AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1358, 22 December 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

i Melbocbke, December 15. It has been arranged that the fnneral of Sir Peter Soratchlay shall take place on Wednesday* The of the deceased officer will be removed from the Governor Blaokall to the residence of Lady Soratchley, arrangements qaade by Captain Thomas tfye naval commandant. The funeral escort will consist of two battalions of infantry, a battery of field artillery, and will be followed Ly the chief mourners, the Knights Companions of the Order of St Michael end St George, the naval and military oorpe, the Governor and suite, the Ministers, the Consols, and representatives of other ooloniea. At the conclusion a salute of seventeen gone will be fired from the battery to the Government Domain. The Governor Blaokall arrived in Hobson’s Bay on Sunday evening. At a meeting of the Melbourne Cricket Club, it was decided to send a team tforae next year. It is probable that only those members of the last Australian team who are identified with the Melbourne Club will be included in the present team. The Club has under consideration the claims of a number of players, including Biackham, Spofforth, Bonnor, Bruce, Walters, Jarvis, : Mamie, Horan, and Evans, Murdoch will N UftW?of tatypit

SnuiiT, December 16 Lord Carrington had a moat enthiuiaatio reception on Saturday, the through ahioh the procession biing crowded with spectators, and the city gay ' with banting. The with in the Who* were covered with flags. Lord Oarring* * t< n leaded at Prince's atain, where he was met by all the members -f the Ministry, many members of Parliament,' tha' clergy, jadges, etc. The of Sydney presented an address, to vblefa. Lord Oarrl Ingten suitably responded. On U« arrival at Government Honae, the nanal oaths were administered by tbs OhisfJnsties. Yesterday, His Bxeellenoy held a levee, which was largely attended by bishops, Ministers, monieipel officers, end citizens of Sydney. Bbisbahx, December 16. The Custom launch, with Or ney on board, left the Customs wharf mT Friday, in order to visit the' Borne, which had arrived daring the night from Lon* don. Dr McCartney • went, presuming that Dr Ridgeway,' the Health Officer, , who had been aboard the Doran da. would not attempt to mix with the pfcblie. Dr Ridgeway, however, persisted in going to the Roma, but the captain of tha launch refused to take him -•n board, saying that Dr Ridgrwiy ought to be su»rantiaed. . After a me altercation, Dr Lswforl,*ho assistant medical officer, gave Roma a clean bill, and the psa<engen landed under protest from Dr Ridgeway Much dissatisfaction is expressed at Dr Ridge* way being allowed t > come on board after his visit to the Doronda. Two further deaths occurred while tha versel was in nort, but no trash cases were reported. The Doronda then received orders to proceed to Brisbane, where she arrived yesterday. Fifteen fresh cases ot cholera bad occurred since the vessel left Townsville. Five people died, and two others are very ill. The doctor reports the disease to be Batavian cholera. Dr Hiokling, of the Dorunds, reports that there was no sickness until the arrival of the vessel at Batavai. No frnit or

water wss taken on board at that place, but the first symptoms occurred eleven days after leaving Batavia The German steamer Papua ran ashore on Osprey reef and was completely wrecked. The captain, steward, and fonr of the crew arrived at Cooktown on Sunday in the whaleboat. -M. .