AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 616, 24 April 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

«. (pee tarartta at the bluff.) Melbourne, April 17. The deadlock is over, and legal payments are resumed. Parliament stands prorogued to the 29th May, but is not likely to meet till the end of Juno. The speech 011 the prorogation hats been much'criticised, especially that portion which stated, that, notwithstanding the deadlock, the administration of justice had gone on unchecked. The Cabinet has since reappointed two County Court Judges, and a duisen Police Magistrates, leaving about the s;uug number unappoiuted • but six of the number arc entitled to pensions. There are likely to be very few other reinstatements, and the Cabinet are far from being unanimous on the subject, three members being against any reappointments, and especially in their own department. This has delayed the publication of tli2 lists. The Cable Conference originally fixed for the 25th of this month, is likely to ha postponed at the request of Queensland.' The death of Judge Fellows has cast quite a gloom over the whole community, and is regarded equally as a public and private calamity, lie was an able lawyer, an honest politician, an .upright judge, and an estimable public citizen. An immense concourse attended his funeral, and the shops all along the route of the jwoeession were closed. The llev. 2/. S. Walker, Incumbent of i St. Matthew's Church, Prahran, was taken : ill during the service o:i Sunday morning, i, and died eaviy on Monday. j Sir James M-'Cuilock has placed his j resignation in fcbe bauds of the Committee, ; -

and Mr. Francis has consented to stand for Warrnambool. Great preparations are being made with the defences at the Heads. Mr. Booth, an old Press man, lately editor of the Home News, died here a few.'days ago. Arrangements are being made for the visit of another English cricket team, if possible to cousht of all gentlemen. There are better mining prospects in some districts, especial!}" Stawell. Sydney. Great preparations are being made for the opening of the exhibition. The Assembly asked for the addition of a members seat to the Eleetorial Bill, making 18 additional to those proposed by the Oovt-rnmeiit. Tiie opening of the Museum and Public Libraries on .Sunday is causing some discussion. A motion to rescind the resolution is given notice of iu the Assembly, but it is not likely to bo carried. Captain Paddle, an old officer of the A.S.N. Company, is dead. Adelaide. The elections are concluded. There is not mncli alteration in the list of members. It is reported that the P. and 0. Company, at the expiry of the present contract, will go in for fortnightly mails, with 4000 ton boats. Fagan was executed yesterday morning, for the murder at Soltia, near Port Augusta. Ho previously confessed his crime.