LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 3804, 4 May 1875, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

All Me 1 BOURNE, April 28. Although Parliament meets within a month, no indications of the Government policy are forthcoming, but there are rumors abroad that Ministers intend to thiOAv off the Pro tectiouist mask and appear in the Free Trade garb. The Commissioner of Customs is still i'l, but it is said that he is anxious to get aoout <i£ tin in order to announce his recautatinn. lhat there will be great fiscal changes there is no doubt.

0 Farrall, the Lands Department defaulter, has been sentenced on lavo charges to nine years’ hard labor. It is uncertain whether the o her charges will be proceeded with. Ike heavy rains that have fallen over the conntiy are doing much benefit. Piuero-pneumonia has appeared amongst the cattle at Shepparton. Numbers have died. Ihe neAv Scots’ Church in Collins street is completed.

Sea Breeze won the Coursing Derby and Baratta the Oaks.

. A vei ’i of gold-bearing quartz has been found m the Prince. Patrick mine at Stawell at a depth of I,lloft.

Three men were charged at the Supreme Court with polluting the Yarra by filth there. One was fined L3O, and the others were discharged.

~ , . Sydney. Air A elson s motion of censure on the Goveminent was negatived without a diA'ision. An influential commission has beer appointed for the Philadelphia Exhibition. The Chief d ustice is chairman of it.

The Anglican Synod have resolved to oppose any alteration in the present educational system.

The rush to the Palmer still continues but s’ckness is very prevalent and the blacks are troublesome.

Floods have occurred itiNorfhern Queensland. The people were compelled to seek refuge ’in the trees. Holds worth, the ironmonger, who died recently, left about L 200,000. i lie Queensland 1 arliatnent met yesterday, the speech states that a Hill will be iutioduced to provide increased homestead areas to en-TtS'-iP fa , cil i tate legitimate settlement A. iJill will fi'so be introduced for the iMiyrnentof Members ; and to set apart a railway reserve fund. The address in reply was carried in both Houses, m , , . Adelaide. i 1 f !?. U:ir cr s expenditure exceeded the revenue ey 1-0.1,000. The deficit on the year is expected |io amount to 'l-200,000, and it is probable that fresh taxation will be resorted to A very large tidal flood at Port Pirce submerged the township, causing several thousand pounds worth of damage, '