AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 318, 25 September 1874, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

v [Pm Tababua.] „",,, ' „ . , Melbouene, Sept. 17. The'Boricaster St. Leger was mn yesterday at 3 p.m., aod the result waa telegraphed specially to the Argus io % seven hours It waa as follows :— Mr. Launde's Apology, 1 ; -Lioness, 2 ; Irene, 3. Thirteen started. . . The Albion with the Suez mail will leave for the Bloff in tbe course of a day or two, the Glenora being hourly expected at Adelaide; The GoTernment have so far carried their Budget intact, the increases to 20 per cent being agreed to by a fairly large majority. The Treasurer was a good deal badgered for deserting his pirra<rij3les~^and following tbe pro-' Jteetionists. <; Mr -Langton, the ex-Treasnrer, stated in the coarse of the discussion that bad he remained in office, he would have remitted tbe duties on imports, 'amounting to one million and a-balf, and make up ' -the loss by imposing a stamp duty, and a tax on bank notes. A Royal,, Commission has been appointed in connection with the Philadelphia Exhibition wilh a view to attain if concerted action can be Jab-famed in tbe Australian' Colonies. 'J^^Wible statistical paper has been jrfobliafjed showing the relative position oTthe several Colonies. New Zealand shows a rate pf taxation per head of the population^ £3 18s iojd.and a Iffop/^ebtetfness per head of the fcopnfctioii of, £40 5s lid, which is coasideMbly higher than any other €O aSJ" e v * ,ne ot imports per head ia SHhin £12 of Victoria, the highest oo the list, aad of exports New Zealand is only above Western Australia and .Tasmania. A severe gas explosion occurred on -Tuesday night at the house of the Rev. James Ballantyne, which caused great damage to the premises, and severely injured bis wife aod son. :im&tiofrV6tiy ia not likefy-'to return to tha oolbhy. 7 .^fe!* me Gqddard and Jenny CJajs S 6 *PM**m^w.cocjun-^io^rnaaer Mr jflntafo management. 7 i The- Californian mail steamer left San Francisco oa Buuday the 13tb. The Cyphreaea-i-r nnder charter to the A.S.N. Company.^aoli takes the next CaHforotah mail calling at Levoka. The Payment of Mem.bers Bill was read the second time last night by a majority of 10. A clerk in the Union Bank named Shand has suddenly disappeared. His accounts are found correct. Xaunoeotoh, Sept. 17. I The failures caose a- depression in the markets. - -•■ The creditors of Peters, Burnard, and Go., have resolved t& accept -no comnoaj.tion, bot to have a thorough investigation. SHIPPING. : i. Melbouene. — Arrived: M iltiades from Auckland. Sailed: Gleaner, for Greymouth; Annie Lisle, for Cbristchurch; Nightingale, for Nelson and Wellington. Nbtoasti^. ry- Arrived : Garrick Caatie, from Danadia* HoßAßTOir.— Hally Bayley, from Dsaadin.