Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

AUSTRALIA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 8. Mr Berry stated in the Assembly that the Ministry had recommended the Governor to dissolve Parliament, and that the Marquis'of Normanby had accepted their recommendation unconditionally, and' will grant a dissolution before Christmas.-." A large majority -of the Upper House are adverse to counsel's opinion that the Government Reform Bill should not be sent to the Legislative Council. The Daily Telegraph was nonsuited, the Court of Appeal deciding that the Corporation were unable to sue for slander., -SYDNEY, Pec. 9. ' No prizes were awarded to New Zea* land exhibits at ,thet cattle- show, but McLean's Duke' of Newcastle • was commended.' J ' -. , The trial of the bushrangers has been adjeurned until to morrow.

This article text was automatically generated and may include errors. View the full page to see article in its original form.
Permanent link to this item

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18791210.2.9

Bibliographic details

Southland Times, Issue 3579, 10 December 1879, Page 2

Word Count
121

AUSTRALIA. Southland Times, Issue 3579, 10 December 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIA. Southland Times, Issue 3579, 10 December 1879, Page 2