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Southland Times, Issue 620, 18 January 1867, Page 4

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No change has occurred in the prices of public securities, although they were inclined to fall consequent on the news from Dublin of the Fenian movement. Greater demand for money, but good bills negotiated below the bank rate. Colonial Government Securities : Victoria Six per Cents, April and October, 104 to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 1871 to 1876, 90 to 92 ; New Zealand Sixes, 98 to 100 ; do Fives, 84 to 85 ; Queensland Sixes, January and July, 94 to 95 ; South Australian Sixes, 1878 and upwards, 106 to 108. The popular vote as to the annexation of Venetia to Italy showed 641,558 in favor of the union, and sixty-nine against it. The French troops are to leave Home on the 11th of December. The Prussian Chamber has resumed its sitting. • . The Saxon, Belgian, Dutch, and Danish Chambers have been opened. The Austrian Emperor opened the Diet of the empire, including Hungary. In a rescript he promises Hungarians a responsible Ministry. It is believed that the Emperor Maximilian has abandoned Mexico. It is. known that he suddenly left the capital on the Ist October, announcing his intention of going to Yera Cruz, after appointing Marshal Bazaine regent. It is supposed that he has left to- "avoid meeting with General - Castelnau, the S pecial envoy of the Emperor -Napoleon, who assumed the government on his arrival. •- • -The insurrection in Candia still smoulders. The Turks, however declare that it is entirely suppressed, whilst orithe other hand the accounts from Greek sources maintain that the insurgents continue to hold their ground.