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Globe, Volume I, Issue 49, 27 July 1874, Page 2

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THIS DA YS TELEGRAMS,

FIJI NOT TO BE ANNEXED. GOVERNOR WELD APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA. CONSTITITUTIONAL AFFAIRS IN FRANCE UNSETTLED. GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. New York, July 15. A tremendous conflagration is now raging in Chicago, and owing to strong winds the flames are uncontrollable. LATER. The fire has been extinguished. Twentyfive blocks of buildings are destroyed. The loss is estimated at four million dollars. London, July 16. The House of Commons read the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anti - Ritualistic Bill a second time without a division. Paris, July 16. The proposal of M. Magne, Minister of Finance, to increase the salt tax, was rejected by 362 to 256. The Assembly subsequently passed a vote involving the rejection ef M. Mague’s whole financial scheme. A Constitutional Bill, framed by the Committee of Thirty, as a substitute for the Left Centre’s Bill, has been submitted to the Assembly. It maintains the title of President of the Republic, and establishes Ministerial responsibility with Legislative Chambers. Marshal MacMahon alone possesses the right to dissolve, and no modifications of the Constitution are to be made during the Septennate, unless MacMahon proposes them. The debate is fixed for Monday next. London, July 18.

During the discussion in the Lords on the Fijian question, Earl Belruore, the Duke of Manchester, and Earl Kimberley, approved of annexation. Viscount Canterbury protested against it, and Earl Granville argued as during the previous Parliamentary discussion, against its being constituted a Grown colony of the severe type. Mr Weld, Governor of Western Australia, has been appointed Governor of Tasmania. The death is announced of Lady Gipps, widow of the late Sir George Gipps, former Governor of New South Wales.

Monty in moderate demand. Stock market recovering.

Arrivals—The Pleiades and Indus,

Lord Carnarvon stated Fiji makes seventeen wholly impracticable conditions, and England can only accept absolute unconditionate cession. He states that Australian institutions are insufficiently developed to enable the colonics to undertake the responsibility of the government of the islands. Sir Hercules Robinson goes to Fiji to explain the difficulties. Paris, July 18.

Dissensions occurred in the French Ministry relative to the general policy to be pursued and the prosecution of Rouher. M. Fourton, Minister of the Interior has resigned. The Constitutional Bill dissatisfied everybody. M. Magne has resigned. July 19. A Ministerial crisis at Versailles is expected, and a new Ministry is likely to be formed. Madrid, July 19. The Carlists captured Cuenea, in the province of New Castillo, eighty-three miles from Madrid. The Government called out 125,000 men of the reserves, and proclaimed the whole of Spain under martial law. The property of the Carlists is confiscated. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, July 21. The Chief Secretary continues in a precarious state of health.

The Constitution Rill has finally passed the committee of the Assembly.

The House agreed by a majority of 31 to 24 that an address be presented in favor of the continuance of the payment of members. The foundation for the new Supreme Court buildings is to be commenced at once.

The Legislative Council to-morrow examine rncdi- al witnesses at the bar of the House on the Vaccination Bill. H.M.S. Pearl has arrived here from Sydney. Several more bodies were buried at King’s Island,

The wreck of the British Admiral was found in seven fathoms of water. From her position it is probable the cargo will be easily recovered.

The German residents sent a congratulate) y telegram to Bismarck on his recent escape from assassination,

Everest, branch manager of the Bank of Victoria, has been arrested for forgery. His defalcations are said to be £2OOO. John Cook was sentenced to death for the murder of James Dixon, at Beaufort. In the seduction action of Eddy v Rowe the parties attended the Wesleyan Sunday School class ; damages to the amount of £260 were awarded.

Hodgkinson, late assistant commissioner of lands, is very ill. In the collision case in the river between the City of Hobart and the Otago, steamers, the pilot was exonerated from blame. An enquiry is proceeding against the captain of the ship Dakworth. for running down a fishing-vessel in the Irish Channel, and for omitting to render assistance to the perishing crew. The elections for Collingwood and Grenville takes place next week. Seventeen hundred invitations have been issued for the Governor’s ball on next Thursday. Lady Bowen is likely to proceed to England by the August mail. SHIPPING. London, July 18, Arrived—Salisbury, from Lyttelton. Melbourne. Arrived—July 17 : Appellcs, from Lyttelton. Newcastle. Arrived—July 15 : City of Tanjore, from Dunedin. 16 : The Asia, from Dunedin ; Wallaroo, from Nelson ; Heather Bell, from Auckland. 17 : The Queensland from Lyttelton. Sailed—July 17 : The Esk, for Dunedin; Briton, for Auckland ; Gazelle, for Nelson. COMMERCIAL. Business dull. Breadstuffs a shade better. Hcnnessy’s case brandy, lower ; sales at 28s 2d. Martell’s, 27s 6d. Kerosene in more request. Oats, milling, 5s to 5s Id, Sugars and teas moved oil slowly. Sydney. Commodore Stirling was married last Wednesday to a daughter of the Hon Deas Thomson, In the collision case between the Sierra Nevada and G. H. Peake, the former was relieved of all blame. Miss Dolly Green, the actress, has commenced a divorce suit against her husband. The Governor is lively to visit Queensland shortly. The Torres Straits mail steamer Legislator, made a good passage from Singapore. The Conference between the two Houses in Brisbane fell through owing to the Council’s rejection of the Assembly’s Amendment Land Bill. It was consequently lost, Adelaide. The Privilege debate was dropped. The Government withdrew their Loan Bill to introduce another.