AUSTRALIA.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2572, 5 July 1882, Page 3

AUSTRALIA.

[reuter’s telegrams.] MELBOURNE. July 4. Sailed, this afternoon The Union Company’s steamship Rotomahana, for the Bluff. SYDNEY, July 4. Arrived this afternoon The Union Company’s steamship Rotorua, from Auckland. Sailed, this afternoon The Union Company’s steamship Wakatipn, for Wellington. The railway extension from Narandera to Hay was opened by his Excellency Lord Loftns. Sir John Robertson, Sir Alfred Stephenson, and a largo number of distinguished persons were present at the ceremony, which passed off with great rejoicing. ALBANY, July 4. The P. and O. Company’s steamship Mirzapore with the inward “mails via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, June 2nd, arrived in King George’s Sound this afternoon. NEW ZEAL AN IX [PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION,] AUCKLAND, July 4. Sergeant McGovern baa received intimation from the Superintendent of Police that ail tho money advanced by him —and it is a considerable sum—for the capture of Winiata will bo refunded to him at once. Tho matter was undertaken solely on McGovern’s own responsibility. it is definitely settled that H.M. S. Kolson will coal at Whangaroi. Several triaia have been mado on board with Newcastle, Bussell, and Whangarei coal, and the latter was most suitable. She will require 90D tons. It is said that there are facilities for coaling in any quantity in two days at tho Whangarei, Tho Papatoitoi fire is believed to bo accidental. There is no suspicion of foul play. The petition forwarded to Wellington against tho removal of tho Native Lands Court to Wellington, was signed by lawyers, business men, and citizens. It is intended that Mr Swanson should present it to the Houso of Assembly. A number of residents of tho Thames Gobi field came up by special steamer to visit H.M.B. Nelson.

The Caroline, German ship, Oapt. Kerehe.r, from Tongotaho, carries ton guns, and 250 men. She saluted the Nelson, and the compliment was returned. She stays a short time.

Six hundred of the £IOOO held by the Union Insurance Company on tho schooner Tores, was insured in three other offices. Harry Howard Lewis has been committed for trial for forgery. The 4th July was celebrated by the flags flying on the shipping and United States Consulate. Commodore Beskina visited the United States Consul, Mr G. W. Griffin, at the Consulate, and tendered his congratulations.

WANGANUI, July 4

A resolution was passed in the County Council to dnyro arranging with local bodies for the publication of advertisements ia a smell advertising sheet issued jointly. The following are additional insurances on Messrs Wakefleld and Hogg’s, chemists, premises—Stock, £250 in tho Victorian and £450 in the Standard. The St. Kilda was sold for £l7lO by tho Graziers Company to Kennedy Brea, of tho Brunner Goal Company. Captain Oroagor takes a share and the command. WELLINGTON, July 4.

In the Supreme Court, to-day, James William Ellis, aged twenty-two, was, without hesitation, convicted of a moot brutal criminal assault on Mary Eliza O’Connor, aged eleven years, at Grey town. Judge Richmond, in passing sentence said : —“You have been convicted on the clearest evidence of ono of the most brutal cases I have ever had to deal wiih as a criminal Judge. I must make you an example. Your crime is one that disgraces human nature. It is the crime of the brute, and you must receive the punishment of a brute. The judgment of the Court upon you is that you be kept in penal servitude in the colony of Now Zealand for the term of twelve years, and further, that you be twice whipped, receiving at each whipping thirty strokes with the instrument commonly called the “ out-o’-niue-tails.” The enquiry in the loss of the Westport is still proceeding. The evidence to-day was not important. A gas explosion occurred iu the Custom House this morning. The messenger, named

Walters on opening the office smelt gas. He at once proceeded and opened the windows and doors. After a abort time he struck a match to light the flro, when an explosion occurred, smashing one door and melting the Indian casing of the ball wires. Walters was burned about the head rather severely, GRKf MOUTH, July 4.

A twenty-five pound salmon was seen to jump to-day beneath a bridge over Bed Jack’s Creek, The splash started the horse of the party who observed the fish. Ho being well acquainted with salmon at home, there could be no mistake au to the description of the fish, which jumped fully five feet clear of the water.

An unusually heavy sea has been rolling in the last few days. The rook borer at Reefton is doing good work, and getting into great favor. Considerable business is being done in the scrip of outside claims, and a good deal of entirely new and untried ground is being taken up, CAM ABU, July 4. Richard Beattie, the husband of the woman found dead in a water-course near Peebles, has been arrested by the police on suspicion of having caused her death, DUNEDIN, July 4. The ship Oily of Perth was submitted to auction to-day. The bidding started at £2500 and reached £5200, at which she was was passed in. At a meeting between finance oommitee of Horbcr Board and importers, it was agreed to abandon ad valorem dues and substitute a maximum tonnage rate of 3s. The dues collected by the Board for six months show an increase of £4139 17s 4d compared with the same period previous year. A fisherman named Kirdnoas borrowed a boat for fishing on Waihola Lake, The boat has been found, but nothing since has been heard of Kirdness, who is supposed to have f lien overboard.

Agnes Philips was sentenced to fourteen days for stealing a shawl from a hawker, while exhibiting his goods to her. William Manderson was arrested at the Bluff with £39 on him, charged with wife desertion. When brought up it was arranged ho should depoait £l9 10a, and pay 10s per week.

At the Benevolent Asylum inquiry the evidence wos nearly all favorable to the manager, Mr Quin. Ho stated that he had been eleven and a half years in tha police, and seven jours a Provincial Government servant. When he left the force ho was senior first-class sergeant, and during his service was only reprimanded once, tho matter being a very trivial one. He became master of the institution in 1874,