By Electric Telegraph
Dunedin, Thursday Evening. The City election, on Tuesday last, resulted as follows:—Davie, 910; Turnbull, 907; Reynolds, 837; Fish, 700; Turton, 623; Haggitt, 564; and Bathgate, 553. , The southern escort brought down- 3,703 ounces. The first scrutiny gave Turnbull and Davie an equal number of votes. M'Dermid has been returned, unopposed, for Port Chalmers. For Oamaru town, McLean, Udall, and Cutten were proposed. It was found that Udall was not on the Itoll. Cutten had only one hand held up in his favor, that of his proposer; who then withdrew his name. M'Lean was then declared duly elected, amid loud cheering. The Superintendent has convened the Council for the 30th instant. London, June 5: The Tichborne trial is proceeding. Miss Loder has fully identified the claimant" as --- Arthur Orton. M'Mahon's message to the French Assembly promises a scrupulous obedience to the will of the Assembly, and that a resolute Conservative policy will be pursued. Thiers has joined the Left Centre. The Bonapartists support the new Government. Tranquility everywhere prevails. France pursues a free trade policy, and the Government will probably abandon Thiers' commercial treaties • It is rumored that it is intended to proclaim a Republic, and make M'Alahon president for five years, to be irresponsible. The Shah of Persia was brilliantly received yesterday. A terrible conflagration is raging at Boston.. The Derby was won by Colonel Tutton Rykes' Doncaster; Crawford's Gang Forward ! and Saville's Kaiser, running a dead heat, secured the second place. The race was most exciting. The eldest son of the Princess Louise of Hesse has fallen from a window and been killed. A great trade demonstration took place in Hyde Park to protest against the laws for the punishment, of workmen. The results of the wool sales show—greasy sorts, above the March series; and. lambs (half-bred), owing to the large supply, was 2d lower. The best, washed scoured fleece has slightly advanced; medium, lower unchanged. Cape's average reduction about lid. There have been about 100,000 bales taken for export. France supplied the principal foreign customers ; Germany furnishes a number of buyers; and America none. The Orleanists are endeavoring to disasso- ' ciate themselves from their alliance with the Legitimists and Bonapartists. The Assembly have voted the reconstruction of the Vendome column. The Bank of France advance the Government francs in gold for payment of indemnity. -• ,' Germany has declined to enter into diplomatic relations with M'Mahph and the Government until assurance has been given that they will faithfully adhere to the treaty of June 3rd. - M'Mahon.has authorised Prince Napoleon to enter France. . Signor Figueras, the Spanish Premier, announced the separation of Church and State, w and the abolition of slavery in Cuba. .' The loss by the recent conflagration' at Boston amounted to"1,250.000 dols. ■ -. '■.;■' _ The war with the Medoc ' Indians has ended. .. • Governor and Lady Fergusson are in Melbourne, and are guests of Sir George Bowen. They will leave in the Claud Hamilton, via Hokitika. : > :
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 224, 13 June 1873, Page 5
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