AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 211, 2 September 1873, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, August 27. The House is expected to riaa in November. Payment to members will not be revived. Wheat i 8 very scarce; and flour advancing. Mr Francis Giffard, late of Wellington, died on the 22nd inst., of heart disease. The ship Dal (am Tower has been visited by thousands of persons. She presents a picture of utter desolation, and will cost about £6000 to repair. The cargo appears but little damaged. Messrs Corriraer, Marwood, and Rome provided handsomely for the passengers, and sent them on to New Zealand. The Electoral Bill has been laid aside by the Council. The Savings Bank Amalgamation Bill has passed the second reading. At the trial of Mrs Shannon for poisoning her child, the jury disagreed. Two thousand guests attend the Mayor's iancy-dress ball to-night. The new Police Bill proposes the superannuation of members of tha force at fifty-five years of age, after fifteen years' service, at from £60 to £70 a-year. Diptheria is making great ravages. An attempt to murder a female cook has been made by a fellow male servant with a sledge hammer. The second official report on the coal deposits in Victoria is very discouraging. Sydney, August 27. A heavy action is pending against the Peak Downs Copper Company for selling shares upon a false statement of the affairs of the mine. The first wool of the new clip has arrived from Queensland. The Admiralty Conrt confirms the seizure of the schooner Challenge for a breach of the Polynesian Act. Launceston, August 27. All the Ministers have been returned. Adelaide, August 27. Large Anti-immigration meetings continue to be held. The secular character of the Education Bill is condemned. Wheat, 6s, in demand.