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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 692, 17 June 1869, Page 1 (Supplement)

Certain Australian banks having been accused in the Times of departing from Banking principles in their wool transactions. Nineteen mercantile firms have, signed a protest, against the practice. At a recent meeting of the Colonial Society, Mr Westgarth read a paper on therelatipns cf the colonies to the Mother Country. A warm discussion followed, in which the Marquis of Normandy, Sir William Denison, and Lord Alfrec}, CJjurchill took part. Mr Verdon has been elected a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The emigration, movement is proceeding vigorously. 327 artisans and their families from East London left on the. 13th for Canada, after a public breakfast at the Midland station. On, the 20th April, 450 discharged dockyard workmen sailed-from Portsmouth, the Government granting them free passages. Meetings have been held in th,e Metropolis to agitate for. Government aid towards emigration. The Government have promised to give any necessary assistance. .£3,500 has been placed on the estimates for presents made by the Duke of Edinburgh while in Australia. Archbishop Manning declines allowing petitions praying for the release of the Fenians to be placed at the doors of Catholic Churches for signature.

Mr Dickens, on the completion of his readings, was entertained at a grand banquet in Liverpool. Seven hundred ladies and gentlemen were present.

A boat race on the Tyne between Taylor and Cowper for <£lOQ, was won by the latter, Mr Justice Wylde has been raised to the peerage under the title of Baron Penzance.

The Earl of Staines has been appointed Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A scheme has been started to cut a canal from Dublin to Galway, a distance of about 100 miles. The West Riding petition has been abandoned. The North Allerton election has been confirmed. The Hastings election petition has been dismissed. The South Durham petition has been withdrawn. Reverdy Johnson visited Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he repeated the declaration that war between England and America was impossible. The Preston strikes still continue. Several Lancashire towns have agreed to the adoption of. street tramways. The manufacture of the French Atlantic cable is rapidly approaching completion. The viaduct. over the Mersey at Runcorn has been opened for traffic. Express trains now run between London and Liverpool in four hours. The flying squadron is expected to visit Melbourne and Sydney towards the close of the year, and New Zealand in January next. The working men of Lancashire have resolved to raise ,£SOOO for the widow and family of the late Ernest Jones. Mr Lowe, disapproves of the site for new law courts, and has recommended aisite on-the south side of the Strand, facing the river. The discussion has been postponed for a month.