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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 982, 19 September 1871, Page 3

ITEMS BY THE SUEZ MAIL. . A "Society .for the Encoura, gement ;o Flying!' ; exists in Londoji. v ; A,^ M.y Gambetta has beeu feted by a nuhiber of leading Republicans. A Bpnapartist Congress is reported to have taken .place lately in Belgium. ; Madame Anna Bishop is shortly expected in England, from America. The export of coal from Japan is beginning to assume large dimensions. '^Publicans' .; profits," says the Times, " represents mis-spent money." 15,0 sham firemen were executed at Versailles in one day. The '^Cfood Templars" in Scotland now have 530 lodges, with 50,000 members. A~ man and horse, were killed lately near Dudley, by a flash of lightning. M. Thiers is said to have subscribed a million -feAncs. (L 40,000) to the new Frencll'loan. . A serious riot took place at Waterf ord between the police and some drunken militiamen, who got the worst of it. Thi annual report of the Femalo Medical Society states that 98 students entered the institution during the year. The ex-Empress Eugenic sent to the Pope 100,000 francs on behalf of the Imperial family, "on the occasion of his Jubilee. . Eprty-seven French mon-of-war have been disarmed, and 12,000 seamen paid off. During a late sitting of the Spanish Cortes, some of the members came to blows. M. Thiers lately made a speech of five hours' duration. Not bad for a man of 74. Mr Grote was buried at the foot of Garrick'« monument, near Can: den and Dr Johnson. ; Medical evidence has satisfactorily, proved that explosive bullets were not used by either side during the late war. Four " fortune-tellers" in London have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor. . The London City Mission employs 385 missionaries, who each visit on an average 500 families, or 2000 persons, a month. During the ten years prior to the taking of the census, 816,356 persons left Ireland as permanent emigrants. The Government small-arms factories in France are turning out rifles at the rate of half a million per annum. It is now reported that Felix Pyat escaped to London disguised as a Bavarian officer. During the sitting of the Budget Commission M. Thiers proposed the imposition of a ten per cent, duty on raw material, but the adoption of this motion by the Assembly is considered improbable. In the Assembly another proposal was made to substitute an income tax and duty on salt for the proposed duty on textile fabrics and raw material, which was referred to the Budget Committee. Differences have consequently arisen between the French Government and the Budget Committee, which differences still continue. AUCTIONS. THIS DAY, TUESDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER, At 11 o'clock. SALE QF. CARGO OF PRODUCE, Ex schooner Lady Don, To Merchants, Storekeepers, and Others. DM ACLE AJS AND CO. • will sell by public auction, This Day, at 11 o'clock sharp, alongside the vessel, The entire cargo of the Lady Don, from "- Lyttelton, consisting of 300 bags Oats : / 33 "bags Barley 215 bags Potatoes 50 bags Bran 60 bales Chaff .164 Cheeses, 2 tons 7 tons Flour, Wood's D. MACLEAN & CO., Auctioneers. Fnblic Notices. . TySSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice is.hereby given that the PARTNERSHIP hitherto existing between the undersigned as Blacksmiths, and carried on at Greymouth under the style of M'GREGOR and CAMPBELL, was this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent. All Debts due to the firm must, until further notice, be paid to A. R. Guinness, solicitor, Greymouth, whose receipt alone will be a sufficient discharge. Dated the 18th day of September, 1871. JOHN M'GREGOR, DONALD CAMPBELL. Witness : A. R. Guinnesß, Solicitor. f^i REYMOUTH GAS COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE TOTONSUMEES. On and after MONDAY, 4th SEPT., the Company will be prepared to SUPPLY GAS to Consumers. By "Order of the Directors. W. HIND MARSH, .-■."■,.. . . Secretary. r*\ RE YM6 UT H L I T ERA R V VJT ASSOCIATION. The READING ROOM, Tramway Chambers, is OPEN to MEMBERS from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. DAILY. Persons desirous of joining the Society are requested to make application to the Secretary.; ' ■ '" Subscription, 10s per Quarter, payable in advance. J.M.BUTT, 'Hon. Secretary. * .MUSIC, ~~~ TI/TR GEORGE SEYMOUR, Organist ItJL and Pianist, is open for engagements to Teach the Piano and Harmonium. Evening parties attended. Terms Moderate. Pianofortes and Harmoniums Tuned and Repaired. Orders to be left at Messrs Parkinsoji and Steel's. "P RA N K GUIN NE S S -AUCTIONEER, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, SHAREBROKER, AND CATTLE SALESMAN . AHAURA.