Later Australian News.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 896, 10 April 1877, Page 7

Later Australian News.

(Fer Ringtirooma at ihe Blnff,) Melbourne, April 3. At length the country has been placed in possession of the dates of the dissolution and the forthcoming election. The Assembly is to be dissolved on the 29th inst., on which day the Premier is to speak at Warnambool, and enunciate the Government policy. The nominations are fixed for the sth of May, and the polling for the 11th. Ihe liew Parliament will most probably meet on the 29ih of May, so that not much time will be lost after the elections. The holiday period has interfered temporarily with the political campaign, and the last few days have been given up to amusement and recreation. Most fortunately the weather has been fine. The encampment of Volunteers at Sunbury has consequently been a success, but there has been a falling off in numbers, not more than 2500 of all ranks being present on the review day. The Governor, who was stay in j; at the adjacent mansion of Mr W. J. Clarke, visited the scene of action, but did not remain in camp as some of his predecessors have done. Thrre was not so lame an attendance of the public on Ea»ter Monday as usual, ten or ! twelve thousand being the outside. The ' Camp breaks up to-day. The cricketers j have received a very fair share of public ' patronage, 8 'me eight thousand or more being present ye#terday to ffitneis the I

E'even a-side match. There has boen some really good cricket all round, but the ground was in such splendid order that the Englishmen could scarcely help scoring, and they really intended it, as most of them have been keeping very straight. They leave for Adelaide next week, and then go Home by 'he next mail steamer. On Sunday information was received of a large vessel being stranded on Flinders Island, in Bass Strait, and it proved to be the Foochow, bound from Sydney to Calcutta. The wreck took place on the 17th March, and the crew were, rescued and taken off the island on Good Friday, ard conveyed to Launceston. Just now there are two Australian mail steamers in quarantine— the Bangalore at our Quarantine Ground and the Brisbane at Keppel Bay. The case on b >ard the Bangalore was a mild one, but the authorities are resolved to adopt the strictest precautions, and the passengers will remain quarantined until next Saturday morning. The Durham has again arrived from London, but made rather a longer passage than usual. The German war steamer Hertha is also here for a short stay.