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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1857, 18 July 1874, Page 2

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! MEiBoaENB, July 10. : The business in Parliament has been unimportant. The Assembly pnly sat two days during the last fortnight. Owing to the illness of the Chief .Secretary, the^Ho.uae^decideijttQt^o proceedwith" the Constitution Bill,, and on Wednesday last an- adjournment was .^ltde^;ow.ing;tPVtljLe:death^o&]i&^BiGarkM. Pope, member for Grenville. -The Chief Secretary- had a" severe attack of pleurisy,^ but he is now recovering. ■■;.■.; A; -,.: ? The Local Government Amendment -Bill was introduced. It does away^ with main road subsidies, and ' dstabluhes a systbni of endbwments. ; '/.'Ty^K The question of payment of members is to be again submitted. On' the question :Q^ going' into upon^ it'a majority of the Assembly was in fav6r" of it. ■■'}■ The railyiray-reveriue' for the past year, ending in June; was Li 50,000; being Ll00,000*)ver the f estimate7 ; ';;? { ■"'' , , Two of the light lines i of railway were opened this week without ceremony! The Hon D. M'Leari; the^New^Ze^and Native Minister, occupied a ; seat 1 !pn sthe5 the floor of ; the Assembly on Tuesday night. ■The i Tolunteer;li^e 'AakUiMbn^hgraphed to England to ascertain what, inducement would be offered, and what matches would* be opeii "for a te^m from all the Colonies. /Twenty men to visit England. New Zealand will be asked to join. :•:.. i.--. :-.!.■» : -•.-fn-.-T -.- ..;.•■ ■.'.•-■■;', -.'?. ."A A portrait of J. P. Fawlkner'is to'be painted for therPublic|Library,;oat:pfgthe proceeds of a public subscription for-the purpose. ■* ■'•'••• '■■ •'■ Vl ' l '• J • , A yboy r named fGaU^gUy.,jwasx cut to pieces on the Surburban railway, 1 as'the train was-, passing the r level [crossing after dark; X' A fire occurred, at Dudgeon and ArneU's tobacco factory^ The loss is estimatediat LIO,OOO. The'ipropgrt^.was insured ; the building .for/ £255), andj the-jnachinery and stock for L7lO. .y s\ "X -.. .:Melbpurne.is-:to be ?constitiited"'a Cpn-splatfeGeneral-of United c ltaly.., U i ! :' ) R. O. M'Coy, late.KPrincipai of the Ballarat Presbyterian College,~commitfed suicide by' 'dutlang hi^ 1 thro^yesterday. The firm of Jv. an^. JL O'Callaghan, boot importers, had certain goods forfeited, as false entries 'were passed at the .Customs ,cbncerriingiihem;A ;fii;? 3 RHP ; The /Peira ilef tf Galle' witft W* three days before .^the contract, time,' abd is expected here'dn'Saturdayi 1 -25lh^ Jiiiy. Blondip w, expected here after visiting Sydney. ' ,■*•?" ;; There have been heavy gales.djurup^Jhe last, iewr days, .but no casualties of aa'ny importance reported." . , t T