AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 735, 6 February 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

The following items of late Australian news, for the most part received by the Arawativ, are from the Lyitelton Times:— Melbourne, January 29. The Commissioner of Customs has mone to Sydney to c<mFot ; regarding the Murray border duties. The Pi-ess have been leq nested by Government not to publish the movements of the police pursuing the Kellys. Sir G. Bowen Sails" for the Mauritius on Feb. 22, Lord Normanhy arriving Feb. 26. No administrator of Government will be appointed during the interregnum. The Customs' wharfage rates on returned empty packages have been considerably reduced. The Rev. J. Eggleston, Wesleyan Minister, Brighton, died on Jan. 23. He has laboured in Australia since 1839. The shock killed his widow three days later. The certificate of Capt. Gay, of the ship Seagull, has been suspended for 12 months, foi causing the collision with the schooner St. Kilda on Dec. 27. The police are proceeding against him also.

Government will remit 30s rent for each £1 expended by Crown tenants on the destruction of ral>l>its.

Captain Bolton, of the Imperial Penal Department, is visiting the Colonies.

Fourteen persons are still under arrest as suspected confederates of the Keliys. Mr David Blair has written a history of Australasia from tile earliest discovery to the establishment of selfgovernment. The Argus accuses him of plagiarising the historical accounts of Victoria published in its columns. An engine lan into a passenger train on the Gip|island line on Jan. 26, but no one was seriously injured, though the passengers were much shaken. Cecilia Brett, a widow, was crushed to de.itli by a train at the Footscray Foo ! scray railway station.

There is a great accumulation of wheat in the North Western district awaiting transit. Governor Bowen, on behalf of the Government, sends a handsome, mldivss to the King of Tonga, acknowledging his gen tous conduct in rescu-n<_r the Victorian seamen wrecked on the island of Kao.

Tiie railway freights for agricultural produce me t-> be rearranged for the benefit of distant settlors.

Arrangements ate in progress to save labours in the transit of mails from Melbourne to Adelaide and vice versa

The barque Veritas, from G'fle, with deals, went ashore on Point Nepean, but was g:t off and towed to Ilobsoti's Bay.

The iudignati >n meeting against M'Laren was held at the 1 corner of Khtg mid blinders streets. H • hid in a public h>u<e watching the proceedings from a window,- He wa< however, seen and brought out, and after being announced by the chairman a rush was made for him, but I he chairman sheltered hini from harm.

Mrs Chariot te Collins, it young widow in easy circumstances at Carlt m, suddenly left her friends on Dec. 31 It seems she went to the establishment-off a Mrs Evans in Fitzroy, where she erigiged a room at J' 2 per week, and said she was suffering from an internal abscess. Mr W. Cook, surgeon arrived to attend on her on Jan. 22'. She died and it was rumotfred that violent means had been Used to procure abortion, resulting in her death. The Coroner has ordeied an exhumation of the body to hold an inquest.

February 3. A scandal in connection with the Reform Le.igue is reported. An officer is alleged tc have accepted .£loo' to a jye.rdoil appointed a Magistrate. More corruption in the Land office is also alleged.

Brisbane, February S. Mr Thomps-n, Minister of Justice, has been re-elected for Ipswich by a majority of 14. The prize essay watf awarded to Carl Feildburg, a popular journalist. An aboriginal has been arrested far a murder ccminntted in 1866. BtD.NEt, January 26. Tile Assembly has passed a Supply Bill of £005,993, including £50,000 for the Exhibition, A Bill to regulate and restrict Chinese immigration was introduced by Sir H, FarfceS. lb resembles the Q'leefuslaiid laws. It is estimated that there are now 8000 Chinese iu tire Colonies. The champion outrigger race" was a surprise. The start was good. Trickett to ik the water first,- and near Dawes' battery was leading by half a Irnglh. i Here he fouled a boat itfocrevx pli" the

point, whidi lost hira severd length*. ■nl Ltycock kept the lead lie thus till the finish. Trickett Was not in condition, and gave up; coining in 100 yards behind. Next day he issued a challenge lo rdw over the champion course foi' £2OO, and on tne. JTo!l.>\ving day Kusli accepted the challenge previously issued by Laycock. AdeLyipe, February 3: Breadstuff's are unchanged;