AUSTRALIA.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1542, 28 January 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

[EEUTEE’S TELEGRAMS TO THB PEESS AGENCY.] Melbourne, January 28. Wheat, Adelaide, 47s to 48s ; flour, 31s. The Melbourne Exhibition tenders were opened. Seventeen tenders wore received, David Mitchell being the successful tenderer. Lord Harris’ team in their second innings made 217. The New South Wales in their second innings have lost two wickets for 83 runs. _ Sydney, January 27. At the anniversary regatta, in the outrigger race for the champion belt, Laycock beat Trickott by eight lengths. [SPECIAL TO GLOBE.] Sydney, January 27. At the cricket match to-day, Ulyett made 15, Absolom 22, Hornby 20, Lucas 15—four wickets for 106. In the Champion Scullers’ Race, after the start, while Laycock was leading, Trickett slightly fouled a passing boat. Laycock won easily and stopped and waved his hat near the finish. [ Via Bluff.] Melbourne, January 21. An influential meeting of Scotchmen was held, to take steps to initiate a fund for the relief of the shareholders impoverished by the City of Glasgow Bank failure. A strong committee was appointed, with Sir James McCulloch as chairman, to collect subscriptlC>Aß'ballot girl was severely burnt at the Academy of Music through her tarlatan dress catching* fire from a gas jet underneath the Btl The “ Queenslander ” exploring expedition arrived at Powell’s Creek all well. They report the country very dry, little rain having fallen for two years in some places the expedition had visited. They had been without rations for a long time, and had supported themselves entirely by game. Seven horses died for want of water. So far as the surveys extend a good line exists for railway purposes. Major Smith, in opening a new State school at Sandhurst, intimated that, the Government purposed dispensing with the services of the unclassed teachers, and was considering the best, means of establishing State Schools Savings Banks.

A rich gold discovery was made at Pleasant Creek in the Cross R 1 ef claim, Stawell, the stone showing splendid gold. No particulars are to hand about the wreck of the Loch Surat. It is believed that a considerable portion of the cargo will be saved, though damaged. It ia reported that there was no loss of life. A Victorian anti-Chinese Association has been formed, its object being, if necessary, the complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the colony, and absolute discontinuance of trade and traffic with the Chinese already here. A railway porter on the Hobson’s Bay line, named Albert Anthony, was accidentally run over by a train at Prahran, and received terrible injuries to his feet and legs, which were nearly severed. He has since died after lingering in great agony. An extensive fire occurred on Friday last, by which a largo coach factory belonging to Walter Chevillier, Commercial road, Prahran, was totally destroyed. Considerable damage wofl done to the stock of vehicles. The loss is estimated at £2500 ; insured to the extent of £2OOO. Another fire occurred by which three houses at Collingwood wore totally destroyed, and three children in one family named Blake burned to death before they could be rescued. The damage to property is estimated at £IOOO. A woman uamed Summers, mother of eleven children, was accidentally run over by a train on the Stawell and Horsham line, and tilled. Deceased was crossing the line in a waggonette, and could not get out of a rut between the rails. The approaching train ran into the waggonette, and Mrs Summers was thrown on to the rails and run over. A batch of twenty prisoners were lately arrested under the Outlawry Act for aiding and abetting the Kelly outlaws. They were brought up at the Beeehworth Court on the 18th, and thirteen were again remanded for eight days, to obtain the attendance of witnesses for the prosecution, who are principally constables out after the Kelly gang. Six others, namely, Perkins, Delaney, Woods, Muller, and two Stewarts, were discharged, the charges against them being withdrawn. A very unhealthy sympathy with the Kelly gang prevails throughout Beeehworth. Gould, who was brought up at Euroa previously, charged with being a co-operator with the gang, was committed for trial. The question of want of employment is again cropping up, and a memorial is being signed by working men for presentation to the Governor, asking the Executive to throw open more public works. A gentleman named Travers, of Queensland, has been murdered by the Natives of the Northern Territory while travelling with stock. A largo body of police has just returned from the search for the Kellys, unsuccessful.