AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6499, 26 December 1881, Page 4

AUSTRALIA.

fßioter's Thumb***-] MELBOURNE, Deo. 23. New Zealand oat* *****% Feeding sorts are quoted at -« aß ® milling sorts at 3s Id. . The Victorian Parliament *.ll

prorogued to-morrow (Saturday) by Commission. _ MELBOURNE, Dkc. 24. Tho Victorian Parliament was prorogued to-day by eommiaaiott. A nligiod* ©amp meeting tabes pkco St Quccnctiffo to-morrow (Ohritumu Day). It i# tmdoreiMd tbit a largo number of f ami lira will attend. Tho Intercolonial cricket match between Victoria nod How South Wakn was oommenoed to-day. The first inning* of the Victorian* cloned for 232. and at the o!om of the day's play the Sydney loam, bad on® wicket down for 21 rime. SYDNEY, Die. 24 The mall-pos jmtlcala at tbs Sanatorium aw pwgtwndiig favourably. An extensive fire occurred to-day at Forbes, in ibis ©olony. Ftw shops wore completely dostwyod, and the total damage is estimated at tally £20,000. Two persons were severely Injured by fire. Sailed”-Wiifestlpu, as , for Wellingwn. ADELAIDE, Dec. 23. The cricket match between Ike Englimb loam and fifteen of South Australia was oommenoed hire to-day. - The local team went first to the wicket*, and when the stamps wow drawn for the day they bad pot together 184 lor the loss of •even wickets. The attondtmoo on the ground was only moderate- [The above telegram has been delayed in transmission'! ADELAIDE, Dec. 24. The cricket match was renamed today. The first innings of the local team closed for 244 runs. At the close of the day's play, the English team had two wickets down far 12(1 rasa, Selby not oat, Si; Barlow not out, 46, BRISBANE, Die. 24. It is rumoured to-day that Sir A. Palmer, the Colonial Secretary, has bean offered the position of President of the Legislative Council, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Joshua Bell.