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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1114, 22 February 1872, Page 2

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* [per oreville's telegraph company, reuxer's agents.] Bluff, Feb. 21. ThA Aliuunlmi lp.ff. TWoihnnrnA nn +.V>a 14th instant, and arrived at 6 o'clock this morning. Tho. wife of Mr J, F. Hunt, a saloon passenger, gave b ; rth to a son on the 20th. The. mother and child are well. Passenger List. — For Dunedin : Messrs Flanagan, Nichol, Barry O'Neill, Scott, Ben Clark. Mr and Mrs Jones, Miss ETeffernan, Mr and Mrs Evans, Mrs Murphy, Messrs Pickers*!ll, Croker, Goldsborough, Joyce, Miss Parker, Mr Underwood and child, Mr Gessncr. For Timaru : Mr and Mrs Hunt. For Lyt- • telton : The Rev Mr Fitchett and two children, Rev E Reid, Mr M'Mallen. For Wellington : Mrs Ferrell and two children, Mr Bryant, Rev Mr Buddie, Mrs Buddie. For Hokitika: Mr and Mrs Finlay. Melbourne, Feb. 14, Political matters are quiet. Tho tourists by the Alhambra speak highly of New Zealand and the ship, Austin, the absconding secretary of the Alfred Hospital, has been committed for trial. Midding, mining manager at Bendigo, has been committed for manslaughter for allowing the use of an unsafe rope, whereby Warrell, a miner, was killed. Indecent exposure cases increase. The police bench ordered a fellow threemonths' imprisonment and two whippings, twenty-five lashes each. Captain' Symojasj formerly commander of the S.S.. Otago, has been appointed to succeed Rolls", of the Western steamer. Sydney, Feb. 13. The effigy .of Martin has been burnt at Albury. Martin and his colleagues put the issue — shall Victoria govern New South Wales or not. The result of the first batch of elections was that Martin and Wilson, both ministers, wore defeated by Parks and M'ltir tosh. There is still great excitement over the second batch. Adelaide, Feb. 13. News from the overland telegraph construction party is satisfactory. There is general satisfaction at the arrangement for the mail steamer to call at Glenelg.