AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 18 November 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Via Auckland.) Sydney, November 11.

Ail inexplicable degree of mystery has been preserved up till the last moment ' relative to the precise date of the dissolution. A meeting of the Cabinet Council, at which it was formally expected to be determined, was held in the private residence at Bathurst of Mr. Sutton, Post-master-General, on the Prince of Wales' birthday, which was a public holiday. The public announcement appeared in the next day's paper, which also contained Mr. Parke's address to the East Sydney electors. The address was a repetition of his previous utterances, and indicated no positive policy. The manner in which the dissolution was deferred and the electians hurried provokes comment. Hunt, who has Trickett's Hotel, received, per Reuter, a private cablegram from Trickett, which he has handed to the Press. He says that the Australians in London are gathering round the champion scalier as the day for the race approaches, more confident than ever that Trickett will win. He has done a grand triaL No clue has yet been discovered of the Bermaghen boat mystery. Water has been struck at 162 feet at Temora. This fact is regarded as highly important in view of the future of the fields, Melbourne, November 11. A clerk was garrotted on Monday night at the corner of Queen and Lonsdaler ■treets, by four ruffians. One tried to strangle him, while the others rifled his pockets of a gold watch and 15 sovs. There is no cloe as to their identity. Mrs. Jones, the landlady of the Glenrowra Hotel, where Kelly fought the police was arrested on the 10th on a charge of harboring and maintaining Ned J&elly. It is alleged that she acted with);

him in the Gienrowan affair and prevented the escape of those inside. She denies the charge, and states that, aa.her children were wounded and her home burned, she has suffered enough. The conduct of Mr. Gaunson, Chairman of Committee, in connection with the Kelly agitation, is strongly censured by the "press. Action by the Assembly is called for.

It is stated that the Government propose to forego the reduction of the Civil Service in order to escape the difficulty raised by Sir Brien O'Loughlin. This involves a sacrifice of LIO,OOO.

BRisBANE, November 10. The Assembly has discussed the report of the Commission of Inquiry in reference to the contracts for steel rails, and the freight. Ministers offer to send Home a Commissioner to take further steps, the Colonial Office to name another to act with him. The Opposition doubt the good faith of the Government, and decline to accept the proposal until the name of the proposed Commissioner is disclosed. The Government refused Mr. Snow, and named as a likely successor Mr. Buzackett, Postmaster-General.