GENERAL SUMMARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3003, 9 February 1881, Page 3

GENERAL SUMMARY.

-Sidney, February 3. The Bishop of Sydney's progress towards recovery is satisfactory. His walking has improved, and he ia able to sit out of doors. His Lordship took a drive on Monday. The railway was opened from Wellington to Dubbo on Tuesday with great festivity and rejoicings. Corbargo. A rush has taken place six miles up the coast and two from Corunna. There are about fifty on the field. The prospects are three and a half to the dish in the highest instance. The ground'is private property, and a limited number only are at present allowed to work, paying a pound a month. Newcastle. A Scotchwoman named Jane Mack has died at the age of 99 years and 10 months. She was in full possession ot her faculties at the time of death. Melbourne. — contests Maldon on Mr Service's Committee have selected Mr Walsh as a" candidate: for East Melbourne. Mr Coppin has placed himself unreservedly in the bands of tbe Committee.

By a bush fire at Tobbarde, near Heathcote, a man named Robinson has been burned to death.

Five thousand pounds worth of six per cent debentures of the Borough of Gale were put into the market, and tenders were sent in for forty-two thousand, all above par. One institution offered to take the whole at £112 lis 7d.

: The consideration Of the charge of heterodoxy against the Rev. Mr Strong, of Scots Church, on his views respecting the atonement, has been postponed till next month.

Mr Berry has written to Mr Gaunson urging him to retire from the contest for Eaßt Melbourne in favor of Mr Levi, a Ministeralist.

Adelaide.

Some time ago the Government wrote to the Canadian Government asking that arrangements be made to allow our wines to be admitted into their Dominions duty free. A reply has been received declining to enter into arrangements/on the grounds that the Canadian Cabinet had increased the duties on all classes ofimported goods for the purpose of carrying out heavy undertakings.

Brisbane,

Mr- -Watson has sent io his progress report of the : flying survey of the transcontinental railway land from Roma.to the Gulf of Carpentaria. , He arrived at Charleyille on. the 21st ultimo, and says the country can be classed-the same as that between Stawell and Murtoa in Victoria. He believes an efficient line can be constructed at reasonable cost. A third of the adjoining land is excellent scrub and half the land will eventually come into cultivation. An unofficial report concerning the country between Charleville and the boundary of South Australia states that it is level all the way, with very few water-courses.

A meeting of sympathisers of Mr Parnell was held on : Tuesday, Dr. O'Doherty in tbe chair. Resolutions were passed in favor of forming a Lranch of the Land League, and. an address ofthanks was sent to Mr Parnell and his colleagues. The meeting was orderly, and there was great enthusiasm. Eight hundred were present.