INTERCOLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 263, 5 November 1867, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Grey Eiver Argus of the 31st ult. gives the following Melbourne and Sydney news, received by the steamer Charles Edward, which arrived at Hokitika on Tuesday: — There is likely to be a serious political crisis iv Sydney. The Government were defeated on the second reading of their Land Bill, on Thursday, the 17th, an amendment having been carried by 32 votes to 30. When the assembly met ou the 18th, Mr Martin said that the Government required time to consider what course they should pursue; and the House ac -ordingly adjourned till Wednesday. A dissolution is not improbahle. The Victorian crisis still continues, and is becoming more and more serious, as the Legislative Council now openly defies the country, having thrown out the Appropriation Bill by a majority of 20 to 5. Councillor Butters has been elected Mayor of Melbourne, by the casting vote | of the late Mayor. The weather in Melbourne has been 1 very stormy and cheerless, and ifc still prevailed at our latest date. A very daring burglary was effected on the evening of the llth ult., on the premises of Messrs Adams and Co., silk mercers, Elizabeth-street, when over £500 worth of silks were stolen. Immense preparations are in progress for the reception of H.R.H. the Duke of Ediuburgh. Dr Eades died in Melbourne oh Saturday evening, the 12th ult., at the age of 53 years. A most destructive fire broke out in Melbourne on Thursday morning, 17th ult., shortly after 5 o'clock, in* the premises, 21 Queen-street, occupied by Messrs Kronheimer and Co., wholesale tobacconists. The stock on the premises amounted to between £8000 and £10,000, the damage amounting to over £4000. Mr Kronheimer had his stcck insured in the Northern, Tasmanian, Imperial, and the Loudon and Lancashire, for £1000 in each office.

Rev. W. A. Russell, M.A. Trim Coll. Dublin, some time Church missionary at "Ningpo, is designated for the post of Bishop of North China and Japan. The Rev. John Postlethwaite, M.A. Trin, Coll. Cam., has been nominated the first Bishop of New Westminster, British Columbia. The Rev. R. Maguire held a special service in Westminster Abbey on the temperance question. This fine discourse against the terrible reproach which bas fallen on the otherwise fair escutcheon of England's greatness, was delivered by the desire of tbe Dean. A large number attentively listened to this impressive discourse. The text waa Joshua ix, 5. Within the last few months four English ladies of the highest rank —a duchess, a countess, a dowager countess, and the wife of a baron — have all been received into the Roman Catholic Church. Last year a few rich men subscribed .£15,000 to the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Chapel Building Society, making the whole income £40,000. This year Mr Sheriff Lycett has headed a new subscription list with the noble gift of £6000, to which the brothers M* Arthur have added £3000, the whole of this one list amounting to £17,000. The Sheriff offers besides £500 each to ten new chapels, payable on their individual completion. The Rev. W. Arthur gives £1000, and seven other gentlemen £500. The salaries of Wesleyan ministers are increased all over the kingdom. : Their residences are being improved, they are furnished for them, and they :pay neither rent, rates, nor taxes. ..,,.-.

r * The Church News gives a list of 150 churches in which lights are now habitually placed on the altar. The following naive lover's promise was offered as an irresistible temptation to a filially-given ■tmamorata:— 'Hike you,' sighed the girl bo her 'suitor, -but Icant't ieave home. lam a widow's only darling; no husband cau equal my parent in . kindness.' ' She is kind,' pleaded the wooer, ' but be my wife — we will live together, and see if I don't beat your mother!' A draper once recommended a certain rich material for dresses to a customer; 'Madam,' said he, *it will wear for ever, and make a petticoat afterwards.' The San Francisco News Letter says — The wife of Mr Henry Danziger, of this city, lately became the mother of three sons, all healthy and well formed. As we are not in Cornwall or Waies, the Queen has not sent the usual gitt of ,£3 to the unfortunate parents, who, it is to be hoped, will never do the like again. A woman is sometimes much struck with a man before marriage, and very often by him afterward. mmmmmmmmwm~mmmnmm^mm.^mmmm—mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwm