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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1905, 10 February 1875, Page 2

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PEB S.S. ALBION. * ' - Melboubne, February 3. , Ministers since their return from "the marine trip have settled down to official routine. The severely hot weather has given way to pleasant change ; alternately a few hot days. ' ■ ''""- . „ Several'fires have occurred, the ;nosf important being near Footscray, where a woman named Irving was burnt to death. The Government received a cablegram from London that the argument in Mount and Morris's case was concluded. Judgment reserved. At Back CreeV, near Sandhurst, ft woman died, aged 114. d On a Queensland railway a train, containiaing 30; passengers, was blown off the line by the force of a "hurricane, and became a perfect wreck ; fortunately ho . serious injury to passengers. The passenger boat Excelsior, on Hume River, .near, liobariown, was swamped.during a squall; three passenger^ were drowned. Business very dull. Sugar and teas in good demand. Breadstuff^ lower. Prospects of abundant harvest. The Captain of the ship Bebington died aboard the Tararua lant voyage. . Sydney, Feb. 3. In the Assembly yesterday the Governor's Aide:de-C!amp presented N a reply to <to the address taking exception to the word " indefensible." Mr Parkes stated' that Si* .William Manning had been sent for to endeavour to form a Ministry. , He, moved an adjournment. ' The House showed a strong feeling against a member of the nominated chamber tiling entrusted; with the formation of a Minutry,,«Bttd declined to adjourn over a day.; 'jLi, Robertson, Mr, Butler, and Mr Foster decline to join Sir William Manning. „, <