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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 3, 21 January 1867, Page 15

&'ARRIVAL OF THE GITOT O’ AT THE BLUFF, WITH THE ENG L lijS H MAIL FOR NOVEMBER. ’■ CATTLE PLAGUE EXTINCT. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THAMES WON BY CHAMBERS. GREAT DISTRESS IN SHIPBUILDING TRADE. FAMINE ABATING IN INDIA MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA CABLE BROKEN DOWN. RETURN OF THE PRINCE of WALES FROM RUSSIA THE -FENIAN MOVEMENT EXCITING MUCH ATTENTION. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH TARIFF . REDUCED ONE-HALF. The arrival' of the Colonial Govemment gun-bbat Sturt, Capfci Fairchild, at four o'clock yesterday morning, has placed us in possession of later English telegrams, which we hasten to place before our readers. (From the Independent Extra.) The s.s. Rangitoto, Captain J. W. B. Darke, R.N.R., arrived at the Bluff this (Thursday) morning at 10. 50 a.m. Left Williamstown on the 12th at 4 p.m. The s.s. Bombay anchored in Hobson’s Bay on the 11th inst., at 5 a.m., two days before her time.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Consolsß9f”toi)o. Centum dividend for money. 88 half-exdividend -for account. Bank discount 4 per cent, in open market with an increased demand for money. The wool sales commenced on the 15th of November. Opening was well attended. Sydney fleece, a shade higher. Cape, Id lower. Afterwards, buyers bid cautiously. Stock was larger than was imagined by dealers. Tenders for .£IOO,OOO for the New Zealand Government at 6 per cent, have been opened. The minium was fixed at £92. Applications received were for over ii 1,000,000.

GENERAL SUMMARY WITH LATEST TELEGRAMS. Australian September mails were delivered in London on the 19th of November. Her Majesty now resides. at Windsor, , and is in good health. Prince of Wales has returned from St. Petersburg, where he received marked' attention from the Emperor, The Queen has offered the King and Queen of Hanover, St. James’ palace for their future residence. Parliament is still in recess. The great questions before the public are Reform and Feniasisnv Bright’s lectures on Reform are said co be uncalled for as, they do not represent the mind of the bulk of the people. His meetings have been, well organised. In England a ' grand demonstration of 200,000 men. is. to Leheld behind the Horse Guardi in favor of Reform.

It is rumored that the Chancellor of the Exchequer contemplates taking all the railways into the hands of the GovernmentT’ahd that he his to introduce a moderate Reform BilL Peace is restored on the. Continent of Europe* and Prussia is busily; comsolidating her acquisitions, and incorporating ■ them .into- .her < dominions.. The surrounding states are aU quietly settling ; dawn to theinew ordpr of things. Great distress prevailing in the ship-building, trade. , . r relations between England and grajiog most’.JdentUy;,! . . ' ’ .J: i: Uid