AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2182, 22 February 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Br Telbqbaph.J [Per s.s. Wakatipu, at Wellington.] MELBOURNE, February 15. A woman named Revielle committed suicide by taking strychnine, because a constable named O'Callaghan refused to marry her. The Minister for Railways, at a banquet on Friday, spoke ic favor of an increase of population to develop the resources of the country. He said that the wisest policy was to make the colony attractive, so that the most enterprising men should be induced to settle amongst them, and that an they want men of some capital and great energy they should not be afraid of increasing the population. Mr Grove, who is acting for several English oapitaliets at the Wynard diggings, Madras, has arrived at Sandhurst to inspect the latest improvements in machinery. The tender of Mr Amees has been accepted for the west front and dome of Parliament Houses at £180,023. The claims of the sufferers by the late Beaufort railway accident have been adjusted. It is said that Mrs Spencer's compensation amounts to £976. There was a stormy meeting of the Melbourne Woollen Mill Company on Friday. No dividend was declared, and the shareholders refused to adopt the report until the property had been valued. Owing to the large quantities of grain being forwarded by railway, great difficulty is experienced in clearing the stations. A girl named Kate Layard, aged 16, was run over and killed by a train at Williamstown Junction, while crossing the line, after being warned not to. She was torn to pieces. News has been received of the death in Texas of Mr Charles. 1 ! W. Laa&r, for many years Surveyor-General of this Colony. H» enjoyed a pension of £SOO. SYDNEY, February 15. At a meeting of the Marine Board themaster of the Calloway and the mate had their certificates suspended for three months for not taking proper precaution for safe navigation. A Bill to establish a system of local government, under whioh it is proposed to create a> general central authority to establish and control municipalities and districts, and otherwise reorganise our present system of municipal government, was laid before Parliament on the 10.,h. Beckett appeared at the Water Police Court charged with setting fire to his warehouse. He was bailed, himself in £4OO, and two sureties of £2OO. Mr John Young received £8750 commission for superintending the erection of the Garden Palace. TEMORA, February 15. Messrs Head and Aldridge's claim is still yielding splendid stone, and rhe specimens are being banked as fast as raised. There is great oxcitement, and tho ground in the vicinity has been pegged out in every direction. NEWCASTLE, February 15. Mr Kilgour, master of the public school,, committed suicido by drowning himself. Hawas suffering from mental aberration, brought on by ovtr study. The miners have resolved to demand higher hewing rates. ADELAIDE, February 15. A company has been registered in London called the Corporation ot South Australian. Copper Mines, with a capital of £250,000. The oompany will work a mine north of Port Augusta. The Government has instituted a series of experiments with poisoned grain, to ascertain if it can be used for th.B destruction of rabbits. It is reported that W.t Mann transfers the Attorney -Generalship, to Mr Fowler, on bocoming Treasurer.