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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 159, 22 March 1872, Page 5

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(From our cwn Correspondent.)

ARRIVAL of the ENGLISH MAIL " VIA. SUEZ. ; VICTORIA. SETTLEMENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. VOGEL & WEBB ENTERTAINED IN» MELBOURNE. ASSASSINATION of THE VICEROY OF INDIA, . THE TICHBORNE CASE. THE FIREBRACE DIVORCE CASE. SUPPRESSION OF POLYNESIAN SLAVE TRADE, ; . ' . AMICABLE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN ENGLAND & AMERICA. Dunedin, Thursday, 447 p.m. • The Alhambra arrived at the Blnff this morning, bringing the mails, She left Melbourne on the 14ih. Messrs. Yogel and Webb have had further interviews with the Victorian Government regarding the postal arrangements. •' ; V*,; Modified proposals hav£ rbeen favorably entertained, and an agreement has been signed, The details have been withheld, and are to be submitted to Parliament. Messrs. Vogel and Webb were en-, tertained at a grand dinner in Scott's Hotel. The principal representatives of the shipping and cemmercial interests were present. O'Grady was in the chair.

Pleasant interchange of feelings and cordial sentiments were expressed. The Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by a native prisoner on the Andaman Island. The Alabama excitement is subsiding. No rupture is apprehended, and amicable arrangements are considered probable. The Tichborne case is still unfinished. The Attorney-General is addressing the jury,

Sir J. Coleridge's speech occupied twenty-four hours. A full Court has declined a new trial in the Eirebrace divorce case:

The labor market is still thoroughly disorganised, and the workmen are increasing their demands.

The Pope and the Czar are reconciled.

The Queen's speech promises a Bill for the suppression of the Polynesian slave trade.

Both Houses passed the reply. The Spanish Ministry have resigned, hut the King ha 3 relused to accept their resignation. Prince Bismarck has offered his services as mediator between England and America.

Wellington, March 19 th.. The'"dinner held last night in celebration of St Patrick's pay was a great success. The Governor attended as a guest, and Mr Eitzgerald occupied the chair.

Wellington, March 18th

The latest issue of the Melbourne Age to hand by the Claul Hamilton, States that Mr Vogel, on behalf of the New Zealand G-overnment, has arranged with the Argus for the solesupply in New Zealand of the Australian Associated Press English telegrams. Private letters have been received to the same effect but the Grovernment here deny all knowledge of such negotiations or arrangements.