Australian News.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1013, 28 May 1878, Page 6

Australian News.

Melbobkto, May 22. The publication ,of ; the G.Qvernor^Si despatches to the Ooionial, Office during | the, crisis has given rise to much i comment, ■as an analysis of his Excellency's cbfrespbndenec shows ' tha.% if he did not' absolutely misstate affairs he gave them snch a colour as to be misleading. ". • The Cable Conference concluded.its sittings on Saturday. The report showed- that they? agreed to Colonel Glover's proposal to dupli-, cate the cable from Singapore to Barijpewargie avoiding the land lines on , the .Island of The Company will also duplicate the section between Penaag and Singapore. The Press are' to obtain ctthcessions'in the messages, the cost of which is reduced to one quarter, jand governmental messages to one half the present rates. The representative of Queensland moved a series of resolutions in favour of an independent route via Norman town and! the Gulf of Carpentaria, and also for connecting with the Queensland land lines from: the present terminus aft Port Darwin, but Tasmania only, voted with Qu.eenslaud. The< three other colonies voted together .on:! all questions: The representative/ of Tasmania moved—" That" the fables 'c6hnecting|i South Wales with New^ Ze^a^d, an/^f mania with Victoria, and Port Earwin yitb/ Singapore, 1 be considered as ocean lineS'fo'rm" ing one Gpminqa system of -telegrapjbie .epm - munication • that the . cost, qf f . the. gubsidies now paid be borne by the .colonies benefiting by the same "rateably."' This was, negatived. Some other matters of general . interest to all • the colonies were dealt with before the conference separated. ? : : ' "A large meeting of unemployed was held at Melbourne on , Monday; They wards waited on Mr J3erry, .who said that the want of employment was caused by i Jhe. tactics of the capitalists and moneyed ; m^ r v ßad-been- ;^efeateS- ai'. the hustings, iHe promised to provide temporary employment, trusting afterwards to -obtain the sanction of ;Parliament.../. ':;--; .^^ji^.^li-: ;« : . .; .■ •■! :. /' : . ;-;;'! Mr, Francis waß^y§B|erjday, .elected . fpr Warrnambool by : a majority;^,pf 111-overj Mr J. H. Craig, the Reform^ League caadi date. ; ■■) ...j lit' the case against Captain lS.in£ and I Batters, the mate of the f.^r, attempting to scuttle that vessel, the jury, after being locked up all night, were unkble to agree to a verdict, and were ducharged, ■ J Bates, the actor, suddenly disappeared ,<m' Mtnday night, and toe peiformance rattle 7

PrinMsTsfTueatre was stopped in consequence. Notßing ba» yet been ascertained as 1 Co hiff whereabouts.; " 1 Business is very dull, aud very little is doing. Amusements are dull. and Leon's ] minstrels, only are making any money. 1 Governor Robinson, in/ proroguing .the ; IT. S Wales Parliament, congratulated it on , the i estimates of the revenue being fully , realised. The new Land Bill gives additional \ facilities to. selectors, allows families to take ] up contiguous acres without residence for , each, and also permits persons in town to , take up selection* without complying with the -^conditions,. but ; vthe improve- , ment.coHditiQmmugtj be complied.with. The repairs o^o Ithe.Chimb^ra«q1 the.Chimb^ra«q wil] be completed next month. They will cost about £8,000. V ■'.■^■'■'■■'■.'\ ;' :'_ .. ■ .;. •; :■ ; lTj Mr^J[flKardj iGlark, editor and principal .1 proprietor of the ' Adelaide Register, 1 died on Monnay- night. His mother was sister ' to v Sir Roland.Hill. >