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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 62, 4 September 1862, Page 3

Ileuter's telegram brings news from New York to the 23rd June. Affairs at Richmond are unchanged, tire Confederates quarrelling exceedingly. It is reported that Mac Dowell bad joined M’Clellan, and that a bloody buttle bad taken place at Charlestown. Beauregard arrived at Montgomery en route for Richmond. Jackson had reinforced him and they were closely pressed. Russia had recognised Italy. Russian serfdom is wholly abolished. General Barker dead. Extraordinary excitement. Sir C. Wood has stated, in reply to a deputation from the manufacturing districts, that he cannot afford to repeal the Indian import duties. The dstress at Blackburn and Preston is deplorable. Ribbonism is extending sadly in Ireland. The county of Limerick has been “ proclaimed,' 5 at the request of fifty-two magistrates. Questionable persons will, in consequence, be deprived of fire-arms. The health of the King of the Belgians has'much improved, Lord Palmerston has been elected Master of the Trinity House. The Derby was won by Caractacus; the Oaks by Feu-de-joie; Gold Cup, at Ascot, by Asteriod. In the House of Lords on the 25th May the New Zealand Bill was read a second time, in spite of a protest from Earl Grey against the principle that the Imperial Treasury should be responsible for the military expenses of New Zealand. In the House of Commons, on the 27th May Mr. Berkeley’s motion for leave to bring in a bill to establish vote by ballot was carried by a majority of 83 to 50. On the 3rd of Tunc, an animated debate took place on Mr. Fairfield’s resolution for a reduction of the National expenditure, Lord Palmerston moved an amendment that the security of the country must be provided for. The amendment was carried by a majority of 302, On the 3rd May, an imposing demonstration took place at the Fast India Bocks, Blackwall on the occasion of the departure of eight hundred Nonconformist emigrants for Now Zealand, there to found a new colony, to be called Albertland. A fine new river Ims been discovered 120 miles south of Port Denison emptying itself into the sea. It has a bar entrance with 1G feet at high water, and near it is a line road leading to the Peak downs and the Isaacs river. This discovery is considered of vast importance to the colony of Queensland.