws relatmg to friendly societies, amendment of the Merchant Shipping Act, hotter security against personal violence, and the establishment of public prosecutions. „ , February 6. Fiji is gazetted a separate Colony. Veiy little is doing in wool. Manufactures <iull, and private inquiry insignificant, pending the approaching sales. Airived : Oelliugwood from Melbourne, otrathdou and Patriarch from Sydney and Afncanus from Adelaide. rn, . ~ , Paris, February 3. . Ihe Assembly voted that the President shall ngbt of dissolving the Assembly, witli the concurrence of the Senate. . ~ , February 4, The Assembly by 321 to 171 passed the third reading of the Constitutional Bill. This result was brought about by a coalition of the centres. A great rise has taken place in rentes. . • . xi Madrid, February 3. At the battle of Olerga yesterday, ihe CarJpf ß defeated and Pampeluna relieved, ine National troops were advancing victoriously. a mu n . February 4. ihe Pope has recommended Don Carlos to put a stop to the civil war. LATEST AUSTRALIAN. m - , ~ Melbourne, February 10. ihe hot weather continues, the thermometer during the last few days showing a steady average of 9odeg. in the shade ; but the water supply continues abundant, and many restrictions as to its use have been removed. Another vessel has been wrecked on King’ onn? d ‘ < he E^ lish bar <l«e Blencafhra, o 900 tons, irom Glasgow to Sydney, ran on t' rocks dining squally weather on tlie night of (hj The captain mistook tl.s isl.ui light for t ape Otway light. There vocq n passengers aboard, and the crew were ; b .si t w and landed here. An inquiry is mav bek held. Her cargo was valued at L 49,000. Mur ot the cargo of an imperishable nature is HI; el to be saved. Mr Tail’s Melbourne won the Geelong -oMcr after a, splendid race with Haricot, beatincVby only half a-head. Lurlmc also ran. bit v\; not placed. Calumny is now in good form, ar. w ° w , , p ; Geelong Handicap with ease, heath a held of six, including Haricot. The absconding lands office clerk, OTerra) T has been, brought back and is before the Polk Court to-day on remaud. J°fiu Im ne has been committed for trial f. the wilful murder of his wife at Ya r;.vi i After severely assaulting her he set fir ■ ; 0 ‘ homo, and she was burned to death. Do cell, a shoemaker, who shot a yoitn" in named Nicholson at Lillydalc over a randr; affair, has been committed for trial for •,nurd, ii , T i ?nA 0p i 1 xi lhei « mei- chant, Ims ben nned LIOO at tlie Police Court for iiiMLirti obscene photographs. A conference of astronomers will probably I held here about the 22.id. 1 * ■ A strong cricket team has been s'le-'od proceed to Sydney and play there e il r i e month. ihe Cyphrenes left San Francisco on the 7 February. The chess match between Mr Fisher, of Sv ney, and Mr L. Goldsmith, of Melbourne, for i championship and L2O, resulted last night tavor of Fisher. The score stands—Fishor. ! Goldsmith, 4; and drawn games, 3. Dagworth hurt Lis leg, and has been .- cratchfor the Hobart Town Cup. Sir WiHiam Manning has failed t- forui Ministry: Mr Robertson was then sent 1\ and succeeded He is Colonial Secretary a 1 remier, Mr Forster Treasurer, Mr G.ur; ror Lands, Mr Lackey Minister f orks, Mr ;Dailey Attornoy-Gener d, *of Justice, Mr Puts P,)« master-ueneral, and Mr Lucas Miui-rer . Mines. The new Ministry is not consider, strong. Mr Samuels intends resigning i seat in tlie Council, and seek election to v Assembly. Another batch of Communists has and v at New Caledonia. ihe Empire ’ newspaper has ceased l uidic tion, consequent on a strike of connmsii',. and vnJI be incorporated with the ‘ G -r News. _ The Ministry have been sworn in T J louse adjourned to the 23rd Ma:vh. r" a " °f confidence motion nn v by Mr Wearne. . L.vuxcrrTV.N, A. scone occurred before the Quarterly I censing Bench. Mr Smith, a niauktr.r • charged the .City Council with t police to neglect their duty, whereupon t ~>^o la r^* ° or n policeman to i move Mr South from the Bench. t> , - . ~ Adelaide. Benjamin Newman, an old chartist, has di suadeuly, [From our own Correspondents) ~, „ Auckland, Febnvirv ]3. At the Oddfellows annual dinner :i.u:’b ' l was stated that the Auckland district er. prised ninety members, and had Ll5O funds. Thomson, the indefatigable lecturer tne Australian Mutual Provident Society, r i toe society’s medical examiner, was pick 11 un the 5.3._ Star of tlie South, after being-; !n -e (Iat sea in a whale boat voyaging fro-i the i of Islands to Auckland,’having boki ~ there owing to an accideut to the rt.- ■’> Rower a. The ‘ Star’ mentions an instance of a 1 finding a purse containing L 126, and. dkeov. mg its owner, to whom he returned tV- t' SU rm reoe i ve d sixpence for his trouble. ihe latest Ohinemuri telegram,", state <hat rumor was current of 80oz of gold bein ■ lock by prospectors in tlie district. Mr 2u r adc has returned to complete the cutting of \ boundary hue. No opposition to the openi is expected on the part of the Native-! J community is all on the qui rive for the aime auce of Sir Donald M'Lean. The country expected to be opened up next week T Pairoa township is rapidly extending Stn are being formed and buildings rising i mushrooms. ° Tlie Star of the South has arrived from Fi Her ne vys is unimportant. A great gak. ,■- , a - the sinking of a cutter with loss of three live but the other damage was trifling The Superintendent (Mr Williamson) is da gerously ill. He is suffering from dj sente and affection of the brain, caused hv t xccssiheat whde at the Thames, and has been Mv, up by the doctor. 5)1V( nil r, Queenstown, February 15 Ihe Franktuu Dairy Hotel, at present m licensed, was burnt down on Saturday nkh the cause is mysterious. Mr-Geisow, a-eit the National Insurance Company hanwri to be passing the premises at the time aud s„ the commencement of the fire. fl c hol

Which is owned by Mr Hallenstsin, has been untenanted for two days, It was insured for L4OO in the National Company, There will be a magnificent harvest, the Weather and crops exceeding expectation. Great anxiety to insure stacks is shown. Messrs Carruthers and Brunton have been inspecting the Wiuton line. The Shotover claim has suspended work. The directors wish to get the calls in. Grace does not care for the management of the mine any farther. Mr Roskruge and others declare it will pay. The management of the mine is a subjectof perplexity here. The Nugget Quartz Company procured favorable returns. EJ""'