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Melbourne, July 19. Leviuger has been sentenced to seven years' hard labor ; a petition to mitigate the sentence is being signed. Ritson has been found guilty of the murder of Hill and aenienced.to death. A unicyele velocipede bas been constructed to cany two persons. A ta'>le centre-piece of .solid silver has Heeo presented to Mr. T. H. Feliowes, for political services. The Lrind Bill is progressing slowly. The vital principles of the bill have been affirmed. Messrs Stutfc, Davie3, and Frazer, members of the Legislative Assembly, have been charged with receiving bribes from Tobin, a squatter. Explanations have caused fresh complications and it h proposed to appoint a committee of investigation. The charge of perjury against Bellamy was not sustained. The Malta sailed on Sunday, Capt. Vine Hall, formerly of the Panama Mail Service, being a passenger. - The Tavarua and Alhtmbra arrived on the 17th. . The steamer Reliance foundered off Cape Schank ; no lives were lost. The certificate of Captain Tmmble of the Explorer, has bean suspended for six months. The G-eelong Woollen Company have declared a dividend of 10 per cent. Breadstuff's are unchanged ; wheat is 6s. 2d. to 6s. 3d. 600 bags New Zealand oats sold at 4s. 3d. Sydney, July 18. The Government intend to reduce the Asylum and Penal Departments estimates by £25,000, and to abolish the establishment at Cockatoo Island. The new diggings at Dubbo have caused a rush. A large whale has been captured. Storm signals have been arrauged for use along the coast in connection with the telegraph lines. '.-,_< .-', An Imperial despatch discountenances interference in Fijian affairs, and Englaud refuses the Protectorate. . The Western Railway, lias been.completed to Rowenfell. '''',' The wool sales are dull, prices lower. Adelaide, July 18. The Hunt Club intend holding a steeple-' chase iv October next. A gold cup is to be run for. .-. , • Coal has been discovered afc Chinkford in the north. : : ',■: '■■ -'■■ An ore, yielding 54 per cent, of .pure bismuth, has been found near the city; A. hundred acres have! been sown with flax,;this seasbn. Thei.producfc isattrjacting attention.,^'A'.,;^-. / -y/'y.'.-vj./. "i-aV; ;.!-f : ;-i^»vs.H/ The corn market is dull; small sales-of wheat have taken place at 4s. B d. Flour, coun^^bwndsi;i6iO' ; ?109,;v ; - >: /- ; ;■■■■ . ■•.;' , ; '." "%■
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 177, 30 July 1869, Page 2
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