LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3579, 12 August 1874, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbouhnb, August 5. The Assembly met yesterday, when Mr Kerferd detailed the circumstances of the Ministerial reconstruction, and stated that be would follow the policy of the last Administra tion, but did not intend to send a Reform Bill to the Upper House. A Bill would, however, be submitted next session, and the present session would be brought to a close as soon as possible. The statement is not received with much favor. Mr Langton then explained his reasons for withdrawing from the Government, the principal of which was a disagreement betwepn him§elf au4 Mr Casey on the question of pxuens(3s ;iqrr Joqtßeying about sha cquntry, Wfliph ’he (MrLapgtdn) declined to sanction. A general expose was afforded to the House, W»d it subsequently formed the subject of debate in the Counoil. Ministerial prospects are not bright, and the tariff question is likely to prove troublesome.

The sentence of death passed on Frederick Koch for the Beaufort murder has been com* muted to ten years penal servitude. A boy six(?) years of age has committed suicide near Wodonga, shooting himself because threatened >that he would be given in charge for a theft. j ; | - A decree of nullity of marriage has been granted in the case of Bishop v. Bishop. Robert Price, mate of the Oakworth, charged yrith making a false entry in the ship's log, has a libel case, a verdict WfW given for plaintiff lor L 20.. • Over L4,G00 was netted at the last Spring Meeting by the Racing Club. At a meeting of the Tookey Company's shareholders, opposition was offered to any increase of capital at present, or to any mortgage of the property that might have the effect of making shareholders liable to the New Zealand Government for their share of the proposed is®??' adjourned to give time for W« ofn%lip9«tjsh *pi t|ia qoiqn ?^4am e Cfoddard vriff shortly visit New Communication through the cable between Singapore and Batavia, which was interrupted for three days, is now restored. Mr Redwood’s horses arrived here yesterday in fine order.

~ _ , Sydney. Mr Levy was elected for Maitland by a large majority. The Mikado sailed for San Francisco on Saturday. A flood atYass has inundated the towq. The brig Ellen Nairas has been lost on thq Ne^lG’^emdpfiia,''hqi’,-ihp igfevir tfjpe Sieiuhu will arrive here next week. Adelaide, Mr Ross, leader of Mr Rider’s Exploration Committee, has returned to Strangway's Creek. He was expected to reach Stuart’s Creek on the Bth instant.

Auckland, August 12. The Victoria has arrived from Sydney, which she left on the 4th instant.

T , . . „ Sydney, August 4. It is finally arranged that the services of Treasurer Ramsay will be accepted as Roatmasteris a strong favorite fop the Hawkesbury Guineas; Dagworth for the Han- \ : t f , 'f

nf r n 9CK^o aSUr Tf eBt V5 ate 3 of 1874 at L 265.000, and for 1875 at L 311.000 • xp ? n « e ?, n P u blio works at L 160,000. The A. S. N. Company have declared a dividend ,of 12j per cent. .jThe : s,s. Oity of Adelaide has again been chartered by the San Francisco Mail Service find Wil| fog on the UtH Ifisfe. tpcopygy theputjyard mail. The Tartar PU b§r way from San Francisco, is to be Beat back to Cbma. The Oypbrehes will be the next through steamer to Victoria, The _ Government astronomer thinks the comet is not Coggia’s. ‘ ?ob®rt Watson, aged sixteen, has committed emcide at Wodonga in consequence of a threatened indictment, for theft. kusbranger, has been sent to One hundred and thirty men are thrown out of employment at the mine, in consequence of which there is great dissatisfaction.

Boston has produced a new reading of the old proverb, A rolling stone gathers ao moss.” Itw, “A revolving fragment of the paleozoic age collects no cryptogamous vegetation ” Moralist says that “many‘a man think* it% Virtue that keeps him from turning ra ?«w» when it’s only a full stomach. One would be careful, and not mistake potatoes for principles." ‘