AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 156, 3 December 1874, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New South Wales. The trunk of a man’s body has been discovered in a water hole, near Local, attached to a stone, with a rope ; and a human head, battered in, has been found in another water hole, one hundred yards distant. It is supposed that a murder had been committed. The remains are decomposed beyond identification. The inquest has been adjourned. The new Governor of Western Australia is a brother of Sir Hercules Eobinson. A young man named Daniel Joseph Bradley, died at Newcastle, in the lock up. A verdict was returned of “ died from alcoholic poisoning.” A miner, named Suersage, committed suicide by cutting his throat at Lambton. Abbott, the Minister of Mines, narrowly escaped losing his sight through mistaking some sulphuric acid for eye lotion. The Government have received London telegrams stating that Sir C. Cooper’s paralysis is likely to prevent him resuming his duties as Agent-General. Sir Daniel Cowpcr is appointed to represent the colony in the telegraph cable negociations. Madame Bishop has commenced a series of musical entertainments. There was a splendid reception of Mr Hoskins and his wife at the Victoria Theatre. There w r as a crowded house. They play here for a month. Victoria. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of William Simpson, late manager of the Bank of Victoria, charged with forging an order for £7OO. The trustees are likely to open the Museum and Picture Gallery on Sundays. The strike at Fulton’s foundry has terminated. A reef has been struck at the depth of 645 feet, showing gold, in the Albion mine, at Stawell. Stockbridge is in great favor for the Sandhurst Cup. Archbishop Gould returns by the next steamer. The mail left Galle on Saturday, Queensland. The master of the schooner Morning Light reports that seven miles south of Cape Palmerston he found on the beach a boat constructed of ship’s planking, named Our Hope. She has been, apparently, a long time in the water. A Walker’s patent ship log, hand lead-line, and a small lot of carpenters’ tools, were aboard, but no sign of anybody in the vicinity. Adelaide. Paul Phillips, J.P., was found dead near his station far North. The yacht Nautilus capsized on Sunday, and James Gostick and Samuel Scobel were drowned. Some larrikins arrested for assaulting a gentleman, were fined £2 each. Sales of new wheat have been made at 4s Bd, old, 4s lid. SHIPPING. Newcastle. Arrived 21st —Easby, s.s. and Duke of Edinburgh, from Dunedin; Moa, from Timaru ; Gutenburgh, from Lyttelton ; Derwent, from Kaipara. 22nd Edwin Bassett, from Wellington; Wave, from Bluff. Sydney. Arrived—The Taunton, from Wellington. INTER PRO VIN Cl AL~ Auckland, December 2. The following are the entries for Jthc Christmas Race Meeting:— Acceptances for Auckland Cup—Yatterina, 9s" ; Templeton, Bst 111 b; Creeping Jenny, Bs*; Discord. 7st 41b; Rangi, 6st 121 b; Guy Fawkes, Gst 101 b; Toi, Gst 81b. Entries for the Steeplechase— Rarey, Isleraan, Butcher Boy, Highflyer, Darkie, Moose, The Arrow, Auckland, December 3. Sir G. Grey has addressed a long letter to the Herald. In refuting the statements made by a portion of the press, he denies that the constitution was obtained by the Constitutional Association, and by influential men in New Zealand; no association whatever gave Sir George any assistance, directly or indirectly, in proposing or preparing any part. The chief assistance he received was from Mr Swanson, who drafted the most important clause; Sir William Martin also assisted him, and Lord Grey, in England, gave all the energy of a powerful man to perfect the means by which full self-go-vernment might be secured. Sir G, Grey is in no way responsible for the nominated Upper House. The whole balance of constitutional power, as the Bill was originally seat home, depended upon the Upper House being an elected body, and upon the manner °f its election, viz, by the Provincial Council. Sir J,M?akington, then Colonial minister, acting upon the advice of persons in England, changed the proposal for an elective Upper House into a nominated one. Sir G. Grey thought it wrong that one man should thus deal arbitrarily with the liberties of a young nation. Sir George defends his action in first declaring Provincial Governments to be in existence before the General Assembly; he said he vigorously fulfilled the requirement of the law, and his conduct received the closest scrutiny twice in the House of Commons and once in the House of lords, and the result was a unanimous admission in each case that he had successfully and impartially fulfilled his duty. He states that he was hurriedly recalled some time in December, 1853, after a service of eight years in New Zealand, and amidst toils, difficulties, and privations hardly to be imagined, in order to defend himself against the accusations made by a powerful party engaged, and whom he had offended by preventing them from obtaining enormous bishopric endowments for New Zealand. He refers to the debates in the House of Lords on the subject. The letter concludes in strong language on the present constitution of the Upper House, and says it is by the assistance of such a house that is now proposed every g rn of real freedom in New Zealand should he crushed out. Wellington, December 3. The claim against the Strathnaver for salvage, laid by Turnbull and Co, owners of the Stormhircl, has been dismissed with costs. The claim for demurrage, on the part of the owners of the Strathnaver, will be tried on Friday week. WELLINGTON RACES, Maiden Plate, 100 sovs; one mile and ahalf; five entries. Rangi went off with the lead, the others being close up, Voltaire last, and Runauga running poorly. Princess Mary soon came to the front, pushed close by Rangi

and Loughrea. Rangi was then let out, and went to the fore. At the straight run home, Loughrea came up whipping hard, and took the lead ; a splendid contest then took place for first place. Loughrea won by half a length, Rangi taking second place by about the same distance. In the middle of the race, Voltaire threw his rider, who appeared to be hurt, and was assisted off the course. [from our special correspondent.] Dunedin, December 2. Mr Reynolds addresses his constituents next week. The J ockey Club meeting last night was very stormy. So great was the interest taken in the matter that the stewards adopted the unusual course of asking reporters to attend. Goodman, a jockey, Dodson, the starter, and Marshall, one of the stewards, declared distinctly that Mabel was wilfully pulled back. Mitchellson, the jockey who rode Mabel, declared that he never pulled her. He supposed she got frightened. The whole thing was an accident, He had never been told by anyone to pull her. He had no interest in losing, as if he had won he should have been £45 in pocket. Mr Hutchison said that infcrentially the protest was dictated by spite. “ Mitchellson has lost his reputation by stupid riding, lost me my money ; but I still think him honest; you all go at me like a parcel of curs. ” Two of the stewards jumped up, and upon asking if the epithet was applied to them, Mr Hutchison replied, “to the persons outside.” The mare’s losing made a difference of £250 to him. He objected to the protest as having been lodged too late. Weston, the bookmaker, gave some curious evidence. For the resolution of disqualification of the jockey, four voted in favor of it, and three against, viz., Cutten, Dowse, and Hutchison. The voting on the question of the disqualifying of Hutchison and the mare is likely to he a tie if Hutchison himself docs not vote, as one of the stewards in voting for the disqualification of the jockey said he was of opinion that the protest was made too late to get at the mare or her owner. Hutchison declared the adjournment of the question to he an insult to him, and resigned the vice-presidency. The meeting broke up amid recriminations.