AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, Oct 16.

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AUSTRALIAN. Syd ney, Oct 16.

Mr DibbB and Sir Henry Parkes are rival candidates for the representation of St. Leonard in the Legislative A^embly. i The contest i« expected to be a most excitina one. Mr John Lee has been reelected uncppoted for Grafton. Sydney, Oct. 19 Mr Wiight has resigned hw potfolio as Minister of Mines. It id understood he will retire from political life. Sir Henry Parkea, addressing a public meeting on Saturday evening, stated that the laud legislation which had bean enacted by the -tuart Government would be undone by the incoming Parlia jent. m Sydney, <>ct 19 —The health authorities report that all the emall-pox patients at the quarantine station aie making satisfactory progress towaids recovery. The result of the city and suburban elections wad made public to-day. For 86. Leonard- Sir H^nry ' atkes and Mr lvesare eUced, defeating Mr Dibba. Mr Wright, Minister of Public Works, aleo lost his s*at For the ch y electorates the fol'owing members wereelec cI : - Mes r John Davie-, Toohev, Oil'ffe, Fowythe. B-rton, Cop«land, Burdikin, Keid, Ahigale O'Conner, Y»ungand Bethel. For Newcastle Me*si a LI yd and Fletcher were leiurned, defeating Mr Ellis. The elections so far are dec dedly in favour of the Opposition. M r Trickett has secured his sea' for Pad,, dington, but M r Luscombe has been defeated for North -mberland County. The advocatea of local option have a majoiiry of eighteen among the uewmeraberf returned. SYD^EY. OoC 21. — A Cat-6 of SOQall pOX han been repot t«rd to the sanitary authorities, fiom Alexandria, aud strenuous efiforts are being made to isolate the disease. Mr Abbott has been elected for Gunnedah, but Mr Badgery has been defeated Mr Tibbs, who was defeated by Sir Henry Parks at ft. I eonards, announces his intention of contesting Murrumbridge electorate Sydney, «-ctuber -The Fxecutive Council held a meeting yesterday, when the ttmporar\ coniract for tho Ban Frar ]| Cisco nmil c was coufiruied subjtsct to the approval of Parliament. Adela he October 16 —The Hon Mr Dardug^ ha-» re-i^ned the portfolio of Minister of Public Worku, and has been succeeded by the late Colonial Secretaiy. Hon Mr Spence. The vacant portion (f C"lonial Sef-retary has been filled by the appointment ot Hod. J 0 Bray A klaidc, Oct 19. There is but little «tining iii the produce market. Shipping wheat is quoted at 4s Id per bu-hel ; town flour at £8 lOf ; country, £7 15* to £8.