AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 259, 31 October 1874, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[P»B AtHAMBKA ] \: :;'. ; Mslbocsbe, October 24. The Council pftfied the Customs Duties *Ml ftrpjigh. all its tbges at a. short sitting The partial failure of the loan on the .&P&b money marktt gave jj«« to a digCQMU>n in the Atstinbljr. The 'JMagprer exp!aicedtha£ the minimara of 90 was recommended by the Baaks and the AgentOfoetal, but that he himself thought m:re •hotild.beob^iaad. Five of the aisojumed jßacks have arranged to take up the visMbKtipftd 4 amount at the Govern tn at Sir James M'Calloch and Mr Langton < xpressed their opinion toat no was not a lair Tdae^yjotsFian sureties, and condemned •^Tn^^SbncUy freedom question has born much dbeasied in and out of Parliament.

The debate in the Assembly k to terminate on Tuesday; next is likeljj to result in a negative. .The Speaker's dinner to the members of the Assembly, in honor of the Governor and MrFrancia.prior to their departure for I^l^c^flxedjiKr November 11th. The French war steamer Coetlogon, after a week's stay in harbor, left yesterday. H.MS. Barracouta is shortly expected on the station. H.M. troop ship Adventure with supernumeraries for the station has arrived at Sydney. The body of Miss Pettit, the young lady who so mysteriously disappeared from a school in East Melbourne five months ago, has been found in the Ya r r*._No light was thrown on the matter. An open verdict wbs returned. A petition has been presented to the Government for the release ol Gerald Supple. If liberated, he would leave for New Zealand to reside with bis sisters. The prayer is not likely to be acceded to. The final payments for the Melbourne Cup show twenty-six hoises lef*, including Lurlioe and Papapa. The other entries are very numerous. The Bifle Association matches ate concluded. Captain King won the Sargood Cup at 1000 yards. The Scotch team won the International Match, the Australian the second, and Ireland the third. . ! Biondin has at length found a site, and commences bis performances on the 4th November. Madame Goddard is a passenger by the A'hambra with her company, .l ■ - ■ The men at Fulton's foundry are on strike, owing to a reduction of wages. A London telegram recently announced that the Admiralty had offered H.M.S. Rosario to South Australia as a training fhip. Mr Yogel thereupon requested the Agent-General to inquire into the matter, seeing that New Zealand had sskei for the same vessel, and had been informed that oho amid not be spared. The Agent-General has replied that the offer to South Australia was made by an oversight The Colonial ; Office hopes to obtain a better vessel for New j Zealand. j Sydney, October 24. A public, meeting is called for Monday to urge upon the Government a separate Cali- | fornian service, irrespective of New Zealand. Mes rs B. Busaell and Samuel have agreed that the temporary sen ice shall continue at tbe joint expense of the two colonies till the permanent contract commences. It is intended to erect. a monument in memory of Commander Gowland. The Labouring Men's Union have notified their intention to demand 10s for eight hours' work after the Ist December. The Mikado is chartered to take the next monih's Californiao mail. Advices from Noumea report the murder of all ths crew of the Auckland cntter Lapwing, at San Cruz. '1 he natives burned the vessel and also attacked the war schooner Firefly but she escaped. Adelaide. October 24. The Murray Railway Bill was lost on the casting vote of the Speaker. I Mr Forrest is to have a public receptioi on the 3rd November. Mr Boncant has given notice to borrow £2,200/00 for public works, and to increase the taxation, stamp legacy, and other duties. Laxjncesxos, October 24. . Bird, the pedestrian, and two publicans, have been^ sentenced to six months for conspiracy in a sham race.