AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1078, 19 October 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[rEOTER's TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.J The Markets. Melbourne, Yesterday. ~ ; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, held an opening wool sale for the season to-day. There was a crowded attend? ance of home and foreign buyers, ' The catalogue was of a fairly representative character, and comprised 1,130 bales, of which all but fifteen were sold. The competition was very brisk, and the prices realised very satisfactory to growers. Greasy wools sold up to and scoured to ig&d, a price generally about equal to the rates ruling • at the close of last season. Owing to : , considerable improvement which has been manifested in London advices* the prospects for the Melbourne sales. is exceedingly good, and it is known . / that an extensive buying order is on : hand. Freights on wool to London are quoted here as follows:—Greasy s£d per lb; scoured, f£d. *

ReleasedHarry Thomas, who attempted to commit suicide in the Bank of Victoria in this city on the ist inst., has been released from custody on a surety of Lioo for good behaviour. Ihe Law of L;bel. t-TDSKT, Yesterday. Ih the Legislative Council this evening a Bill to amend Acts relating to contempt of Court was again brought up - fori! consideration. The second reading of the measure was moved by the Hoin W. 'B. Dailey, and the discussion on the motion was still proceeding when the House rose, and the debate was then adjourned. . [Received Oct. 19, 12 40p.m.] ThaTasmanian Parliament. t: , • Hobart, To day. The Government has decided to prorogu&the; Tasmanian Parliament until the { rslh November, when it will reintroduce the Railway Bill which was recently thrown but by the Legislative Council.