AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1149, 16 October 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(SuJJLMAIvY PEIt AUSTRALIA.) : ; Sydney, October 7. The inquiry into . the wreck of the Susanne Goodefroy was concluded on the 6th; The- Marine .Board severely censured the captain of the Government tusj Ajax for his contradictory evidenceand for hot proceeding with , assistance.,. The Board also blamed Pilot Mcl vile for his hesitation in proceeding with the life-boat. Concerning the loss of the : ship, theßoard attributed it entirely to the unseaworthy condition of the ship and her total unfitness to. meet the ordinary dangers of the sea. At the coroner's inquiry on the death of Captain Edmonson, the jury were undecided, the evidence being'most conflicting. Advices from the Beaguire goldfields are conflicting, but it. is. evidently proved that the ground is altogether insufficient to support the number already there. Reports of rich finds, in particular claims at Temora continue. The field continues to languish for want of water, and numbers are leaving, being unable to hold out, but their belief in the permanency and ultimate profitabliness of the field continues. . . ■ A crowded meeting at the Masonic Hall passed resolutions that the action of the Supreme Court Judges in the case of contempt against the Evening News is calculated seriously to endanger the liberties of the subject, and also to open subscription lists with the view of reimbursement of fine and costs. The absence of a majority of the leading citizens and city members occasioned comment. The success of L-vyock created great excitement in Sydney, and flags were hoisted in his honor. The Civil Servants, at a meeting, decided to demand three months notice. Victoria. A half-million local loan will be offered to tenders on Tuesday, the 19th. It is not intended to dismiss any employees in the Mines Department, but to reduce the salaries to the extent of £10,000.