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  2. Adelaide.

    The balance-sheet of the Mercantile Marine Insurance Company shows £3500 net profit. An interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum has been declared. ...

    Article : 374 words
  3. FIJI.

    A deputation, introduced by Lord Belmore, waited en Earl Carnarvon yesterday, urging the Government to annex the Fiji Islands. Earl Carnarvon stated that the subject was now ...

    Article : 43 words
  4. Melbourne.

    A summons has been taken out by the Customs Authorities against Messrs. Gallaghan, calling upon them to show cause why certain goods seixed should not be forfeited. ...

    Article : 981 words
  5. Telegraphic.

    IN the House of Commons, Mr. Isaac Butt Q.C., member for Limerick, has moved resolutions for the restoration of the Irish Parliament to deal exclusively with Irish affairs, the Imperial ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 136 words
  6. AFRICA.

    James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, and the proprietors of the Daily Telegraph have arranged to send Mr. Stanley on a new African expedition. ...

    Article : 31 words
  7. COMMERCIAL.

    The corn market is firm and steady. The finer qualities of Adelaide wheat freely fetch 64s. to 65s. per 496 lbs.; flour, 45s. to 47s. The copper market is depressed, with few ...

    Article : 86 words
  8. OBITUARY.

    M. Goulard, late Vice-President of the French National Assembly. ...

    Article : 12 words
  9. SHIPPING.

    ARRIVALS.—Shannon, from Melbourne, March 17 ; Samuel Plimsoll, from Sydney, April 10 ; Larnax, from Adelaide, April 28; Garnock, from Adelaide, March 1 ; Earl Dalhouse, from ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. THE MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ.

    The Postmaster-General has arranged with the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company for a revision of the contract regulating the conveyance of mails between Southampton, and ...

    Article : 65 words
  11. THE MAILS.

    The Pera left Galle, with English mails for Australia, on the 3rd. The mails dispatched from Sydney on the 9th May, via San Francisco, have been delivered in ...

    Article : 53 words
  12. Singapore.

    A vessel is leaving to-day with Coolies for the Northern Territory, and 200 more are to leave on the 14th, in the steamer Vidar, also bound for North Australia. ...

    Article : 37 words
  13. HOME RULE.

    The Right Hon. B. Disraeli has addressed the House of Commons on the subject of the resolutions introduced by Mr. Isaac Butt in favour of the restoration of the Irish Parliament. He has ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. The Tourist.

    On my northern course my correspondence I find has led me over the border of our colony, and for the future, under my present heading, my remarks will apply to Queensland. It was not my intention during my overland trip to enter ...

    Article : 1,231 words
  15. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has made his first appearance in the House since Whitsuntide. He opposed the Scotch Patronage Bill, and the debate on the subject has been adjourned. ...

    Article : 40 words
  16. EDUCATION.

    The Public Education Bill introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Colman Dixon has been rejected. Its object was to provide for the general establishment of School Boards ...

    Article : 54 words
  17. THE STEAMER FARADAY.

    The new cable-steamer Faraday, concerning which some apprehensions were entertained, is safe. ...

    Article : 19 words
  18. FRANCE.

    The suspension of L'Univers has led to a serious crisis. The motion telegraphed on Sunday as having been introduced by the Legitimists in connection with the manifesto ...

    Article : 44 words
  19. ATLANTIC CABLE STEAMER.

    Some uneasiness is felt concerning the fate of the Atlantic cable steamer Faraday. She was reported as having been lost, but thee report has been contradicted. ...

    Article : 38 words
  20. OBITUARY.

    The Earl of Dalhousie is dead. ...

    Article : 11 words
  21. IRON.

    The ironmasters of South Wales have given notice of a further reduction of wages. ...

    Article : 19 words
  22. LOCAL AND INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    DR. Bedford end Dr. Nash arrived from Sydney this morning, having been sent by the Government to report on the case of small-pox. It is understood to be their opinion that it is an aggravated case of ...

    Article : 55 words
  23. THE PLIMSOLL COMMISSION.

    The commission appointed, on the motion of Mr. Plimsoll, to inquire and report on the condition of the Mercantile Marine, have presented their report to Parliament. It deprecates any ...

    Article : 109 words
  24. Orange.

    At St. John's Presbyterian Church, Orange, the Rev. John Robert Wardrop was inducted to-day. The members of the Presbytery present were the Revs. Dr. Geekie and R. M'Kinnon, and Mr. Joseph ...

    Article : 35 words
  25. HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

    Mr. Butt's motion for the restoration of the Irish Parliament was rejected by the House of Commons on a division of 458 to 61. ...

    Article : 31 words
  26. Queanbeyan.

    No Sydney mail-bag arrived here on Saturday. It was brought to Queanbeyan by special messenger today from Tarago. Some papers and periodicals are missing. The Tarago postmaster reports that he ...

    Article : 45 words
  27. FRANCE.

    The Count de Chambord has issued a manifesto, in which he urges, that France needs a king of Royal birth. He says, "Make me your King as I wish to make a supreme effort to overthrow ...

    Article : 160 words
  28. Young.

    Heavy rains have fallen, and the roads are Very bad. The mails are arriving irregularly. The mail due today was eight hours late. It got bogged three miles from town, and was drawn out by bullock teams. ...

    Article : 41 words
  29. Brisbane.

    The Great Queensland left London, on Saturday, with 500 immigrants. About 2500 immigrants are afloat for this colony. The Gympie Judge has decided that the Court has ...

    Article : 188 words
  30. Queenscliff.

    ARRIVED.—Eaton Hall (ship), from Liverpool; Catherine Jane (barque), from Newcastle. Rosebud (three-masted schooner) has put back. TUESDAY. ...

    Article : 71 words
  31. THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE.

    Earl Derby states that England acquiesces in the proposal to hold a conference at Brussels, conditionally that it will exclude discussions on international law, governing the relations of ...

    Article : 70 words
  32. Tasmania.

    Mr. Thomas Corbett has been appointed manager of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land. The Bank has raised the rate of interest to 6 per cent. ...

    Article : 30 words
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