RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.
Mr. Stafford has announced that the resignation .of the : Ministry has been accepted by the Governor. I \ Mr. Fox has been requested by His to. form, a .Mini§ijts_. r On the motion of Mf^ Stafford the House adjourned until Tuesday.
Great ExciTE_tEN_,has;been occasioned at the Cape of Good Hope by the discovery of an exceedingly valuable diamond near Colesberg. It waa found by a Mr, Niekerkj who was the .finder of, or who brought to notice, the first diamond, which was sold to the Governor for £500. That brought in by him now he purchased from a. Hottentot or Kafir doctor, using it as a charm in his profession. Niekerk gave him 500 sheep, ten head of cattle, and a horse for it. The diamond has been disposed of to Messrs. Lilienfeld Brothers for £11,200.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 147, 25 June 1869, Page 2
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138RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 147, 25 June 1869, Page 2
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