AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. [PER S.S. TARAWERA AT THE BLUFF.]

Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 71, 24 March 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. [PER S.S. TARAWERA AT THE BLUFF.]

A BANKRUPT ACTRESS. THEATRICAL GOSSIP. DISASTROUS FIRES. [Bt Teliqbaph.] [united pbiBB association.l Mklboubnk, 18th March. St. Patrick's Day was celebrated yesterday in the usual manner, by prooessions, sports, &c, in the daytime and oonoerts in the evening. An intercolonial exhibition of wine, fruit, and other products of the colonies, was opened in the Exhibition Building by the Marquis of Normanby. His Exoefienoy, in his speech, referred to his approaohing departure. He expressed regret at leaving the colonies where he had so long been resident. He would use every means to further the interests of Australia when in England. An order has been made for the sequeitration of the estate of Emilie Melville, the well-known operatio artist. The liabilities are approximately stated at £3000, and the assets, which consist wholly of personal propert?, about £100. "Impulse" has been withdrawn after running ten weeks, and Miss Genevieve Ward has opened her season at the Princess Theatre in " Forget-Me-Not." The play is highly spoken of, and Miss Ward is likely to prove a great suooees. C. B. Fletcher, late manager to a considerable number of Sandhurst mining companies, has been committed for trial for embezzlement. Adxlaidk, 18th March. Mr. Parsons, ex-Minister of Education, in an address delivered at Blumberg, dwelt on the gnat good thai wo«ld matt fraa holding an exhibition, as it would be the means of introducing labour • saving machinery, which was so necessary to the welfare of the oolony. Bishop Kennion has received » letter from Sir James Fergusson, offering to send animals for the Zoological Gardens from Bombay. It is officially announoed that in no case are the polioe to receive rewards from private persons for the discharge of thoir duties. A great fire ooourred at Goolwa on Monday night, doing damage to the amount of £6700. The B.M.S. Sutlej has brought 20,000 sovereigns for the Bank of New Zealand. The gold came originally from New Zealand, and was coined in Melbourne. Stdnkt, 18th March. It is rumoured in naval circles that Sir Michael Culine Seymour, Bart., will be the first admiral on the Australian station. Sir W. Manning has resumed his duties as Primary Judge of the Equity Court after a visit to Europe. Complaints are made by the passengers per immigrant steamer Warwick of insufficient accommodation. A serious fire occurred on Saturday on the premises of Alex. Borthwiek, oil and oolour merchant, George-street, and Crampton and Bonce, piano importers. Considerable confusion existed among the various brigades, no head being acknowledged, and each working in its own way. Crampton and Bonce were insured for £1500 in the Commercial Union and £1200 in the Australian and Mercantile Union. Borthmok was insured in the Royal for £5000 ; Queen, £4000 ; North British and Mercantile, £5000; Norwich Union, £2000 ; Snn, £2000 ; total, £16,000. Hobabt, 18th Maroh. Mr. P. O. Fysh has been elected a member of the Legislative Counoil in the place of the late Hon. T. D. Chapman. The debentures for the £800,000 loan were despatched to London today. With the debentures goes Home a statement of the purpose for which the loan has been authorised, showing that the money is to be spent on railways and public works ; also a statement showing the financial position of the oolony. The revenue in 1874 was £329,686 : in 1883, £560,467. The imports in 1874 were £1,257,785 ; in 1883, £1,832,637. Pjebth, 18th March. Mr. J. S. Davis has been elected a member of the Legislative Counoil for Geralton, vice Mr. Wittennoom resigned. Jas. Bob, a market gardener residing in one of the suburbs, has recovered £100 damages from the City Counoil for neglecting drains. | Bbisbahi, 18th March. The right to use the prefix Honourable has been granted by the Queen to Sir Thomas jM'llwraith and Mr. Perkins, in oonseqnenoe ,of having occupied the position of Ministers of the Crown for three years. A serious fire occurred in Queen-street on Friday. Booke'o itook, which was totally destroyed, was insured for £1000 each in the London and Lancashire and Standard of New Zealand. The adjoining premises were insured for £2800 in the Commercial Union. Another fire also on Sunday at Howard Smith's wharf. The loss is estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000 ; £15,000 was insured in the Koyal. Captain Davis, of the labour schooner Stanley, has been remanded on a charge of kidnappiDg Islanders. The crew of the Swedish barque Natal,

who mutinied on the voyage bound to Brisbane, have imprisoned the captain for wagres. ________^___