AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2057, 27 September 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Telesbaph.] [Per s.s. Tararua at the Bluff.] MELBOURNE, September 21. Sir Hercules, Lady, and Miss Robinson, with Major and Mrs Sf. John, and Sir Henry Parkes and Mrs Parkes left Sydney at eight on Wednesday night, arrived at Gerogory at seven and Albury at 1015 next day, when they received an address of welcome and also met Lord Normanby and suite. The whole party loft Albury by special train, arriving at Melbourne at four in the afternoon, where they were welcomed by Lord Hervey Phipps and a guard of honor. Sir H. Robinson remains the guest of Lord Normanby until his departure for England. The entire journey from Sydney to Melbourne occupied twenty hours. A daring robbery has occurred at Government House. Lord Normanby had a dinner party, and the ladies, before coming to the dining room, left several pieces of jewellery on their dresfing tables. During dinner time the thief obtained access to ths bedrooms, took all the jewellery wiibin reach, and decamped. The chief losers are Mrs

Finlay, Mrg Bt. John, and Miss Bobinson, whose stolen jewellery is valued at £l5O. Th»police are now investigating the matter, but no clue has been found.

The complimentary Bobinson race meeting was adjourned from Saturday till Monday, and again till the following Saturday. The rough weather of last week completely broke the Sorata’s back, besides doing otherheavy damage to the vessel. On Thursday night things looked their worst, and her commander and Captain Begg finally decided that farther efforts were useless, although £15,000 had already been spent in endeavoring to float her. The creaking of iron work and splitting of wood had distinctly been heard for days past, and the vessel is now visibly settling down aft and midships. The crew are now all paid off, and the lumpers only are in possession. All efforts are now solely directed to saving the cargo. The police made a large discovery of forged Bank notes at Fitzroy on Saturday. The notes forged were on the Bank of Victoria, and numbered over two thousand. The forger, who gave the name of Henry Sewart, says he has no accomplices. The case is proceeding in the Divorce Court of Leonora Mortimer Davis, a professional vocalists and daughter of Madame Fanny Simonson, against David Davie, for adultery and cruelty. The parties wer& married by the Her. Isaac Zaohariah at the Jewish Synagogue, at Christchurch, in October, 1876. A number of firemen aboard the Soralobroke open some oases of bottled beer on Friday, became intoxicated and fought. The result was that one fireman was seriouslywounded. A race between crews picked from the Finesterro and Cerberus came off yesterday-, and resulted in the victory of the Cerberus crew, though by only a few feet Sir William and Lady Bobicson arrived by the Siam and are guests of the Governor until after the opening of the Exhibition. ADELAIDE, September 21. An inquiry was opened at the Cape Jervis lighthouse to-day respecting the stranding of the Sorata. Some officers and seamen were examined, but the proceedings are conducted privately. BRISBANE, September 21. The new Governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, ie ■ a passenger per Cotopaxi. In the Assembly the position of the Premier, in view of the recent judgment, is being discussed. The Speaker has declined to take action for the present. Mcllwraith said he would be prepared at the proper time to prove that he never was a contractor under the Government.