Australian.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2066, 18 August 1875, Page 2

Australian.

(VIA-HoKITIKA.)

MELBOUENE,

August 11. , The Berry Ministry, with Le Poer Trench as Attorney-General outside the" House, hare been sworn in, and Parliament has adjourned to September 7th for the elections. The Ministerial side of the Assembly presented quite a deserted appearance yesterday* no hon. .member caring to sit behind' the Government bench. Mr Ireland, as leader of the bar, called a meeting to consider the appointment of

the Attorney-General as a land officer, but there is nothing in that. In the meantime the collection of new duties has been stopped, and the money .paid.jfill be refunded. «..^ 58 acceptances for the Mel*. boumOipup-\ . f» was hanged on MondayAa? .CaStlbniaine.foimurder. (/ -> i-jr/ 1 Cajptaai Jno ; .| Stewart is being ftnedj at Che Poltle /Gonrt, at the instance ofifon insurance, company, for negligence's irt^ the los^ft&ikSliza Kamsay. v/ \\ "" An extraordinary case of imposture an*d personation has arisen. Charles William Bartlett, master of. the Sea Bird, trading tCFHokltikfffMl'fdFtlie lafrtweStfyellt 5 personated another Captain Bartletfc, and used bis certificate. The matter was Tracte* London. Bartlett has been dismissed from thecS3a?l3ird, and steps have been taken for the prosecution of the; offender. j Dr. Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat, preached on Sunday, and yesterday! visited his new diocese. I A case of malicious prosecution OC3 curred in the Supreme Court, and lasted four days| [M 'enjed-yest^jaay pj plaini tiff and o"ne of the witnesses Being .comr. mitted for perjury. i The St. Osyth sailed for London this morning— Madame Bishop is a passenger tothelCapeV'l X'^ .T < - M l At the annual horse show yesterday, the highest price realised at the sale; was 980 guineas, paid by G. Eqskruge,; of New, Zealand! for Black^Chainplbn. | j EndersonA. a ' weltknown! jockey, was remanded on Priday fori stealing a watch from Wm. Aitken, farmer, Ashburton, Christchurch., . f He' forwai'd.ed.to -jTew Zealand, li lima de JMurska was a brilliant success at the Town Hall. Shipping :—Melbourne—Arrived : 7th, Nightingale, frojn Ertipara. -:\ Kewcastle —Arrived: 6th, Ella Gladstone, from Auckland; 7tb, Andrew Beid, from Dunedin; Bth, Transport, from Dunedin, Island City, from-Lyttelton. Sailed : 6th, Hopeful, for Lyttelton; 7th, Mary Blair, for Lyttelton ; 9th, Planter, for Lyttelton. The s.s. Albion arrived with. a^|roke» shaftf Shj wa| wp^ed w|li dn*e en|in4-^ She a^rivldi-iri'lood^time for the mail steamer. Business continues dull; breadstuff's unaltered. The Zephyr's r cargo of IJe^w Zealahd?oats!- sold from' 'Wßs' to""4s lia, which shows a decline. "3