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New Zealand Mail, Issue 18, 27 May 1871, Page 8

Hall’s New Line. —The “ Hobart Town Mercury” states that the Tasmanian Government, after full consideration of the subject, have come to the conclusion that in the present state of the finances of the colony they wpuld not be justified in promising the subsidy asked on behalf of Mr Hall’s line of mail- steamers between Sydney and San Francisco. > -This decision has been communicated to Mr Fa,dies. Rewarding Police.— By the “ Armidale Telegraph,” of Saturday, it appears that Sergeant A. B. Walker, of Glen Innes,-has received £3OO from the Government for shooting the noted bushranger Thunderbolt. • 'The Italian Hawker, G. Cappersotti, has also r been paid £l5O for giving the information which led to the capture and death of that robber. Geogephical Ignorance. By the Hast English mail we (“Brisbane Courier”) deceived via Brindisi a circular addressed as follows: “ Australia, the'Editor of the"“'Queensland Summary, Brisbane, N. S Wales.’ The address is certainly somewhat a novel ofiefiand goes far to prove that the kndwledgie possessed at homo relative to the geographical position of this colony, however well, defined'inJbmo quarters, is not generally as'aiitheritid Be inSghfc reasonably be supposed would be the case: