SUEZ MAIL NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 3732, 27 October 1873, Page 3

SUEZ MAIL NEWS SUMMARY.

[pee s.s. ' 'Alßion' at bldtj?.] ; London, September 5. ■ fN the Vienna Show, the following awards were made for Now Zealand cxhibitßA medal for merit waa awarded tho Government of New Zealand for geological and minerallogical specimens. Agricultural, horticultural, and forestry medal for merit, G. Bluett, D.umerque, and Mr. Place, Waikuku. Now Zealand flax, 0. Goulter. New Zealand wootl collection : Honourable mention, G. A. Anstey, East Rangiora. Grain : P. Cunningham and Co., W. H. Lane, J. and T. Meek, New Agricultural Society, J. H. Rogers, J. N. Tosewill, M. D. Wood. Chemical iudustry : — Honorable mention : Boeniokd, Brown and Campbell, Combes and Henderson and Macfarlane, Luke Nattraas, Owen and Grahaia, R. Macky and Co. Substances of food ns products of industry:— Medal for progress, P. Cunningham and Co. ; medal for merit: Canterbury Meat Preserving Company, W- J< Cawkwell and Co., G. Parnell, Reeves dud Co.; honourable mention : A. Dornwell, J. Cilmour. Textile industry and clothing Medal for progress : Cornelius Thome ; medal for merit: Agent far Goneral Government in England, A. J. Burnes and' Co.; honourable'. mention: Webley Brothers, Nelson. Loather industry : honourable mention: T. Wilson. Wood: — Industry medal for merit: George Eraser j honourable montion: Robert Graham (Maori carvings) ; Souffart, . Auckland, tarahora (mute). Education teaching and instruction : —Honourable mention: Dr. Buller, Dr. William Lander Lindsay. Textile industry and olothing : —Medal for merit: Webley Brothers j honourable mention: Auckland Patent Steam Rope Company, Beetham and Sons, Jamea Brogden, Canterbury Elax Association, Tarahora. Tallormann's Meat Company, at its halfyearly meetirig, declared a net profit of £1400. It was stated at the meeting that there are 53 meat-preserving establishments in Australia and New Zealand ; 320,000 caseß were received last year, equal to 17,500 tons. The total imports of New Zealand wool this year was 104,584 bales; 91,575 sold handy. New Zealand wools gave way in the course of late sales, only one penny higher than in May. Superior fleece-washed combing commands extreme rates. Some of the best Lincolnshire rams have recently been purchased by Mr. Thos. Russell, of Auckland ; Mr. Parsons, of Canterbury 5 and Mr. Smith, of Napier. Mr. Sharp, of Now Zealand, was also a purchaser.

The National Bank of New Zealand has appointed Mr. Steele (secretary of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.) London, manager, vice Mr. Grace retired in ill-health.

Rades, the Unionist Candidate, will be put up at the next election. The Miners' Association contribute £300 for the election expenses of their candidate. John Bright has satisfactorily replied to the letter from the Staley Bridge Republican Club, urging economy in the administration of finance.

Tho Bank forgers were betrayed by the women who lived .with them. Besides penal servitude, the prisoners paid a fourth of the expenses of the prosecution. A largo mooting of the Imperialists was held at Chiselhurst about tho 15th, and was received by the Empress Eugenie. It numbered four hundred, including a quaternion of the Old Guard of the first Napoleon. The joung Prince, during the procession to Chiselhurst, was cheered by cries of " Vive Napoleon Quatre !"

All tho Wapping for Tichborne defence declared they had known Orton well, but found no trace of him in the claimant. Several Hampshire witnesses positively assort that the claimant i 3 Sir Roger.

The Duko of Brunswick leaves fourteen millions, principally to the city of Geneva.