AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 114, 18 May 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE YOUNG ROYAL-

PRINCES.

[Beuteb's Special to Stab.]

ALBANY, May 10.

H.M.S. Bacchante, with the Princes. Albert Viotor And . George .of -Wales, arrived in King George's Sound to-day with her rudder disabled. She reports that the squadron, after leaving the Cape, met with favorable weather, until the 11th , instant, when the wind freshened, and increased to a heavy gale during thonight. The following day a heavy sea struck the Bacchante, carrying away ft life-boat, and at midday another sea broke aboard, which disabled the steering-, gear. A jury rudder .was-rigged, and the Bacchante parted oompany with thesquadron, and made for King George's. Sonnd to repair damages. She leaves as : soon as possible for Cape Otway, wherd.. the squadron will rendezvous on the 19th.. The Princes are in good health. No casualties o'courred on the Bacchante during the storm.

MELBOURNE, Yesterday.

It has transpired that at a CabinefCounoil held yesterday, it was decided/

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to acceptthe Beform Bill, as returned by the Legislative Council, subject to a £20 rating qualification for occupiers, and some other modifications, being adopted.' The Hon. Graham Berry made a speech in the House last night, in which, in referring to the decision of the Cabinet, he said that the acceptance of the Legislative Council's amendments 'would not, he feared, bring about the final settlement of the Beform question.