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INTER-COLONIAL.

[i-r.i; s.s. • uoriiKNi'.vnc;,' at the I'.lui f.] fpEU YNt; LO - Al* ST R AI.I A X TELEGRAM CO.Mr.v.sv.] MELBOURNE, September 30. Hospital Sunday unfortunately was very wet, and the collections at the churches and elsewhere were sadly interfered with, and all the amounts were below the average, and the aggregate will probably not be much more than 'J.IOOO. A lire last Saturday at Cairon timber ya rd destroyed property valued at about £2,500. It was covered by insurance. Geo. Buchart has petitioned the Government for his release on the ground that ho is now sane. Last month the Californian mail reached San Francisco three days ahead of time. By the last mail the Government received intimation that an Act has been passed by the Imperial Parliament remedying the dilliculty experienced in the Mount and Morris ease. Tile Act confers on colonial Courts the same jurisdiction over otlences committed ou tho high seas as if committed ill the colonics. The Assembly is making progress with the estimates. Last night all explosion of gaa occurrod in the Queen's Theatre, Sydney, which was crowded. The machinist and assistant were burnt, the former severely, the latter s'.i-ditly. The Gerard Brothers were also slightly burnt. As the Pera, with the inward mail, left Ualle, on the 25th, three days before contract time, she will probably arrive here about October liith. CoMMKiai.M.. — Markets quiet. Wheat firm, os for prime, but very little offering ; ; oats e.uietcr : the run upon hops continues, j Kents sold up to is 10d ; brandies improved lin price slightly. There is considerable sale j for Hew teas. I SYDNEY, September SO. | The Postal and (.'able Conference eoinj indices its sittings on Thursday (to-morrow). | Queensland delegates will be present. ■ The Cyphrencs sailed with the Californian mails on Saturday. The inter-colonial gig race between New South Wales ami Victoria was won easily by the former. The distance was 4 miles. Time, I 21 min. 59 sees. | Bishop Tuifell has resigned the Bishopric j of Brisbane, having accepted a living in j Essex. ADELAIDE, September 30. Lewis has started on an expedition of exploration to Lake Eyre and adjacent country. He lias two Affglians and 21 camels with him. A Funeral Reform Association has been formed, and has resolved to abolish scarfs, hearse, mourning coaches, and refreshments at funerals.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4026, 7 October 1874, Page 3

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INTER-COLONIAL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4026, 7 October 1874, Page 3

INTER-COLONIAL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4026, 7 October 1874, Page 3

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