AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 272, 15 November 1872, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

The Alb'inibra arrived at Hokitika at 4 a.m. to-day, bringing news to the 9th instanc. . . -.. ':; ■ \' f '\- :' : MELBOUENE...'," " '"'' ''' "' '•" '' : November 9 — Mr, Francis has i erit a despatch to the >,outh: Außtralian.G>wrnir,ent asking what subyidy n -woujd be;^ the cplonieg 7 '" by, .th(B^<|%|gji^m^Bny^loy|;a;'^dnction^ tariff; to thel's'sflnerjir public of ;tw< ntyjflve"-!ip 3»

press teleprams also what they would charge tor supt'bing a d <ily' lree mi-s^aye to the p-e-s. The fcui>z steamer is. expected on the 18th. Co >|kt, whi> killed his wif.,- when enceinte by. kicking her, has been com uiiitid for trial for ni'Hiblai'gliter ■ •) The ImernHtlnrml Kxhihtion bus been opened in Melbourne wi,h >i eclat A ffrmil fire occurred at Alexandra, when JE20.000 vorth of property was destroyed, includinp the Union Bank. Hamburgher'scise is still pending. ■. Seven hundred persons attended the return ball to Mr. Fenwii'k, the late Mayor. The German princes h ye left for India. Hong Meng hiia obtained a coudiiional permission to manutacture in bond a liquid form of the* crude opium, P oßiention* hive been instituted against three book riwkLrs under the new G<>mt>Jing Prevention A<t 'I he mint compMniea are buying stock Wfjely The reporcs Ht the rt-centi meetings of, the companies are Biti-<tactorv. Thfi new Theatre lloynl wa« opened < n the 6tli i"fit., under the patronage of the uennan princes. Hose Lrans appeared ou the following night all alone. The Baroda left the Heads on the Bth, with 40,000 ounces ot gold, and £3'2.<>00 in specie. W lichc is low. Medium qualities 7* to 7s fid, be^t 8« to 8s 3d. Tea* inactive; haif-chu-ts Is7d to Is 7Jd for good vfieitiutii (ongos. Candles. ► ack At ltd to 1 1 1«1 according to brands. Toh'iccn firm. Vict'»riin Kaceß. — Maiden PI -te: King of Club* I, Secret 2 >uiishinr :H. H«iiw y • takes Blue Peter I, Pyrrhus 2, Loup Garou 3 Mhibouknk Cl'p: Quack 1. Ace i, )>»gu-ortli 3 Time 3 mm«. 139 secc. Hurdle Knee: Polki 1, < .niler t.r-v 2, Douhtlul 3. Darling Status: Warrior 1, JFinningisn 2, Planet 3 hoynl Park J-tukes: King of th« Hing 1, Loup Gnrou 2. Warrior 3 , Fhmg Stakes: Harbelle I, Florence 2, l'itgm r 3. « 'akc: Sunshine I, Mi?sie 2. tSp>ir>g ilaiidic i>: B>irbelle 1 Patriart-h 2. Four Year Old Handicap: Ben jir- o 1. .Julian 2. rwtnel 3. I'undnd l'ound.« Piate : I'tspe us 1, Times and Mines 2. Sir Hercules 3. tSening on the Cup me ■ : 100 t- 25 in am t « ontesss, 100 t> 20 each ayainst At c and Q iack, Oj to 15 each agsiirut liag*«irth and King of the • ing. It was a graml rme hi)' l "on t»y two Itnjiihs, Barbelle (o rth. Ml-tv Morn fifth, C'onte>-8 nowhere. The Governor and suite wire pp *t-nt, and 4< ,000 p r-ons were on the (ourse The settling on the erby was satisfactory. SYI'NKY. November 9 — Parliunent was opened on the sth inst. '1 he bonier duties and mnii service are to be renr't'ed to a con erenc«. Mr Parkes has t-ent a lengthy protest to the Eng'ish Government ugainst Victoria iissuming the lijiht to dictate th t .Vtellx'urne >h I he the tt-rminiiß of the j*u< z service Mr Francis replii s that Victoria will not i-nter into any »r nigim.nt t)j which Melt>ourne i« no the tcrini'-us Mr. Diiver is elected Chainm.n ■ f Committees T he belting on the Halm in regatta U in Ja-i r (>f the y<ine)ites, vho at practice male tlie s-hort nt time on local rtcord. Layton. the accnuntaiiG at the Treasury, has I een 'cm.nd d on a charge of embiz'lemtnt. •llumn, ihe par-lo.eti piisoner, who was sent to | feurch for Leich«rilt, rep.rts a t=pu ndii p sior«l ! country west of the Port Darwin leiegr«ph Li c, with a lal<e 70 miles long, well c tucked with fish. Greasy wool, dull; fleece, 2b. Id. Much was bought in »t the gales. A tmtchtr at Charter's Towers was mobbed by diggers, an I shot three of them, lie l.aa been nrresteil and cotnini' ed tor tial | [ '1 here have been large diamond t.nte at 01-eron Large chi pment* of Queensland sugars have arrived at Me bourne The Permi'Mve aud Divorce Bills have passed through ('ommittee. M- Lwen and crew h ive been disi ha' g< dre the Nakaiulu massacre, as no interpreter couM he olitniiied. The grand tilfgnph banqiet wi'l he held on the >Stli iiif t , when ihere will be instantaneous communbaion with London f-ews fiom Fiji srates th*t there i^ an agitation »mong the settleis to reduce the Goverunn nt expenditure Pickham. a p'anter. has »>e(n fined £1 5 tor receiving a numl er of kidnaiiped islat.ders from the Florida schooner TASMANIA.. Mr Tnnes hag been sworn in as Treasurer and Premier. Mr. Wilson, late Colonial bicretar), will bo President of the Council. ADRL.MDB. ■November 9. — Nearly 5",0 i 0 tons of breadstuff* were exported this >ear Fathers Hornce Nolnn and Hendersoa have been cm! led home by the Pone. Mauritius suijur is estahlishe 1 at an advance of £\ per son. >ales of gre^y wool have bet-n effected ai 9§t. per lb. Moonta shares are advancing; cornsacks scirce. The Nuracoorti Hailw-ty Bi I is passed. Mr Fereussott. the Governor's br ther, will represent the co'ony at the intercolonial cricket match at Melbourne. Labor is scarce in the agricu'tural districts. Mr. Krioe, solicitor, died suddenly. : Wheat quiet at 6s 6d. Land sales lor the monh, 40,0! 0 acres, equal to £ 0,000. '■/•:-• BRI-BANR. November 9. — The Government ctlls for tpnders for a ntw loan of, half a million at 4 per cent. The bpcjl'i' constables. at Charter's Tdw.ets' have been rough y hand ed by thn diggers. SHIPPING NKWS. ' Arrived at Newcastle, from New Z^a'and : Jane Spier, Alarm. 1 Elm Grove, Amherst, P.('E., Princeßa 'a lice. . Union, Heaiher Be le bailed from NewcaKtle : for Wellingt >n, Gazelle and EUctr»; for Auckland, Princess Victoria. Frowning Beauty, Hercules; for Duned n, Glenshee;' for Napier. Helen. The Pri'jupiriiy leaves Melbourne, tor Hokiiika, on the llith; the Hero left Me bourne, for Auckl»iud,.on the 6th.

Holloway's Pills and Ointment — Indigestion, Stomai-ti, »nd I ivtr ComplHinig *— l'ers<>nn suffering from derangement of ihe liver, stoma h, or organs of. digestion; .shfjiu.d ha^e, .reeiree to Hi'lloway's Fills, aa there is >io medicine' khown v hk-h acU o» these nistr^soing complaints with m< h rertain success. Its ; peculiar propeitie*; s'rengthen the stomHch, ini-r^aie the ap|ietite, riud rouse the B'aggish livir. lu^bowel complaints it is invaluable. »i Bit removes every primary de-rangenK'nt.-tlierfcby restoriiigr the| paiifnt to the Bniindest^heHlt h' : and sireiijji h s *] bise preparations U?e4 j»'t all /times,' and in a 1

At the last sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court, at the Lyell, four cases were heard, three beiog frotri Matekitaki. In the Warden's Court forty applications were made, and the work is increasing fo rapidly that, the services of a constable aB acting clerk. are needed. The Riverton correspondent of the ; Southland News states that the Maori sealing boat Hunter had returned after a cruise of six weeks among the islands off the South. Cape and coast of Stewart's Island . Owing to the boisterous weather that prevailed nearly the whole time, the "take" was small — only 78 skins — although seals were seen in great numbers. Some of the best " rookeries " and caves could not be visited, the sea remaining too rough to permit of landing during the brief intervals between gales. Those taken were "knocked down" in three landings. They report that the Buller, another Maori boar, hfld taken 60 skins. Origin of the Word Alabama:— This was told the other day by an A merican visitor at the noon prayer-meeting- of the Young Men's Christian Association, 165, Aldersgate-street. During a large prairie fire the Indians rushed from their homes and sought refuge in flight. The flame 9 pursued them; there was no way of escape. A river intercepted further progress; there was no time for hesitation- — they threw themselves into the water, and swam to the opposite shore ; seeing they were safe, they prostrated themselves on the ground and cried, " Al-a-baraa," meaning, "here is rest. " From the coincidence arose the name of the State, and from that the ship. Singular that what only implies peace and rest should have beon the means of strife bordering on war ! Miss Rye "at Home.'^-A party of 23 little girls, varying in age from 8 to 13 years, sailed for Canada io July, having beeu sent out under the auspices of Miss Rye from her "Home," Avenue Housp, Peckham, London, Funds are greatly needed for this excellent institution.