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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 41, 21 April 1866, Page 3

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London, March 16. The new Reform Bill proposes a county franchise of £40 occupation ; borough £7 rental, lodgers £10. The estimated additional voters reaches 400,000. The advance towards democracy in Australia is considered as working prejudicially to the interest of the colonies. Mr. Lowe resumed the debate on the Church Rate Abolition Bill, which was passed by a majority of 33. The Danabian Conference is sitting at Paris. President Johnson's masterly speech denounces the Republican leaders. The Presidential policy is generally approved. There have been Fenian bauk robberies in Canada; the Fenians contemplated seizing British Columbia. The market is depressed. The Sydney loan is not taken vp — only £3,000 worth sold.' Wool. — Prices at last sales fully maintained. The Bank rate of discount is 6 per cent. Mysterious Gold Robbery. — The steamship Barwon, from Nelson and Hokitika, arrived on Monday, with 23,160 ozs. gold. It being then too late to land the gold, Captain Lovvrie let it remain ou board, and left the chief officer in the cabin to take charge of ifc. Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, when the gold was being landed, Captain Lowrie discovered that there were 1,000 ozs. short, of the abstraction of which no clue has as yet been obtained, although it is in the opinion of Captain Lowrie. that it was taken on the voyage up. The steward ancl stewardess have been arrested. — «_•'. M. Herald, April U.