AUSTRALIAN.

Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 714, 2 July 1875, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN.

-„..,.... % Mblboubjib, J;une:;23. The; election for the Western Province to the, Pppw-BpUse^^feß^aj/lOfiCW^^- 1 ?* o'*0 '* 'than usual interjßat'iii the ..Council, elections. The candid'atea i were Samuel "Wilapn, the wealthy squatter?; and doaor'bf £30pO;to th> 'University, find" Andenony ' to lo^at- 'man of some means. ' The; squatter prevailed, and secured his election by a large majority in a ■trong squatting district. .''. ' Early yesterday morning a fire occurred, on the' premises of Thomas Luke and Co,, Kingstreet, tea merchants, which were totally destroyed, .with the stock. .The adjoining premises' of Francis and, M'Pherspn were much damaged by the fire. Luke was insured for £13,000 in the following offices :— • Australian Alliance, the London and Lancashire, National, Northern, and Victoria. On Monday night, whilst two .men, named Smith and Milliat, were generating hydrogen gas for a lime-light at the rear of the Theatre Royal, an explosion took place. Smith was killed on the spot, and Milliat was badly injured.;. Both men were blown through the iron roof a distance of 12ft. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has received the following telegram from London :— " Wool sales comprise about '272,000 bales. Six thousand bale? were withdrawn, and 135,000 bales taken for the Continent. The sales closed with, an average improvement of Id to l^d ; principal advance in crossbred and superior washed clothing ; in medium and, inferior greasy the market is rather easier." . „ Judge Molesworth bWing practically declared against the illegality of the ; Government selling the frontage's to the reserves, the matter was brought .before Parliament, and has created a strong feeling. ; . The •'Argus'* 'proprietors have proceeded against a country journal for copying Reuter's telegrams without permission. The case has been fully argued, and judgment is reserved. The decision will finally decide the vexed question. . Parliamentary proceedings have been deficient in general interest, and until the financial statement early next month, there will no matters of very great importance.' Barrett, for the murder of his wife at Carl ton, was sentenced to death; but as there was a strong recommendation to mercy, it is unlikely that the extreme sentence will be carried out.. The coffer-dam at the new wharves on the south bank of the farra gave way with a fresh in the river. About a hundred men are out of employment in consequence. Miss Bolton has resigned her mathematical .position in the Ladies' College to take a lucrative appointment at Christchurch, New Zealand. Professor Barton, of Trinity College, Cambridge, takes the mathematical department. M'Ewan and Co., wholesale grocers, are insolvent. Liabilities, £86,900, of which £69,900 are due to the Colonial Bank, which holds securities for £11,900, leaving £57,000 unsecured. The assets in the estate are £4L,600, leaving a deficiency of £45,300, or about 10a 5d in the pound. At a meeting of the creditors, Mr Greerilaw, manager of the Colonial Bank, refused to give particulars, therefore the estate will be sequestrated. It is a severe blow to the bank. There will be a great row at the next meeting. The 'Argus' has a severe article against Sir George Grey. At Sandhurst, the Catholic Bishop Crane administered confirmation to 350 children. Father Kelly preached. He said it was necessary to prepare for a great war in the Church, and to see that Catholic children got religious instruction. Judge Dunne has sent a lengthy reydrfc to the Go vern memt, • denying the charge of in-toxication-while on the Bench. He says be took chlorodyne, and that the. accusation that he was. drunk ia a vile slander. A Board of Inquiry is being held re alleged cruelty at the Lunatic Asylum, It is still sitting. Letterß from the Palmer River sta l e that the diggings are no good, and that there is mmh distress. An Educalion League is established at Sandhurst. Obituary. — Mr Rattray, secretary to the Northern Insurance Company ; and Mr M'Douald, engineer to the Melbourne Gas Company. Qim P'-ng, a Chinese, was committed for trial at Dunolly, for the murder of a German, with whose wife he was intimate Quartz from a depth of 870 ft, is yielding largely at Stawell, There have been numerous fatal mining accidents. Captain Da vies, late of the Dallam Tower, writes to the ' Argus * that the repairs here were faithfully done. There is uneasiness about the rumors of pleu.ro-pneu.rn.onia among cattle. The Irish residents have resolved to celebrate the O'Connell Centenary, on the sth August, by a banquet and procession. Madame Ristori is expected kiji@ ftb,ou,t the third week in August; The markers a,r^ Yeyy dull. Sugars have ityproYed. Qats. aye in fair request, The New South Wales Government have | arranged with the A.S,^-, Company for a conj tiquatiou, of th.o * Frisoo temporary service fo;i fcuv months. The Land Bill has been read a second time in the Council. Melbourne is sciatched, fo/ the Sydney Metropolitan. Sydney, June 23. The Press have commented on the inaction of the Speaker at the recent disgraceful scene in the Assembly. Wearno has filed his .schedule. Debts, £_a6,,OQQ , assets, £31,000. The American war steamer Tuscarora, at Samoa, landed Colonel, Steinbergen, the A merican representative. The Samoan Constitution was framed, preparatory to the estab ishtoent of responsible government. The Customs revenue last month was the largest this year. The Newcastle colliery owners are endeavoring to destroy the monopoly of steamers. A Chinaman shot another in George-street-Pleuro-pneumonia is reported amongst cattle,

: " SgTH!5 gTH! ; J2 Tictj. Bei¥blnb, .Tune 23. ;r: The Legislature K^^Hdbpeii^atfTaSHress to the Queen on the annexation of New Guinea. Advices from. Manilla, show that sugars are higher, as considerable purchases were made for. the United States.' ■ • ...,...:■- Adelaide,. June 23. . The Government proposes to spend on education £60,000, exclusive of the amount required for buildings. The policy of the Government in making Port Parwin a free port has given satisfaction. The people think the policy .should also embrace the Transcontinental line. Three ships are chartered to load wheat for England £t 4Jsis: •"- is' warmly discussed by the newspaper?. ■ ' '■'' ' The rifle-match,- Germans against English, was won by the English.. A Loridoii telegram 1 states that Adelaide \^heat is 46 s6d a quarter. : A farewell address has been presented to Mr Hastings, the Good Templar. '■'■ .-■ Launceston, June 22. The stock returns show an increase in sheep | of. over 12 per cent, during the past year, and an increase in horses and cattle The Tamar made the run from Melbourne to Launceston in 24 houjs, from wharf to wharf. ' Sixty out of seventy cattle died on board the steamer City of Hobart, from Sydney to Hobart Town, through the roughness of the passage. -