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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 3, Issue 11, 9 February 1892, Page 3

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London, February 6

Mr Justin -McCarthy has been ■elected chairmanof the Sessional Committee of eight advisers. The Rev James Spurgeon, Mr Moody, the American Evangelist* and the Rev Archibald Brown, are mentioned as probable successors to the lata Rev C. H. Spurgeon. One hundred and fifty tenants on the Ponsonty estate have agreed to purchase their holdings under Lord Ashbourne's Act, upon terms which Sir F. Fonsonby offered in 1887. Shipowners are incensed at the •vidence given' by Mr S. Plimsoll before *he Rpyal Commission 90 Labour, and assert that many of his statements were devoid of truth, They •nnonnce their intention of bringing evidence before the Commission to to refute Mr Plimsoll's statements. Madrid, February 6.

At : Xerei five Anarchists were sentenced to death, and three to penal servitude for life. .Valparaiso, February 6. The HoasfluotAir Egan, the United Stales Minister, is being guarded by the police in order to overawe the mob.

"'Zanzibar, February 6.

Emm Pastia iii his"journey from the coast to; fedelli came across the track ot of Arabs, who were driving slaves .to the coast. Scores of 'tip unfortunate wretches had been they were unable to keep up w|th the others. 'I 1;r Sydney, February 7. In the cqurse of their investigations the -police" discovered a man named Maerow with tiijr. throat cut in the vicinity of the where, the woman wftliattociously murdered on Friday He confessed that he had murdtifed the woman, who was bis wife, iii fit of jealousy. Macrow's wound is loot;likely to prove fatal. Twenty yeaWago Macrow's brother was hanged Htt bydney for a similar offence.

Auckland, February 6.

As the result of work at the Sylvia mine, Thames, from the 22nd December till the 29th January, 27360 z bullion from 103 tons of concentrates. The value of the bullion is £2,119. A meeting of those interested in the fcuH was held to-day, convened by a reprefehtative of E. Jacobs & Son, a Convent Garden firm, to consider the question of a systematic export of fruit to England, but no decision was come discussion, however, the opinion appeared to be almost unanimous that legislation would have to.be passed to check the spread of codlin moth pest. At a meeting of the Auckland branch, of. the Irish National. Federation, a motion was proposed deploring the intemperate language usad during the quarrel between the two sections of the Irish party at Home. The debate on the question was adjourned. Westport, February 7. , The quantity of coal exported for the -week ended to-day, was 4,415 tons.

". Ashburfcori, February 6

A man named J. C. Dawson has been committed for trial at \he Supreme, Court at Cbristdiur'ch for larceny as a. bailee of a horse, trap, and harness We prioperty ot Mr Candan, livery at Westporl;. He hired the*trS4a#Vweek to go io' I?ox : hill, aiii^c^ve ( '.i6 l Ashburton, where he sold pp tdrn-out in an auction yard for *24L ..Aepused was bailed out in two secttjrities ofjfiSSOQ and his own