LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 3751, 2 March 1875, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, February 24. Political affairs are stagnant. Parliament stands farther prorogued to 6th April, and unit meet for business about the middle of Mar. The population of the Colony at the ena of last year was 807.756. The Barwon woollen mills at Geelong, which were burned down yesterday, contained L 6,000 worth of wooL The company was insured in various offices for L 25,000. Incendiarism is suspected. Joseph Husler, tried for the murder of his wife at Richmond, was acquitted on the plea of insanity. The members of the American Astronomical Expedition proceed Home by the mail, and the Swatara returns to New York direct in a week. Mr Ellery, the Government astronomer here, and Mr Russell, the Government astronomer at Sydney, proceed to England on leave. The racing mare Lurline was sold at 700 guineas, and Calumny for 476 guineas. The confedieration amongst the banks is about breaking up. The Bank of New Sodth Wales has given notice of withdrawal. A woman named Oolman was burned to a cinder during a fire at Linton. Brooks, a bookseller, was sentenced by Judge Fellows to three months’ for contempt of Court, for prejudicing a case in which he acted as juror; but next day he made an affidavit that lie was under the influence of liquor, and was discharged. The Rev. J. Stobbs has accepted the pastorate of West Melbourne Church. The Rev, Philip Bailhache, successor of the Rev. C, Clark, will arrive in May next. The Intercolonial cricket team proceed to Sydney to play next week. Ella won the Launceston Cup easily in 3min. 44secs. At a sale of cattle the famous Derrimut herd bull Earl of Geneva was sold for 1,650 guineas and thirty-six animals brought an average ol upwards of L 405 per head. Joseph Israel, convicted of sweatingsovereigns. was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. i joluv’ f° n * ler ly an army surgeon in the 14tti and 84th Regiments, died suddenly yester , - Hobart Tow*., was iMuied!* 0 * was touted down,%ut

Sydney. The action of Boucicault v. Bennett, for playing a piece without the author’s consent, resulted in.a verdict for plaintiff j LSO. Pansier’s blasting powder factory at Kedron Brook, near Brisbane, exploded. The proprietor was killed and the premises were shattered to fragments. Twenty-two old members of the Assembly we—ed, and eleven of them are OpposiLast month’s statistics show only an increase of twenty-nme in the population owing to the great mortality. &