AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7862, 18 May 1886, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PeB PbSSB ASSOeiATION.] (Per s.s. Manapoun, vi& the Bluff.) VICTORIA. The “ Eev ” P. Helen Hart, a lecturess, horsewhipped Mr M'Lean, editor of the Castlemaine Leadet, for inserting a leader reflecting on her, and injuring the attendance at her lecture.

Thomas Mingone, a farmer, of Darriwell, was found guilty at the Geelong Assizes of having on several occasions ill-treated his mother, Mrs Kelly, and kept her a close prisoner in his house for about two years and a half. The prosecutrix was gagged, put into a straight-jacket, and deprived of the control of her affairs. Justice Holroyd commented on the extraordinary heartlessness of the prisoner, whom he sentenced to six years’ hard labour. Simpson, the mate of the steamer City of Melbourne, was tried for manslaughter in connection with the death of the girl Marion Wilson, and was acquitted by direction of the judge. . . A Ballarat bootblack, who was m receipt of out-door relief, has died, bequeathing all his property to the local Asylum. It is, stated that deceased is entitled to £7BOO, the bequest of a relative in England. Greer, brother of the Greer of Melbourne Opera House tragedy fame, charged with embezzling money, the property of the Union Bank, pleaded “Guilty.” Archdeacon Allnut gave evidence as to good character. He urged that there was a taint of insanity in the family, and gave his opinion that prisoner’s salary was miserably inadequate. The Judge concurred, and imposed a sentence of eighteen months’ imprisonment. NEW SOUTH WALES. The French steamer San Martin, with seventy females convicts for New Caledonia, put into Newcastle for coal. QUEENSLAND. The survey of the steamer Glaucus, recently stranded, shows that it will cost £3OOO to repair her. The agents will consequently act without instructions from Home, and are meanwhile paying £2O a day dock dues. myH A meeting of citizens was held at Brisbane to consider the morality of members of Parliament. The Mayor presided, and ministers of all denominations were present. Resolutions were passed urging that any proofs of adultery or other scandalous offence against morality should render vacant the seat of any member offending while in Parliament. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. There is a strong agitation against the Government proposal to accept the lowest tender foe the Northern territory railway.

at being calculated on the basis of employment of Chinese labour. Numbers of ■Chinese at Hongkong are said to be preparing to come to the works. The length •of line is 140 miles, and the contract .price is -£625,424'.