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I/ondon, October 23 One hundred and pixty-two tenders, -covering three hundred atd teri thou6and pounds, were received for the Otago Ho-bor Foard Loan. The average is about ninety-six. Natal, Odober 25. Cetewayo is now the gne t cf Mr Osborne, the British Besident mZnluhnd, and is not coming, as was expected, to this colony. Ottawa, October 25, The Marqu'S of Lansdowne arrived fit Quebec to-day, and was received witb great enthusiasm. There was no If undation for the fears ontertaind that an attempt would be made on the life of His Excellency. London, October 18.

Ten thousand .Chinese troops have •been assembled in Canton in expectation of a French attack. The Government has been warned that it will be impossible to restrain the Orangemen if the proposed National 1 eague meeting is allowed to be held in Ulster. _ . . The Geodetic Conference, held in "Rome have advised the universal adoption of the ‘ meridian of Greenwich, . , . . t There is a revival of outrages m Ireland. Michaell Davitt, at Wexford, stated that the League had not the power he expected. , ■ 1 The expulsion of the Count de Pans from Franco is probable. I

Alexandria, October 25. The fresh outbreak of cholera in tMs ■cit/ is causing great alarm. Several Europeans have be n attacked, and tne •epidemic is increasing daily. St, Pete-sdueg, October 25. Several arrests of dSTihilits in the ranks of the Russian army in the Caucasus have been effected, and a commission has been appointed to i examine the -state of the -troops in that I

'disti’ict. WisniNOTON, October Zb. ’ihe Toleg aph authorities, have re« ceivod the following from Pert Darwin. On the 25th, the ship, is rayingr out cable. Expect to he through to Ban-

joe wangi this evening. Tbe libel cafe in the Supreme Court ■wns continued all to-day, and will go - •on to-morrow. The Judge gave it as Ins opinion that the law was assumed to be* that when a newspaper pioprietor -or publisher elected to take the responsibility of a let'er or contribution, the writer need not le divulged. . Ho disallowed the question as to the name of the writer in this case. Melbourne, October 26. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) held their second wool sale Of the season 4 C -J y. The catalogue comprised 2020 bales. ’of which 1970 were sold at very satisfactory piiccs, American buyers especially competing for the better sorts with much spirit. Firm rates are now ■established lor wools. Sydney, October 2G, In the Legislative Assembly last night the contract with the Orient steamship Coy for conveyance of mails between this colony and. England was approved of. A coufe 1 ence- of delegates from all parts of the country, has commenced sitting here, to consider the land question, *and to discuss the prov sions of the Land Bill, which is about to be introduced in the Legislative Assembly.