AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 76, 30 December 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.! f BBUTEBB TKLEGBAMB.I Mblbovbnb, December 28. The cricket match, Shaw and Lillywhite'• team t. 20 of Ballarut. commenced at Bnllarat yesterday. The Englishmen, who went in first, scored 292. The home team, in their first inninp*, mitde. 188, and being in a minority of 104, had to follow on. When the stumps were drawn for the day they lost one wicket for seren run*. During a fire which occurred at Footscray last night a fight took place between i several firemen, and the captain of the brigade was severely injured. He now lien in a ericieal condition. Sydney, December 27. The six Mount Benme convicts, under sentence of death, maintain a quiet demeanour. No date is yet fixed for execution. As the gallows at Darlinghurst is only capable of hanging three at a time, it will be necessary to make some alterations, so that all six may perish together. In the meantime efforts are being made to obtain a reprieve. The cabman Sweetman, who was sentenced to a flogging, has had that part of his seutence mitigated . on the ground that it would be dangerous to his health. ■ . Mrs Begg, widow «f the late Rev. Dr Begg, attempted to commit suicide by I twice shooting herself with a revolver. A public meeting was held last night in faror of Home Rule, and £480 was subscribed on behalf of the evicted ten* ants, Cardinal Moran giving £100. HM.S Nelson will leave for New Zealand in a few days. Several large frauds on the Customs have been discovered, and the Depart* ment intends to proceed against -the parties for the recovery of a penalty. An appeal is being made on bf half of the widow and son of the late Mr William Hoskins the actor*