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Evening Star, Issue 4309, 18 December 1876, Page 3

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[POB SUBHABIBI CAB!!.] j The Xstf&nm&kttL Loßsev, December 14.—At the first conference of the representatives of the European Powers, held on the 12th inst. at Constantinople, General Igna- * tieff, the Russian Envoy, was elected President. A conciliatory disposition was manifested on all sides. doors. French Polities. Lohdok, December 14.—The French Ministry has been re-modelled with two Radicals—M. Simon as Premier, and Minister of the Interior, and M. Martha as Minister of Justice. The other membera of the Ministry, remain as before, tc » <~ if Serious disagreement exists beftHietr Presfdenfc M'Mahon and the Bepresentatives on the Left, f* . Intensely HofrWeather. Stssxt, December 18.—The weather for the last three days has jtam,igtenett£■£ some parts of ranged from i3odeg. to 140deg. inthesliade,,.frtercoton>y^egrenis,report suni. of' deaths $y &a& Colonies and New Zealand to consent to the Cable ZSSSSWUt in. An Adelaide telegram states that the schooner Post boy capsized in a squatt-of-Glenky. Six passengers ana the crew were drowned, but the mate ins xesened af jiowsitetbgFwater.

"Weilihgton, December 17.- The • Gazette * contains a complete schedule oi-tbe tenders sent in by the newspaper proprietors for advertising in this Provtaoial .district the.Government notices, hn circulation of the local jafeewftas as follows! Post,' 3,000 Z. Times,' 3,200; « Argus,* 1,500. The«PPot's t' declares that their cir' cntotaon really exceeds thfcjTsnd pledges to pay MOO te the Benevolent Society if found to be less. pany s statement as a gross and impudent misrepresentation mtfch less than halt what is repiesented, and promises, if provedotherwise, to payLlOOio the Benevolent ?°?ety. It makes this cbaJMnge to the 'Times.' wjfr thetotter leaves the matter unnoticed. ments and extensions. The CTaftorTO stuart '!*& agreed to accept 12s 6d in the pound, in four navxoenta, guaranteed byJtoill and](3aZ-?S • / i A to-day Wemtte Artiflery and the Theatre oompan/, but the bleak weather diminished its attractions. The Maori Afloat. Hodtha, December 18.—The Maori was ttot off alongside thewharf. She sustained no damaee ySSJ ??* the cost of Betting her afloat isabout li2oo. Forty men were engaged all Sunday removing the shingle from her lee-side. [Pis Pbiss Aaracr.] Chbistchvsch, December 10.—The anniversary I proceedings to-day were a .great success. The sa styggßk finutts&s monial of plate and money of the value of LBOO to Numerous excursions and picnics took phvse during the day. BrF gades had a torchlight procession, whioh was very successful. There was also, a meat display of fireworks at the Catholic School:-*"' a J w TO » HoJcmiA, Decsmter lft-i|he of Hujth Campbell, blacksmith, was found in the Hokitika , AucxSABD, December 18.-Ji£sitllel named Martin Cutlin, livinrj in the Orararima diatrict, beyond Papaknra, has been arrested on. ajsharge of murder, ins » neighbor named Denis SBanaghan. Bad blood . Is known to have subsisted between them for.aome kara, locking Tor the clerk of thexourt, with the object, AS said, of laying an'lnformation against Shanaghan fer a breaeh of the peace. As Shanaghan *id not return home on Saturday night, his wife went in-search of him, and on Sunday found him about his bead? 1 Itef «bef m 3¥ quarrel about oatttej t|at Shanaghan attaokefLhim with^stiol11 StanShftp was knocked down. No one witnessed the auarrel. TiwDiarieted man leaves ftJHJpg wife and one ATCIiW). Henderson, from IfOTnka, brings news to the WfrJTovwbjeß (fttftnUelivtred anJ important speech at Vnna on the 2Brd, in whiah he reviewed the condition andmospectsAf the Colony. AW observing that hiw«Pßee^^*Wwariiin> gSs^^

tfaOir? iflyconeabwv lu ttjtewwetelaptls trtfosaadijqulry into tho complaints that ha'i besn rc?.ie oi >tht> slowness with, which, the work waß performed, m thought the complaints were exaggerated, for the Commissioners had worked Jealously and had decided over three hundred oases in as many djiya. A great deaWof unmeaning language, had. been used *espectifjg the which. Hjrovided that aU>snms advanced by the ■Grown, for laborers' wages and passage-money should be made a first charge on the lands on account of which it had been incurred. He called attention to the unreasonableness of tuedissatisfJMJtton at the Government imposing its own terms ip regard to loans which, it was under no obligation to advance, and besides Sir H. Bobinaon had publicly notified raeh£fl» tfnteatun ,Bpo» after, fha islands became a 'Crown" Colony: -** A' Hon of the address was devoted to the difficulties attending the getting of labor. Both" < ?*^BlNlfe£ssA!r^?BsßWsta?' 8 j "< Al^oush/u'suitable [wore too expensive, ftrvhf ' W» insufficient in amount, was farther restricted | tfv social and politio considerations, which forbade* depopulating the country districts. He proposed tt> ask the sanction of the Imperial Government to raise a loan to be applied partly to the introduce t&onof immigrant labor and partly to advances, •tb facilitate and to establish the sugar manufacture on sound principles and at large scale. As to the question,of jthe seat of govHrament, four beefc*u3>mitted to the Imperial Government, viv., Levuka, Svva, Sava Sava, andNadi. He beHeved&e photo* would rest between the first three. In corlcTuslon, he said his polioy was one wjdch regarded the Colony and itsinhabitfrnts asi«*iol«*3idfia-sn6li!»imß 'likely to seen* toe and cold to those whose thoughts, hopes, and itassions were engaged m .one T&rtjcular object. He Hoped that the plflutewafior settlers would take flvery opportunity of personally conferring with hjim on matters ©f 4mjsjtt#njße.to the Colony.

I AUSII^ATtTANfjnCWS. Mngarooma, at the Bluff.) Mx£boobsb, December 13.—The Government* having witho>awn their Bailway Bill the session 'Tie.Government, in »niunc|ion,wittrU]unt of New.South Walesi wfll ask on .- Ti terribfe Hastings, a married woman, was found dead with hfer- skull battered in. Her husband has been arrested. An axe covered with blood and human haftdfca^jwtt^oTeee-iyiihft^onse;j s ' n . ?7 «f 3.fc r »«- IThe first match between the English eleven and the Victorian cricketers takes place here on Boxings. iD»y. The local team is not yet chosen. | JTbe markets are quiet, but prices ore fully bus■tanned. The Company's sugars, brandies, and other" articles are largely operated on lately. | jCKsT tar ■frfinTrhrV) 'i>n-in-'''ti—Lw, m-!.-->:A:;{\ i The letting ottt ntere, Canterbury, is reported to have been successful. Thousands of acres have already been drained dry.