LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1633, 21 December 1881, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

December 2d. Ifc is expected that Parliament will be prorogued this day. Sailed yesterday afternoon, {he Union Company's s.s. Ringarooma, for Bluff. The cricket matchy English team v. the eleven of Victoria was continued to-day. The weather during the day was line, and the wicket was more lively than yesterday. The visitors c'outinned their second innings, which clcfeed for 198, Shrewsbery being not out for 80. The Victorians then went in" for their second innings, and were all disposed of for 75 runs. The bowling of the Englishmen was dead on the wicket; bnt their fielding was weak. Great excitement prevailed towards the con-: elusion of the game, which thus resulted in a victory for the English eleven by 18 runs. The scores are as follow :'—* first innings of the Englishmen, 146; first innings of the Australians, 257; second innings of the Englishmen, 198; second inuiugs of the Australians, 75. Brisbane, December 19. A trolly in which two laborers were asleep was run into by a train near Dalby,- and both men were killed. December 20.. Sir J. Bell, President of the Legislative Council, while driving in a cab to-day, was seized with a fit and died suddeuly. The cause of death is believed to have been apoplexy. Deceased was 55 years of age, and he had had the position of President of thel Council since March, 1879, and was

treated a Knight Commander of the "Order of St. Michael and St. George last month.

Perth, December 20. H.M.S. Nelson, Commodore James JErskine, nfider oi'ders to relieve the Wolverine,'flagship of the Australian "squadron l , arrived to-d&y.