AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 74, 1 December 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CBEUTEEB TELEGBA.HB.I Adelaide, November 29. The Messageries Mari times' s.s. Caledonian arrived last night with the Eng* Hah mail* dated October 20th. Sh« brings Mauritius reports to November 13th. Under that date, Messrs Ireland and Fraser report on the sugar market an follows: — The weather has been very favourable lately. The crop hat been harvested in good condition. It is ex peeled, however, to be considerably below the average, dven belew the estimated yield of 100,' '00 tons. The month's clearances for New Zealand ports comprise ; — Cbristchnrch, 300 tons; Dunedin, 300 tons. The month's engagements are:— Chrittchurch, 300 tons; Dunedin, 400 tons. The stock of sugar ii 29,000 tons. Exports to New Zealand this : season, 1,500 tens, . Hobabt, November 30. A deadlock has occurred between the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, owing to the former body insist*: ing on its power to amend the Debentures Bill sent up from the Lower House. 1 Received December 1, 1 a.m Melbourne, November 3'). ' The second trial of Mr Joseph Symes, editor of the Liberator, which wns rendered necessary by the nnn agreement of, the jury at the first trial, took place today. The defendant was chargtd with taking money at the. doors of his lecture room on Sanday evenings. The jury were unable to agree, and accordingly' again discharged. : Received December 1. 12*15 a.m. : Sydnit, This Day. Captain Eyerill and the members of the Geographical Expedition are expected to arrive at midday on Thursday next. They deny the truth of the rumors current taat large numbers of natives were killed, and state that although they had; several skirmishes they only fired fer self protection. Mxlboubni, This Day. At a meeting of the Australian Frozeu Meat Export Company, held yastarday, it was decided to wind up the Compnny.