The body of a man named Archibald Melntyre, who bas been mining since Monday evening last, was found m the Wasbrlyke creek yesterday. An inquest will be held.
SPORTING.
Wanoahoi. Oct. 6. The following are the handicaps for the Wanganui Trotting Races :—

Horses m single harness, one mile, heats.— Our Pony, scratoh; Little Nell, 6 sees. ; Darkey (Kirkwood's), 12 sees. ; Rambler, 16 sees. ; Maud, 17 sees. ; Wa katu, 17 sees. ; Castaway, 20 sees.
Horses m saddle, three miles. — Our Pony, scratch ; Little Nell, 22 sees. ; Darkey (Kirkwood's), 27 seos. ; Jack, 31 sees. ; Tommy, 32 sees. ; Speculation, 43 sec 9 .; Rambler, 43 seos. ; Wakatii, 43 sees. ; Dan, 45 sees. ; Darkey (Chadwiok't), 56 tea. ; Castaway, 68 seoi.
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TROUBLE WITH THE BOERS.
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(ARGTJS SPECIALS.) LotfDotr, October 3.
The wool sales have closed. Three hundred and forty-five thousand bales were offered, and 41,000 w«re held over till next series. The amount told for export was 170,000 bales. At the olnsa of the sales supe'ior combing wools were firmer, but other sorts were below the July closing rates. The next aeries of sales will be held m November.
At the Bordeaux Exhibition, twenty one prizes have been awarded to Victorian wines.
News from the Cape ia to the effect that Masupha refuses to submit to the Boer authority, and Terotholi is about to attack him.
Ten members of a new secret Booirty, termed the Patriotic Brothers, have been arrested at Armagh, and committed for trial. The inquiry into their case brought to light some startling evidence, and re vealed wide laid plans for the systematic murder of landlords.
