CABLE MESSAGES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 185, 26 April 1878, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES.

'AUSTRALIA,

Sydney, April 17. The Governor's son is ill at Melbourneof scarlet fever. He, is recovering. The Agricultural Society's Exhibitioa 11 * was opened to-day. . [Per Tararua, via Bluff.] Melbourne, April 17. The deadlock is over ; legal are resumed. Parliament stands prorogued to 29th May, but is not.like?y to meet till the end. of June. ' - The speech on the prorogation has?* been much criticised, especially that portion which stated that, notwithstanding the deadlock, the adminstration of iustice had gone unchecked. * The Cabinet has since, reappointed two County Court judges and a dozen police magistrates, leaving about thesame number unappointed. Six of the number are entitled to pensions. Thereare likely to be very few other reinstatements, and the Cabinet are far from being unanimous on the three members being against any reappointments, and especially in their' own departments. This has delayed thepublication of the lists. *

The death of Judge Fellows cast a gloom over the community, and is; regarded equally as a public and private calamity, fie was an able lawyer, honesty politician, upright Judge, and estimable public citizen. An immense concourse attended the funeral, and the shops all along the route were closed.

The Rev. B. S. Walker, incumbent of St. Matthew's Church Prahran, was taken ill during the service on Sunday morning and died on Monday.

The West Melbourne election resultecL in the return of Sir Bryan O'Loghlin by 110 votes. The number who voted ori this occasion was not so large as at the first election, nor whs so much exitemenJL manifested. In the evenings after the declaration of the poll, some thousands* visited the Argus office, but a good force of police was present, and no injury was done. There were again some gross cases of personation and illegal voting. One man, arrested, was fined 20s at the Police Court.

Sir James McCulloeb has placed his resignation in the hands.of th*e speaker, and Mr Francis ha* eonseqted to for WarrnambocL-

Great preparation is- being wt&de for the defences at the Heads. . * ,

Mr Booth, an old Pressman, lately editor of the Home Netvs, died here a few days ago. '•

Sydney, April 23. Great preparations are being made for the opening of the Exhibition.

The opening of the Museum and the ■ Public Libraries on Sunday is causing- .^ some discussion. A notice of motion H to rescind the resolution,was given in H the Assembly, but is not likely to be ■ carried. H

Adelaide, April 23. The elections are concluded. There is not much alteration in the list'of members. It is reported that the P.'and O. Company at the expiry of the present contract will go in for the fortnightly mails, with 4000-ton Boats. Fagan was executed yesterday morniug for murder near Port Augusta. He previously confessed the crime. (retjter's, per press agency) London, April 17. The position of affairs is unimproved. Austria vacillates. The essential differences between England and Russia remain unsettled. The Reserves are mustering largely. The Daily News Stamboul correspondent reports a plot of the partisans of Midhat to overthrow the Sultan. The new Ministry is suspected of complicity. The Sultan is preparing to go to Broussa, fearing a Russfan surprise. St. Petersburg, April 22. It is semi-officially stated here that negotiations are on foot for fixing the the points whither the British ironclads and the Russian troops are to be withdrawn.