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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 312, 30 December 1873, Page 2

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Bluff, Deoember 30. The CJaud Hamilton lefc Melbourne at 230 p.m. on the 24th, and arrived at the Bluff' at five o'clock this morning. She bring 39 saloon and 40 steerage passengers, 300 tons of cargo, 21 horses and 50 rams for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at 3 p.m. to-day. Saloon paosengers tor Nelson : Mr and Mrs Parson and Mrs Hyde. Five tons ol cargo for Nelson. The Wild Wave sailed for Nehon from New- j castle on the 18th inst. i [CABLEGRAMS.] London, December 23. The latest Ope Coast news ia that the main body of the Ashantees had cros'ei the Prah, and that the Engiah were encamped at Mnn?ee. Ata Connistory held at Rome yesterday twelve foreign Cardinals were nominated. Froze • meats from Canada have been success- ! fully introduced into Liverpool. J Mr Burt, Chief Justice ol Western Australia, j has been knighted. Mr Reed, tlie member for Hackney, has been elected Chairman of the London School Bonrd. The Sydney December mail via Suez wiil be forwarded as usual. Motiey is easy. The Bank reserve is strong. 'ihe wool sales have baen postponed in consequence of a fog. The series closed flatly, a*"d the general results were disappointing. The average fall pa-sea 2d per ib, except the greasy aorts, where the decline is 10. A total of 61 .000 bales only was offered, but considerable withdrawals were made Foreigu arrivals have been so large as to depress the corn m»rket. There has been a partial rising of Kaffirs in N*tal. 'j roops are despatched. Obituary: The Queen Dowager of Prussia, aged 72; Mr Winterbotham, the Liberal member for Stroude; Professor Agassiz, the Naturalist, aged 66. i'aris, December 15. Three Republicans have been elected to the French Assembly. December 16. Bazaine goes to St. Marguerite, one of the Lena (?) group in the Mediterranean. London, December 16. iu®??*?? 1^ 01 ™ 1^ bas covered his health at the Gold Coast. New York, December 16. President Grant has proposed to increase taxation by 42,000,000 dollars, but Congress demands as a i re imiuary the reduction of the National expenditure. Paris, December 17. Tbe Conservative Department of Kinisterre has elected a radical deputy to the Assembly, at which the Conservatives are greatly irritated and are urajng repressive measures with a restriction of the suffrage. Madrid, December j? The bomb-irdnient of Cartbagena is resumed General Morioneo, of the Republican army, has relieved and provisioned Tolos**.. The Virginius has been surrendered to America London, December 17. A Conservative has been elected for Huntingdon m the room of Mr Ihoroas Baring, the lato memoer. *' ""*"- A very severe storm swept over the Northern and .Midland Uounties, causing great destruction of life an*! property. December 19. Owing to the indisposition of Dr Kenealey, the J.ichborne tmi is adjournei to the 29th inst.

December 20 Th-j Postoffice authorities have announced tbat lorrenpcn-lence for Victoria and Mew South Wales will le forward by the hiez or Pacific routes, if gprmlly directed The money market is steady Gold arrivals vre taken to tlie rank of England. Colonial debentures are Arm. The Hungarian loan is -fully subscribes!. The corn market is firm. Foreign arrivals are inconsiderable. Berlin, December 18. An official ordinary issued by the Government of the G ci man Empire requires all German Bishops heuceforth to take r.n oath to obey the laws of the country aud not to permit the clergy to tench or act in opposition thereto. December 19. 1 he Emperor William is .eriously unwell. New York, December 19. T.ie American Government has a:lmiited that ihe filibustering vessel Virginius was not entitled to carry the American flag. Loudon, December 22. Sir J. Coleridge, Mr Monsell, late PostmasterGeneral, fcjir James Moncrief, Lord Justice Clerk of i-cotlni-id, and Admiral the Hon. E. Granville Howard have been raised to the Peerage. Intelligence from Cape Coast to the 27th November states that operations have been confined to road making aud the conveyance of supplies from shipboard to the camps. The Ashantces were siowly retreating, bus are expected to make a stand on the Prah. The Chiefs ot the Elmina districts were offering to submit. Ths governiog body of Rugby school hafre dismissed Dr Hayman, the head master, owing to protracted disagreements. ' Berlin, December 22. The Prussian Parliament has read the second time the Obligatory Civil Marriage Bill. Singapore, December 23. The Dutch have beea successful in the war at iichEe:*. General Van Sivitan, the Commander-in-Chief, has allowed the Smtan a last opportunity of surrendering unconditionally. Galle, December 23. The mail boat Pera left for Australia yesterday.