BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4082, 27 March 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

f W RLLINOTON, March 26. Tlje City of San Francisco arrived at San Fraiicisc > i n the 9th inst a pe it on was pres nt d to the nt M to-day, as- to ■he' po sib lity of a mitigati 'n .of the sentence, passed upon the man • and 1 woman for inil cency in r.be Botanical Gardei.s Mr < rawford recommended an application to the Executive, ami this was done. The veputnion. went away, after an i-terview w.tfc the Mi.istv'r of Justice,..with the assura ce ih*t an a; plic tion;,in accordance with ti eif wisb&vwoul I at once be made! and that there was .little doubt both prisoner* would be p-acticaily Tu p sday. NViher has as yrt been subjected to t; e usual 1 bor i enaty accompaning such period ef imprisonmeat. ‘ . March 27. iTtixs sated that a movement ds afl ah to request the Government to prevent civil servant--, whether arehit :cts or engineers, f < om competing with those in business, - j vi-'. . Nabieb> March 25. , The Governor is expected to prnve on Thursday He w 11-' be enteffajned at a b til Jon Friday - and will probably "leave 1 a Ain .on ; Monday. The » orporation wdl present him with an aildresslon his arrival. The Club will 'give-a dinner'dmi'ag his visit. J;

* ' i Gbewiocth, M<rch 25. By the Maori t v e-e lelt- Mr Moss, Major Keivnafo aii,d,Mr Woo’cock, M-H.lt.,.to.fonn » d putationto . Weilinitp/* re Harbor nyorks. ThejGi,ey»i6uth an IBi miner way be opened for jygal ir tiafficoa Monday,

i — ; — ■ :\-j +i 1 _ Kelson, March 27. Tito steamer Hibernia - arrived yestirday bom Sydney. She 'taker liVe Stock 'here for the voy ge and a ilsfor England to-morrow. • {From, our own Correspondent.) J jArbow, March 27. ■ Cof pcr died very sudden y from heart'disease.

, A. telegraphic summary of- news, Valparaiso says ;~<i : Chili is the firat country in the \frbfld that has admitted wbrnefa' tb the legislative franchise, Chilian law makes ho distinction of; sex, the only qualifications required for citizenship being. the attainment of majority and the -ability to read and write. It has therefore been decided to register women, who will consequently yOte.at the. coining elections,” :