LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Western Star, Issue 50, 24 October 1874, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne. Mr Francis, has decided on resigning hits seat in the Assembly. . fT A. meeting, attended by 250 persons, was held in tho Apollo Hall on the 9th October, “ to consider the desirableness, or otherwise” of resuming state-assisted immigration., Tlv'sepresent, were most decided in their disapproval of any renewal, of assisted immigration, and adopted resolutions to that effect. At a largely attended, meeting .held" at StGeorge’s Hall on 12th October, resuiut ions were almost unanimously carried ip favor of the opening of the Public Library, &e., on Sunday. A lamentable ease of suicide occurred at St. Kit la on the 12th inst. A little after six o’clock, a koinan was observed walking rapidly from the railway station down to the pier,, aid when'she had reached tho extreme, end aho deliberately jumped into tbs water and was drowned;, . At the inquest on. the body of - Mary Ann Tl usler, who was found murdered at her residence in Richmondcm the 3rd in»t., the jury after a deliberation of three-quarters of an hour, re turned a verdict of wilful murder against the husband" of tits deceased. Joseph Hosier, who was then committed to take bis trial at the Melbourne Cidminal fieesione.

Eosa Hobane, aged 35, who lived in Carlson*' was lighting a fire, on Sunday and poured kerosene-oil out, 6fa tin-one to-the flatee. The fire ran "p the stream, and the contents. the cau igniting, an explosion .took. place. The woman was severely burnt all over the body, and was taken to the hospital, where in an hour or' two she died, ' ; ~ V A bargemen named Irvine, in the employ of Mr „ James MTnf osh, Echuca sawmills, was engaged with three others at the capstan on board a barge’ " J which was snagged in the Murray Eiver. Inendeavouring to extricate her, the strain on the ' ~ " rope became too heavy, and all hands let go, when one of the levers in the capstan revolving at ' great speed struck Irvine on the head, causing instant death. ■ .« * Diphtheria has broken out afresh, at Yea, where six children have been attacked, three in one family. Defective drainage is supposed to be the cause of the outbreak. Much alarm is created ‘ throughout the district; The mails were delivered in Melbourne by the Pera on the 15th October, in 40 days from England. Among the, passengers by the Pera „ were several American wool buyers from Boston, who left that city only 58 days before theirarrival in Melbourne, " * ' ‘ ' '' ... Sydney. The survey of the railway to Albury is completed, and the Government intend to_ask the Parliament next session to authorise its con- ... struvtion. - 3 Last mouth’s customs revenue amounted to .... -•. £70,000. A China telegram reports the wreck of the barque Lizzie Eosa, insured in colonial oiilces for - £3*,000. The weather is unseasonably warm. The past quarter’s revenue amounted to £788,000, showing an increase of £14.700. The body of an infant has been found in a. psddoclc at Surrey-hills. ■■ ,-•■ .- - ’•/ Purcell has been sentenced to seven years and Cross to four years foe forging a will. The La Hogue lias sailed for London with the- _ _ first shipment of tile new wool. The hot season has opened so severely thatrfears are entertained about tire city water supply if similar weather is experienced during the siumneu ; An old man named Joseph George Blind has. —; been found murdere 1 at Bathurst, with the front of his head smashed in with an axe. A man ;1 . named Harrison has been arrested on suspicion. - - A verdict of infanticide has been returned in. the case of the lody of a child fouud at-. Surre y-• hills. George Burns, a waterman, who was stabbed by a drunken sailor, die I in the hospital a week after. A man named M'Callum, alias Morton, r , his been committed for the murder. Mr Russell and Mr Samuel are reported tohave agreed on a basis for carrying on the California • mad service. Miss Isabella Carindini was married to Mr Cotterell on 13th October, At the wool sales on the 14th inst., scoured realised 18|d to 2s ; greasy, IOJd to 13d. Maize is-advancing, and prime is-held for 4s 9d. Adelaide: Parliament has agreed to accept the steam sloop Rosario from the Admiralty. The Council has rejected the Eeal Property ‘ Bill.

The following has been received from the -V, Northern Territory The Government intend -> laying an information against on® or two mining " * j managers for ill-treating coolies, by giving them' I insufficient food, and providing no medical treat- •- j mcnt. —Many men are coming down the country, ■' k I expectingHo get away, but are disappointed, because there are no steamers leaving the port.—-At the reefs, work is pro ceding well, but there is agreat scarcity:of:provisions. Thirty-six thousand acres of land were selected in September. , Governor Musgravc’s only daughter, aged three years, died from the effects of am accidental scald- j lug. r i ‘---.fi Captain Bowen’s certificate has been suspended for three months for stranding the City of, f .,q; Adelaide, the disaster haying been caused, by an error of judgment on his part. .siliiuaKL M‘Meehan, Blackwood and Co.’s tender for the Port Darwin,mail service baa been .accepted., The first steamer’will lea ve early in November. 0 The, engineer-in-chief declines ‘to ; give aa.' 1 estimate of the cost of a sft. - Sin., gauge on * Mount Barker route without a, survey, but djafi^S-^ 5 safely say that it would -be 66 per cent. mbrAthan" the 3ft. Gin. gauge. The Government, in - qucnce of this formally abandoned the' sft.-: 3in,, gauge, and discussion on the question is proceed* v ing in the Assembly, v-sf hr.e Sb''?JK i .The Assembly on the 14th October carried the- .■■■& Government scheme for the Murray railway, bub -: >, amended it by striking out?the/:branch hnoßii*>j!:«<l Strathalbyn and Mount Pleasant. : s: sKsv? 1 ? A tithe inquiry into the lossof the Wave Queen, sbrj* at Eivoli Buy, the board decided that the disaster- r-.?r was caused by stress of weather,?, rand that cf blame attached to anyone.* • « no iota tin Wheat is firm at 5a 3d* with little arutit 1 ham\ r.ir:~4 tin'-' lain ft , - rfiPfi&SAffSfeo A A Kanaka has murdyre.d another .near Mary*.., t :£ borough while asleep, by cutting a large piece .of fa g histkull off with an.axe. .= i etroho«t*4»*feft9( -a j :.v f , jt s r. r : |. ca Afire which occurred at Mr T. premises, at Delorajpo, destroyed thing,; in consequence p£jhq ; strong,wind; at the -time. : ••-.‘-o'- -:*>d bsw as j s«sS4 k Brand’s and White Restate* bo woupd.up*in.bankruptcy. : rio ■Saj's axsw axetn?!* ! * ■■—*■ -j jivim'i" "imw ihuh ejfi to galittoa j -is . si t' ::-'i h&'tSVCSfiifc «*£ tzclt is V. qewi jyg Greenstonei rush, pondent of the-Register rush' x~ Terrace is still jogging along steadily, .no* and .then,, some gold, and gives .now h cc are’driving long have, after driving,;betwcen ,300 ft, payable 'MlCbndchy" and party have washed up and got nearly liipz. of -gqid, which they tell me will- pay them very handsome-irage* —as mucltras. ijl per days-for tka time they, were driving it out., Several. q|hor parties Jiav«,also**, washed up,, and OH Bob Stewart and party two or three loads of dirt, which yielded over 3iwt to the load;,. They wish to.amalga^. mate with one of' fcUe tunnel claims!«Bp both from the front. If : they‘bansettlement it will be a great advantagey«lsd f they nail have’to drive a long tunnel to reacK theurg o and. There have been no more departure®* and it is not likely there will bo, should ’thujyjn. continue to improve ea at present.