INTERCOLONIAL.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 87, 10 September 1874, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL.

VICTORIA. The Minister of Public Instruction stated yesterday, says the Argus of the 27th ult, in the Legislative Assembly, that already during the first two months of the financial year the department had, for the erection of new schools, accepted a responsibility of over £BO,OOO. The maintenance of schools will come to something like £360,000 for the year, and altogether the country in the original and necessary and supplementary estimates, will be asked to sanction an expenditure for educational purposes of something like £BOO,OOO. The first wool of the season, comprising 17 bales from Swan Water, St Arnauds, and 91 bales from Cowl Cowl (Synnot’s) arrived at the Geelong railway station on the 29th ultimo.

The Argus supplies the following account of an accident, at Queenscliff, on the 27th ultAt about three o’clock this afternoon a boy named Alexander Williams, thirteen years of age, son of a bricklayer residing at Geelong, was playing on the jetty, and another, boy named James Morrison was fishing off the end of the jetty. Morrison missing his companion, thought he had gone to hide, but on looking for him saw his hand above the water about fifty yards from the jetty. Morrison took off his boots and swam out to Williams, but he went down before Morrison could reach him. Morrison then returned for assistance. The body was recovered, but life was then extinct. The body now lies at the Victoria Hotel awaiting the inquest.

The Clunes correspondent of the Argus telegraphs on the 27th ult: —A young man named James Roberts, was killed to day, in the Yankee Tribute Alluvial Company’s claim. He was engaged trucking in the mine, when a large quantity of earth fell on him, fracturing his skull. The parents of the deceased reside in Clunes, An inquest will be held on Friday, NEW SOUTH WALES, The Minister of Mines has been elected for Tenterfield by a large majority. A telegram from Sydney, dated the 24th ult, says a heavy flood at Goulburn has submerged the racecourse, and the races have been postponed. A man named Ireland has been found at Paddington with his throat cut. He is reported to be a wealthy miser. The certificate of Captain Howard, of the brig Ellen Morris, has been suspended for three months, for neglect tending to the loss of his vessel. The Sydney Empire says—“ Mdlle Jeanne Eekel, who it will be remembered came to this country with Mdlle Claus, and appeared at several concerts in a selection of ballads and operatic music, with much success, returns in the Egmont to New Caledonia, where she has a more permanent engagement than any yet accepted by her. Mdlle Rekel, when on her last professional tour in the island, was wooed and won by a young notary of good family, and equally good position and prospects, and in every way vn lon parti. M. Rekel accompanies his daughter to Noumea ; but Mdlle Claus remains, and will probably go to Victoria shortly.” SOUTH AUSTRALIA. “ After a three days’debate,” says the South Australian Register , “ the Legislative Council has emphatically pronounced in favour of connecting Port Adelaide with the Murray by means of a railway. Not content with passing a bald resolution similar to that affirmed by the Assembly some weeks ago, they have called upon the Government to

seek immediate authority for the construction of the line. The Commissioner of Crown Lands endeavored to prevail upon the House to strike out the words requiring action to be taken this session, but his proposition was not entertained. Unless, therefore, the Government are prepared to disregard the views of the Upper House, expressed in the most formal and emphatic shape they can assume, a bill will have to be brought in at an early date to authorise the formation of the railway. It is noteworthy that with a single exception the whole of the speeches have been on one side, and that in the end the motion of the Hon Mr Hay was carri ; .animously. The discussion has been of an exceedingly interesting aud able character, and the information presented and arguments advanced cannot fail to be of service in educating the public mind up to the necessity for the work. The resolutions contain no mention of a particular route, but the general tendency of the debate, particularly during its later stages, was in favor of the line to the Murray bridge via Mount Barker.”

The cattle show was a success, Mr Charles Price won the special prize for the best bull under twenty mouths. Mr C. B. Fisher’s Angler took the prize for the best blood horse, and Mr Kelly’s Lord Redesdale for the best draught horse. Messrs John Murray, and Sanders, James, and Go. were the principal prizetakers in sheep. There were three entries of flax machines. Fifty rams sold at auction averaged £4O each, one fetching as high as £177. The schooner Adelaide has been wrecked near Kingston. All hands were saved except the mate.

Eight deaths occurred on board tne immigrant ship City of Adelaide, through scarlet fever.

A motion has been carried in the Assembly for the exploration of Lake Eyre and the surrounding country. The following account of the stranding of the immigrant ship City of Adelaide is telegraphed to the Argus of the 24th ult ; The ship City of Adelaide, which has arrived here with immigrants, is embedded in the sand, 200 yards from the shore, in 10ft of water. A lumper, named John Thomas, swam from the shore to her, but was not allowed to board, being informed that fever was on board. The steamtug Eleanor steamed round from the port, but could not get near enough to hold communication. It is expected, as the vessel stands high and dry on the beach this afternoon, that she will not be likely to get off until the cargo is discharged. The gale on Sunday night, it is supposed, snapped the cable and blew the vessel ashore. It is not known yet what is to be done with the passengers, of whom there are 300.