YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 959, 23 July 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

; <e> BY SUBMARINE CABLE. PEE PRESS AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Arrival of the Waina at London. Sydney* July 2i. 'J'lie s.s. Lily of Sydney Inis arrived. ; Private advices Iroiu .London announce t he! ■ rrivul of the ship Waipa, from Lyttelton. ; There is very little alteration in commercial matters, j

[Per Arawata, via Bluff.] Melbourne, July IG. Political events are unimportant. The Assembly only sat for two days during the last week. The Railway Construction Bill has been issued. The amount of the loan available for railways is £1,300,000. The population of the colony at the end of 1876 was 840,000. Sir W. Jcrvois has resumed his inspection of defensive works. Dr Somerville’s mission services are exciting much attention. The Board has reported in favor of Baron Yon Mueller being reinstated Director of the Botanical Gardens. The news by tiro Whampoa was anticipated by the San Francisco mail. Mr Creswick, the tragedian, and a Variety Company, arc passengers by the Whampoa. The report as to the appointment of the Hon. J. Casey as President of the Paris Exhibition is not correct. He goes home hs Commissioner. The weather is very cold and foggy. INTERPROVINCIAL. [pee press agency.] Mayroal Elections. The Mayoral election took place to-day, and resulted as follows : —Leary, 690 ; Woodlands, 607 ; Isaacs, 204. Mr Leary was declared elected. Mr Woodlands attributed his defeat to the present state of the roll. Poet Chalmers, July 22. In the Mayoralty election the A r otcs were — M‘Kinnon, 111 ; Innes, 94 ; Murray, 78 ; Graham, 10; Asher, 3. [from the coeeespondents of the press.] Wellington, July 21. Pending the Premier’s statement and Mr Macandrew’s arrival, the Opposition have decided on no course of action. Mr Wason’s appointment as Government “whip ” is considered a politic move. There is great dissatisfaction among the Civil Service at the retrenchments by the Government, and resignations are threatened. A meeting to consider the formation of a Trade Protection Society is appointed to be held on Monday.