TELEGRAPHIC.

Evening Star, Issue 4621, 20 December 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[rkhtkr s telegrams to the press agency.]

The New French Ministry. Paris, December 14.-—Dufaur is Premier and Minister of the Interior; Waddington, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Borrell, Minister of War ; Leon, .Secretary of Finance. London, December 16.—The Assembly has voted direct taxes and a two-twelfths Budget.

Shipping. London, December 16.—Arrived: William Duthie and Waikato. The Wool Market. London, December 16.—The wool sales have closed. The tone was weak and halting. The Qneen. London, December 15.—The Queen today visi ts Hughenden, the seat of the Earl of Beaconsfield.

Sir Charles Dnffy Further Honored. Sydney, December 20.—Sir C. G. Duffy, Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, has been created a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. The Australian mails, via Brindisi, were delivered in London on the 11th inst. Victorian Politics. Melbourne, December 20.—The Legislative Council have postponed the Appropriation Bill. The Assembly adjourns to-morrow tid the middle of January. Otago Barhor Board Loan. Lon don , Dect mber 13. —The Otago Harbor Board loan has been fully subscribed at an average price of 102 J. [REUTER’S SPECIALS TO THE PRESS AQENCV.] Attempted Assassination of Prince Nltlka. London, December 15.—An attempt has been made to kill the Prince of Montenegro by an explosion at his residence, but the Prince was absent. Several attendants were injured and killed. The Pope. London, December 15.—The Pope’s condition is alarming, and his death is frequently announced. Navigation of the Dardanelles. London, December 15.—A Vienna .telegram asserts that the Porte consents to the British fleet passing the Hellespont, without England abandoning her neutrality. Austria, however, protests. The Viceroyshlp of Canada. London, December 15.—The Duke of Manchester will probably succeed Lord Dufferin as Governor of Canada. The Marquis of Bute’s mansion at Rothesay has been partially destroyed by fire, America and Samoa. London, December 6.—President Hayes’s address to Congress advises consideration of the Samoa petition for a treaty of commerce and protection. The Cape Route. London, December 6,—Tenders are called for the Cape mail service. The passage is required to be done in thirty five to forty days. *

[Per Press Agency.]

The San Francisco »aii«,

San Francisco, December 14,—The City of New York with th? London mails of November 15 left San Francisco for Auckland on the sth instant. The Zealandia with the November Colonial mails arrived at San Francisco on the 13th instant. Auckland Mayoraty. Auckland, December 19,—Mr H, Brett was to clay inducted as Mayor, and delivered an address. He referred at length to water supply, and other prominent civic topics. The railway from Ngaruawahia to Hamilton was opened to-day. There was great rejoicing at Hamilton. An excursion train left Auckland this morning and retained in the evening. China as a Wool Market. Wellington, December 19.—The Chamber of Commerce this afternoon voted L6O towards the purchase of New Zealand woollen yarns, with the view of anointing Mr Monckton iSynnot, of Melbourne, to prosecute Lis experiment of developing a market for New Zealand and Australian wools in China. The General Grant. Christchurch, December 19.—At a meeting of the shareholders in the company formed some time ago for recovering gold from the wreck of the General Grant at the Auckland Isles, it transpired that L 2,000 out of the L 2,500 capital subscribed had b:ea expended, with no practical result, and a feeling was displayed in favor of winding up the company. Ultimately, the accounts were referred to a committee to report at a future uatc.

Sporting.

Chrisicuuech, December 20.—At a meeting of the Jockey Club yesterday, the dUqual fication of Matthews for alleged untatr ridi. g of Bribery in the Railway flato. at the last Metropolitan Meeting, was rerm ved ou the ground that, although Parthenopmas did not go inside a post, the stewards, efter further inquiry, were of opinion that Matthews really thought Partheno] onus had done so; therefore he did not ride Bribery out, but preferred to enter a protest after the race. The Jockey Club, however, passed a resolution to the effect that, in cases of this kind, jockeys should always ride their horses out instead of trusting to a protest t > win a race. A youth, styling himself the New Zealand Blandiu, son of a bushman at Oxford, purposes performing on a rope fifty feet high at the Oxford sports on New Year’s Day. He has given several private performances with great success, and purposes travelling torou hj the colonies after his Oxford appearance. A Breach of Promise Case.

Tima Ft u, December 20.—The breach of promise case Flora M‘Kinnon v. John Loudon, in which damages were laid at L 2.000 for breach of promise and LI,OOO for seduction, lasted two days, and was heard by a special jury, who returned into Court in an Lour and a-half after being directed with a verdict for the plaintiff on all the issues, and awarding damages at LBOO.