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Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 272, 7 February 1874, Page 2

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- ij,' ' '. London, January 24T. The inarrlage^of JEU Bpjal Highness th,o Duke of Edinburgh with 'tho JShraud I)uci.W}"M.irie,of ftujsia %.w celebrated at St'-Petenbnrgh'on'- thc'S^rd instaut, in'tluj afterniion/- The ceremonj prescrlbedstjy -the Greek Church ,wa« celebrated fil-sfc- ami then that Recording to thVCKiurch of England foUow^Jy the cerenion/ feeing magnificent. A grand reTiew and oth*e& festivities wi,U.t»ke place, lusting over three dr-ya and each flight St Petersjbyrfch will be illuminated: The Duke and hu'brido proceed ip 'Mwdovr, and will nv&ve in England .eaVl^t iniiffrch. "1" A deputation waited on Mr GUdston«} t .urging,t.hB-a»iinii-hlttonof tbe bo^Jlgh kn£ asvt&y>*~franrhw»- The^Predie^ di<dlfned to giv^anVrpply,' Hinting that'll position of ihe Qorernment wa* not sutflcientlj strong', and, as Parliament would be thort-liTed, the question Was premature. Mr Whalley was summoned for contempt of Cmirt, and fined £Zoi) by Chief Justice Cockb'urn. Ho refused to p»j the fine, and has been imprisoned. Tbe contempt for which Mr Wha Hey' was fined was iv upljolding tue iiicuraoy of i John Liue'i original| statemeMt that he «aw th% Claimant reinucd. . v „$ • ' The Austria^ Gkrernmuit hs.?9 prcusnfed s Bill to the Ili'iohnrftth-lo aboJii'i .the- CowrWat with Romf;. His Holiness th* Pbpp is reported to be unwell. Silver is in d«mand on account of the exchaDgea with Intsj*'beiiig,"ndTerje.' • A Queensland four per cent, loan of a quartor of a million is announced at 88, N Afc the'LiTerpOol wool oairs prices ruled Id to lid lower, and closed ?/ Vith{ l bettcr prospects. The colonial arrivals amounted to 50,000 bale^ ' 'The^oornniarlcok is quiVt. Adelaide wLeat is execeihnglT scave", and '1& finer qualities freely fetch 70s to 72s por 40611)?: ' Flat is de'prewed. The month* 6al«£ amount to 90 bales. Copper of ull ki«ds is quret at late tin market ia .dfptcf-Jed, wjth iHile bu:tiiie«s doing. S^raftt i» qu^fced^it £!!£>-; Australian, £IKS.

misrepresentation. ■*■ ' " January 27At a mooting of the Eoyal Gaogv*pliical Society Sir Bavtle Frere nnd Dr Kirk staffed that tlioy bad very ibroug doubts as'to the authenticity ot the statement don earning the death, of Jsr""Livingstone. H.M.?. Olio has arrived at Portsmouth, '

January. 29. Q-reat meetings h«,rv» bern held at St James' and Exeter Sail of sympsthisa ttth the German Emperor in his conflict v\» U \^nfopba. "_ ;' '. Thp &.- 'sr.imonC bave received a telegram confirming Dr d«jath at Tobisa** The bakuce of the $W Zealand loan has been taken un «t 98. • l