LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Evening Star, Issue 4046, 14 February 1876, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

THE STONEWALL POLICY, i EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN THE

ASSEMBLY. LAYING THE CABLE; ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA.

(B& Bihganoma at the Bluff.) MEIsoORNh, February 9 th. On Thursday las*-, owing to the death of-th© Hon. J. F. Sullivan, the -Assembly adjourned |as a mark of respect, hut on the meet'n;: ■of the House yesterday Sir ' ‘James M*Cul- ; loch submitted his iron - hand resolution in a firm bat temperate speech, pointing out that .majorities mud rule and 'stating the decided intention of the Government to obtain supplies for payment of the public c> editor., Mr Lalor rais-d as a point of order that it was necessary before the introduction of a' new standing order to repeal the existing ones relating to the same subject. A d'-b-.tc thereupon' ensued, bat the Speaker : ruled against tire point, holding that th- resola- : tiou was in order. Daring the debated Mr Lalor said that if the resolution was carried it ; would be a corrupt Parliament, presided oyer by a corrupt Speaker. : The Speaker heard the words and called attention to them, and Hr J, M'Culloch moved that they be taken down.. Mr Lalor refused to apologise, , although every opportunity was afforded him. He was adjudged guilty of contempt, and ordered ta attend' in his place next day to explain his conduct. Mr M‘Kean called Mr Inglis, another member, a “ damned sweep,” and he was. also ordered to attend in his place to conduct. The Bouse sat all through the night with (dosed dooVs, ’ and • Is still. sitting thU forenoon. Relays: ,have been told off bn each side, but it is only a question of , time, as the Opposition must ultimately succumb. .A, good deal of excitement pintails, and last n ; ght 1 while the crowd, was assembled Outside, the Parliament H ouses, a fewatones were thrown. It ; is reported that the Speaker is anxi' us to bring about a compromise between the parties,: but at this stage it in scarcely likely to he successful. A large crowd assembled within the products of the.Parliament houses, wh rfe a; large body of police was stationed. The Chief Secretary was hooted and hustled, but beyond : a few gioans no demonstration was madia. Ah open air meeting was held half-a-mile away, when resolutions were passed calling on the Governor to dismiss his Ministers.

The Mikado left Kandavu with the mails for England on January 23 Telegrams are received from the cable-laying; st'. amer Hibernia each day. Up to the latest ri ;wb 460 kn>ts had been laid, ana all was going on satisfactorily. ■ ( The Pacific Mail Company’s steamer Zba landia, which recently arrived.rut in forty-six dayj, including detention, has proceeded on to Sydney. Messrs Service. M.L.A.j Sargood, M.L C . and R. J. Jeffrey, President of the Chamber of Commerce, are appointed a Board toiuqure into the ,charges against . the Secretary of Mines. , The Avoca intended. f« r the. Inter*© lonial service, left Gallo for M elbourne on January so. ' M eotivigs have b«H*u heid in w.riods parts of the country for.- and against Ministers- Si»nie 'very tail talk wa* Indulged in by. eome of the Opposition aembsw and thwf ttppoxttyff.

Two c-ndidalea.have beeniMdl ainated farTas 1 Bourke b rdhittß, ■toffTajaafr. the field Aman named Peter Koon«y,%^hoemflter, while buhmghn an opfruffaAehtiSkv Hill .last SfiMay, was kiUedWy a SkoKwhloh foilotirod him. into ahslhw;wa ter. - \ AyiuhgaSwi namrd Hylaritt while uwinutfitag the Rivsr nalvmentiuE tbfe admittance to a l&te ’attkeFricnd)v - SofeWttes*Gardens. 1 :. • t i* The has been very ? in lhnihade^^ / JP* Hr Forster having'been General, Mr Alx. Stua t hras -Swieptea the office of Treasurer. . A 1 tt r has he n reeeiveol from America, mvitniif a r.fle team to visit P 'uilade phia.. A publican at G- elone, m tan d Simmonds, >urrenderedriumß«*f-ona charge -<ri-«marderhur a m -n named Todd, at Magpie Gully.' . ' I he h> heme to send a c«xgp of irozenAheat to England is meeting great ehodiriagemeht And success.