AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
+ Gilchrist, Watt, and Co., have received a cable message that, the Australia, steamer for the Pacific mail service, left the Clyde on the 20th inst. Mr. Stuart has given notice of his intention I to move for leave to bring in a bill to increase the judges' salaries. i Cunningham, one of -the Canoubar Bank robbers, has been committed for trial. The assistant at the Queanbeyan Post Office reports being assaulted, aud attempted to be robbed, ou the Candura Road, last night. At Newcastle races, the Three-year-old Handicap was won by Prince Charlie, after a fine stt uggle, by a leugth in l'ront of Janitor. Priam won the City Handicap cleverly iv 2m. 5Ui. Sunny sides was second, and Sir colomoii third. Mr. H. H. Hall writes to the Hera'd, defeuding himself against the public attacks, and expressing his willingness to submit to au investigation into all his transactions. .A uealer named tfoamea was stuck up in the Carcoar district last week, aud robbed of £46. The Australian Steam Navigation Compauy has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, per annum. The missionary brig John Wesley arrived yesterday. The douth Australian Government informed the Workingmen's Association of Alary borough that they have no fuuds available for immigra- j tion from other colonies. Amos Brothers, of Ya-s, are willing to give the applicants employment The telegraph station at the Gilbert River was stuck up by blacks on Friday. The operator was intercepted between his house and the river, aud uairowly escaped with his lite. About lUO blacks surrounded the station. The police have gone to its re.ief. The Roy. Matthew Wikon, the oldest Wesleyau minister in Adelaide, died suddenly. Wheat is wanted for shipment at 4s tid. Joseph Harper, a well-known farmer in the Evaudaie district, has died from snake-bite. A large firm in Cornwall, E^gia.jd, interested iv the tin trade, has" sent out a representative to examine' and report on the tin mines, with the view t«» investment, should the r&ju.t prove satisfactory. Waiier, Cierk 'of Petty Sessions at -Tumberumba, has been founu guilty of embezzlement, aud remanded for :>enten -c. It is underst oJ'that another officer of the Randwick Asylum is to be prosecuted for ill—treatment ofo .c of the inmates. The fire at Duffield's mill is attributed to | accidental causes. j The touth Australian Insurance Company's i report shows a credit balance of j£a5,(XX) for the year.
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Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 36, 12 February 1876, Page 2
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401AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 36, 12 February 1876, Page 2
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