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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1225, 3 November 1874, Page 2

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[Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.] AUCKLAND. October 30. Sir George Grey proposes that the Houses of Assembly should be abolished, and a new Elective Council created of twenty or thirty members, whose duties would be confined to general work, leaving the international affairs of the Colony to be administered by Provincial Governments, with larger powers than they at present possess. There should also be a Federal Council to elect a President who should be the head of the Colony for the time being. It is expected that fuller details of Sir George's proposal will be published shortly. The has arrived from Sydney. She left that port on the 2ith instant, and brings Mr Thomas Russell and 27 other passengers for Auckland. Mr Russell has arranged on behalf of New Zealand with the New South Wales Government to re-establish the Californian Mail Service, the boats to call at Auckland each voyage up and down. The Macgregnr to be the boat this month, the Mikado for November and the Cyphrenes for December. The two Governments are prosecuting sureties in order to recover penalties incurred under their bond for each contract. The rest of news is but a duplicate of the Alhambra's. c LATEST ENGLISH & AUSTRALIAN NEWS. HOKITIKA. October 30. Tho steamship Adhambra arrived here from Melbourne to-day. She brings later Australian, English, and American news. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. MELBOURNE. Octol er 24. Final payments on the Melbourno Cup show 26 left, and a good field, including Lurline and Papapa. The Rifle Association matches are

concluded. Captain King won the Sargood Cup at 1000 yards. The Scotch team won the international match ; Australia second, and Ireland third. Blondin has found a site, and commences his performances on the 4th November. Arabella Goddard and company are passengers per Alhauibra. A London telegram recently announced that the Admiralty had offered the Rosario to the South Australia Government as a training ship. Mr Voe;el thereupon requested the Agent-General to inquire into the matter, seeing that New Zealand had asked for the same vessel, and had been informed that she could not be spared. The Agent-General replied that the offer to South Australia had been made by oversight at the Colonial Office, and he hoped to obtain a better vessel for New Zealand. Commercial. Breadstuff's very high. Wheat sold up to 6s 2|d flour, £l3; oats very scarce and wanted at 5s 3d to 5s (3d. SYDNEY. October 24. A public meeting is called for Monday to urge upon the Government the necessity for a separate Californian service irrespective of New Zealand. The laboring-men's Union have •notified their intention to demand 10s for eight hours work after the Ist December. Advices from Noumea report the murder of all the crew of the New Zealand cutter Lapwing at Santa Cruz. The natives burned the vessel, and also attacked the war schooner Firefly, but she managed to make her escape. ADELAIDE. October 24. The Murray Railway Bill was lost on the casting vote by the Speaker. Forrest, the explorer, is to have a public reception on 3rd November. The Hon. J. P. Boucant has given notice to borrow £2,200,000 for public works and increase taxation, stamp legacy, and other duties. LAUNCESTON. October 21. Bird, the pedestrian, and two publicans are sentenced to six months' for conspiracy in a sham race. EUROPEAN NEWS. (PER REUTER'S SPECIAL CABLE.) LONDON. October 21. A severe hurricane has caused great disasters to shipping and injuries to railways and telegraphs. The German frigate Anconia forcibly levied an indemnity at the Navigator's Islands, for grievances of German colonists. The balance of the Victorian ten per cent loan is entirely withdrawn from the money market. New Zealand has resumed the Californian mail service. BOMBAY. October 22. The notorious rebel, Nana Sahib, of the Indian Mutiny, has been captured at Gawlior, and has been identified by the Maharajah Scinde. He is now imprisoned in the Sciude palace, and has confessed to a political agent. NEW YORK. October 22. The American Government have despatched the war steamer Tuscaroa, to the Navigator's Islands, in consequence of the action of the captain of the German frigate Anconia, !