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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 210, 1 September 1873, Page 2

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London, August 22. The new breakwater at Holyhead has been formally opened by the Prince of Wales. Prince Arthur narrowly escaped from drowning at Thionville, in France, in saving the life of a French waterman ' . The wheat harvest is nearly finished. There is a falling off of twenty per cent, in the yield. The ship Crusader has arrived from Canterbury. The Carlistr havß been completely defeated near the town of Berga. A later telegram dated 23 August, states that the Carlists claim the victory, In Catalonia, there are 28,000 Carlists in the field. The Tichborne case is nearly finished. Mr Keneally has concluded his address. He deplored his inability to produce Arthur Orton. Intimation has been made, that the Government will pay the oxpenses of conscientious witnesses for the defence. The trial of the bank forgers is proceeding A plan ha 9 been discovered by which, had they been able to carry into execution, they would have been able to escape from Newgate. It was foiled, however, by the warders. A very extensive lock-out has taken place in the North of England. The wheat harvest Is nearly finished. The minimum deficit in France amounts to fifteen million hectolitres, and the estimated deficiency in England, as already stated, has been ascertained to be correct. Of the prizes awarded to the exhibitors by the Vienna Commissioners, a very large per-centage goes to British colonial exhibitors, who have achieved great distinction. Paris, August 20. Nothing fresh has transpirhd as to the movements of the Monarchical party. The French Government appear to be unconcerned. Regarding the capture of the English yacht Deerhound by a Spanish man-of-mar, it appears that the vessel was seized near the French frontier, but it is not considered that the national rights of France in regard to French waters are affected. London, August 22. The marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh takes place in January. Arrivals from l^evr Zealand : Warwick, and Palmerston. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, August 25. Another case of supposed infanticide has been reported, the remains of a child having been found in a hole near the Barracks, on Saturday night. The Hon Henry Parkes has returned from his trip to the frontier of the colony. He has travelled 650 mi:es since he left Sydney about a fortnight ago. Melbourne, August 25. Detective Powell, who has been for a very long time in the Victorian Detective Police Force, died suddenly at Geelong on Saturday. The passengers by the ship Dallum Towers have sent a long report to the press concerning the disastet to the ship. They will be sent on to Dunedin by the s.s. Albion. The coursing match between the Victorian celebrity and the imported Scotch Meg Merillies, for £100 a side, was won by the latter, which scored two out of three. It is believed that R. W. Wardill, whose extensive defalcations have lately been reported, has succeeded in getting out of the colony. A strict search has been made for him in all directions, but without success. Hannah Regan, charged with child-murder has been acquitted. Red pine shows a reduction in price, and is now quoted at from lis to 12s 6d. A claimant has made his appearance here from Wagga Wagga (famous for the production of the claimant of the Tichborne barony), for the estate of the late P. C. Buckley, or Coady, who died intestate in Gipps Land, leaving an estate worth over £50,000. The Ace is a great favorite for the cup. Adelaide, August 25. Adams and M'Lean, two seamen, have been convicted of the murder of the master of their shi, Captrin Wittacombe, and have been sensenced to imprisonment for life. Wheatis steady at 6s; breadstuffs unchanged.