LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3508, 21 May 1874, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per Otago.) Melbourne, May 14 L'Onsideraßle departmental. changes have occurred in the Lands Office. Mr* Hodgkinson, the Assistant Commissioner, has retired on a pension,; and Mr Archer. Registrar-General, T l a onn mted Secretary for Lands, at a salary of a '^ eai ’ Cther minor changes are made. Mr bargood, warehousemen, has been returned for the Central Province in the Legislative Council by a laree majority over Mr A. K Smith. The St. Kilda election, which takes place to-morrow, is exciting attention. There are three candidates—Messrs Webb and Wil‘l^r*s*®rs» , aQ( I Mr Dixon, protectionist. Mr Webb, who is most likely to be appointed Attorney-General, is expected to be returned. ;lt is unlikely that there will be any opposition to Captain M’Mahon as Speaker. Tt is thought improbable that an amendment will be moved to the address. Dr Bromby retires from the head-mastership of the Church of England Grammar School at the end of the year. The Californian mail, which left Sydney in da s Wa3 deiVßred in Lonclon in fifty-one coursing matches commence to-day. Mr Warwick, who arrived per mail steamer, acts as judge. The ship John Kerr, bound for Melbourne, has been spoken, dismasted. Arrangements have been made in several parts of tbej Colony to observe the transit of Venus. Mr Richard Gibbs, Examiner of Titles, has been appointed Registrar-General, vice Mr Archer: and Mr Hayter to the Control of the Statistical Branch. . 'f, he . Fire Brigade’s demonstration on the is to be a grand affair. About 700 will take part. The Pull Court have decided in favor of Brown against the squatters as to habitable dwellings under the Land Act. * S Relieved that Messrs Sargood and Wallace will move the address in reply in the Council; Mr Munro and Mr Cameron in the Assembly. rrnron-, SYDNEY. wSd** 4 “ d H - M - S - Alacrity have iSSt I’'” 1 ’'” al>l> ° i,lled DadingteJ 011 Was Btruck dead b y %htning at Elec h tLtßiU bly “ m ° 9tly 6ngaged 0n the Mr Elder, of Glasgow, has sent to the Post-master-General a model of the California steamers now building. They are to have a speed of fourteen knots, , A m °Yement has been initiated to place a bust of the late Rev. John West, who was editor of the Sydney Morning Herald,’in the public library. The abolition of [denominational school has jority 031 tbe Asaeinbl y a large maT , . ~ ' _ Adelaide. it is estimated that the expenditure for the year wdl be LBIG.OOO, including L‘210,000 for public works, L 137,000 for railways, L 43.000 for education, and iL95,000 for post and telegraphs. . t, , Tasmania. Parliament meets on July 21. Sir Valentine Fleming, Acting Chief Justice, retired on the return of Sir Francis Smith.