LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 37, 18 August 1875, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Telegraph Agency.] AUCKLAND. August 17. A .public meeting at Alexandra this afte moon, carried unanimously resolution approving action of Co vernmei it re abolition measure, and trusting to see the same become law during the present session. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. MELBOURNE. Aug. 7. In consequence of Acting Governor Stawell refusing Kerforcl Ministry dissolution they resigned. Grattan Bony sent fur, who undertook formation of now Ministry, but experienced great, difficulty in obtaining Law Officers, and Governor refused to accept them wit bout an Atorney General. Lp to a late hour last night that void had not been tilled. The new Ministry is essentially protectionist, but is considered weak, and lacks confidence of outside public. Mikado arrived at San Francisco on the 3rd, five days before contract time. O’Connell centenary proceedings, banquet, concert, procession, with sports. Telegram sent to Dublin announcing success of arrangements. Probably another English eleven will visit Australia in 187(1. Exhibition entiles dosed 950 articles covering 37,509 feet space. -I. M. A futon, connected with meat preserving, called a meeti ll gofl l isereditors, liabilities, j; 15,000. Ashton reported missing. August 11, Berry Ministry with Lc Poer, a Frenchman, as Attorney-General outside the House, have been sworn in, and Parliament has adjourned to Hept. 7th for the elections. Tt o Ministerial side of Assembly presented quite a deserted appearance yesterday, no Hon. Member caring to sit behind (he Government benches. Meantime collection of new duties has been stopped, and money paid will be refunded. Fifty-eight acceptances for Mc’bourne Gup. Ah Cat was hanged on Monday, at Castlemaine, for murder. Gapt. John Stewart is leing tried at the instance of the Insurance GompmUs, for negligence in loss of Eliza Ramsey. Extraordinary case of imposture and personality has arisen. Charles 51011. Bartlett, master of Seabird, trading to Hokitika, has for the last 20 years personated another Capt. Bartlett, and used his certificate. Question raised on information, and complaint of the London Board of Trade. Bartlett has been dismissed from the Seabird, and ’steps have been taken for his prosecution. St. Osyth sailed for London this morning. Madame Bishop is a passenger to Cape. At the annual horse show, the highest price realised at «ale was 5)80 gu n ;as paid by G. Ilodcuze of N ;w Zealand for Black Champion. Jockey, remamded on a charge of stealing a watch from Win, Ait ken, farmer of Ashburton. Christchurch. He will be forwarded to New Zealand. The s,«, Albion arrived with broken shaft; worked with one engine, and arrived in good time for mail steamer. SYDNEY. Sydndy Parliament will probably prorogue on Monday. Attention of Government called by the Assembly to the overloading of Easby by another vessel. Govi rinnent promised Attention. Skeletons of two bodies have been found in Queensland. Supposed to have belonged to Lcichardt's party. O’Connell centenary passed off quietly. August 11. Pacific Mail Company offers to change the route to Bay of Islands instead of Fiji, at reduced subsidy. Government declined. Destructive fire at Cooktown. Several stores and houses burnt. Loss estimated at £30,000, One Chinc.-e store goods valued at £IO,OOO. Parliament prorogued to-day. Dailey goes as representative to Philadelphia. Hisborn takes Attorney Generalship. 11. M.H. Hymans sails for South Seas on Monday. Resolutions passed in favour of annexation of New Guinea. ADELAIDE.

Adelaide Treasurer’s budget shows a deffciency in revenue to be made up by stamp and succession duties, also by a tax on banking companies to form of yearly composition of £2 for every £IOO worth of the average annual amount of unstamped notes issued, and pay Cd a pound on dividends payable by public companies ; propose to borrow millions, and have spent £600,000. This year 2,000 immigrants are. expected by Christmas. Eleven lines of railways are proposed, making in all 529 miles, costing £1,900,000, being at the rate of £4,000 per mile. LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. LONDON. July 30. In. the House of Commons Plimsoll apologised for the strong language he used when the Merchant Shipping Bill was withdrawn by Government. Disraeli said the apology was quite satisfactory. British Consul at Milan states that there is a market open in Naby for Australian silk worms, and that grain and cocoanuts realised high prices. Fine weather has depressed the wheat market. August 3. Obituary—A. Johnson, ex-president of the United States. Colonel Baker, of the 10th Hussars, has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment without hard labour, and a fine of £SOO, for indecently assaulting a lady in a railway carriage. August 4. The Unseaworthy Shipping Bill has been passed, August G. The celebration of O’Oonnel’s centenary Was commenced at Dublin. Immense at-

tendance, religious element preponderating. Several foreign bishops and ultra-montane deputies present. August 7. At. a ministerial dinner in the Man ton House. Disraeli said he was confident in flic maintenance of peace if the foreign policy was conducted with prudence and firmness. Government felt the necessity of dc.volopiug and commid.itiiig the Colonial Empire-by a-'-simila’ing the iniei s ; and sympathies of the colonies to those or the mo her country. August 9. O’CunneTs banquet in Dublin abruptly closed, owing to dissviitions cruised by Home Rulers. Catholic demonsiratimis have been held in England and Scotland, a riot occurred in Gla gow between Oiangenten and Hume Rulers. AUCKLAND, Angus! 14. The Macgrcgor arrived with the Frisco Mai!. She left on .Inly 19, and had line weather. Passengers —The lion. Yvatcrliou.se and 32 for Sydney. Heavy rains caused much damage in Wales. The river Ogmorc overflowed the hanks and Inundated ibc town of Bridond. One life lost, and many cattle drowned. Monmouth Cana! at Carnarvon burst. Thirteen persons drowned, and hundreds of the inhabitants of Grangetown removed to Cardiff in boats. The Radical Clubs in London bold a conference anti called a meeting in Trafalgar Square to protest against the grant for expense of the Prince of Wales to India. The wheat and vine crops in Ville Franc and Macon France have been completly destroyed by Hoods. 21G bodies of those drowned in floods at Toulouse have been found. An affecting farewell was given to Moody and Sankey. 700 dergmon present, the Church of England predominating ; leading statesmen on platform. Nearly 3,000,000 people attended their services during the last four months in London. Speeches wore loud in praise of the benefit done to charities, and steadfastness of converts. Sutton, of Zanzibar, while in England, completed another treaty for suppression of African slave trade. Chinese pirates attacked a British steamer at Foo Chow, and w«ro repulsed ufter killing a custom house otlicer. Beecher has been serenaded. He said lie was thankful for the heartfelt sympathy and prayers offered for him. The trial had cost him 7,500d0!5. The details of an earthquake at Columbia show's that not a single house is _ left standing. At Cucuta 3,000 wore killed ami n largo extent of country devastated. A violent storm in Valparaiso harbour sunk many boats, and inflicted large loss of property.