Beach is annoyed at Hanian's action in challenging the world to row him on the Thames, and has accepted the challenge to the extent of offering to meet the Canadian for £500 a side on the Parramatta Biver. Beach makes no claim to the championship, but wishes to Bee Australian oarsmen fight it out among themselves, and will cot let Hanlan come in by aside wind, and try to establish & claim to supremacy. In reply to the question, " Supposing O'Connor > beats our. men 1" -Jbe said, "He will have to do what no man has done—beet mc."

THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.
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" December 20. s TheArgvs, referring to tbe Bank of Zeatsnd, says it inclinßd to agree, on the hard meritsof the case, with its London contemporaries. The Directors should meet Mr Buckley's allegations specifically. The deter mination of the English Directors and shareholders will materially aid in the restoration of confidence, and the re moval of the head office to London will exercise a decided influence in the same direction.
LoNDoar, December 20. Bank of Dew Zealand shares have risen 10s.
AUSTRALIA.
(WBB PBfiBS JISSOOUITIOK.] ,~,., :7 . mECK ur a Eeoeived December 20th, 1 p.m. > Stdnst, December 20. Heavy fogs were experieaoed along the coast, and the steam collier Nor koowa ran ashore in Wreck Bay. At present'the vessel is uninjured, and there is every probability of ber being floated oE. ,

H.M.S. ORLANDO.
