NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6822, 28 September 1883, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tail-race robberies are common in Crom well, Otago.

The Doric has left Wellington, with part of her cargo of fiozen meat.

The demand in London for colonial'jviue is said to be increasing. Victoria proposes to spend £185,000 during ISS3-4 on forts ana armaments.

An old Ballarat tradesman who has died in England, has left £1000 to the hospital in that town.

The Bishop of Melbourne, has " the. heartiest sympathy with the aims of the higher socialism."

Last year the loss upon the Peninsular and. Oriental Company's contract to Victoria. \?as over £15,000.

There is a Freethoiight Association in Wanganui, and the Chronicle has a leading article against it.

. Victoria gets £13,000 a year from the duty' of Od a dozsn on glass and stone bottles, containing spirits, wine, or beer. City life, according to Dr. Moorhoiise, tends to concentrate man's attention on himself and the meaner interests of his existence.

The Wellington correspondent of the Australasian says the prospect of another Grey Administration is happily very remote. A canard was about town yesterday, that Mr. Whitaker was to be made Chief Justice, and that Sir J. Prendergast was aboUt to. retire.

The big dredge at Port Chalmors now lifts 1 1400 tons daily off the bar, and soundings there this week give 17 to 22 feot at Cdead low water.

The Rev. Mr. Strong claims that during his connection with the Scots Church he-has taught "the lessons of faith, hope; and charity."

Sonne of tho Melbourne papers think that Lord Loftuo has received instructions from the Imperial Government to obstruct or delay the Annexation Conference.

The Dunedin Herald mentions that Andrew Pollock, of Green Island, has received .-'a cablegram staling that he has succeeded to a baronetcy and £9000 a-year. r Signora Majeroni, now playing bourne, is deßcribcd by the Australasian,as "an exquisitely natural actress," who'fascinates everybody by the beauty of. her person and the elegance of her carriage, i

The St. James's Gazette, the Morning Post the Standard, the Nineteenth Century,, l and the Statist are all urging the Imperial .Government to accede to tlie wish of the colo-

Wo are glad to hear that Mr. Samuel Morrin left San Francisco for Auckland by the City of New York, now on her-''way hither, a cablegram having been received to that effect. Major and Mrs. George were 'also to be passengers by the same steamer. '-■■■ Mr. Seymour George, M.H.R., is at present in town. It is worthy of remark that when ho addressed his constituents at VVarkworth on Tuesday evening he had not heard of the resignation oi the Premier and the change in tho Ministry. This accounts for the faot that he made no allusion to tho subject.