AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 211, 10 March 1896, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

(Per Press Association.) Melbourne, March 9. Tho revenue of the Colony for eight months shows a decrease of £220,000 as compared with the corresponding period ot last year. The Premier is hopeful, however, that the whole year will realise his estimated surplus. The Government will re-introduce the Cheap Money Bill. Arrived — \Vakatipu, from tho Bluff. This Day. A fire at Taralgon destroyed 9 wooden buildings, including a newspaper. Damage £10,000. It was caused by a child setting fire to a curtain. Judge Molcsworth, as Special Commissioner, has begun his examination of the affairs of the City of Melbourne Bank. Mr Loader, Chairman of the Bank, was subjected to a rigorous enquiry, particularly on matters of advances and statements made by him at meetings of tho shareholders, also upon Fink's connection with the institution. Perth, Maren 9. Tho latest crushiugs of the Little Wonder mine, Mount Malcolm, shows half a ton from the surface yielded 970 ounces of gold, half cwt from seventy feet depth' 428 ounces, 23 cwt from 90 foot dopth IHIO ounces, 48 cwt, from 150 feet depth 250 ounces. Sydney, March 9. The grounds for Dean's appeal to the Privy Council are — That having received a royal pardon he could not be subsequently prosecuted for perjury ; that having been sentenced to death he thereby becomes civilly dead ; that tho Criminal Act under which he was found guilty does not apply to a prisoner committing jjerjury in giving evidence on his own behalf ; that the Judge was wrong in admitting in evidence the confession of Dean, by which prisoner was prejudiced at his trial. The Meagher and Dean appeal cases have practically been postponed till after the Easter vacation, owing to the Court being unable to sit continuously at present to hear counsel's addresses, which they arc not prepared to take at intervals. A thuuderstorru broke over the city to-night, with a heavy deluge of rain, which augurs badly for the state of tomorrow's wicket.