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Evening Star, Issue 3903, 27 August 1875, Page 3

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The Ministers have changed their front -i little since the Chief Secretary's speech ;.t Geeloner, which was not well receive I by the country. Other speeches by the give something inoro de.Hnite ot' a policy. 'The lands are to he taxed according to valuation ami not by aren-, and it is proposed to invito a conference of the other Colonies to con-idi-r the tariff question and the relation of tho ■ clonies with the Imperial Government. In all this the finger of Mr Higinbothan is plainly visible Judge MoleawortU has issued an aft K-hment against Dr Bradford, who eloped with a ward of the Court to New Zealand, and is now Buttled at Wellington, and no farther sums are to be paid to the young lady until she returns to the Colony. A settlement made by Mr Un.dford in favor of his wife the Jiuh;e refused to recognise in any way.

The Hospital election created moat unusual excitement. Mr Moloney headed the poll for the honorary physicians, and Mr Braney on the surgical side, The Wmton Cup Coursing match was finished yesterday, Mr Wagner's Sandy being the winner, with Lucy as runner-up. B.iratta won the Waterloo Purse.

Mdlle. lima de Murska continue:; to charm, and draws largo audiences.

A man named Octavius Baker has been committed for trial for personating a father, and sanctioning the marriage of a minor. News reached here last evening of the arrival of the steamer Ceylon ab Galle on the 19th instant, after having been seventeen days under canvas. The Chanticleer, forty-three ihy.i o :fc from New Zealand to Hobait Town, has not yet arrived. The Macgregorarrived at Svdney yesterday.