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Evening Star, Issue 4955, 20 January 1879, Page 2

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[rkutkr’s telegrams.] HOME AND FOREIGN. LONDON, January 18. In a speech at Stroud, Sir Michael HicksBeach admitted that English goods were undersold in the European markets by American competition, and that in consequence the Government would endeavor to provide a fresh outlet for Home industries through the medium of Africa. Now Zea'.and Fives are 1 per cent, higher. PAEIS, January 17. The Press condemns the Ministerial statement made to jthe Legislature as too moderate, and states that the position of the Ministry is materially weakened. January 18. A Ministerial crisis is believed to be inevitable. INTERCOLONIAL. SYDNEY, January 18. The special race meeting held to-day as a complimentary farewell to the Governor was a great success, and whs largely attended. Sir Hercules and Lady Robinson were enthusiastically cheered. Andover won the Souvenir Handicap. MELBOURNE, January 20. Ihe Government have placed the Colonial war-sloop Victoria at the disposal of Lord Normanby to bring his Excellency and suite to Melbourne. as no vessel belorg'ng to ihs New Zealand Go -eramuit is available. It : s understood, however, than Lord Normanby declines the offer on the ground of having made arrangement for passages in the Arawata and for an overland journey Iram C hristcluvch to the Bluff. [Sent 1.10 p m ; received 2 11 ] SPECIAL TO THE STAR. PARIS, January 18. Numerous meetings of Republican deputies have condemned the Government. —[Sent 1.7 p.m., received 2.45.] [Special to the Argus.] LONDON, January 18. Sir M. Hicks-Beaoh yesterday addressed a despatch to the Governors of the Australian Colonies stating that the Imperial Treasury consents to continue the present postal arrangements till February, 1880, but that they then must revise the rates, and that it is proposed to retain 4d per- letter. The Colonies must not expect the / Imperial Government to contribute towards the completing lines when they have no control over the management The C donies are requested to authorise their Agents-General to discuss proposals*with the Trea-ury and to conclude au arrangement during the year. Money is in large supply for commercial requirements. Small discount; rates in open markets are considerably below the bank minimum. The bank reserve is in u satisfactory posit, on, end stands at eleven and- a half mil erg. Tie *tock narket is firm. Consol«, 93 Austialian are resuming their usual activity. 1

,Winding-up orders have been granted against Blacknavon Company and Booker , and Co., of Glamorgan, iron-masters. Their liabilities are heavy. The latter are indebted to the West of .England Bank L 600,000. Fortr thousand bales of wool have been sold privately. The Liverpool auctions are neglected. The depression in the wheat trade continues, owing to large arrival* from California. Adelaide wheat rules-at 48a to 495; New Zealand, 455, [From Our Own Cokrkspondbnts.] WELLINGTON, January 18. The result of the examination* was made known at the district meeting of the Primiti o M.thodis's to-day. The Kev. J. Guy, of Uu> - e lin, passed w th high honor.*, obta ning ninety six marks out of a possible 100. CHRISTOnUROff, January 20. Varloy, the evangelist, had two immense audiences yesterday at the Theatre Koyal, hundreds being unable to obtain admittance. He reaches Oamaru on "Wednesday and Dunedin on Saturday. INVERCARGILL, January 20. The weather was very stormy on Saturday and Sunday. There was a heavy thunderstorm on Satur lay and to- lay squalls at int irvals, hut appaieutly there is every prospect of fine weather lor the railway demonstration on Wednesday. Heaps of telegrams for beds for intending visitors a»e being received, and the hotelkeepers are making every effort to meet the demand. The medical f.otnmitrion here is examining (he murderer Walsh. The Rev. Mr Byng preached twice verier day to crowdol congregations, people coming a very r on. ider able distance to hoar him. [Sent 11.40 a.m.; received 1 p.m.J A passenger by the Mary Baniatyne, from the Coast, jumped owcbourn on the % ojage sum was drowned. His name is Foster, and he is suppose i to have been of unsound mlid. A . man named Butler, servant to Bossingthwate. who is under remand on a Charge of defrauding his creditors, was round hung in Eaisib gthwaite’s sti lie at Kaiapoi on Sunday. It i- supposed he comm ited suicide. The fir- t sit Mi. got the District Couit here W'a* Jield to-day. In the supreme Court the rase of Henderson v. the Napier Board ooiAhiues, until is likely to last several days tjJ-20* Pitt'.. XO ceiveq 2 p.©.]

•(Pi*. Prkm Aosirer.] , ‘ OAMA.RU, Jasuart 20. JT W J% a . orL «npWyed % Mr W. Tescbe. l T pi farm - w enf to bathe in the w m * r yesterday morning.. One named waC- KoM, , ® wan V crc,,B the stredm, end on his if tlwu * ftW him suddenly iink, as Wlth or^m P- °ne <-i them V aV ,t hj,m ’ O’Connor clutched . thi Ttt ™ '™W dragging his friend to the bittern. The latter got awav from the drowm. g man and reached the shore exhausted. O Connor by this time had sunk. Information was given to the ponce, and the body waa reoore ed wh same afternoon hy Uofastsble I onovan, and brought into town The coroner ha. deemed it unm oesiary to hold an inouesfc TK« deceased will be'buried to-day. tfe'wos nnmarried, and had n * friends in the Oolnnv [Sent 10.5 a.m.; received 11. ny ‘ INVERCARGILL, Januart 19. The men at the Nuggett and Comi-lt Reef on the Upper iihotover, have struck work. They had been piomised L 4 per week*-1,1 in ca«h, and the remainder out of the gold As the tun el has now been pie’ced for oca Iv 400 feet' a d no gold been found they refused to work any longer. The body of a man nimed John Morrison was found in the <>t«m.»ie, near Wantwood, on Fi iday. Deeea-.ed had been drinking, and when la-t seen alive he appeared to be suffering from delirium t emens. WELLINGTON, January 18. The Public Works Department experience great difficulty iu obtaining necessary sleepers fo the railway works in hand,- and in o*use--o’ience have had f r Rome time to discontinue the practice of obtaining hardw wd slet pen from - Tasmania it is even now ftaied that, owing to the diffio vl y of p o uring sleepers, if there are any in this Colony, the Government will I® obliged to send large orders out of the Colony. Off ;rs f.:r supplying 1,(00,000 sleepers from Tea nania have been received, and, as a tempoary measure to prevent the absolute stoppage of one or two works approaching completion, 60,000 have meanwhile been ordered from Tasmania. It is understood that Mr Wherry, ohief clerk at the Railway. Department here, wll shortly be appointed under-seoretary of the same department. January 20, The 1 1 tions co nmittee of the Wesleyan Conference has brought up its first, draft of stations. The Rev, J Crump it appointed to Dunedin, the Rev. J. J. Lewis to Mornington, m l the Rev. R. B. Dunn to Invero trgill. A iele;ram was read from the Rev. Mr Tews’ey thanking the Cadference for receiving him into the Wesleyan ministry. A committee was appointed to consider the application of the Rev. Edward Be t, of Ireland, who was recommended in a place in the Ministry. The report* of the committee appointed to examine the students'of the Th -ee Rings Institute showed that tho students during tho past year had acquitted themselves well. The’ conference decided to receive on trial for Native Mini-try Hori To Keti i and Wiromu Wa»ua Tin Rev. Isitt’a application to be pieced on the supernumerary list in consequence of ill-health was granted, the President addressing a few words if sympathy, which were endorsed by the brethren present. The Rev, Mr Harper applied for another year’s rest, which was granted, [dent 2 p.m.; received B.lo] , * This week an official committee vrill be formed, on which the county districts will be represented, with the object of giving a farewell banquet to the Governor, A fire broke out at three this morning, but owing to the promptness of the brigade was confined to the inside of the building, which was insured in the New Zealand office. Notice of motion has been given in the City Council that the Tramway Company, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, be required to the Corporation with statements of their l ecsipts and disbursements for the term ended with December, 1878. [dent 1.28 ; received 3 ] Mr G. B. Barton, editor of the ‘ New Zealand Jurist,’ ha* been appointed Assistant LawOfiber of the Crown, in the place of Mr Edward Stafford, [dent 2.30; received 3.30 ] NAPIER. January 18. Mr James Watt, late of the. firm of Watt Brothers, of the Spit, died at Longlands this afternoon. CHRISTCHURCH, January 20. Mr H. M. Moore, who recently arrived from Wellington to edit the * Globe,’ died at ah early hour this morning from rheumatic fever. He had been ill about three weeks. The horse* Leonidas and Javelin went North by the s.s. Tanpo on Saturday night. George Bu ler, a servant living at Kaiapoi, committed suiciuo yesterday by hanging himself. In the case of H n lerson v. the Napier Harbor Board, the evidence fpr the plaintiff closed on Saturday, The defendants’ case will be opened this morning. The amateur opera season dosed on Saturday night, when a gold watch was presented to the lady who|3ustained the part of Martha. Two * merican engines were despatched South yesterday to work the express traffic between Dunedin and Invercargill, AUCKLAND, January 20. The South British had only LIOO on the Reefton Hotel instead of LI,OOO, as reported by the Press Association. The total loss of the South British is L3OO. Already four names are mentioned as probable candidates for the seat. for City West in the place of Mr Dignan —viz., Mr W. G. Hurst, who arrived by the last mail from England, and is a- former Mayor of Auckland ; Mr H. Brett, Mr Patrick D.isly, and Mr David Goldie. One of the ma ; n questions at the election will be edneation.

The whole cf the immigrants per Manvvil were engaged after landing. A considerable ntimbferbf the men have gone as bushroen.The female servants wore all taken up twolioura after landing. It is rumored that MrTole has resigned his appointment as one of the Education Commissioners. [Sent 11.35 a.m. ; i\ceiv_'d 2.30 p.m. 3 Iho case of Thomas Williamson Brown, charged with attempted rape on M»s Bronson was adjourned till to-morrow.

. Fraser and Tinne aro boring oat the old crank pin from the mail steamer, and on arrival from Sydney will fit in the now one manufactured, by jtfort, of Sydney. It u 3ft 6in. long and 18iin. in diameter, and will weign 27cwt. The . rhinal pin was manufactured by Mort, of Sydney, ►ix months ago. Owing to h*-r lengthened stay mport, the City of Sydney will act as flag shin on regatta day. [Sent 12.26 p.m.; received 3.10. J _ . ALEXANDRA, January 20. , l\«wi has made known the result of his negotiations with the Government He r quires to u&vo the sole control of nil l&nds over to Potatau, the first king, and all dwellers thereon Europeans and Maoris; he is to m«ke all laws independently ; his boundary murk to be Aotea, Taupo, and the White Cliffs, which include the townships of Alexandra, Te Awamutu, part of Rangraohea, Kihikihi, and. tho disputed leases; the Queen’s laws to extend over these places, Rewi lett for Taupo yesterday to meet the South Ngatirawaka chiefs to inquire into some tribal and other disputes and to initiate them into his new scheme for cementing the present friendly relations between tho two races. He will remain at Taupo for about six weeks. [Vent 1.55 pm; received 3.10.]