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Galle, July 10. A complimentary dinner has been given to Sir John Young. The Duke of Edinburgh landed at Portsmouth on the 26th June. He was in robust health, and was feted everywhere. A thanksgiving day for his recovery had been appointed by tbe Queen. The Treason-felony Bill of New South Wales is returned for amendment. Australia won the rifle match by two points. Lynch (Sydney) takes the first prize. The Abyssinian captives have arrived in England. July 27. I Parliament has voted the thanks of the nation to General Sir W. Napier. It is said he will be offered a peerage. The Princess of Wales has given birth to a princess. President Johnson has issued a proclamation pardoning southern rebels. Pope Hennessy is not to be Governor of South Australia. Some think Governor Eyre will receive the appointment. The Queen has received 20,000 visitors at Windsor. The Irish Church Appointments Suspension Bill has been thrown out by the Lords, after a debate of three days. Votes, 192 to 97.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 969, 15 August 1868, Page 3
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