AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2149, 16 September 1875, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

PEB 8.3.' 1 OTAGO.'

(PBB PBE33 AGEKOT.)

Melboubne, September 8.

On Parliament resuming yesterday for tho first time with anew Ministry, the Chief Secretary volunteered a statement, first in reference to the past, and then as to tbe future. The Government do not intend to iatroduce any extensive measure this session, but will convent themselves with a few bills, reserving until the noxt session the vexed question of constitutional reform. Tho Mining on Private Property Bill will be the first introduced, and then an amendment to the Land Bill, to prevent dummyism and raise tho assessment on stock; also, a short bill to prevent frauds in passing entries at the Customs by undervaluing, and making the punishment imprisonment instead of a fine. . There is a defect in the rovenue something considerably _ over £200,000, and this is to be met in the first place by a land tax, beginning with the largo estates and going gradually down. Tho Government propose a loan for completing railways, waterworks, and school buildings, as the London markets appear to be favourable just now for floating a loan. Other financial arrangements will boiintroduced on Thursday next, when the budget speech is to be made. How far the Government will have an opportunity of carrying out thi3 policy remains to be seen.. A caucus meeting of the Opposition was held yesterday, at which 22 members were present, but although many matters wore discussed nothing was decided upon. As yet tho Government have been unable to find a representative in the Upper House.' At the best they are but a" scratch lot, but it is thought they will be allowed to carry on until they como to propose some extensive legislation. ' The only business done last night was. the pasting of. a supply bill for £700,000.—The Exhibition was opened on Thursday last, September 2. All tho colonies were repre-

sented, excepting New Zealand and Queensland. The exhibits aro very numerous, and occupy a largo amount of

space. Thero are separate departments for Japan, Singapore, the Northern Territory,Tasmanian, and South Australia. The whole collection show 3 tho industrial and manufacturing progress of tho colony. Over 5,000 season tickets have been sold, and tho daily attendance up to the present is an average of nearly 4,000. The machinery court is a great feature in the exhibition, and is'tho most attractive por-

tion of the buildings.-Judge Dunne, I whose case caused a good deal of scandal some time past, has resigned, and thus obviated the necessity for the appointing of a board.—Kichard Whycross Sawyers, tho receiving teller in the Bank' of Victoria, was arrested for embezzling £1,400. The deficiency was brought to light in tho search for missing notes stolen from tho exchange clerks, and has not yet been recovered, although a largo reward is offered, and promisos of a free pardon to all but tbo actual accomplice. —The steamship 1 Whampoa' made tho passage from London in 46 days. She brought a detachment of tbe Boyal Engineers for Fiji.—A. woman named Selbum was burned, to death in a hut in Gippsland during a drunken orgie with some men, who were also much injured.—The unusually heavy rains and melting snows caused floods in various parts of the country,— Ah Gaga, a Chinamen, was executed in

Melbourno gaol for murder.—Stephen's

lifcboat,' which set out on a voyage to ijfaney, only got round Wilson's promontory in a month, and then returned by steamer.—Tho cable between Batavia and Singapore has been interrupted for tho last ten days.—lima De Murska and Bistori are both playing in Melbourne, and Madame Jananschik in Sydney. De Murska and Histori making a stir. The former is drawing splendidly, but tho latter, being an Italian, not so well.—Some anxiety was felt about the s.s.' Omeo,' which arrived several days late, having been detained through contrary winds and shortness of fuel.

Shipping, — Melbourne: — Arrived; 31st, barque Sarah, form Wangaroa; 6th, Eliza Firth, from Greymouth. Newcastle: —Arrived :i 29th, Bobycito, from Dunedin; Especulador, from Lyttleton; Ist, Pet, from Lyttelton; 3rd, Camille, from Dunedin. Sailed: 27th, Island City, for Dunedin. The s.s. Hero arrived in Sydney from Auckland yesterday.

Commehcial.—Business continues very dull. Breadstuff's are firm and scarce at 5s 9d; milling (New Zealand) oats, 4s 2d; sugars have improved 10s; lumber has also improved in price; tobacco is firm, large sales making likely io lead to an advance..

Sidney, September 8, Forster, the Treasurer, goes home by tho October mail. At the solicitation of his colleagues it is believed he will become Agent-General,—Tho missionary schooner' Dayspring,'while at tho New Hebrides, had a boat's crew fired on by natives at one of the islands and wounded. —J. and J. Skinner have failed, liabilities £41,000.-A letter has been published from Madame Bastone, stating that her husband and the other Communists, when they escaped from New Caledonia, arrived at Peru.—A. white man, named John Benton, a native of Scotland, and 27 years of ago, was rescued from the natives on the island of Malayta, one of the wildest of the Solomon-group. He had been in the hands of tho natives for the last eight years.—H.M.S.' Dido' has arrived from Auckland. She encountered heavy weather. Adeuide, September 8. The second reading of the Stamp Bill was carried. The tax on dividends was expunged, and fees on lawyers reduced. —A large quantity of rain has fallen, exceeding any previous year.

SPECIAL. •• The Eandwick meeting.-The Derby: Bicbmond, 1; Valetta-Colt, 2; Yalentia, 3. Time: 2 minutes 44 seconds. Splendid race.—Spring Stakes: Kingsborough, 1; Goldabrougb,. 2; Imperial, 3.—The Epsom Handicap was won by Evangeline. —Metropolitan: Goldsbrough, 1; Kingsborough, 2; Kingfisher, 3. Won by half a length. This was a grand race. Time; 3min. 32Jsec. —Maiden Plate: Bullion, 1. The Metropolitan Handicap : . The starters were —Goldabrougb, Kingsborough, Kingfisher, Lurline, Calumny, I King pf the West, llama, Sultan, Sun'beam, Eros, St. Keliers. Kingfisher

went to the front, with Sultan and Calumny, but at the trainer's stand Eros took the lead, and at the turn King of tho West went to tho front,, but shortly gave way to Kingfisher,-who at the back of tho course led by tsvo lengths. At tho bend Goldsbrougu ran into the third place, and at the next turn was second. A splendid. race ensued, Gfoldsbrough winning by half-a-length. Just behind the three first' wero Lurlino, Sultan, Calumny, King of tho West, ]lama, St. Keliers, and Sunbeam, in tho order named.