LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3482, 21 April 1874, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

('Per Tararm.) Several new men have neen returned to the Victorian Parliament, including Messrs Service and Colin Campbell, members of a former Parliament. Sir John O’Shannassy has resigned his seat in the Council, and stands forKihnore. The debating power in the Assembly will be much increased./ The revenue of Victoria for the quarter ending March is L 1,097,251, showing an increase on the quarter of L 119.131, and on the year of L 217.472. J The Eastern Cable Company has submitted a proposition for the reduction of cable charges toi U 15s for ten words, in consideration of L 25.000 annual subsidy, reducible after a certain number of messages. Mr Todd is negotiating with various Governments on this basis. . The Supreme Court has granted a new trial in Walker v. George, the now famous Marquis

of Lome case, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, Also a new trial in Treen v. Cameron, the libel case against ‘Town and Country.’ Mr Drummond, the bank manager arrested inNew Zealand, has been committed for trial. The Cyphrenes sailed from Sydney on Saturday. She will tranship into the Mikado at Kandavau, and take the mail to New Zealand. MM, Rochefort, Grousset, and Jourde were passengers to England, via California. The probate duty on W. J. T. Clarke’s estate paid to Government was L 37.555. a Two seamen were arrested in Melbourne on April 14, on suspicion of being concerned in the mutiny aboard the Satsuma. They arrived here with three others, having been picked up

an open boat at sea. The others since shipped to Hong Kong and Mauritius. The revenue of New South Wales for the past quarter was L7H,630, showing a decrease of over L 4,000. * The Sydney Cup was won by Speculation, a tbrae-year old, Dagworth second, Fugleman In * n * 39seo. It is reported that the nng baa been heavily hit, as the winner was backed to a large amount. Sir Hercules Kobmscm won several races during the meeting. An official telegram has been received from Cooktown warning against the rush to the Queensland diggings. Numbers are left without means. If the rush continues, serious results are apprehended. The strike in the copper mines in South Australia continues, and about 2,500 men are now out of employ. Efforts are making to secure an agreement.