AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4311, 20 December 1876, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

The dispute between the East Melbourne Cricket Club, and Lillywhite, the All-Eng-land cricketer, respecting a br each of contract has not yet been settled. The East Melbourne Club, which is the strongest in the Colony, will not send representatives tu the All England match until some arrangement is come to. Signor and Signora Majeroui are still drawing good houses at the Theatre lloyal. Professor Pell has resigned the chair of mathematics at the Sydney University. It is reported that the President of the Legislative Council, the Speaker of the Assembly (the Hon. Mr Allen) the Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr Kobertsou), and Mr Parkes, have been offered knighthood. The Italian opera at Sydney is increasing in public favor, and drawing large houses. A public meeting at Goulburn on the 2nd inst., guaranteed the necessary amount for a two days’ match with the English eleven, on the 21st and 22nd inst. Ptoberts heat Dean on the night of the Ist inst., giving him 325 out of 500, and abandoning the use of the spot stroke. It is intended to establish an ac.idemy tf music in Sydney.

About two o’clock on the morning of the 2ml inst. a burglary was committed at the branch To it and Money order Office in Oxford street, Sydney. Mr Levy, the manager, having missed his keys from under his pillow, went downstairs, where he found two men, one of whom threw a rope round his neck and strangled h : m till he was insensible. Money and jewellery to the value of several hundred pounds were taken. The Sydney Corporation lias determined to allow no salary to the Mayor nevt year. The Supreme Court of Adelaide declined to postpone the sentence on Mr Villeneuve Smith for libel until he had appealed to the Privy Conned, as there was no precedent for it, and they did not wish to establish one. They sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment in gaol, and fin- d him LIOO. A petition for Mr Smith’s release has been signed by 5,000 people. At a conference in Sydney with reference to the liquor traffic, it was resolved, to call a

public meeting to advocate an amendment of the law, either by introducing a Permissive ■ Bill, or by an elective -board of license. Watson has accepted a challenge to run Davis 150 yards fur LIOO. Trickett has offered to row Rush on the Parramatta River in three months for L2OO aside. Private letters attribrrte the rise in wool to the secret manufacture of army clothing.