AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [FROM PAPERS BY THE S S. 'HERO']

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4848, 11 March 1873, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [FROM PAPERS BY THE S S. 'HERO']

Nf.w South Walks.— Two WalUeud miners were severely burnt by An explobion of firo damp on the 28th Fobruaiy.- I he A nun.il Race Meeting at Home Kule ia lixed for the loth, aud 10th May, and it ia expected liiat it will be the beat meeting ever held m the district. — Tho pit boys from the three collieries ia tho neighbourhood of Lambton have, as an expression of their feeling with regard to tho nou-j>asj>ing of the Coilifriea iiill iu the Lc'^nUtwc Council, burned tho Hon. Saul .Samuel in effigy.— Miss M. A. Smith, for several ycara tho esteemed mistress of tho infont school branch of tho .Singleton public school, lus been presented v/ith rtn addrejn and testimonial, on ber removal from that sphere of labour. — The diiectors of tho Australasian Steam Navigation Company have consented to carry goods from Melbourne intended for the Syduey Exhibition at tho current rate of freight, and if unaoM will take them back freight free — Eight and a quarter mcUea of ram fell at Eden on Wednesday, February 20, making a total of over thirteen and a-half inches iu three days. — Tho "Dow of tho Alps" is a new liquor introduced to the public of Now South Walea through tho local agents of the manufacturer, Messrs. M. Moss and Co. The " Dow'' received tho first prize at tho Grand Exposition at Paris, and ia now commg extensively into demand in Australia. Aa an alcoholic beverago it is far superior to many articles for which superior merits havo been claimed *, it ia pleasant to tho taste, having a h> autiful arorm, and being remarkably froc from tho admixture of any deleterious principle.— The arrangement entevtd into for the border Customs is considered satisfactory, and likely to receivo tho sanction of l'arliainf nt, although Sir Jamta Martin's opposition is thought to bo certain. — Public feeling strongly supports tho Government in undertakingadirectC'aliforiuatiHcrvico. Mr. Vogtl'b support to the Victorian delegated' views is certain to prevent Webb's li»(j from receiving any anl from thta Government.— Mr. \<\ K. Lce'a yaoht ' Linda' Hails from here after tho arnval of tho mail. She visits Norfolk. Island, Auckland, and from thonco pioceed* home viftG'apo f'orn. — VJCTOKIA : A man stabbed by a Gonnjin smilor «t Sandridgo m dead. —Tho bridge acroaa tho Yarra at Ifcidcllierg fell yesterday. — It is believed that a woman has bf on murdered at a railway bridge by bung thrown into tho Yarra — 25cwt, tin, from Tasmania, has been shipped for London. — The Secretary to tho Commission appointed to forward tho views of the Agiicultnr.il Society of New Sonth Wales repoitsth.it goodh aro coming forwatd more freely for tho Sydney hxhtliittoti. — 'I ho Ar/r has an article to day with respect to Mr. i'arkcy, m T*hieh it is stated that his drtractorn cntimo him, but d.aro not publmh his argument*, and says that Syilnuy has cb' v ap coal, and f.icilities for (jbiji-ropairing and shipbuilding. It ia .iddcd that it ia evidenced that this has been recognised by tho Homo Government lately, and particularly m giving orders for tho building of the flchoonera for tho suppression of slavery. — Several priioners have been lenttticcd to be whipped for indecent oflonces. — ■ Coaiidernble disorganiiatioo exiita ia the

Volunteer force owtu^ t> tho unpopulitity of the Colonial Com n mibnt — Tho Society for the Relief of tho K Incited Poor reports 83 applications during tho year, and loans amounting to £103 to 117 persons - Tho Victorian delegates thoroughly repudiate Mr Paikes's statement as to the qsu Mi m of tho Sue/ mail tcrminm bom a an.uiged bofoio. hand. — Soum AcHTKAr f v "The two sfsunonof the '< 'ho,' recently at rested, have been f.umd guilty of a common awutlt;, and reinandcd for sentenco. —^r. (ioro lecUued <>n tlio Northern Territory hist night, lfo sjn>ko highly of the cltm.ito of l'oit Dirvvm, ui<I picidueid fine Ro'd s(i tniu na obtained fiom the if(fs. l\a mentioned that aevvr.\l of tho best imneiq mtundod rctnining to tho diggings after tho wet season, lie advocated tho construction of tho trans-continental lailway and the establishment of steam communication. — A tele^mm iiom Port Darwin states that an unsatisfactory atato of things exists at tho digging, and the gold wai den has asked to bo i unioved, or ho will r.'sign. The polico are awaiting instructions from tho Uovernment icsidcnt. — Information has beou leecivcd by tho mail that tho 1'rivy Council ujiholds tho opinion that the Fencing Actdocs not apply to Ciowu lands. The question was ahly argued by Mr Strauuw.ijs. — Bellhouso, tho railway accountiint, has been committed on another chargo of etnhc'7/lomcnt — if is lejjoitod that the iopair of the J.iva telegraph line was delayed thtough tiijt is it.uiK^ attacked the woikincn.