By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 246, 21 November 1873, Page 5

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.) — : Dunedin, Thursday Evening, Another insurance company has been started at Wellington. Mr Nosworthy's sale of racing stock, attracted a large attendance. Redwood, of Nelson, purchased Lurline for 750 guineas; Ray, of Canterbury, purchased Calumny for £550 and Hatred for £300; Webb, of Canterbury purchased Defamer for £170; and of Canterbury, purchased Malice for £220.

Williamson's complete majority is 461. The Interprovincial cricket match—Canterbury v. Auckland— commenced yesterday. The Canterbury .team's fielding was splendid, but the bowling was not up to the usual mark. The weather*was very bad. The bowling of the Auckland team was magnificent. The result so far, is—Auckland (first innings), 90; Canterbury (first innings), 72 The betting is slightly in favor of the latter. Auckland plays Dunedin on Monday. Dr. Begg addressed a large meeting here last night. Stumbles, one of the contractors on the Oamaru railway, who was injured by a fall of earth m Mussel Bay, died last night. The Tararua has just been telegraphed at Hokitika, with dates to the 12th. Coleridge, the Attorney-General, succeeds Bovill.

The friendly chiefs are supporting Wolsley agai&st the Ashantees. . The Orleanist Princes have declined to accept the Lieutenancy of the Kingdom, and now a prolongation of M'Mahon's President. The National Assembly met at Versailles. The President's message declares that increased authority for the durability of the Government is essential to the safety of the country.

Buffet has been re-elected President. In the Assembly, eight of a Committee of.

fifteen opposed the extension of M'Mahon's powers. This caused a great sensation, and on the 11th November the Ministry of the Due de Broglie resigned. M'Mahon, however, refused to accept their resignation. A great victory has been gained in Navarre over the Republican troops. A further telegram says the result was indecisive. New South Wales won the Intercolonial rifl<? match—beating Victoria by 65 points, and New Zealand by 103. The highest scorers in New Zealand were Small and Christie, 85 each; for Victoria, Whalley, 89, and Hannay, 88 ; Sydney, Freeman, 91, and Lamb, 90. The shooting generally was indifferent. The New Zealand men found totally different local conditions to what they had been accustomed to at ranges. The total scores were, :—Sydney, 1586 ; Victoria, 152 L; New Zealand, 1483. Don Juan won the cup in the ■quickest' time recorded, and by five lengths; Arrow, fourth ; and Lothairj fifth. Fifty thousand people were on the course on the cup day, and the bookmakers won largely. Joe Thomson, a bookmaker, bought the Don for £2000: Thomson himself won £12,00 >. Sir William Martin has been appointed Chief-Justice of New South Wales.

_ Mr Butter, signed from Parkes' Ministry in consequence. The Mongol, one of the Californian steamers, leaves London for Dunedin direct about December 24th. latest. . The Auckland team, at the Interprovincial Cricket Match, scored 133 for their second innings. The Christchurch team, in their second innings, have four wickets down for 94 runs. The Christian M'Ausland, for passed the Bluff last night. ° The Wild Deer has arrived at Home after a passage of seventy-four days.