LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1908, 17 September 1874, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[Anglo-australian press telegraph AGENCY.] Melbourne, Sept. 10. The political news is withoxit interest. The Budget debate has closed without a division. The principal speech of the debate wag made by Mr Langton, the exTreasurer. . • : The Legislative Council has appointed a Committee to consider the question of reform of that House and has carried a motion favoring the resumption of assisted immigration. Numerous petitions from local bodies have been presented to the Assembly in favor of immigration. The Elections Committee dismissed the petition against Mr Godfrey for East Bourke for bribery. | The new tariff fees do not meet with general approval. A meeting of importers ha 3 been held to protest against certain of the proposed changes, and a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce by resolution expressed disappointment at the tariff changes, as expressed by the Treasurer.] i Lady Bo wen and family were passengers per steamer Nubia lately. Sir George is likely to proceed to England in December. The Oalifomian steamer Mikado arrived at San Francisco on the 30th August. I Mr Parke3, the Sydney Premier, recently made a tour in Riverina, and was handsomely entertained. j Very severe weather has been experienced in all the Colonies, with heavy gales. I The Torres Strait steamer Feddah, floated from Eden, is now in port here, previous to going into dock. ; The Melbourne Cricket Club is likely to send a team to New Zealand this season. | A slight shock of earthquake was felt on the evening of the 30th. ! The Very Rev. Martin Crane, iof Dublin, has accepted Roman Catholic Bishopric of Sandhurst, Victoria. A new trial has been refused the plaintiff in the sporting case, Walker jv. George. ! The population of the Colony, on 30th June, was 797,000. ! ' The celebrated stud ram Sir Thomas was sold the other day for 780 guineas I Madame Goddard gives three concerts this week. ; , Mr and Mrs Williamson are having a most successful run at the Theatre Royal. The Italian Opera Company proceeded; to Adelaide after a, short and successful season. The failure of Peter Barnard aud Company, of Launceston, for over L 90,000 | caused some excitement. Other firms are | mentioned in Launceston. The mail steamer Coleoda is likely to arrive here by the 19 th inst. Disgraceful scenes have occurred in the Tasmanian Assembly. Two pure bred rams, intended for shipment to New Zealand from Hobart Town were destroyed yesterday, having shown unmistakable evidence of the foot and mouth disease. An actress, known as Miss Mortimer, fell down stairs at the hotel last night, and died this morning. A good deal of interest is felt over the Sydney races on Saturday last. The creditors probably ranking on the estate of Peter Barnard and Co, of Launceston, amount to L 160,000. Other,, failures in Launceston are Eldin and Co, L 10,800; Brand, L12,300j Nichols, L 13,600; Hubbard, Lll,loo. Madame Arabella Goddard, on her return was received with acclamation and crowded houses. She visits New Zealand in about three weekfl. ?

: Commercial. — The markets continue dull ; wheat, 6s to 6a 2d ; oats, 4s 9d to 53 ; oriental kerosene sold as low as 3 s 2d to 3s 4ds MartelPs 1870 brandy, 93. Owing to favorable advices, Mauritius augers have been in demand at advanced rates. Large sales of Cameron's tobaccos were made on the spot and to arrive. Hops continue in good demand. In Cali. fornia oats a large line was sold at 4s lOd. ; Sydney, Sept. 10. Parliament is summoned. to meet on the 3rd November. : Governor Robinson proceeds to Fiji on the 12th, and will visit Norfolk Island before returning. He will be accompanied by the Hon. W. Hely Hutcinson who is attached to the mission. The steamer Easby Sutward, for Dunedin, went ashore at Bradley's Head, but was got off after being lightened uninjured. The new Post Office is opened. Congratulatory messages were received from London and other places on the occasion. ! The war steamer Vire, with the French scientific staff for the transit of Venus, left for Campbell's Island. . Numerous writs are issu ed against Mr Hall on account of. the Californian service. A Mrs French, whilst strolling at the cliffs at Coogee, overbalanced and fell into the water beneath. The body is not recovered. The ship Knight Commander reports meeting a vessel with mainmast gone by the deck. ' . • By a collision of two trains on the Southern Railway line, seven persons were injured. Mr Samuels is arranging for steamers to carry the Californian mails for the next two months. ' Holloway's sentence for .the Parramatta murder has been commuted to life imprisonment. ; The Regatta Committee offer LIOOO prize for the International Gig Race. : A great bush fire at Kiaraa has laid, bare a tract of 12 miles of country.