AUSTRALIAN.
[reuter's telegrams.] Parliamentary News. SYDNEY, February IS. In tho Legislative Assembly last night two motions, brought forward by Mr. David Buchanan —That tho LieutenantGovernor should not be allowed to be a member of the Legislative Council, and objecting to the Governor's use of the prerogative of mercy in tho case of two of the Wantabadgery bushrangers, were rejected by a large majority. Vital Statistics. The vital statistics for last year, which were published to-day, show that an un. precedented increase in tho population of the colony has taken place. Bushranger Sentenced to Death. BRISBANE, February 18. The bushranger who stuck-up tho National Bank at Cunnamulla in the Warogo district, last month, has been tried and sentenced to death. [association special.] MELBOURNE, February 17. The Suez MailThe Tararua, with the Suez mail, sailed this afternoon. MELBOURNE, Fobruary 17. Trial of Directors. The trial of the directors of the Provincial and Suburban Bank commences on Thursday. SYDNEY, February 17. The Fate of Classon. At a meeting last night preliminarysteps were taken for tho despatch of an expedition to seek corroboration of tho recent statement of a half-caste about Classon. The Irish Relief FundThe subscriptions to the Irish relief fund now amount to £15,000.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1868, 18 February 1880, Page 2
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