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Melbourne, August 13. The week has been generally dull; the Macartney case being the principal subject In the Assembly, naw writs have been issued for South Gippsland. The Government are endeaFouring to pass a resolution to relieve Macartney from his present disability, The ship Macduff m-ived from London with small-pox aboard. There are several cases, some oi them, serious, including the raptein aid chief officer. 1 The Lusitahia on ler 40 days 4 hours! passage from London, averaged 311£ miles per 24 hours. ' In the action Ireland v. Captain C bapman, R. N., for false, imprisonment, a verdict was given for the defendant by three-fourths of tie jury. There is to be in exhibition of merinos in February—prizes, five gold cups. . There are eighty-fire acceptances for thft Melbourne Cup. > ■ • Business c»ntinue3 to improve. Weather very dry. A young man named Scilly, died from the effects of injuries received in a prize fight on Sunday.
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Kumara Times, Issue 273, 20 August 1877, Page 2
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