LATER AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1844, 3 July 1874, Page 2

LATER AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| ANGLO- AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH : " ' : -' '■ '■ : ' . AGENCY.]. •-. ■ , ..;;r i Bluff, July 2. . :. . Melbourne, June 27. The Assembly is discussing the Constitution Bill in Committee, whether money bills should or should not be dealt with by the two Houses sitting together. The steamship Somersetshire has arrived in 56 days The Cyphrenes, with the Oalifornian mail, left Saa Francisco on Sunday, 21st June. Samuel House and Co., grain factors, have failed. Liabilities, L 15,000. Maher, who was committed for perjury"

in the Buckley's will case, will be tried by a special. jury. The Geelong Hurdle Race was won by Rory O'More, and the Steeplechase by Sheet Anchor. The Governor was present. Several arrests have been made for sugar thefts from Dalgety and' Blackwdddr The sum of L 64 has been subscribed; for a monument to J. P.Fawkner, and about LISOQ subscribed for Burns boys, who were rendered- armless. atJßortland by an accident. ' ' : ; ; - ; [ Commercial.— Markets dull ; flour lower ; oats firm, stock light at 5s 4d to' 5s 7d ; candles in; good demand ; large sale of teas, in consequence of news from Foo-Chow stating that : market is higher, and the quality of teas inferior. ' i A &>!&?-. gram from Batavia reports sugar advancing rapidly; A telegram states that Hennessy commences selling brandy at 200 f.. per hectolitre. Salt advanced owing to small supply shipped. Sydney, June 26. | y Parliament was prorogued, on Thursday. The Speech congratulates on the revenue, and the establishment of, the Calif ornian service, and promises an early , attention to the new electric .cables saiic-' tioned by Parliament. ' • { \ .' ;; > The' Governor's minute on Gardiner's' case confirms the intention to exile him. The matter is causing great public dissatisfaction. - ; ■ , ;■ ,: si r .Mr : Neale has resigned his. ; seat for 'Sydney. •• : ■ ■ ;■"■ '■■■■■■ ■ .;"<■■ '•■-■-. 1 The Electoral Bill is 'shelved for the session. There have been incessant raih^ in the 7 coast districts. : r ,' . ".'' The steamer Flintshire got off, and proceeds to Sydney for' repairs ; ? . most of the effects being saved, .: - ) -^ ■•■/•• r.. i<. ■ • » Brisbane, June 27. ,j 4 " ; The Land' Bill hW 7 parsed the Assembiy, aridj the , deceased; .Wife's : Sister's Bill has passed its second reading in the Council. . ' > j , Adelaide, June 27. The barque Contest, for Port Darwin^' was wrecked on the west coast,: near Freemantle. All hands saved. 1 I'ij]^ Several cargoes of wheat are taken up for the Cape. Wheat, 6s Bd.