VICTORIA.

Southland Times, Issue 3568, 27 November 1879, Page 3

VICTORIA.

The Reform Bill has passed 'through committee, excepting the sixth clause, which the government intend [^to .amend verbally, so that votes, are to be available whenever an Appropriation Bill is'rejected, laid aside, or not passed f by the Council. It is doubtful if the Ministry will obtain .the, necessary statutory majority on ,tHe ' third reading. Xi The foundation stone of the Presbyterian College that is to be affiliated with the Melbourne University was Jaid by the -Marquis .of - Normanby. Mr Francis Ormohd contributed LIO,OOO towards the cost* / • . - I ' ' j . _J . i i fS j The proposal to vote L 750 for gas and water at Government .House caused a disgraceful scene in the Assembly. The Ministerial supporteiV -proposed ft reduction of the estimates, .and Bent and Gaunson supported it. The Government were so irritated at the, Opposition that they threatened ' to bring' clown' *a *resolution'tb the effect that Bent and Gaunson , be not heard duiing the rest of the session. Thoy dared the Ministry to' do th*Sr worst, and uproar and confusion ensued.-"* The Government are willing to arrange for Intercolonial reciprocity inthe matter ' of colonial wine with South .Australia. ,; Pluro-pnenmona has broken out, on both vsides of the Murray near Hqwloffg,' and a number of cattle have died. ■Gallagher, the nurse girl, has been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, fpr the manslaughter of the inf anf entrusted to her care. r , , Punch has issued an extremely amusingspecial number^ containing the history ef the Berry Ministry . Suwarrow w.on £2215 at tlie late bpnng < Meeting, being the-largest amount of the prizes. Palmyra won -£2035, and./Darnwell,'£l64s.^ 7 ' , ~^f"Mlerj7Government~astronomerj"has been elected Presidentpf -the Social Science Uongre_ss;,and Dr Hearn and Mr Casey, vice-Presidents. Through the Sandhurst strike a large . number of miners' are still unemployed. Considerable -numbers of Californian i salmon have been seen ascending Jackson's ' Creek, near: Sunbury, , some - nearly 31bs weight. * A