NEW SOUTH WALES.

Southland Times, Issue 3580, 11 December 1879, Page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES.

. . Jjpuri .* Albertsori, 7 a , : ytfaft-pftfy, f'j iarincr ; hanged 7Jiiinsplf ;i m,JK^ ':,* '.. X ' During a squall on ' the evening of the -26th culfe. ; the ; : s.s.^ Gtyy <£ -Nesr^ York dragged her anchors, and grottd-ed on Milison% fPdint^ Sydney fHarbor.f 7 She was towed bffilwithout having sufltttinea'imuch

'7 With regard to' the cxfraordin«-yjCb|ld murder 1 reported at Green Flats, it appears that the goVVcmV .ff tho boy's hand, and that, becomjng frightened, he hid the Iwdy in a iogi where it w__| found by the horrified parents. The GundagaT Mshrangers, Moonlight! \yiiliams, Regan* and Bennett, wera ug raigned before fiw Honor Mr Notice Wiadeyer, at the (Jeutral CViuiiq4 Court^ .

■--■- •'.--.-- ,i,U7'.'T C'J/w" ;#H.ii.*i*±.- -■ ■■■ 7 Sydney, on the 27th uli,, on the charge of »il__d-^i-iuirdering X3oj_rilatd^AE4v:«prd Mostyn Webb Bbwen. The Attorney^ General prosecuted" f 6 .^£W : Corirt (we ieain fiom tbie Sydney Moris^ri* ,, Hej-ddy-yrsia densely crowde"d,iirid m^nse ct-rio«ty7td kejt aiglnniep at tlie t »r:i§qneisß prevailed. 7LThe bushrangers lotMsed'h:iggard And a^bv_^:-_id;-nnaMfe l pt^^^ was; visible "a"*trace o£ that braTadS'Wbicl/ was shown before After pleading-fnot guilty, Scott aidf all the talking; and tlie others divided their attention between hiiri and the eager peeHng^rb^ beWrid thenf. 1 His; Honor state^Wt % had aßsigped tp the pnsoners fbir iheij' de-j fenree an ;embent"»baiTOter;(iwiip, JSjSasd ter be Mr J.-H. Want). MoonligTit promptly replied that he' must respectfully dfecline tlie __fri_ter's serviijes,^lie^buldidefeiid liirusclf . >Pbri, which His T3 K6nor ; .replied that the geri'tlemari would at^lej&'t^abjb for fie others, .'i MooniigHt;thanked;'lttu^t hjis kindness, and"- applied. .for.; j»'=eopy: ■<>£.> the depositions taken- at the coronet's incjuest and at the Gundagai Police Cdjarti;tb'#Bi^ liirii ingettiiig up his casef fHlsf |fpnor made tbe order, and then' remanded tlie prisoners until Wednesday next, -when, they will be' tried before Mr- Justice Windeyer. It is said his Honor Mr JUstice'Windeyer has requested j Mr J. H. Want and Mr R. B." Smith f p uridertake. the defence of the four bushrangers-^. Captain Moonlight, Bogan, Bennett;, and; I Williams. Says the Argus of the 27th ult:— By private telegram! an important; item of banking intelligence has just been received. It is communicated that thef directors o£ the Union Bank of Australia,. now aniim-; limited bank, intend to take advantage of the act: recently passed by the Imperial Legislature, and to register the bank under the Companies Acts 1862 to 187$ iricreas rj : ing the amount of the shares from £25, thepreserit paid-up amount, to £75 each, tbe additional jgso per share being intended to be exclusively, guarantee or " i^serye V capital. ' Under the intended registratiorij: the paid-up capital will be as at present, £1,500,000; the paid-up reserve fund as at^ preserit, £800,000; thbTobw neserve or guarantee ■■' capital , ; £3,000,000/ l The' total ! paid-up and subscribed capital and reserve ; ■will be £5,300,000. . The shareholders will thus know precisely the TUinit of their re sponsibility, and the public will be guaranteed to the extent of £3^800,000 over and above the paid-up capital of the bank. ' A special meeting of the shareholders is called for 12th January next, in^London, to give effect to the proposals oi thedirectors. The tendency of this most desirable proceeding will be to do away with any deteiirent influence attaching to unlimited liability in the minds of investors, and to maintain the share list in a satisfactory po-. sition as to the wealth and respectability of the proprietors. "* The Sydney municipal elections caused moie excitement than for somejyears past. Young, Dean, Hardie, Lees, Davis, Hordern, fO'Connor, and Meeks- wete elected, six of' them being new men;"' , yi While a crowd of people ] were standing in front;of one of the municipal pollingbooths .at FlagstaHAiH^a : s»dden squall lifted a portion of the galvanised iron roof off, the pieces falling among. -the. people. Several persons were injured, one, it is supposed, fatally. -- - -. - - Mdlle. Olga Duboin gave a successful pianoforte recital at the (Jarden Palace, and was enthusiastically I'ecavecL An eacterisive fire took place at Grenf ell. The township was saved with great difficulty/: No less than 12 buildings were detxoyed.' One of the residents fell from the top of the School of Arts, a- distance :.bf 25ft, and was severely injured. -■:■.;; At-'a meeting at the Masonic-hall, the Governor presiding, an industrial blind institutiori was established. A committee and office-bearers were appoirifed. Severe frosts have, committed havoc with the potatoes and early fruit.- '