AUSTRALIAN NEWS PER CITY OF NEW YORK.

West Coast Times, Issue 2856, 29 May 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS PER CITY OF NEW YORK.

Sydney, Mry 24. At a meeting of the working men at the Trades Hall, it was resolved to take steps to testify their appreciation of the services rendered by the late Mr Marr to the Colony, and the working classes representatives, and Borough Councils met to urge the connection ot suburbs with the city by railroad. The committee of the Trade Labor Council are making arrangements for a public meeting to agitate the suppresion of Chinese immigration. At the Australasian Wesleyan Conference, the Rev, W. Morley of New Zealand, was elected one of the secretaries He moved an amendment to the committee to report, offering class meetings as test of membership, substituting as to qualification of membership, general adhesion to church rules. The amendment, however, was negatived, and class meetings affirmed, with proviso that all devout per sons who could not be persuaded to attend classs meetings should be invited to partake of the sacrament, receiving quarterly communicants tickets and entered on circuit books, Melbourne, May 24, A Parliamentary Commission has been appointed to enquire into the working of the Land Act. Government has issued a fresh proclamation prohibiting the landing of stock from ports outside the Australian Colonies and New Zealand. In the Alexandra scuttling case the jury disagreed. Mr Byron Moore has been appointed agent for the New Zealand Government in Victoria. Stephen Massett has arrived. Frank Smith, solicitor, is missing ; supposed to have gone to New Zealand. A warrant is issued as it is alleged that some trust estates have been tampered with. Brisbane, May 24. A man, named M. Michael, has been murdered by a Chinese cook. The deceased was in charge of a flock of sheep proceeding to a station. The body was terribly mutilated, and no cause for provocation. Adelaide, May 24. Severne delivered his first lecture under I the auspices of the Council of Education. Port Daewin, May 24. Captain Robinson and his brother of the j schooner Kingston has been murdered by I natives, while fishing off Marbiak Island. j One Chinaman and a number of divers at Jardine, Cape York, were attacked by blacks. They were forewarned, and killed seventeen blacks in their bedroom.