AUSTRALIA.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2059, 29 September 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE, September 28,

Lord Loftus.

Lady Loftus and suite have arrived. Shipping. Sailed—Arawata for the Bluff. MELBOURNE,! September 29. Payment of Members-

In the Legislative Council last night Mr Cutbbert moved a motion for a conference of tho two Hueea in reference to tho payment of members. Mr Read, representing tho Government, opposed the motion, but it was carried by 18 to 8. Tho Council are willing to pass the pay-

meat to members of fhe Assembly, bwt not to those of the Upper House. Visitors to the Exhibition. Sir William and Lady Jervois and suite Lavo arrived here from South Australia. KING GEORGE’S SOUND, Sept 29.

The Suez Mail. The P. and O. Company’s steamshijs Hydaspes, with tho inward Suez mail, has arrived hero.

SYDNEY, September 28, Dreadful WreckThe ship Susanna Godeffroy, bound to Yokohama, has been wrecked at Newcastle during a heavy gale in sight of a multitude of citizens. All on board have > perished except Captain Edmonson, late in command of tho Gnnga, and four of the crew. Captain Edmonson is not expected to recover. The vessel has completely broken up. A Call for SympathyA preliminary meeting has been held to consider the heat means for showing sympathy with the proprietors of tho Sydney “Evening Nows,” in connection with the late contempt of Court case.

SYDNEY, September 29 The Susanne God ffroi-

Captain Edmonson, of the i Sasanne Godeffroi, wrecked at Newcastle yesterday, has since expired. Six of the crew were drowned.

COOKTOWN, September 29 Attack on a Junk-

Seven survivors of a Chinese junk have arrived here from New Guinea, and report that tho natives there had seized and plundered tho vessel and killed seven of the crew. The- others managed to escape. The attack was made out of revenge for the abuse of a native woman by some of the Chinese. BRISBANE, September 28. Eastern News-

A steamer Las arrived at Cooktown ■with the following items cf Eastern intelligence, dated the 13th inst.:— Hopes of a peaceful settlement of the difficulties between Russia and China are improving, but warlike preparations still remain unabated on the part of China.

There has been a most destructive hurricane in the China seas.

Slight shocks of earthquake still continue at Manilla, with heavy floods, inflicting great damage on merchandise. Shipping are unable to load or discharge. Java sugar crop accounts state that the yield is likely to he small. BRISBANE. September 29. Libel Action-

Gresley Luckin, proprietor of the “ Courier,” is suing the proprietor of a Catholic paper for libel, damages £3OOO.