TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 637, 3 July 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

—o — AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Alelbourne, June 20. A Icng discussion on the ; recent appointments in tlm Land department has resulted in alargopuajrnty i i favor of the Government. James Bn 1 four was -elected yesterday for the Southern Pi jviuoe in the Council bv a large majority. The Criminal Law Practice Statute enables steps to bo taken against anyone guilty of embezzlement in other British possessions. P The estimates of expenditure for the year amount to 2,? A3,794!., including over 400,0' Of. for educ ition. lush odious have been sent to England for placing a 4 per cent loan on the market. Air AlT,cm, with Major Ropata, has visited several institutions iu company with Dm Governor. The Alajor has pub-li-'he.l ui.i-3 of his caiaer. A seenn I tridof Rjpert Green, for the Queen street explosion, is now proceeding. A tiro at W-.roambool destroyed property valued at 7,U00f.. It was mostly in-su-ed. A hsider for repairing the ship John Ken-has been accepted ;it was over ten thoiu.-uiil pounds. Gcp A. Kit, of the Public Wo.ks’ Department, has I.ecu committed for trial fur stealinga cash-box from the office. Efforts to raise a subscription for a second experiment of Harrison’s meat process failed. Frauds on the (lustoms by means of salted invoices have been brought under the m.-icc of the Assembly. Tho Government promis -.1 to .-ave the names of the offenders pul ."sic-.1. The Melbourne Lop weights have been issued. The. New Zealand horses are handicapped a- Allows Lur'bic, Sstlllb C-dimmy, t?st; Papapa, ,st 31b ; Waimea, Cst. Tho myst.-rv of the missing young lady from E .si Melbourne is not clsarel up. The failure dickers pi I and Co., Wine andspiiiim -chants, is miuouiiccl, with li.-v liliti.;-., fI.DCOL IS.:vcrat other sm:'l failures arc reported, A proelama ■ . has been issued te quarantine all vessels fi. a Lyttelton, in consequence of sm.i i pox. Alr Cartayne, the Manager of the Union Bank, has been fin.-J ill/, for disobeying an order mule.- r.h. Matrimonial Cause.-. Act, in n-glc ting to give up a sum of money in the Hans. He contended that, it is not goods or ciiattels. The ease is appealed .-.iga-inst. Sydney-, June 20.

The propost 1 release of Gardiner and other bushrangers ha* given lise to warm discussions in the Assembly. The motion of protest was only i ejected by the casting vote of the Speaker. When the subject was brought on, the House sat lid half past S yesterday morning. Several scenes look place, and no result was achit veil. Ihe Cyphreiics with tiie Californian mail reached San ITam kseo on June Hi. T-hc Government has agreed to grant 10,(HiDf. to the Corpi,uiimu to meet their finance difliffiiltirs. Mrs Cohen, the wife of a shooting-sa-loon keeper, PiH-st-uei,, hj is been accidentally killed Oy the diseha -ge of a gun.