AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1893, 18 March 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[By Tblbgbaph.] [Per s.s. Tararua, via Auckland.] TTOTOBIA. At the Melbourne University, on and after March 22nd, females will be admitted to all privileges, but they will be restricted from following that of medicine. Mr Moule takes the place of C. Bannerman in the Australian team. It is rumored that Sir John O'Shannessy goes to England for the sake of his health, and that he will be offered the Agent-General-ship. The President of the Agricultural Engineers' Association of Great Britain writes that the association declined to exhibit at Philadelphia in consequence cf the high protective duties, but they will exhibit at Melbourne, hoping the display may lead to more liberal fiscal arrangements. It is rumored that the reason of Mr Farrell's—the late Agent-General of New South Wales—resignation is that he regarded an act of the Ministry as a disgraceful political job. Complaints are made that Mr Longmore, previous to his resignation, increased the salaries of two favorite Crown Land Bailiffs by £l5O each, and also confirmed the appointment of their sons. NEW SOUTH WALES. The Postmaster-General has made arrangements for the introduction of stamped registsred letter envelopes, which will be sold to the public at 4d. The Jennings' testimonial end banquet, on the closing of the Exhibition, promises to be a brilliant success. A shocking tragedy occurred at Wattle Flat, near Bathurst. A man named Poulson, a farmer, killed his damghter, aged twelve years, while asleep by a blow inflicted with an adze. It is supposed that he was suffering from delirium tremens. He has been com mitfced for trial for wilful murder. Lottie Wilmett has been summoned to appear at the Court at Newcastle, for lecturing on the forbidden fruit on a Sunday night. The case excited 'great interest. The same lecture was delivered at Sydney without any interference. The charge was dismissed after a prolonged bearing and much discussion.

A footrace of 100 yards/for £25, came off at Band wick to-day between Marten, of Maitland, and Watson, of Melbourne. Watson commanded the lead until within a few paces of the goal, when the spectators, who are said to have had heavy bets against him, jostled Watson out of the race. The American elevator' was tested at the Exhibition on Thursday. It was loaded with one ton of grain, which it raised and roped and cut safely. The A.A. Colliery, at Newcastle, resumed work this morning. The first reading of the Stamp Duties BiU in the Council wai rejected by seventeen to fourteen, members urging that it was the same Bill as the Council had returned to the Assembly with amendments, and which th* Assembly shelved. They maintained that the amendments should have been included in this Bill.

There is a probability of further legal proceedings being taken in connection with a case, which is of interest to the theatrical profession. The case was heard in the District Court yesterday, and arose out of the recent season of the Williamsons at the Theatre Boyal. Mr J. C. Williamson appears to have thought that the returns of the receipts furnished by Mr Lazar were not correct. He counted the attendance upon one or two occasions, and his opinion was confirmed. Accordingly he sued Mr Lazar for the proportion he considered he was entitled to, but he was nonsuited without a witness for the defence being called. It was not proved that Mr Lazar had come into the possession of the money.