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Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1391, 27 July 1874, Page 3

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Great Fire in Chicago

Political Matters in France

LONDON.

July 16,

Tie House of Commons read Earl Canterbury's and tie Ritualistic Bill a second time without division.

Paris, July 16.—proposals of Mague, Minister of Finance to increas the salt tax was rejected by 360 to 256. The > ssembly subsequently passed a vote involving rejeotion July 18

Earl Carnarvon has stated that Fiji makes seventeen wholly impracticable conditons and England can only accept absolute unconditional cessation. The estates of Australian institutions are insufficiently developed to enable those colonies to undertake the responsibility of the government of the island. Sir Hercules Kobinson goes to Fiji to explain the difficulty. Mogue's whole financial scheme and Constitutional Bill framed by a committee of thirty as a substitute for left Centres Bill was submitted to the Assembly. He maintains the title of President of the Republic, and establishes Ministerial responsibility with the Legislative Chamber. -Mague alone possesses the right to dissolve, and no modifications of the Constitution can be made during the Septennial rule 57. MacMabon proposes that the debate will be finished on Monday next. New York, July 15.— A tremendous conflagration is raging at Chicago, and owing to the strong wind the flames are -uncontrollable. Later : The fire is extinguished after twenty-five blocks of buildings had been destroyed. Loss—four million dollars.

The Government have called out^ 125,000 reserves, and proclaimed the whole of Spain under martial law. The property of the Carlists is confiscated.

Mr Weld, Governor of Western Australia, has been appointed Governor of Tasmania. The death is announced of Lady Gipps, widow of the late Sir Geo. Gipps, former Governor of New South Wales.

Money is in moderate demand. The stock market is recovering. Arrivals—Pleiades and Indies.