AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1792, 18 November 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Via Bluff.] MELBOTJBNE, November 13. Australian News. The race meeting just closed has proved most successful. The attendance has been large, and the weather fine. On Cap day alone there were nearly 50,000 persons on the Hill, so that the total attendance must have been nearly 100,000. On Saturday Le Loup scored a victory in the V.K.O. Handicap, which he carried off easily. It was a very interesting race for the Mares' Produce Stakes between the Derby and Oak* winners, and the former only won by a bare head. Suwarrow ha* proved himself a grand horse, winning the Derby, running third for the Cup in the fastest time recorded, then winning the Mares* Produce Stakes, and finally heating First King in the Canterbury Plate at two miles and a quarter. Mr Berry has stated that Parliament will be dissolved as soon as the estimates are passed, and the Beform Bill dealt with. The new general election is to follow as soon aa harvest is concluded. That will be about end February or the middle of March. In the meantime slow progress is being made. The tariff is nearly got through, but the Reform Bill will probably occupy some time. Members continued their extra parliamentary utterances in view of the elections.

An attempt was made on Wednesday night by two brothers named Schanks to stick up the Bank of Australasia at Moe, Gippsland. On that night about half-past nine, Mr Mason, the manager, who resides in the Bank alone with his wife, heard a light tap at the back door, He at once opened it slightly. Two men with masks on their faces endeavored to push in. He resisted them, and after a severe struggle with one bundled them out. They then decamped after having presented a revolver which missed fire. Steps were at once taken for their arrest, and both were in custody early the next morning. When arrested they had loaded revolvers with them. From reports it would appear that the Eellys are still concealed in Strathbogie ranges.

Mr Meares, the new Mayor of Melbourne, last night gave an inaugural dinner, at which the Governor, Commodore Wilson, and Chief Secretary were preaent. The National Agricultural Show has been in every way most successful. Good progress is being made with the Exhibition building. France and the United States have made application for a large area of space. There was a very heavy gale at Adelaide yesterday. Two boat accidents are reported, in which four men were drowned. The signal house at the Semaphore was blown to pieces, and the residence of the president of the Marine Board completely wrecked.