AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2101, 17 November 1880, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

fßr Telegraph] [Per s.s. Bingarooma, at Russell. J SYDNEY, November 11. An inexplicable degree of mystery was preserved up to the last moment relative to the precise date of the dissolution. The Cabinet Council, at which it was formally expected, was held at the private residence at Bathurst of Mr Sutton, the Postmaster-General, on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, a public holiday. The public announcement appeared in next day’s paper, which also contained Sir H. Parkes’ address to the East Sydney electors. The address was a repetition of his previous utterances, and indicated no positive _ policy. The manner in which the dissolution was deferred, and the elections hurried, provokes comment. Electioneering is now general, and merely personal parties are at present obliterated. The steamer New England arrived at Grafton safely after being on the Spit for twenty hours. The passengers were much alarmed on account of the rough sea enl strong wind. HuntJ who has Trickett’s hotel, received per Reuter, a private cablegram from Trickett. The purport is that the Australians ia London are gathering round the Champion sculler as the day of the race approaches, and are mots confident than ever that Trickett will win, Thera is no clue as yet to tho Bermagui boat mystery. Water has been struck at a depth of 162 ft. at Temora. This is regarded highly important in view of the future of the field. The “ Ooolamundra Herald” reports that thieves have shorn a considerable number of sheep in the district, and a reward of £SO has been offered.

The Governor visited Bathurst at the opening of the Hospital. Ho was banqueted, and visited various places, A sudden death occurred in the School of Arts, of Mr Dawson, of the firm of Messrs •J. and D. Dawson, clothiers, George street. While in the act of taking a book he dropped dead.

An infant named Peter Charles A. Baron, whose parents reside at Mount Bosk ill Bund, New Zealand, was poisoned on October 24vh through eating the heads of eleven matches._ The champion sculling raee in the Balmain regatta was won by Bush from McDonald, -J. C. Layoook, and Solomon. W. Triokett failed to appear, as he is reserving himself for the great race with Bush on Saturday next, in the Paramatta river, for £2OO a side. MELBOURNE, November 11.

The A.B.N. Company’s steamer Kameruka, -employed in the coasting trade to ports northward of Sydney, reported passing a threemasted sunken steamer to the southward on Montague Island.- It is supposed to be the lady Darling, for some time past engaged in the coal trade between Newcastle and Melbourne. Nothing is known as to the fate of the crew, and,-as a-fierce southerly gale prevailed on Tuesday, the day after tbe steamer sailed from Newcastle, there is reason to suppose that all hands have gone down with the steamer.

A gentleman, a clerk, was garrotted on Monday night, at the corner of Queen and Lonsdale streets, by four ruffians. Ore tried to strangle him and the others rifl-d his pockets and took a gold watch, valued at 15 •sovereigns. Mrs Jones, the landlady of the Glenrowan Hotel, where Kelly fought the police, was arrested on November 10th, charged with harbouring and maintaining Ned Kelly. It is alleged that she acted with him in the Glenrowan affair and prevented the escape of those inside. She denied this, and states that as her children were wounded and her home burned she has suffered enough. It is stated that the Government propose to forego the reductions in the Civil Service, in order to escape the difficulty ra : sed by Sir B O’Loghlin. This will involve the sacrifice of £IO.OOO. A man named Jas. P. Cole was fined upwards of £9 at Stawell, on Monday, for vending tobacco without license, and having it in unlawful possession. It is believed that the tobacco was from the wreck of the ship Erie the Bed, and that some tons are still concealed.

The Chief Secretary intends to obtain additional evidence on the subject of phylloxera from some foreign experts at present in the colony. An attempt was made to wreck an excursion train near Sunbury, on the evening of the 9th, by placing sleepers and an iron guard across the rails. The obstructions were discovered in time to prevent a catastrophe. Thera is no trace of the perpetrators at present. In the Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Mines said that diamond drills have been found so useful in the discovery of new leads and lodges that the Gevernment propose to import two or three. On the second reading of the Railway Construction Bill, Mr Gillies referred to the question of the loan available for construction, which he found to be £300,000 short of the estimates. He also thought it was possible to construct the lines at the rate proposed, and advocated the construction of. the main trunk lines, with tramways connecting as branch lines. This seemed to meet the approval of members.

The sheriff has been deluged with applications for admission to the execution of Kelly, but the number will be restricted to the condemned man’s relatives, who paid their last visit to him yesterday. The duel affair has blown over. When the case came before the City Court, counsel on both sides said it had been arranged, and that defendant had entered into the necessary sureties.

The Presbyterian Assembly has adopted a memorial against the opening of the Museum and Public Library on Sundays. BRISBANE, November 11. A body of a man stabbed to the heart was found at Acacia Dam, near Matibara. It is evident that murder has been committed. The clothes of the deceased were burned in the camp fire, and there is no clue to identify him. On November 2cd a man wa» arrested, named John Raynor, at Bowen Downs, on suspicion of having committed the murder. On the following day Riynor committed suicide by cutting his throat. ADELAIDE, November 11. There have been furious typhoons on the goldfields. The steamer Thalia has arrived at Port Darwin with 197 Chinese. Matters are very quiet on the Northern diggings. The prospectors failed to find gold at the Annie and Charlotte Rivers. A couple named Hart have again been committed for trial for accelerating the death of their daughter, aged thirteen. Deceased was subject to fits. A number of witnesses testified that she was frequently shamefully beaten by her stepmother. A portion of the American swing bridge for the Nairn railway has arrived. It has been examined by the principal ironfounders, who declare that both tho iron and workmanship are very inferior and easily surpassable by colonial manufacturers.