By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 299, 20 November 1874, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

I) unedin, Thursday Evening.'M' Uroy, charged -with obtaining money un-; der false pretences from tlie Comet passengers: was discharged. He brings an action for £2ooo' damages against Martin for slander. Mean-:, while the passengers are walking about- the streets.

Mr. Bowen, Resident Magistrate, lias been appointed Minister of Justice for New Zealand, The 'Times' and 'Guardian' condemn 1 the appointment as unconstitutional and improper. The * Lyttelton Times ' defends and. answers the former ; that IJowen, in -relinquishing the civil service for a political career, retires altogether from the former, therefore there is no resemblance between his case and Gidborne's. Congratulates the Colony on the appointment. 4000 immigrants were despatched in Oc-* tober—76o coming to Otago. - The Auckland, with 560 immi/rants fcr this port, passed the BJuff to-day. The Provincial Government have with-" drawn from their previous position,- and accepted an advance by the G-eneral Government of*£sooo towards the Maerewhenua railway bridge. The Tararua is at Hokitika. The Albion is expected to bring, on both* the Suez and San Francisco mails, NEW YOKK. The result of the elections gives the-demo-crats a majority in the next Congress. The - press consider it to be a condemnation- of" Grant's administration, and against hia reelection to the Presidency. L.ONDON. Gladstone, in a pamphlet entitled "Political Expostulation, addressed to English Roman Catholics," challenges;them, in justice to themselves and the- country, to demonstrate how Papal obedience can, be recoils ciled with civil allegiance. It is reported that there will be no war between China and Japan,.in.consequence.of " China agreeing to pay the Japanese 500,000' taels to leave Formosa. Archbishop Manning has written, an answer to Gladstone's pamphlet, affirming thatthe decrees of the Vatican are unaffected by civil allegiance of the Catholics, which is as ; pure, true, and loyal as that of- any subjects in the Empire. The civil allegiance of. every. Christian is limited by conscience. Disraeli, at the Lord Mayor's banquet, dwelt on the contentment and solid prosperity of the counbry. A considerable revivalhad taken place in the trade, and the revenue fully realised anticipations. The policy of the Government was to consolidate Colo--nial possessions, and establish-identity of interests with the mother country abroad.. There was a general desire to maintain -peace. AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne; The excitement of the race week is over. The meeting was financially," and--in respect to attendance, the most successful: ever held at.Flemington—£6ooo being realised on the .-. Cup day alone. . Haricot's victory was good for the- ring, / and saved many. Melbourne won the Fleinington Elate (3 - minutes), beating both Goldsbrougffi* and ! i the Diver. Gaslight won the Oaks. - Governor Bowen has received six months' leave of absence. He proceeds Home as soott as Parliament rises. Dr. Tracey, after a lingering illness, has died. The Marquis of Normanby and family leave Brisbane on the 12th for Sydney, en route to New Zealand. . Anna Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins have returned by the Californian maiL The City of Melbourne has arrived three 1 days t«o early. She made a passage from Kandavau in six days and four hours. Correspondence relative to Fiji is published, which shows that Carnarvon lias made a prpposition that New South Wales, Yictoria,South Australia, and New Zealand, should together contribute £-1000 annually towards the cost of governing Fiji. Disturbance occurred at. Ipswich between the Eoman Catholics and, Orangemen, owingto a lecture of " The monk that shook theWorld." A free fight ensued, and. the polios cleared the Hall.

St. Bathans, Thursday,. S p.m. . A post" office is about to.be opened at Welshman's Gully. The tender of! John. - Thurlow for the conveyance of the mails hasl - been accepted. About thirty-persons have signed the requisition for the formation, of a Lodge of the.Ancient Order ef Foresters. A deputation;, visits Welshman's to-night to. secure the operation of its residents.

' Tt is rumored that neither- Birch or. Arm.-, strong ■will stand for the representation of the district. Mr. Holland is mentioned as -a probable candidate. The Progress Committee have applied to the General Government to- appoint the post office here a money order and savings bank, office. /• iC* 1 "