AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2532, 20 May 1882, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[By Telegraph.] [Per s.s. Albion, at Auckland.] SYDNEY, May 13. Mi McCrossan, Minister for Public Works, Queensland, is now in Sydney, inspecting the railway system. He expressed himself in favor of the broad gusge system. A reward of £250 has been offered for the conviction of persons who endeavored to wreck tho Oampbelltown tramway on Monday. The sentence of John Flower, convicted for rape at Wagga, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney commenced its silting on tho 9th. On tho discussion ro fancy fairs, tho president expressed disapproval of such means of raising money for the Church. Muster Charles Oaviell has received a present of a gold watch and a purse of sovereigns for saving a drowning man in Lavender Bay baths. A tramway conductor named Pierce slipped off a oar on the 10th. The car passed ovor him and broke his lege. The Municipal Council has resolved to place £40,000 of the Town Hall loan fund as a deposit in tho Union Bank at 4 per centum. A deputation of boiler makers threatened to leave tho Government employ in a body if one who fails to pay the society’s subscription bo not dismissed. Tho Commissioner of Railways resented the proposed attempt at coercion, and said he would protect the workmen

Sami. Wade, an omnibus driver, was committed for trial for endangeting the life of a lady by reckless driving. At tho Synod meeting on the 10th Mr G. R. Dibba notified a motion that the holding of fancy fairs for Church funde is not calculated to further tha cause of religion. Mary Gary was tried at the Criminal Court on tha 10th for tho murder of a child at Flagstaff hill on the 2nd March. She was found guilty, and sentenced to death. Burglaries were committed on the 10th at the New Town and Macdonald Town railwoy stations. Tho thieves took £35. Tho strike at Newcastle still continues. Tho Oreswiok Miners’ Association, Victoria, sent £SO to support the men on strike. Forbes’ lectures have been crowded. The Highland Society banquotted him yesterday. Sir John Hay was chairman. A meeting of the Institute of Surveyors appointed a committee to arrange a conference of representatives of tho profession from New Zealand and other colonies.

MELBOURNE, May 13. The sale of Crown lands recently at the County Court offices, Swanston street, fetched £20,000.

Dr. Bulwer reports that Miss Southern is recovering rapidly, and will leave quarantine iu twelve days. The National Agricultural Society’fl show is fixed for the lot, 2nd, and 3rd November. The City Council have approved of the Surveyor’s report for paving tho city with wood, coating £45,000.

The profits of tho Post Office lust year increased £27,000. The deposits in tho Saving Banks show an increase of £335.000. Hudson Bros., Sydney, say that tacit firm is prepared to establish a branch in Melbourne if it obtains sufficiently high o° n ' tracts. The Minister of Railways referred them to the Superintendent for particulars. Tenders are now open. While commencing a speech in the Chamber on the 11th, Mr Francis of giddiness and was obliged to go home. The doctors say the hon, gentleman is suffering from over exertion.

There hag been tempestuous weather for the lagt few days in Bass’s Straits.. Three seamen of the steamer Hindus were t-ft Sen to the Hospital in consequence of serious injuries received during the storm. Filzgibbona has resigned the town olsvkship in consequence of differing with the Council regarding the rights of streets conferred on the Tramway Company. A new and valuable discovery of pearl shell on Thursday Island has been made. The weather on the coast was very rough. A boat with four Natives was blown away. BRISBANE, May 13. The Governor opened the Sandgato railway on the 1( fi.

The ship Sauthesk, with 390 immigrants, arrived in Moraton Bay. Bayard, tho British consul of Noumea, advised tho Queensland Government he had forwarded the surviving seamen from the labor sohooner Ohanoe to Brisbane.