AUSTRALIAN. AN EASILY-SATISFIED MINISTRY.

Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 131, 1 December 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN. AN EASILY-SATISFIED MINISTRY.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.' Ckisbane, dOth November. In the Assembly to-day Mr. Nelson said the Government considered the issue on ■which the Government was defeated on the Payment of Members question was not fairly put yesterday, and in order to test tho foefing of tho Houso he moved to go into Com» mittce of Supply. Tho debato was treated as one of want of confidence, and the division resulted in favour of the Government by 31 to 30. The businebs was then proceeded with. StdnSy, 30th November. Mr. Clark, a Freetrader, hag been elected for Willoughby, vice Mr. Cullen, resigned. Tho Honfjft-r P. Reeves haa met a number of officers (j?Hhe Trades and Labour Council, and had a i "~*by conversation with them on trad* matit. - H» left for Melbourne) to-day. % So far the police hate been unable to teat the accuracy of the confessions made by the girls Connelly and Moron as to child-n>urder. No bodies have been unearthed. Four shearers hare been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in connection with the outrages at Wilcannia. Latest. SENTENCE FOE MANSLAUGHTER. I UNITED FSBSS ABBOtIATIOK. I (Received December 1, 10.10 a m.) StDNET, THtB J)AT. The weather was foggy when the Gwydir was wrecked. It is understood that Judge Foster has resigned, and that he will be sucoecdod by Mr. Simpson, Attorney-General, Mr. Want taking the latter position. Melbourne. This Day. The man Tough, who killed one or his partners named Glynn with a tomahawk, in the Benalla District, has been convicted of manslaughter, and sentencod to 15 years' imprisonment. Brisbane, This Dat. Mr. J. Willard, ex M.L.A., of New South Wales, has been acquitted on the charge of the larceny of certain documents from the Brisbane Post Offidd.