AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5399, 7 March 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PER THE 'AKAWATV at raE B DrFFtccJXTiEs hare arisen papers? journed. The Acting Chief Jw, actually directed the Returning *>• regard the action of the Deput? ™ to dia. therefore, was not re-opened. jfrn Ministerialist, has been declaredTi r Jcac <>a, majority of 55. The opposi ? V* claims a success, had the poll w pleted. There is great indit,„,r °°®- Bryan O'Loghlen'a attempt to gag ttS Sir S^o r r ived * ith with Sir M. Hf4T.^eac t h a L 3 h teV D o erVie ' r favourable; that the f ate probably be deferred, or on |v , offered as the associated ,K r ?°n Berry disagree to the mini mu ° 3 * ad Mr. will probably appoint a Royal c § lan 4 in connection with the Jlclh™, ®'® national Exhibition. Int» r . The P. and O. Co. hare offered v , fortnightly English mail f or subsidy of £80.000,—Colombo PoiV? D . nsl the point of departure, under conrfi ; ! n 8 the steamers should be allowed tn thst to Sydney. Mr. Macanlay f h ° P manager.of the company ia Ulad °a After a splendid four day*.' • Victorian Eleven defeated the P m tlla by two wickets. The »enrin» uUe ®en land, 325, and 171: ViVf,,,.: = "'J 3 —Eng. Horan, for the Victorians, phyh 181, 23sficent innings for 60. a magw.Neilson, of Canterbury t , hare purchased Lone Hand ;kc ed to steeplechaser. • ae famous The corvette Dane has arrive* ~ , I bourne. She proceeds to Sydney sWu the Wolverene and Emerald escort Robinson to New Zealand blcß - Several Kelly sympathisers, arrested eieht weeks since, have been discharged J police were unable, owing to the Kelfy'™ 5 to bring forward witnesses. Eight still remanded. a A hairdresser, named Moveil W k committed for trial for alleged connection with the David Hen-v trial The certificate of Captain JkPetrie hia Ke* angiT " m ° nthß ,or Z The Ronga stud thoroughbred horses wera sold without reserve for £1910 guineas. The prosecution of Captsin Mace, of the Seagull, for collision with the schooner St Kilda, was dismissed. Last year twelve mining accidents oc. curred in Victoria, fifty men were killed one hundred injured. I Sydnky, February 27 lhe Government have advanced £-'5 ron to the Sydney Corporation. ,W0 The Southern Rugby Union hear that the English players will not visit the colonies The Hadßeld bushranger* were prompt!* captured by the New South Wales polic/ Troopers Beresford, Day, and Power Daran-,1 them 180 miles. Several shots w«re eichang«d, and Power -was wounded. Th« four scoundrels then surrendered. Two other bushrangers were captured in the Dabbo district. It is reported that two Quecm. land police officers, with 22 native tracken are expected to assist in capturing the K»ll» gang. Twelve acres of old workings in the Wall«. end Coal Mine sunk, burying several men. All the men have been rescued but one. Swain, of Stawell, won the Sydney ifail prize of £100 for the best colonial ale. Twenty-nine Chinese of the crew of the Wo tonga were discharged by the Australian Steam Navigation Company, owing to the dispute. Adelaide, February 27. The Register calculates the harvest yield at 9,000,000 bushels, leaving a surplus of 170,000 bushels for export. *