THE Marlborough Express.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1868. “EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.
«• GiYZ me the liberty to know, to utter, and to arpuo freely according to conscience, aboTO all other liberties." —Milton.
(From our Own Correspondent.) / WELLINGTON, / Friday, June 26th, 3-16 p.m. / . Two friendly Natives have been , murdered in the Patea district, which Natives savage and anxious to assist Major Macdonnel. Fitzherbert’s Consolidation scheme has been received. Consolidated new, 5 per cent, offered; for old Colonial 5 per cents., at £99 10s. for Colonial six per cents., at £ll3 10s. ; for Provincial 6 per cents., at £lO9 j new
5 per cent, interest to be paid quarterly, with sinking fund of one per cent, applied to redemption by annual drawings. Regarded favourably here as best that could be done under the Act. It is calculated to save £40,000 annual interest, minus the increase of capital debt incurred by rate of exchange. Mr. Fox is elected for Rangatikei. In his speech he ridicules the idea of Mr. Stafford having any policy, who pretends ardfent admiration for Provincialism, yet weakens it by the New Provinces Act and such paradies of Local Government as Westland County Institutions. The next Session must decide whether it is too late to thwart the General Government’s great appetite for aggrandisement. Policy must be definite, intelligible, and fearless, whether in favour of concentrating all Local Government, all powers and patronage at the hands of one Central Government, or in reinstating Provincial Institutions as the fountains from which real Local Self-Go vernment must flow. Mr. Fox opposed adding to the burdens of our already overtaxed people, and especially to Income Tax, which he characterised as a most obnoxious impost, and most expensive to collect. Creditable to Mr. Stafford for urging economy, but the whole was defeated by the reckless waste occasioned by the Public Debts Act.
From an Extra, of the Panama Star and ITvrald, we extract the following items of English News;—
News have been received from Europe and the United States up to the evening of the 12th May. The impeachment committee was to give their decision yesterday, but the proceedings were suspended until Saturday, when they will finally declare whether the President be guilty or not guilty. The general belief is that he will be acquitted. In the meantime there is great excitement pending the result. Forney has resigned the Secretaryship of the Senate.
Lord Brougham is dead. Great riots have taken place in various parts of England with demonstrations of great animosity against the heads of the Catholic Church, resulting moreover in the wounding of a great number of people and the destruction of various public buildings. West Indies.—Blood has been shed at the election in Nassau. The opposition gained by a majority of ten. Bribery was practised. England has been petitioned to dismiss the present Governor from office.
THE Marlborough Express. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1868. “EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.
Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 123, 27 June 1868, Page 3
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