AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5715, 20 June 1879, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

[REUTEE’S TELEGRAMS.] MELBOURNE, June 19. A despatch has been received in the matter of the Embassy from; the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which say b Sir M. Hicks Beach has not yet seen any suggested scheme of reform which will secure duality in legislation. He hopes no desire will be manifested to confer a complete practical supremacy upon the Assembly. He credits both Houses with reasonable desires, and expects both to assist in a solution i of the difficulty. These are points which were omitted in the Ministerial summary of the despatch. The papers publish the text of Sir M. Hicks-Beach’s despatches to Lord Nor- * mariby, the subject of which has been fully anticipated by direct telegraph. Arrived—Rlngarooma. SYDNEY, June 19. The schooner Goust Peacock, bound from Queensland to' Sydney, timberladen, has been wrecked off Newcastle. Übe sailmaker was drowned, but the rest of the crew and passengers were saved. The vessel was owned in Sydney by Messrs Bobey. ADELAIDE, Jxrrra 10. The Legislative Assembly last night passed a vote of £300,000 for Education, and rejected a resolution regarding flm final?<»ial administration of the Ministry. This is tantamount to a vote of want of confidence. Sailed: Waiatipa, for Wellington. \SFECIAL.\ MELBOURNE, June 19. The full dispatch from Sir M. Hicks - Beach to Lord Normanby has been published. He urges the people to digmina the idea of conferring uncontrolled supremacy on the Assembly, and condemns the tactics adopted. He has seen no proposal which he deems free from objection, and hardly anticipates that Parliament will consent to disturb, at tbe instance of one Colonial House, the settlement embodied in the Constitution Act, unless the Council refuse to concur in a reasonable proposal as to future relations on fiscal matters, and persist, after an appeal to the constituencies has ratified the Assembly’s proposal. Parliament meets for the despatch of business on July 8. Government has notified the associated Banks that they intend to withdraw the public account in six months. No reason is assigned. The Australian and European Bank re-opens on Saturday.