AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2299, 16 August 1881, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

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[Per b.b. Albion, at the Bluff.] MELBOURNE, August 10.

In the Legislative Assembly on tho 4th inst., upon Sir Bryan O’Loghlen asking for £950,000 for supplies, Mr Berry suggested that the Government should bring a message from tho Governor recommending reductions in tho Civil Service. The Premier replied he had no time at present to prepare a scheme, and did not approve of retrenchments without consideration and enquiry. Major Smith moved the adjournment of tho debate on the grounds of the allusion to the Education Act in the address not being satisfactory. Sir Bryan O’Loghlen objected, urging the necessity for immediate supplies. Mr Francis said if they followed the lines of the speech he would vote agfinat the Ministry on the education question. Sir Bryan O'Loghlen finally deferred to tho wish of tho House to deal by commission on the education question, whereupon Major Smith’s motion of adjournment was negatived. The same evening Sir Bryan O’Loghlen intimated that the Government was prepared to meet the £166,000 local bonds due in November, and reported that tho revenue continues steadily to improve. Mr Bent tabled the estimated expenditure in the railway department for the year ending 30th June—£l74,ooo. The “ Argus’, says Messrs Burrows and Finoham will probably bo selected for the vacancies in the Cabinet. The “Ballarat Courier” prints the statement made by Mr Bent that if Ballarat wished to have Mr Finoham as Minister of Mines they could have him.

Tho Australian Trans-continental Railway Syndicate is composed of sixty members, including Earl Denleigh, General Fielding, and Mr Montefort. The preliminary survey capital is £16.000, fully paid up, with power to increase to £3,000,000, The steamer Murray was got safely off tho bank at the Lakes entrance to Qippsland on the 4th instant, and is now anchored in Reeves’ River, making scarcely any water. The Rev. Charles Strong has written a letter to the managers of Scots’ Church, expressing a desire to be relieved from his charge. The managers have requested him to reconsider the matter. A final decision will probably be announced at the annual meeting of the church on the 15th inst. SYDNEY, August 10, Judge Windeyer was offered and has accepted the Supreme Court Judgeship, which he has temporarily filled for some months. The Princes visited the Randwick Destitute Asylum, accompanied by Lady Loftus. The Miranda has gone to New Hebrides to enquire into tbe circumstances of the May Queen massacre. ADELAIDE, August 10. Tho Sarah Bell mutiny case concluded on the 4th. Tho charge of drunkenness against the captain was proved. The other charges were not sustained. Counter charges against the crew resulted in the men being sentenced to eight weeks’ and tho mate to ten weeks’ imprisonment.