LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3380, 19 December 1873, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per Albion.) The miners’ riot at Clunes has been amicably terminated—the Government showing no disposition to proceed against the rioters. The All England Eleven will be present today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Lieutenant Knollys, of the Cerberus, has been accidentally killed. There are now six claimants to Buckley’s estate in Gipps Land. The value of the property is L 30,000. The papers have had denunciatory articles upon Dr L. L. Smith. The All England Cricketers were received at the steamer and brought into town in a coach and four. They are all in good health. A good deal of interest is taken in them. The emigrant ship Iron King is ashore. She was bound to Adelaide from Loudon, and the passengers were saved. The Triennial Bill has passed the New South Wales Assembly. Mr Parkes has intimated that he will move for an adjournment to the 13th January. The Rev. Dr. West, editor of the “Sydney Morning Herald,” was seized with a fit whilst returning from the office in his carriage last night, and died within a few hours after. The officers of the A.S.N. Co. gave Captain Grainger, of the Alexandra, a farewell dinner on his leaving the company’s service. Mr Thomson, late assistant superintendent of the A.S.N. Co.’s works, has been appointed resident engineer of the Pacific Mail Company at Callao. The Sydney journals, in future, will only publish summaries for transmission by the Californian mail, Mr Parker, a solicitor, who was arrested at Sydney on a charge of forgery, dropped down dead on reaching the lock-up. Cable communication is interrupted, the overland telegraph line being down. An official report confirms the reputed finds of diamonds at Tambaroora. Mr Richard Brawlaw, a crack shot, died suddenly, from the effects of a sunstroke received at the Intercolonial firing at Melbourne. A resident at Balmain has been committed for trial, for leaving a well open, by which a boy lost his life. The Appropriation Bill has passed the South Australian Assembly. The Northern Territory Miping BUI has passed the Council. The Treasurer has abandoned the motion for raising a loan on inscribed stock, as the amount in the Treasury is sufficient to enable him to tide over the recess. The prorogation of Parliament takes place next Friday. 21,000 acres of land have been selected during November.