AUSTRALIAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3114, 21 June 1881, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuters Telegrams.)

MELBOURNE.

June 20

The Hon. Graham Berry received a telegram to-day from Earl Kimberley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that a police officer has been despatched by the mail steamer to bring Henderson, the reputed owner of the steamer Ferret, alias the India, and those of the officers and crew who are now under arrest, to Scotland, where they will be placed on their trial. A proclamation was issued by the Government to-day notifying that the Chinese ports have been declared infected places, and that all vessels coming therefrom will be placed in quarantine. The proclamation further states that, on account of the tbe existence of small-pox in that city, all persons arrising from Sydney will be examined by the health officers before they are permitted to enter the colony.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales are expected to airive here from Adelaide on Saturday next, the 25th instant. The pubic entry will not, however, take place until the following Monday.

June 21

It has transpired that the Corner party in the Legislative Assembly will

not support the vote of want of confidence in tbe Ministry which is to be *oropo£:?d by Sir Bryan O'Loghlin to-day. it is. not yet known what action the Op* position members will take on the motion, and it is believed in some quarters that they have not yet decided upon a course ofaction.