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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 391, 8 September 1876, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.) ♦ ~^— Dunedin, Thursday Evening. Wellington and Dunedin Fire Brigades compete for a Cup, valued at £2l, at Dunedin on Boxing Day. J. and N. Campbell have issued a writ for £IO,OOO against the Provincial Government, re the western railways. The Licensing Bench, at the quarterly meeting, refused all applications for new licenses, whether publican's or bottle. The only Naseby matter considered by the Waste Lands Board was a request by li. Moore that the name of J Moore be substituted in the sale list of Section 20, Block VfL, Naseby township, for his own. Was informed that it could not legally be done conveyance in the ordinary way being recommended. Political meetings at l?alclutha, and all the suburban districts, have adopted resolutions similar in effect to those carried at Dunedin. The Koslyn meeting have resolved that it would be a disgrace to the Colony were Vogel appointed Agent-General, after the unworthy manner in which he has deserted his political duty. Haughton's counsel moves to quash the information, on the ground of informality. BLKJSHKrJI. Firby, his wife, and Mr.. Basset were drowned while crossing in a imp at Trickery's lord,- Wairau Rivor. Two of the bodies were found. HOKITIKA. John White, ex M.H.K. for Hokifcika, i dead. REEFrON. The G-oldenlHeece Company have declared a dividend. Have got 1418 ounces of gold from 589 tons of quartz, The Hopeful mine have got 927 ounces from 15 tons. Mining property at Inangahua has advanced in value. BJQT7HP. Arrived—Chance, whaler, with 55 tuns sperm oil, after a nine months' cruise. CABX.K&BAII3. Sydney. Metropolitan stakes—Nemesis, 1; Rataplan, 2; Irish blew, 3. Apoiogy won the Corinthian Cup. Melbourne. A murder was committed yesteidav at Emerald Hill. Ellen Francis stabbed Robert Davies with a shoemaker's knife. He died ia a few minutes. * PARLIAMENTARY. In the Assembly yesterday the debate on Andrew's motion, disapproving of the appointment of Vogel as Agent-General, was taken. Home of the speakers were very severe on the late Premier Stout rawed, as an amendment, that the previous question be put, which was ao cepted bv the Government, and carried by 41 to 24. Whitaker gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Attorney-'V.-.u.'/rftl's j- ci In the Legislative 'Joimcil * Ooir.nv.ttee Was -appointed to consider the legality of the

appointment of two extra membftss' of- Government. e ■ Wellington, Thursday. Vogel is'formally offered the Agent- Generalship . fiis decision is not yet known. The Gold Duths J3i:l was read a second time. The debate on the principle of the re-' duction takes uhice-to-night. Macandrew moves his revolutions to call the- - Provincial Councils together to-morrow. Tie session is expected to close in about four" weeks.