AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2092, 6 November 1880, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Tblesbaph.] [Per s.s. Wakatipu, at Wellington.] A portion of the Australian news, was given in our yesterday's issue. The followng are additional iUra : MELBOUBNE, October 30th. The wife of the man Herbert, mentioned in the cablegrams as having murdered his paramour at Finsbury park, is residing at Footscray. Herbert went Home in the Orient five months ago to obtain some money whioh had been left him. Jane Messenger, the murdered woman, is Mrs Herbert's sister, and wqb to have participated in a portion of the money received The property in England is said to be worth £200,000. Herbert resided, since he had been in England, with his wife's relations at Islington, and is said to have been on good terms with them. While in the colony he was always eccentric The Education Beport for 1879 shows a total of 213,726 ohildren enrolled in 1533 day schools, against 215,355 in 1456 sohools for 1878. Pigeons let loose at Euoha accomplished 156 miles to Melbourne in 2 hours 35 minutes, whioh is unparalleled. The Victorian brewers have raised beer 10s per hogshead, owing to the new duty. The King of Portugal is sending a large photographic portrait of himself for presentation to the colony. At the third annual sale of Sir Samuel Wilson's Ercildoune merino sheep there was a large gathering of representatives from all the colonies. The total realised £10,090 16i 4d. It is notoworthy that all flook sheep sole! better than shed sheep. ~ SYDNEY, October 30. The leoture by Howard Heywood on New Zealand drew a large audience. The leoture was illustrated by nearly 100 views. A person calling himself John Cadman has been victimising persons in Sydney, by presenting lottoro'of recommendation, purporting to be from Sir W. Eitzherbort, Speaker of the New Zealand Assembly. The letters are believed to be forgeries. Sir Alfred Stephen intends prosecuting the person referred to, who is now in gaol on another charge. At a crowded and enthusiastic meeting at Orange on Thursday, resolutions in favor of protection to native industry were unanimously carried. It is understood that Madame Summerhays, who gave a pianoforte recital at the Exhibition, is about to proceed to New Zealand. Bush is confident of defeating W. Trickott. ADELAIDE, October 30. The Sorata enquiry has been delayed till November 30th. BBISBANE, Ootober 30. An unprecedented scene has ocourred in the Council. Walsh, an ex Minister and ex speaker of the Assembly, made a trenohant comment relative to the manner in which Lukin, the editor of the " Courier," obtained his certificate of insolvency, charging the Hon. E. Brown, formerly a partner with Lukin in the " Courier," and a member of a legal firm, with oollusion to circumvent most of Lukin's creditors. The following day Brown came to the House and made a furious rejoinder. He said that he had been told in the street that it was useless to contradict a drunken liar. Walsh retorted savagely, calling Brown a miserable crawler. The Acting President interfered, and brought the scene to a close.