LATE CABLE NEWS. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] London, December 16.

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LATE CABLE NEWS. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS .] London, December 16.

Mn. Geo. Muiuiay has been awarded the Craven scholarship at Oxford Unirersity. The Emperor of Germany has extended the protection of the New G uinea Company to Solomon's Island, A Scotch syndicate is completing the pur* chane of Parkes' agricultural property at Jamberoch, New South Wales, for £20,000. A company is being formed, with a capital of £100,000, for the purpose of purcliasine Fulks 1 tnttie at D'uunoud IliUs, Victoria. Admiral Hornby was thrown from his hors>6 while hunting yesterday, and was picked up in a senseless condition. Mr Bosisto, one of the Victorian Commissioners to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, was entertained at a banquet at St. George's Club last night. The Australasian to day published a statement that the New South Wales Cricket Association are arranging, in conjunction with Lillywhite, for a team of English crioketets, both amateurs and professionals, to visit the colonies next year, Capetown, December 15. An extreme disagreement has arisen be tween Sir Arthur Havelock, Governor of Natal, and the Natalese Government. In the Legislative Council to-day notice was given of a resolution that the Governor has forfeited the confidence of the colony, and praying the Queen to appoint a competent Governor,