AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1039, 4 September 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEW S.

Melbourne, August 29 v . r ■ The Irish Australian Cohventidh-lifto be held in St. Patrick’s Rail on November 7th, by which ii.ua uu; have completed their tour of the.c&oldilM. Mr J. E. Redmond will preside offer an inaugural address. The object, q{ Rw Coriveation is the founding orgsniiing of an Irish National League in Australia on a permanent basis. : Bopth)Aaitrails. New South Wales, Zealand, and Queensland will sen^dafo,' : gates. Dr O’Doherty, M. L. C,,aaa, Hr ' McCrosaain, late Minister, pf^ Works, represent Queensland. va b Horace Foussard, violinist, wejl kppwn in New Zealand some years ago in.£o£tt junction with the ill-fated Rend Dodgy, it how giving a aeries of tri-weekly, opui; certs in the Town Hall under ihe.insiuigementor E. S. Smythe. ; . vr-’aft! hup Mr and Mrs Hart, of Happy Hours Combination, commence a seasonjin Melbourne shortly. Dr Sanclford, the new Bishop r of „,Ta%manias arrived by the Orfent bn'Tbeii day. The Bishop of . guest he is ’during hit stay; pr^cettiiSd ! down the bay in a lautich, by a large number of clergy and .laymen, to welcome him. . t -■ .i AIT

A serious railway accident occurred at Newmarket, onthe. Eaaenden litre, last night An engine ; two 'otdioMy carriages/ one and gaardV'vstii. left Spencer street at 9.4 S withehonl; thirty passengers., Afterstopping alt s4o*; market, the driver, finding -theaWgDhU against him/ waa informed tbd& tbeilerttophore wait out oforder, and the Mrblte light wa?,/rayed as perm iaaionto; proceed; The train them started, but insteadol;prooeeding to, Easanden ran into* catttesidingißn the Flemington raceceurse .lipey and had only proceeded a shortdistance wheeit ran into a cattle train..; Fortunately the train was proceeding at a alow, rate, or the damage would have been morO'Seriotts. The fireman of the passenger train was thrown off and badly hurt in the side and hip. As soon as the news reached itown a special train with doctors was.despatohed. All the passengers woreable tUgohome except the firearm, John Bent. who was conveyed in a cab. The official Report is not received, but about twenty? jured.

Brisbane, August2?. The action .brought by; t late resident surgeon ,»t v the Brisbane Hospital, against the ' Treasurer of the Hospital for wrongful disinisSak proceeding. .«osserH I The British-Indian 1 steamerDUke of Waatrninnter .has arrived with* ertall-pds: aooard. she brings 500 immigfahti, and has landed some passengers ajfcnt jijdrt on the coast. - The vessel has baenplaeed In strict quarantine. . , -h: iv» , :-.ui«|