AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 5171, 1 October 1879, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Pkb Rotorua at Auckland.) SYDNEY, Sbptbvbbr22. A resolution affirming the desirability of increasing tbe capital of the Commercial Bank, Bydney, from LSOO.COQ to L 600.000, oarried at a nieetiujf of shareholders in July, was unanimously confhmed at a meeting ef the propriators. A meeting of Australian geelotjists has boon ealled for the latter part of Maroh next in Sydney, by Prefesaor Leveridge as convener. A settler near Wagga has been killed by a kick from the blood horse Zingura. The Tramway St. am Comp*ny is a successful enterprhe, and pays the Government well, thay taking L2O daily. The Americas care accommodate ninety paaaengera each. A four-year-old boy, son of the keeper of tho rifle range at Meor Park, Sydney, has been wounded In the foot by a spent bail It was fired hv a Grammar School Oadet in his parents' back yard, half a mile distant. A remarkable escape f iom drowning occurred during the floods at Baralngten A lady, aocompared by a man namod Panders, when fording the river, fell off her horse. A boat with two men went te the rescue of the oapsizid, and by the assistance of men oh the bank with ropes tied to trees in the stream both were rescued. _ „ BRISBANE, SEPreMBSB 24. Tho offices of Measrs Howard and Smith, proprietors of the Melbourne Steamship Company, have been entered, the safe forced, and a considerable sum ef mony taken. The Premier proposes to leave by the next San Franoheo mail, spending six weeks in the States examining the railway system and the meat-preserving processes. Then he will proceed to Lsadon to inquire into the working of the Agent-General's office. He will be absent six months. . Mr Bryant, Chief Inipector of Dlatlllene*, and Mr Douglas, District Inspeotor, have been dismissed from the serviee for dereliotion of duty. It has been resolred by the Assembly that the time has arrived when duties should b« imposed on eertain exports leaviag. the Colony; this especially applies to eedar, of whioh 1,000,000 ft are just gjlng South. Difficulties are likely to arise between the Counell and the AssemWy. La«t week the Counoil made an loiportait amendment in the Divisional Boards BUI, which the Assembly hold is not within the power ef the Council to make. It has the effect of shifting the lneidenoe of taxation. The Council, however, insist upon their amendment, and maintain that they hare to power by the Constitution Act to amend any money Bill. _ ' ADELAIDB. Mr Hlgginbotham's repert on the railway system it disjointed and incomplete. The Government intend to submit a Bill for introducing Indian labor in the Northern Territory. _ HOBABTTOWN. Signor Pompei has organised a company of Tasmaniun vocalist* and ivstrumeatalists, to give conoorts at the Sydney Exhibition. MELBOURNE. Mr P. Tatteraall has Introduced a system by which betting quotations on the various horses can be accurately known. The Minister for Lands has decided to ferfelt Mr 0. B. Fisher's run on the grounds of damnyism. A return furniihed to the City Council shows that 1.58,0C0 has been already expended on the KWern Market, and L 29,000 more will be re-qui-ed t) complete it. The Government purpose stopping the relief wovks, as harvesting and the busy season are approaohlng. The North-West Canal Company ask Government to guarantee bonds for a million sterling for twenty five years, at 5 per cent., in order to carry out the canal scheme.