INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume VI, Issue 389, 11 July 1868, Page 3

INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

The political struggle eoeras to be coming to a height. Tlie Age of the 27th (which it must be remembered, is a violent Opposition paper) says : — "The real crisis seems to have come at last. The messago of his Excellency, in reply to the address of the Assembly, adopted on the motion of Mr M'Culloch, praying that he would recommend a grant of £20,000 to Lady Darling, was laid before Parliament last night by the Treasurer. His Excellency very flipantly assumes that to accede to the wish of the Assembly will not remove the diiliculty, and he declines to give efleJt to it until assured that by doing so it will put an end to the conflict between the two Houses. The message was recoived with dorisivo cheers. It was characterised as an outrago upon responsible government, and an insult to tho House ; and on the motion of My M'Culloch, the House agreed to meet at noon next day to consider the best course to take under such extraordinary cimi instances. During the discussion on this motion, Mr Langton attempted to bring forward hia financial statement, and, of course, make an ad cuptandam appeal to I the country. To prevent this sinister ruse, Mr G. P. Smith moved that ho be not heard. Mr Langton being obstinate, and apparently determined to go on, Mr M'Kean drew attention to the presence of strangers, and the galleries wero forthwith cleared. This did not suffice to stop the impulsive Treasurer, for he prepared a | copy of his speech for the press, in anticipation of this proceeding. The trick was discovered, however, and after tho doors were closed, the strongest determination was displayed to prevent him from currying out his designs, and with such effect thab ho ultimately gave way, and tho reporters were re-admitted. The motion to adjourn on rising, until next day, at 12 o'clock, was carried. Mr G. P. Smith's motion to put a stop to confessed judgments was amended bo as to read thus : — " That as his Excellency's present advisera have reused to the Houso an opportunity of granting supplies according to tho expression of the public will at a recent general election, tho Attorney-General be instructed to defend all actions against tho Crown," &c. Tho motion, in its amended form, was carried, on division, by 23 to 9 votes. The other motion of Mr G: P. Smith's reqxiiring the consent of the Houso to arbitration arising out of any claim against the Crown before it would be recognised, was assented to by the Government. The House adjourned at a quarter to twelve o'clock to meet at noon to-day. It is not anticipated, however, that the Assembly will proceed to business to-day. There will probably be an adjournment till Monday at the usual hour." Mr Farrell has given notice, in the Assembly, of a motion for setting apart of a sum of 000 as a subsidy to the first who shall prove the auriferous reefs in Victoria, as payable at or beyond a depth of one hundred and fifty fathoms, and to assist companies prospecting for alluvial deep leads within the several mining districts of the colony. The Argus of the 25th ultimo gives the following account of the attack on Mr Kinsella, referred to in our telegram of Thursday: — "A murderous outrage, the origin of which yet remains unexplained, was committed at the Eastern Market at an early hour yesterday morning. About sixa.m. Mr James Kinsella, market inspector, was sitting inside his inner office, and hearing . footsteps approaching from the outside he turned round in his seat to recognise hia visitor. A young man, decently attired, immediately walked up to within a yard of Kinsella's seat, and deliberately presented a cocked pistol in front of him. The self-possession eviaced by the ruffian, coupled with tho audacity of the proceeding, completely unnerved Kinsella, and before he could adopt any measure to insure Ms safety, the pistol was discharged in his face. The report of firearms in such an unusual place, attracted the attention of the people in the market. Mr Robinson was the first person who entered the office, and was just in time to prevent the escape of the ruffian, who had reached the street entrance, holding the pistol in his hand. He was instantly secured, and as soon as the facts of the outrage had been explained, he was conveyed to the lock-up. It was then ascertained that tho injuries sustained" by Kinsella were confined to a severe flesh wound on the nose, and a dangerous singeing about the eyes. Search was instituted for traces of shot or i ball, but no marks of any missile could be detected. When brought to the watchi house, tho ruffian gave the name of James Ritson, and described himself as a dealer, but refused to assign any motive for tho perpetration of the attempted nvurder. He is personally unknown to Kinsella, as well as to any of the dealers froquenting the market. In his possession were found a double-barrel pocket pistol, a flask of gunpowder, a box of percussion caps, and a number of roughly-cast bullets. One of the pistol barrels presented the appearance of having been recently charged, and retained the exploded cap on the nipple ; the other barrel containing a bullet, but no gunpowder. The pistol is of the old fashioned make, known as "screw barrel," and must be loaded at the breach. Tho most reasonable presumption to advance for the miscarriage of the wretch's intention is, that having deposited the necessary charge of powder in one chamber, either through ignorance or inadvertence, he placed the ball in the other empty chamber. Even this presumption appears almost untenable, when it is recollected that the barrels overlap, and require to be unscrewed at the time of loading. There can be little doubt, however, that it was during the process of screwing on the barrels that the mistake was made, and the life of an unoffending man was saved. Kinsella was conveyed to the Hospital, where his wounds were attended to, and he was afterwards allowed to return home. He will be unfitted for duty for some days to come. Ritson appeared at the City Court, and was remanded until Monday." - Mr R. U. Miller, of Collins street, who has been entrusted with tho preparation of a wedding cake for the nuptials of Miss Manners Sutton, has executed his commission in a manner which reflects some credit on his establishment. Such a cake, it may safely be said, has never been seen in the colony before, and very few London confectioners have produced anything better, even for the grander occasions. Its dimensions are unusually largo, the total height, including the ornamontal grame on which it stands' being six feet,

diminishing tier by tier as the structure ascends. There are six of these tiers, each composed of a perfect cake, while a seventh cake is contained in an ornamental dome, which,, resting on satin-covered pillars, forms apex of tho pyramid. Each layer or Btory is elaborately decorated with wreaths of bridal flowers and other ornaments, modelled in suger and delicately colored, while on the first stage a number of cupids bear in their hands garlands and festoons of jessamine and orange blossoms. Portraits of the bride and bridegroom elect, and of the parents of the bride, are set iv the iced-work of the first tier, and the next tier, which is embelished baskets of flowers, bears tho crost of the bride's family. A magnificent bouquet, composed of orange blossoms and other bridal flowers, which spring from a vase of sugarwork and drnop downwards until touch the dome, completes what may with all truth bo called a triumph of the confectioner's art. Though extremely elegant, and possessing an appearance of perfect lightness and fragility, tho cake is substantial enough, which will be readily understood when it is mentioned that it turns the scale at two hundredweight. — Argus, Juno 23. A revolting report reaches as through the Smythesflale correspondent of the Bar : — ' ' On Friday afternoon Mr David Clark, Piggoreet station, was brought to tho police camp, Smythesdale, in custody of constable Boyan, on a charge of having assault ed with intent Elizabeth Christie, a little girl h've years old, his own granddaughter. The alleged assault is stated to havo taken place in the Presbyterian . church at Piggoreet, on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that at the time referred to, a woman in the locality saw Mr Clark take the little girl into tho church, and having some suspicions she went up to the building and went inside, when she observed that her suspicions were justified. She gave the alarm, and the attention of another person was attracted to the spot. Much more of the evidence which will, it is said, be forthcoming at the police court investigation, could be furnished now, but pending that investigation it is of course not desirable to mention anything which might prejudice the case against the prisoner. Mr Clark is a widely known and influential gentleman, and the case has, as may be imagined, excited a most uncommon sensation in the district. The prisoner has been remanded to Friday next, but has been admitted to bail, himself in LSOO and two securities in L2OO each. It is said that Mr Clark was somewhat under the influence of liquor when the j alleged offence was committed." Sydney, June 25. The Freemasons' ball and supper, held yesterday (St. John's Day), at Brother John Clarke's rooms, Elizabeth street, was very largely attended. Mr Itemvick, a storekeeper at Bathurst, has been killed by a fall from his horse. A woman named Hunter was run over by a train, near Burwood, and fearfully mangled. Advices from Carpentaria state that the native police who went ont on an expedition to avenge the murder of Manson and his companion, shot fifty blacks, including the supposed murderer of Manson. A strange discovery has been made near Ironbark. A Chinaman was found hanging near^ the scene of the late atrocious murder of the storekeeper Lee and his children, with his head partly severed from his body. On searching the corpse a paper was found in his pocket, stating that he committed suicide on account of his crimes. The police believe that the man was murdered and placed there to divert suspicion from the man before arrested.