AWARDS TO THE COLONIES AT FISHERIES EXHIBITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3816, 8 October 1883, Page 3

AWARDS TO THE COLONIES AT FISHERIES EXHIBITION.

GUNBOATS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. LONDON. October 1. The judges at the Fisheries Exhibition have awarded gold and silver medals respectively to the Government of Now South Wales, Mr Ramsay, and Baron Macleay. There appears to bo now some prospect of Prance modifying its scheme for the establishment of convict settlements in the Pacific.

Tho Orient Company is trying to purchase several of tho Pacific Company's .steamers, in order to employ them in the Orient immigration service, which commences in December next. The first Victorian loan was redeemed today. October 2. The gunboats Forward and Swinger have been ordered to proceed to the Austral , 'an station. The Fisheries Exhibition has awarded a medal to the Sydney Museum. At a Tory meeting at Birmingham, at which there was an immense attendance, resolutions condemning , tho Government were passed. Tho Daily News expresses (.lie opinion that it is hardly possible that tho free trade party can long remain in the minority in Victoria.

Professor Dicey, in a letter to The Times, contends that the action of Mr Service in preventing the Irish informers from landing in Australia waa in defiance of the law. Tho owners of tho Austral, iw their evidence at the enquiry, support the stability of the vessel. October -1. The Chambers of Commerce have requested Lord Derby to urge the colonies to enter the Postal Union. Mr Cowdery has, in rejjly, explained that tho difficulty is a financial one. Sir Dillion Bell and Sir Saul Samuel attended the banquet given by Lord Derby, when Sir Dillion Bell, in tho course of his speech, pointed out that the colonies assured a supply of cheap foot to England. The French commander in Tamatave has demanded immediate reinforcements.

Smith, tho Pliconix I J ;irk informer, TTas recognised at Marseilles, where ho shipped for China.