AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1078, 14 January 1879, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

{fer ARingaroomu, at the ABlaff?) Melbouknk, January 7. Governor Robinson is now on a visit to Victoria and is staying at his sjn-in-law'a in the western districts. The mateh — Lord Harris's team v. the Austra'ia.-- Eleven — was concluded early on Saturday in the defeat of the f-nmer by tin wickets At one time it was vt ry doubtful if they oukl save, a one-inn ngs defeat, but the lasfc two men pulled up the sjoro, having the Ansralians IS only t> obtain in their secoud inning-*. There was an unpleasant iVding again t the Englishmen during the match. (.'on way, on bcini* refused admission to the ground uitbout a ticket, forced his way iv, and the re.-ult s a charge of assault to be heard at tbe Police Court. The Eleven, j ived by Walker and Penny, have proceeded to Tasnania. The weather was very warm ou Saturday. There was very vi-id lightning but no rain, whicli is much wanted. Wheat is lower, only large deliveries beiug from the country. There is quite a lull in politics and most of ihe ministers are absent, fr m Melbourne. Tne Governor E ao Col.c on a vis.it to Messrs Robertson Bros. Tne R .-venue returns which have been issued show a surplus both on the quarter aud on t!,e yi-ar ; there is a great falnug off in ihe customs, especially in spirits and articles of general consumption as well -is wharfage rates, but ther;-. is au increase on railways owing to the increased mileage open, and the Land Tax 3wells out the surplus, which on this quarter amounts to £37,284, the total for the quarter being £1,138,106. Sir Wiil-am Jervoise, who has visited Victoria relative to his defensive woiks, has urged that they be pushed ou, aad ifc is likeiy r that the Government will expend some of the still unexpended vote. Jugdo'-BiudoD, of the Uounfcy Cjurfc _3onob 5 is going home, it is said, nob to return. At last the police have taken some action in regard to the M-tnstield murdeis, aud about a dozen sympathisers have been arrested in dif-

ferent parts of the- colony under the odu section of the Outlawry Act, for aid ng and abetting the Kelly-, by furnishing them with iufornoa- ; tion. Two of those arrested have been dis- , charged, bufc the remaiuded were lodged in gaol t under remand for a week, *o far as the Kelly ; themselves are concern d, thereis no iDformaj tion ; neither is thero aDy ti lings of Wiberg ' who <_soap»i from tb* polios in the Gippslaud district. Tho aanual sale of shorthorns at Messrs Robertson Brothers pased off this year very badly. The attendance was much more limited, and the prices obtained con-iderably lower, the t >tal only reaching £5,480. The highest price paid for a jure shorthorn bull was 275 guineas, and ior a shorthorn cow 350 guineas. Mr C. Simpson, of New Z .aland, was a pretty large purchaser of shock. The reason of the sale being so poor this j'ear is the opening of the porta, consequent on the removal of the prohibition on imported stock. Afc a*ale of thoroughbred horses recently held the well-known brood mare Rose de Florence wa3 sold for 1 000 guinea?, and Wellesley, full j brother to the Champion and Derby winner, was 8' Id for 325 Lyster's new Opera Company, which includes M ss Kos« Hersee, is shortly expected to arrive. Over 10,000 bushels of wheat have recently c 'me for«a r d. Sir John Coode'a report ou tbe harbor works will be ieidy dv in/; the present month. Ti.e failure of the wheat crop in some disdistricts of the Colony is reported, and many selector-! arc in consequence unable to meet get uniary liabiliti. a. Tbe question will probably hav.-r to be dealt with by the Ca 1 iuet. Very good entries have been received for the Australian Cup and Newmarket", Handicap. Le Loup and Trump Cml are. incbi.'ed in >V Cup, and Le Loup iv the Haudvan, Welling on, Swivell-r, Mcl ta, B sworfb, Richmond, WarC"ck, O-'lumbiis, Gi-nonmi.-tO l, a d Aco ite are di in the d.p, whin: i i the 11 md cap tlieie are fifty.two entries.