LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 3800, 29 April 1875, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

“ a, . Melbourne, April-22. Stagnation still exists in political circles, and as yet no utterance has been given as.to Ministerial intentions, but it is generally believed that some changes will be made in what is termed the incidence of taxation ; but itjsliot thought the Government would be bold enough to introduce a land tax. .-ta-T-T After a trial which lasted th*eedas; : <J lFerrall, the Lands Office defaulter, hSs been found guilty on three chaises of embezzlement, ,and a fourth is still proceeding. Several law syftita have been raised by Mr Irelahd, prisoner’s * oe considered by a Mr Michael Bjrme Carroll, one of the members of the Legislative Assembly, for Amat, stands committed for trial on two charges. 'The first case was. on a promissory note at (fight months, bearing date 17th April, 1874, for L3OO, purporting to be made by John Lteahy, farmer, Green Hills, near Ararat, and endorsed o™r and on a lien on the wool of £OOO wethers, purporting to be,giyeh tOrl&bldsbrough and Co. as security for the advances. Ine second case was based on a promissory note, at six months, for LSBO, dated 27th July, ” ln the name of Hugh Callaghan, fanner. Drung Drung, and on a lien oh the wool of 3,300 ewes and wethers. Carroll is in gabL the heavy baU required—L4,ooo— not being forth, coming. He has not yet resigned his seat,' but several candidates are already in the field? What appears to be a brutal murder has taken place at Bet Bet. The body of a miner named Frederick Renzelman, who: had been missed for some days, was found by the police in a shaft 60ft deep. The evidence given at the inquest on the body pointed to the fact that the deceased had been thrown down the hole after being stunned by a blow from a pick* handle or some other weapon. The Wife ot de. ceased, and a Chinaman named Ah Katj have been committed for trial on the charge of viilfu murder.

A splendid meteor, of|extracr<Bnaiy brilliancy, wns seen on the morning of the 15th, It was on view fnll/thirtv seconds, and was observed in all parts ef the Colony. It is, believed that Dr Rastoul, arid theother Communists who escaped with him from New Caledonia, have perished, as part of a boat has been picked up at Noumea.