MELBOURNE.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 884, 5 December 1870, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Melbourne Assembly has passed the estimate;-!, with the exception of two postponed votes. It is expected that the Wine and Beer Bill will pass thi* session.

The French ironclad " Belliqueux," en loute for New Caledonia, has put into this port for coal, provision*, repairs, <fec.

The navvies on the North-Eastern Railway have struck for an advance of wages. .No violence has as yet been used. The shareholders in the Australian Insurance Company have signed a requisition requesting the directors to wind up the fire and marine branch,, and amalgamate with another company. The Argus publishes the Cental Table issued by the Chamber of Commerce, and quotes grain and {lour at per cental. The shareholders of the National have hehl a! meeting,.;at which they appointed a. committee to wait unqn, the directors and manager, ancj

JLHE CiJiGHSn in Alu \ia oncz. tame to Land yesterday per Rangatira, Mr. Edwajbd Lyndqn will hold an extensive auction sale to-morrow and on Wednesday, commencing each day at 11 o'clock. (See advertisement.} The Lancashire Bell-ringers arri"ed in Napier yesterday, per Rangatira, from "Wellington ; and, as may be *een by advertisement, give their first performance in the Oddtellows.' Hall to-morrow evening. To judge from the very flattering criticism the performance* of the Lancashire Bell-ringers have met with in other provinces, we should imagine they are,well worth hearing.