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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 388, 18 August 1876, Page 5 (Supplement)

By Electric Telegraph

«/ o —r — (From onr own correspondent.) <*- Dunedin, Friday. The a-vard in the Western Railways caae was made last night. "The Provincial Government take oyer the workß, as from April 14th last, and the award is made up as follows: Award for works and plant, £46,670 15s. 6d.; interest for payments wrongfully withheld, £780; damages for delays, £850; value, at schedule rates for plant and materials, £26,558 ; value of plant and materials landed at Piluff, £53i»G; costs of arbitration, to be paid by Government, £1371 3s. 2d.; making a total due to Proudfoot of . £81,509 19s. Bd. A four-roomed cottage at Darley was destroyed by lire this morning. It was insured in the New Zealand office for £4OO. Robert Butler waß committed for trial on six charges of burglary. Cablegrams afford the gratifying intelligence of a rise in wool of a halfpenny and penny, principally in crossbred and greasy. Judge Chapman has been appointed Chancellor of the University, vice 3Ji- '' chardson. A. Reid is the successful tenderer for the Bluff wharf extension, at • £4150 ss. Native timber solely to be - used. The Jockey Club's annual report shows a balance in hand of £1651 Is. . Bd. The Retiring Committee recommend their successors to increase the stakes for the Dunedin Cup to £SOO. - The employes on the Otago railways collected upwards of £IOO for the widow and children of John Young, who died about a month ago from injuries received while shunting trucks at the Stirling station. A firo has occurred at Ross, destroying M'Beath's drapery store and • M'Lean's (tobacconist) shop. M'Beath was not insured, and loses between £2OOO and £3OOO. M'Lean was insured for £2OO. Cable communication is so far restored as to enable English telegrams to be received in two days'. CABLEGRAMS. London, Aug. 13. The first debate in the Commons on the re-opening of Parliament was on the Eastern question. Bruce moved that the Government, while respecting existing treaties, should exercise its influence to secure the welfare and equal treatment of different religious raceß in Turkey. Gladstone defended the English policy in the Crimea, and advocated the . autonomy of the insurgent provinces. Disraeli denied that the rejection of the Berlin note would be the cause of war. War was due to the aggression - of Servia. The fleet was sent to the Mediterranean for the protection of British interests, and not of Turkish. The civil war between Turkey and her provinces gave no cause for the interference of the Government. Great Britain was ready to pacify the belli:.gerents. The motion was withdrawn. Lord Granville regretted that the ; Berlin memo, had been totally rejec- ■ • ted without the substitution of counter projects. He described the policy

of England towards Turkey as one of benevolence and neutrality. Earl Derby said that the policy of England depended upon the result of a probable war, and the concert of the other Powers. The health of the new Sultan Murad is worse, and he is pronounced quite imbecile. The Servians are stubbornly disputing the advances of Turkey. MELBOURNE. The Suez mail arrived on Monday. The Arawata sailed for New Zealand on Tuesday. Lady Bowen was assaulted at the door of the Athenjeum by a woman who professes to be a niece of Dr. Black. The woman proves to be insane. The Government had a large majority on the vote of censure. Notice has been given for a select committee to enquire into the alleged fiauds by Messrs. Stevenson. Trickett has offered to guarantee the expense of any English sculler of note willing to row him in Sydney. The Australia arrived at Sydney last night and was quarantined.