VICTORIA.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1669, 6 May 1874, Page 2

VICTORIA.

rrt-'.-u n> Meebotxrne, April 281 ' The elections wereconcluded last week, and the results were generally satisfactory. Sir J. McCulloch had an easy victory over his opponent at Warrnambool, but Sir J. O'Shanassy was beaten by a local candidate. All the/ministers were re-elected. The 'Minister of Mines Was the most closely run of any. Mr Lanetorijras: returned over the head of Mr pichel, the free trade candidate. Mr Coppin was returned for East Melbourne witli Mr Cohen. The Argus, in their list, gives 'the' majority t6 the Opposition, jbut the uMiaisteri|al pafers show the result $h> other 'my, but it is difficult to larrtve at' a-'boafcluisibn^^-^Fqurte^ii new jmembers..were^returned to> the iLSselnbly;: ;au'd nlii^ :^wnp"!.Have been in previous lAssehibiies^ (Hl!. l'\.':'- ■'■■!--~ ■■•- -

I r ;Parfiam(9nt jFill feeet towards the end Jof MayJ, wH^Beforni Bill* will be intro\djaceA.;"';"? ,' iv''-'-''"-'1 .\-:' ' '.' "- ■■■■■>'■'■■■'■■■: ! '' "ti fiaSjtrattspirecl ] that Mr;' Francis, jChi'ef' Secretary,; has thrice declined the offer of knighthood. ' .^e;j^|w*^Ze|land\;mails,,per/ s.s; Aljhambra, arrfvealiere several hours after [the s.s. the Heads, but the steamship Aldmga remained at the iHeads, transhipped her mails, and j caught the" Bar 6da x at' Ad elaide'/making |t^ passage itt hourg^.. : 'It'isirt&te&.thi^ I: Governor of Mauritius, succeedt Crovernor f:Du^ne,m,Ta^mania r : . " "..'. i . jjyir.' BetmpidV bookbinder of "Collmsstr^et,}ins/ure?d Hs building]for £aOp, pd !h^ocjfc|^|£):;^QQ'in,nlne:o{Bees. .', ,;•!';''' ! The'Satsuiria mutineers have been" further^manded.to allow the Government to telegraph to the Home authorities. ..,JThe^barquerNaworth, fjr.om Wangaroa, )f ; f^ith timber. Lying at the Australian Wharf, was found to be on fire. The fire was confined to the forecastle and the rope locker.

AibrjataX-jtuurd^r, was copjmitted.br a Gei'matf iJigjger i^fee struck a man naiped I)ixon repeatedly on the head with a "heavy 1 hammer. The murderer-is.,believed to be insane,. A number of violent deaths are reported, and•j.the.-bodies haTe;,been found jn-;the river,.,, """ "" ' ' ' '

iThe s.s. Jason, the first of; a ne%, line ,of-, steam^i-a,, leaves,jßaJaviiirfor the' coh> .aies:;on?tlie lsfeo£May.. a: i.. ! . V-'"..';";','?,''!.V.'' It is understood tfiat Mr. Maclcay, Minister for Mine.a,»retirea shortly from the Ministry to devofe his time to his own^busin 1 e.ss/'?»w.ing.. to'«the. deat^iof his parl*e¥inah^Beiiaii^^avertiseri - j It is rumoured-,-that,.Mr. George P.| Webb will be thVifrw:Attorney-General: when Mr. Stephen,, is ..elevated to the! Bench. -■"■^■'-■■t -'-tM- :

r ■ The s s. Pera^, with the mails, Js,^ex-\ peeled ." to arrive here oil Monday [^ext. i rThe s.s. Albion takes the mails 1 tb $ew' Zealand on her arrival :i '; ' v, l' ;i