TELEGRAPHIC.

Evening Star, Issue 4622, 21 December 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

PBESS AGENCY.]

The Ifoney Market.

London, December 13.—The New Zealand four per cent, loan is one per cent, lower. The Corsair, from Auckland to JSew put into Valparaiso and sold-her-cargo. She was then taken to New York. London, December 18.—Consols, 95J. Loss of a Cable Steamer.

London, December 13.—The cable-ship Bibernia, with 560 miles of eable, was wrecked in Mahratta Pay. No lives were lost.

Victorian Politics.

Melbourne, December 20.—The Legislative Council postponed the second reading of the Appropriation Act because they thought the discussion of it at the present junsture might create feelings of animosity between the two Chambers.

Melbourne, December 21.—The Legislative Council _ laid aside the Appropriation Bill without a division. '1 he Assembly was adjourned till sth February. Several important measures remain uudealt with. The Postmaster-General has asked the Legislative Council to restore the Payment of Members Bill to the order paper, to be dealt with on its merits.

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The Premier's Visit to the Maori Sing.

Auckland, December 20.—Sir George Grey visits the Maori King about the end of January, and will go, via Hawea, toTekootu Ha has gone to Kawau, and will return to Auckland on the 27th.

Mr Rowe, M.H.K., with some of his supporters, waited upon Sir George Grey, and formally gave in his allegiauce to the Grey party. The Auckland-Canterbury Match. Aucklajto, December 20.—The following players have been selected to represent Auokland in the cricket match against tho Canterbury team:—Yates, Robinson, Lynch, Buckland, Colson, Mumford, Dufaur, Grierson, Cotfccn, Gleeson, and Reoe.

During the reception proceeding yesterday a boy named Callcn fell from thejnain rigging of tho ship Jano Moote, a distance of 20ft. He was not seriously injured. The Mayor's salary has been fixed at Ll5O per annum.

At the inquest on Isabella Fraser, who waVfound drowned aYPoDsonby, a verdict of " Found Drowned" was returned.

Municipal,

Wellington, December 20.—The City Council this afternoon voted LSOO per annum as salary for a city engineer.. The appointment is to be made in February, and will be advertised.

New Plymouth, December 20. —Mr Standish has bfen elated Mayor for the third time. The Barough Ccuacil have deeded to ask the burgesses to agree to a 1.23,000 loan for gas, water, and other improvement.

More Libel Actions.

Timaku, December 21.—1t is rumored in towa to-day that Judge Ward brings another notion for libel against Mr Ball, proprietor

of the 'South Canterbury Times, and it is •ke-traofcen-Tibont-prctty freely -that the latter^riofflt'.4ffl»e*i<Wi for'damages for JL? fc QOO ag^fit-Judge Ward Jot defamation. ____-_-_

One Peter Steele, who had been knocking about Naseby for a few days drinking heavily,' died suddenly in the hospital there on Friday last. On the morning of the same day, wishing to get himself sobered, and naturally feeling ill, he sought admission to the hospital—which he secured. Shortly after entering he went outside, and, not returning for some time, the warder went to look for him, and found him dead in one of the out-houses. An inquest was held on Saturday. According to a telegram in the * North Otago Times' a verdict of "Death from apoplexy, brought on by abscess on the brain," was returned.