LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 3894, 17 August 1875, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

~ Melbourne, August 11. JTie Berry Ministry, With Mr La Peer French, as Attorney-General outside the House, has been sworn in, and Parliament hj ;s adjourned September for the election. The Ministerial side of the Assembly presented quite a deserted appearance yesterday, no hon. member oaring to rit behind the Government Denches. Mr Ireland as leader of the bar called a meeting to consider the appointment of an attorney] as a land officer, but there is nothing in that. In the meantime the collection of new duties has been stopped, and the money paid will be refunded. Ah Kat was hanged en Monday, at Castlemame, for murder. Ho died firmly. Captain John Stuart is being tried at the Police Court at the instance of the Insurance in the loss of the An extraordinary case of imposture and impersonation has arisen. Charles William Bartlett, master of the Seabird, trading to Hoki-

tilca, has for the last twenty years personated another Captain Bartlett, and held his certificate. The matter was raised on a complaint of the Board of Trade, London. Bartlett has been dismissed from the Seabird, and steps will be taken for his prosecution. There are fifty-eight acceptances for the Melbourne Cup. The s.s. Albion arrived with a broken shaft worked with one engine. She was in good time for the mail steamer. Dr Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat, preached on Sunday, and yesterday visited his new diocese. A case of malicious prosecution has occupied the Supreme Court for four days. It ended yesterday by the plaintiff and one of the witnesses being committed for perjury. The St. Osyth sailed for London this morning. Bishop iMakaine is a passenger by her to the Cape. At the annual Horse Show yesterday, the highest price realised at the sale was 980 guineas, paid by Mr G. Roskruge, of New Zealand, for Black Champion. William Enderson, the well-known jockey was remanded on Friday on a charge of stealing a watch from one William Aitken, a farmer at Ashburton, near Christchurch. Enderson will be forwarded to New Zealand.

Mdlle lima de Murska is a brilliant success at the Town Hall.

The Pacific Mail Co. offered to change the rente to the Bay of Islands instead of Fiji at a reduced subsidy, but the Government declined. A destructive fire at Cooktown burned several stores and houses. The loss is estimated at L 30.000; one Chinese store contained goods valued at LIO,OOO. Parliament was prorogued to-day. Mr Dailey goes as representative to the Philadelphia Exhibition. Mr Wisdom takes the Attorney-Generalship. H.M.S. Nymph sails for the South Seas on Monday.

T . . . , Adelaide. Xt is rumored tuo/t & wftnt of confidence motion against the Government will be tabled on the Budget. Resolutions have been passed in favor of the annexation of New Guinea.

rm t> j i v. , Hobart Town. Ihe Budget shows a deficiency of Li,ooo. The Government propose a rate of one abHling in the pound on the value of property. No Customs changes are contemplated.