AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 106, 5 May 1874, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, April 28. The elections concluded last week, aud the results are generally satisfactory. Sir J. M'Culloch had an tasy victory over hn opponent at Warnambool, but Mr O'Shannessy wa. beaten by a locil candidate. All the Ministers are re-elected. The Minister of Mines waß the most closely run of any. Mr Langton was returned over the head of Mr Sichel, the frea trade candidate. Mr Coppin is returned for East Melbourne with Mr Cohen. The* Argus in its last number gives a majorit •■ to the Opposition, but the Ministerial papers show the result to I c tbe other way, but it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion. Fourteen new members are returned to this Assembly, and nine who had been iv previous Assemblies. Parliament will meet towards the end ol May, when reform tills will be introduced. It has transpired that Mr Francis the Chief Secretary has thrice decline! the offer of knighthood. The New Zealand mai's per Albambra arrived several hours after the Baroda left the Heads but the steamship Albinga remained at tbe Heads and transhipped the mails snd caught the Baroda at Adelaide, making the pissagc in 39 hours.. It is stated that Sir Arthur Gordon, Govener of Mauritius, succeeds Mr Ducane, in Tasmania. A fire hns occurred at Delmolds, bookbinder, Collins-Stieet. The building was insured, for £5000 and the stock for jE15,000 in nine offices. 'Ihe Sateuma mutineers aie further remanded to allow the Government .to telegraph to the borne authorities. The barqeNiworth from Wang iroa, when ; lying at ttio Austra'ian wharf was found to be on fire. It was confined to th? foreca3tlo and r.>pe lockers. A brutal n.urdor has been committed by a German digger near B.avford, who struck Dixon, his victim, repeatedly on the head villi a heavy hininnr. The murderer is believed to be insane. | A number of violerit denths are reported, th'i bodies having be n found ii tie river. The Ja'cu, the first cf the ntw line of st-amers, leaves Batavia for the colonies on the Ist May, It is un-lmt'iod that. Mr Mackay, the Minister of Mines, retires shortly from the Ministry to devote his time to his own business, owing to the .eath of his partner in the Bendigo Advertiser It is rumored that Mr G.orge 8. Webb will be the new Attorney-General wheu Mr Stephen ;is elevated to the Bench. The Per ft with the nails i» expected to ."rrivc litre' oi. tyondoy »e^. The Albion lakes the njails; to New Zeala?^ BIIISBANE ; Blnekley'. b.iot factory.' and the Brjlge i Hotti*,--, South' Brisbane, were burned this !^aj^n|ng. ' ■ diggers aro returning frpjja of firo damp occurred iv the

Twqli coal mine at Ipswich, and two n-en vere b'own 30 yards up tho tunnel and badly i-jured.