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AUSTRALIAN. (REUTER'S- PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, Jan. 10.
Sailed, this tifturnoon — Union Co.'s steamship Botomahana, for Bluff. Another of the Garonne's passengers has caught the smallpox, and has been i >I<imi to the Quarantine Station. The Uuionne pioceedod on her voyage to Sydney to-day. Most of the pussengei'H for New Zealand disembarked here, and will be quarantined for at least a fort night. The notion at Jaw brought by the crew of the steamship Ferret, alias India, which was soize.l by the Victo rian Customs authorities in April last, for recovery of wages alleged to be due to them, has been dismissed.
London, Jan. 9. It is understood tlmt the Anglo- Fiencli identical note to the Khedive, (guaranteeing the maintenance of order in hia kingdom, chiefly aims at the prevention of further interferonco on the part of Turkey in Egyptian alFaiis. The Daily News to-day publishes a statomont to tho eflfect that the English Cabinet have refused to recognise the claim of tho United States to the political control of the piojected Pa nama Gan.iJ, on the giouuds that the demand is at variance with the inter national law, and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
Paris, Jan. 9. Tho elections to the Fiench Senate, which have just beon concluded, show h Rain of twenty-two to the R^publi c.iu paity. Considor.ihle excitement was manifested during the elections.
Berlin, Jan. 9. Tho Press of this city, in their lead ing articles on tho Bubject of tho Emperor's rescript to tho Prussian Ministry, express an opinion that the samo points to conflict between the Government nud tho Liberal party in tho lleiohstag.
