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Local and General.

A lady, Mrs Janet Speed, is one of the candidates for a vacant seat in the Picton Borough Council.

The Victorian Government have cabled to Lord Rosebery congratulating him upon his accession to office as Prime Minister of the Imperial Parliament.

Referring to the Agent-generalship, Sir Walter Buller says that so far as he knows Sir Westby Perceval has no intention of resigning the Agent-generalship till his term of ofiice expires in September, and he believes he would accept a second term.

Sir Walter Bnller, who was a pas-' senger, with his daughter, by the Doric, arrived at Auckland from Home. He brings ont a number of valuable birds of various kinds for acclimatisation purposes, including pairs of mallard wild ducks, Ireland shieldrake, Hungarian partridge, Egyptian geese, Barnad geese, pigeons of various species from England, and quail from Teneriffe. On the passage out he only lost one partridge.

At the Wesleyan Conference on Tuesday the list of stations was finally agreed to. The following are those in Otago : — Dunedin (Cargill road), Rev. R. Taylor ; Mornington, Rev. J. N. Buttle ; Port Chalmers, Rev. W. L. Salter ; Balclutha, Rev. J. D. Jory ; Milton, Rev. J. G. Chapman ; Lawrence, Rev. W. G. Thomas ; Invercargill, Rev. W. 0. Oliver ; Oamaru, P«,ev. W. B. Marten; Gore, Rev. W. Tinsley ; Wakatipu, Rev. J. W. Smith ; Riverton , Rev.- T. W. Newbold ; Roxburgh, one to be sent j Tapanui and Palmerston South, home missionaries. .

The meeting of the Senate of the N.Z. University was concluded on Monday. The report of the committee on affixation was adopted. It recommended that the Chancellor obtain information as to what privileges have been granted by Cambridge to other colonial universities, to apply t<> Oxford for the privileges of affiliation and to apply to the councils of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, England, to accord examinations in mtdicine the same reoognition as given t > Adelaide, etc. Rumour, says the Southland Times has, been bisy for a day or two with the name of the popular pistor of the First Church. It has been said thafc ho had received a call from St. Stepheu's Church, Sydney, and that he was going over there at once to meet with the congregation soj as to be able to decide upon his future course with respect thereto. How much of fact there may be in the former part of the rumour is not positively known as yet, but the laiter part is so far confirmed, inasmuch as Mr Ferguson was : a passenger for Sydney by the Manapouri from the Bluff on Monday. His trip, however, has been at least partly undertaken for the bene6t of his health, which has not been so robust as usual of late. His absence will extend to six weeks or two months, and before it expires more specific information on the question of his translation will most probably come to hand.

A meeting of sympathisers with Mr Gladstone in the calamity which has necessitated his withdrawal from the position of Prime Minister, and in his effort to obtain Home Rule for Ireland, was held in the Choral Hall, Dunedin, on Tuesday night. Mr J. B. Callan presided, and there were 200 persons present. Sir Robert Stout moved the following motion — " That this meeting has heard with unfeigned regret of the calamity which has caused Mr Gladstone to partially withdraw from public life, and desires to express its respectful sympathy with him in his affliction." The Rev. Father Lynch and Mr A. Lee Smith also spoke in support cf the motion, which was then put and carried unanimously. Mr J. Carroll moved — " That this meeting begs to tender to Mr Gladstone its thanks for his noble efforts in the cause of Home Rule for Ireland, and trusts that these efforts may be crowned with success whilst he is still a member of the legislature." Mr A. R. Barclay seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr J. W. Jago and carried by acclamation. Mr C. S. Reeves moved — " That the chairman be instructed to cable to Mr Gladstone the purport of the foregoing resolutions." The motion was seconded by Mr M. Cohen and carried and the meeting closed: A serious fracas occurred at West Devonport, Tasmania, over the possession of a church building. The pastor, the Rev. Mr Rogers, wa3 lighting up the church when three men entered and forcibly ejected him, the rev. gentleman heing severely handled by his assailants. The pastor collected his congregation, who attacked the church with stones and drove out the enemy.

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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1025, 16 March 1894, Page 6

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Local and General. Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1025, 16 March 1894, Page 6

Local and General. Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1025, 16 March 1894, Page 6