AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 108, 31 January 1879, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

« [By Cable.] Sydney, January 28. The New South Wales Eleven, in their match against Lord Harris's team scored 225 for five wickets in their second innings, thus winning the match by five wickets and one run. (By Telegraph.) (Per Tararua, at Auckland.) Melbourne, January 21. There is nothing new concerning the Keliy gang, and it is entirely uucertain where they now are. The general opiuion favors the belief that they hive not crossed the Hew South Wales border, where want of know'edj-e of the country would increase the risk of capture Great difficulty is experienced in securing convictions against the lavge number uf pei'sons charged with aiding them. A sticking-up case occurred yesterday a mile outside Sandhurst. A man with a mask and revolver bailed up a cab rjontaining eight persons, includiog ladies, and demanded money under threat of shooting the passengers. Being thoroughly frightened they yielded their spare cash, which amounted altogether to sixteen shillings. The Police made a raid on a gang of Melbourne larrikins, who nightly enact Kelly exploits in low parts of the city. An unhealthy sympathy pevails in favor of the Kellys throughout the d strict wheie the gang are located. It seriously interferes with the success of tho Police efforts. The failure of the Police is nightly burlesqued in the theatres in Melbourne. A fire has occurred at Collingwood, resulting in the total destruction of three wooden tenements, and the loss of three lives. The house in which the fire broke out was occupied by a family named Blake.

(Per Hero, at Auckland.) Sydney, January 22. At the thoroughbred sale a brown yearling filly, full sister to Richmond, by Maribyrnong — Ft oil Frou, fetched 1150 guineas. , Parliament met yesterday. After the appointment of the new Ministry, Sir H.

Parkes sketched his "policy, the eh et" points of which are a Bid to restrict and regulate Chinese immigration ; a vote for tbe Exhirition, and a Hill amending the land law, reducing the value' of imprb'vemetits required from the free selector to 10-**, bit restricting, his power Jto. transfer to five years. City and suburban railways are to be pushed on. The election of Alderman M'Elhone has introduced a disturbing element into the Sydney Corporation. Councillors yesterday ca led each other liars, and a row ensued, leading to an adjournment, without disposing of any business, : A public meeting yesterday adopted resolutions favourable to a fund for the relief of the Shareholders of the Glasgow Bink. A meeting of the employers io Sydney yesterday formed an association to prevent strikes. Captain Cook's statue in Hyde Park is to be unveiled on the 24th. Melbourne, January 22. A heavy thunderstorm yesterday flooded the lower parts of the ci y. Some damage was done to tie stores by water. Tbe lightning struck the tower of Dr Fitzgerald's residence at West Melbourne, and cracked the wall of tbe lower and tore a hole in the ceiliDg below, but no one was injured. The flags'afF of tbe Protestant Hall was also struck and nplintered. Two trucks were blown off the railway. A man wheeling a truck down Elizabeth Street was washed off his feet and half drowned in the water channel. Splendid welcome rains have fallen in the country. Large bodies of troopers and black trackers left* Wangarata yesterday in search of the Kelly's. Thtir destination was ktpt secret. The larrikins continue to assault 'he police. More arrests were made yet>t*rd*y. •Richardson, ex-Collector ofCuetomaat Belfast, has been committed for iri 1 for erabizzing £2260.