LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 219, 18 September 1867, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

The Sydney papers devote four columns to an account of the magnificent reception given to Archbishop Polding on his arrival from Europe.

General business in Sydney is dull.

The Privy Council has reserved judgment in Berfcrand's case, which lasted two days.

Intelligence has reached Sydney that the Walnut-street Theatre, in Philadelphia, has been burned down. Nine firemen were killed and 14 injured.

Three bushrangers of Blue Cap's gang have been captured near Yass.

The full Court has given judgment in favor of Sir Win. Don's backers in the trotting match case.

The flags on Government-house, the forts, and the various consulates were hoisted at half-mast when the news of the Emperor Maximilian's death arrived.

It is reported that the three million loan which the Government of New South Wales propose to raise for railway purposes has been already negotiated (through a German house) on the most favorable terms, with some German bankers.

The Sydney Morning Herald states that the members of the Executive Council have determined upon wearing a uniform upon State occasions, in accordance with the terms of a despatch from the Duke of Newcastle, received in this colony in 1859. It is understood that this step has been determined upon in anticipation of the projected visit to this colony of H. B. H. Prince Alfred.

Commodore Eowley Lambert, C.8., has informed his Excellency Sir Dominick Daly that Prince Alfred is likely to arrive in Adelaide from the Cape of Good Hope on September 29, and in Melbourne on October 14.

Active operations are in progress in Adelaide for the laying of the foundation stone of the new Wesleyan Methodist College at Kent Town, by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and a very handsome gold trowel, to be used on the occasion, is being manufactured.

Judge Boothby (whose extraordinary conduct in the Supreme Court of South Australia has for many years done more to impede the course of justice and to sow discord amongst the various classes of society than any other man or body of men who ever lived in South Australia) has at last been removed from his office under authority of an Imperial Act, and Mr Justice Gwynne has been, promoted to his place on the Bench j Mr Wearing, late Crown Solicitor, has been made Third Judge instead of Mr Justice Gwynne; and a much respected member of the colonial bar, Mr i

W.>£ake well, has been gazetted Grown Solicitor^

The trowel with which it is understood Prince Alfred will lay the foundation Stone of the Postoifice tower at Adelaide ie being manufactured from gold raised by the National Company at the Echunga diggings.