AUSTRALIA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 71, 23 March 1877, Page 3

AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, March 19. Archbishop PoMing's funeral was attended by crowds. The procession was three miles long. The combined team, in their second innings, made 109 runs. The Englishmen, in their second innings, have lost four wickets for 22. Later. The combined team won the match by 45 runs. March 20. NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT. The Government is not yet complete, but the following offices are filled: — Parkes, Premier, Paddington, Treasurer ; Samuel, Postmaster; T. B. Sutton, Minister of Lands ; Hoskins, Minister of Public Works ; Driver, Minister of Mines. (Per s.s. Albion via Bluff.) Melboubne, March 14. Election meetings continue to be held nightly. Professor Pearson stands for Boonondare, in favour of progressive land tax scheme. Professor Hearn stands for St. Kikla, in the Free Trade interest, and Sir J. O'Shannassy has decided in favour of Kilmore. The writs are expected to be issued early next month,

when the campaign will commence in right earnest. Very heavy rain fell on Saturday, and caused some damage to property in the city, and also in Ballarat, where most fell. . All business is dull. A further extension of 13 miles on the Victorian railways Avas opened yesterday. Hastings was executed this morning, still maintaining his innocence of murdering his wife or violating his daughter. The new Victorian Club has proved a great success.