AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2122, 16 August 1875, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

(PEB PBESS AQENCT.)

Melboubne, August 7. On Monday last it became generally rumoured that tho Governor was unwilling to grant (he Kerferd Ministry a dissolution, and that no alternative remained to them but that of resigning, aud on the following day the Premior read to tho Assembly a minute addressed by the Ministry to the Governor, asking for a dissolution on several grounds, viz., that tho House was not at unity with itself, that there was no chance of carrying the financial proposals, and lastly expressing an opinion that the country favoured the remission of duties, and would return a majority in favour of the Ministry. To this Mr Stawell replied that tho voice of the country had been so far in favour of tho retention and not the remission of duties, and that "wo think thcro is sufficient evidenco of the Ministry in obtaining a majority in the country, therefore the Kerferd Ministry havo resigned, and tho Governor has sent for Mr Graham Berry, who at onco undertook tho formation of a Ministry, but experienced great difficulty owing to his inability to obtain law officers, and the Governor declined to accept them without an Attorney-Gene-ral." Up to a late hour last niglit tho void had not been filled. Several legal gentlemen were appealed to in vain. Tho following is a list of the now Ministry Mr Berry, Premier and Treasurer; Mr Longmore, Lands; Mr Grant. Minister of Justice;Mr Patterson, Public Works, Labour, and Customs House Minister; Mr Monro, Minister of Education; Mr Wood, Minister of Kailways; Mr W. C. Smith, Minister of Mines. It is essentially a revolutionist Ministry, and is composed of the weakest materials in tho House. How long it will stand remains to be seen, but it lacks the confidence of the public out of door*. Tho political fever has been strong during tho week, and now all tho week of the session will be lost.—Tho H.M.S. ' Mikado' arrived at California on tho 3rd inst., 5 days before contract time. She is awaiting tho mail.—Ah Oat, a Chinaman, has been found guilty of murder, and will bo executed at Castlemaine on Monday.— Dr_Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat, has arrived, and thanksgiving services were held yesterday. —Tho O'Connell Centenary was celebrated by a banquet on Thursday night in tho town hall. There were 500 present. Sir J. O'Shanassy was chairman. Thcro was an immense concert of Irish national music last night, aud there is a procession with sports to-day. A telegram was sent to Dublin stating the success—Arrangements are in progress for a visit of another English eleven in tho season of 187G-7.—The exhibition entries closed with 950, covering 37,500 feet of-space.— A foul and cold-blooded murder has been committed at Mount Gambler of a young girl not twenty years of ago by a man named Page, with whom she kept company. Ho strangled her one Sunday night during church hours, and buried her body in a paddock two feet deep. Pago has been committed for trial on tho charge.—J. M. Ashton, connected with meat preserving, has called a meeting of his creditors; liabilities about £15,000. Ashton is reported to be missing.—The weather continues rery unsettled. There has been more rain this year than on any previous one.

Shipping.-Melbourne:—Sailed: Ist, Christina, '■ for Sydney. Sydney Sailed: 31st, .Toliu jinox,, for Lyttelton; 3rd, Wild Wave, for Aucklaud. Newcastle Arrived: Ist, Elliot, from Lyttelton; 2nd, Sea Spray, from Auckland; 3rd, Tasso, from Nelson; 4th, Anne Melhuish and Malay, from Wellington; stb, Haversham, from Wellington; 31st, Helena, from Wellington; Itobin Hood, from Wellington; 2nd,: Eliza Uidley, from Oamaru; Glimpse, from Auckland; oth, Edwin Bassett, from Wellington. jCoMMEBCUL.—Offing to the uncertainty about the tariff, business is very dull. Late advices from the Mauritius state that there is nothing likely; to come

forward till the end of August. This has hardened tho market. New tens are going off at prices up to 2s Gd for very superior. Wheat dull at 5s <ld to 5s SJ. Now Zealand oats, 43 Id,

Sydney, August 7. Parliament will probably prorogue on Monday. The difficulty between the two over.thoJjand Bill resulted in a conference. The attentionof tho Assembly was called to tho overloading of the steamer * Easbj,' of Wellington, and other vessels leaving port. The Government promised tho matter attention.—A! firo at Messrs Lane, Chester and Co.'s, George-street, called up insurances amounting to £10000. Buil.tin»s adjoining were damaged, and several offices were concerned.—A. two-story building in Barrack-street fell, owing to an excavation for a cellar. An" engraver, named Todd, in tho adjoining house, was seriously injured-The- Assembly have granted annuities of £250 to Hargreaves, tho' The Kev Mr Pillars, a Unithriaa minister, fell from a ledge of rock at the South Head and was killed. —The skeletons of two bodies have been found in Queensland, supposed to have belonged to Leichardfc's parly,— >The O'Connell celebration passed off quietly.

Adelaide, August 7. The Treasurer's budget show 3 the deficiency of expenditure over revenuo to bo mado up by stamp and a succession duties; also a tax on banking companies, in tho form of a yearly composition of £2 for every £100 worth of the averago annual amount of unstamped notes issued, and a tax of Gd in tho pound on dividends payable by public companies. It is proposed to borrow two and a-half millions, And to spend £600,000 this year.—2,ooo immigrants are expected to arrive by Christmas. Eleven lines of railways aro proposed; in all 519 miles, costing £1,900,000, being at tho rato of £4,000 a-mile. The secular clause in the Jiducation Act was carried in tho Assembly. Tasmania, August 7. A want-of-confidenco motion was negatived by 18 to 12. Mr Meredith was elected Chairman of Committee.