SUMMARY OF NEWS PER CITY OF SYDNEY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 109, 10 May 1877, Page 2

SUMMARY OF NEWS PER CITY OF SYDNEY.

Melbourne. Mark Lyons, charged with stealing diamonds has been arrested in England. The report of the National Bank declares a dividend of 12^ per cent. The Melbourne Ice Company hare declared a dividend of 10 per cent. An Anti-Patronage Society has been formed to secure the appointment of civil servants by competitive examination. The turret-ship Cerberus is fully manned, and fitted with more efficieut steering apparatus. ' She is now ready for immediate action. Adelaide. During the passage of the ship Ainwick Castic the crew [mutinied and stabbed] the master. There is a strong feeling among the working classes against free immigration. Tasmania. An income tax of 2.], per cent is proposed, only exempting incomes under £200. London, May 1 . The Privy Council have reserved the decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which allowed 10 per cent probate dutv on the will of Major John Bell, Geelong. " The "Wool Merchants Committee have de- I cided to restrict the next wool sales to ' :.!00,000 bales, exclusive of 40,000 held over 1 from tiie previous sale. The brokers concur in the arrangement. The quantity arrived since last sales amounts to 30,270 bales. Telegraph companies will have to limit the number of words to each newspaper during the war. The fifty-third half-yearly meeting of the Bank of N.S.W. was held on April 30. A dividend at the rate of 15 per cent per annum, with a bonus of 2.V per cent "was declared. The reserve fund now amounts to £430,000.