AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3774, 12 March 1874, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, March 3rd. Parliament will be prorogued before Easter. The January gold yield shows a considerable increase. The ironwork delegates are again conferring with the employers to terminate the strike. Nothing detinitc is yet settled. Mr Sullivan, a road contractor, died Suddenly at Young on Sunday last. Melbourne, March 2nd. The Engineer-in-Chief of Railways was entertained at a dinner by the officers of the department, previous to his departure from the Colony. The Harbour Trust recommend the formation of two Boards ; one to have the control of the shipping, and the other the improvements of the Port. Mr TnrnbuU's Queen won the yacht race. The Don Diego, barque, has been got off Mud Island safely. A movement is afloat for a public ' oliday on the 12th, the day fixed for the Duke of Edinburgh's public entry into London. A petition has been presented to the Government asking that day to be proclaimed a public holiday. •» The cas-e of Ireland (actor) against the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette, for Jibel, has been partly heard. Between 000 and 700 tons of the Victorian Company's sugar h .ye been sold at a tlight decline in price. Tasmanian hops are quoted at ls 9J, but the crop is likely to be short this year. Maize, 6s 6d. Candles: 1500 boxes sold, al a slight advance upon late rati s. Wheat, 6s Gd to (5s 9d. Oaten hay firm. Sahs of kero=en^ oil show a slight improvement. Adelaide, March 2nd. Letters received from Major Warburton state that his men were so reduced by famine, that they could scarcely crawl a hundred yards. Wheat is firm, at 0s ljd. 80,000 bushels, in one parcel, were sold at Gs ljd. Country flour, £13 15s to £14. Brisbane, March 2nd. The Eockhampton sub-collector of Customs has received from a squatter residing at Bald Hill a letter stating that a very large ship, name unknown, anchored 12 miles north-east of his (Mr Ross's) house. Her foretopmast and mainmast were gone ; the mizen-mast was broken in the middle, and not a rag of sail was left. | A man connected with the railway at Rocky Creek was carrying some No. 3 blasting powder in his pocket, when the powder i exploded, disembowelling and instantly killing him. The Courier strongly deprecates any rush to the Palmer goldtiekls at present, as it would be highly suicidal to the interests of the miners. HoitAßr Town, March 2nd. A meeting of St. David's Cathedral congregation, called to upset the action of the Churchwardens in allotting sittings, has approved of their action, and thereby rcpudi-. ated Canon Bromby's free sitting scheme. Launceston, March 2nd. The cricket match was won by the All England Eleven in one innings, with 30 runs to snare.