AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 264, 5 October 1875, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Paa Eliza Firth.) Mklboobne, Sept. 25. The want of confidence deb te stiil contiauea; -Itis ranro cd. that the Opposiiioo, |haye!jim<|drity|oPl2,|\ %& J Two constables"brdea*ly assaulted'ftli old ma*t in the Melbourne lock-up. He has ra covered £200 damages. ■ ~THaagiSS-:Rwttifr isiJfilr plSyrng "WnMT Op- ra House . * A girl of fifteen years of age h"s b<en tried for burglary,,bv going in'o the hut of a :nf lol?,b,9r.whomjshe_ knew v?ell_?nd_taking. a . piece of bread, a few curranis, and a little sugar. She was sentenced to 24 hours' 'ii - Jp£acnTaiest. };^ C^ «'-^ Vl CYZ T s '•.. - PttblWmeetirtge) are-beili? held through m <the c >lony to express opinions for or against ihe new Ministry. .:" P. T-;T I ">|-Pd|t^D^yiriK,'SSpt."2^/ -" A bot of gd^d containing 2400 OZ3 w«s .dropped into eight fathoms of water by a man "while carrying it on boardthe Claal HamiU ilon. The spot was buoyed, ahi'a bokt Siade' : fa-t to ihe buoy, buii;it haa disappeared] and ; the steamer left wlthottt the gold, isrhich wag insured. . . „. ' A'dklaids, Sept. 25. . : The large bell for the PoVt Office eieek, weighing 4ntb' and & «haU tons, naa Been hoisted. \ . : , At the Adelaide Race Meeting Red Gauntlet won the Maldea Plate and the Railway Stakes. The Steeplechase was .woo by Demon. < i: - ■:.? Two thoosjndprraona wre present at the farewell entertainment of the Rev Charlei Clark. „ ... „r , St»SET, Sept 25. The acceptances for the Ma tlarid Races are numerous. Priam and Athos are much : fancied for the big race. ... 1; „ , . The briir Drover, bound from Newcast'e to New Zealand, put into this port with the loas of her topmast and topgallantmast. ' Sha fails on the 19th instant. A waterspout rose ; close Alongside the veasej, and she^was caught lin a heavy whirlwind, which turned' her round like a top. it i " , : " ; Afi re broke f but on board -the Esma, But wa3 extinguished without raiich damage being done. . - -» - -. ■ Helen Kennedy, aged sixteen, has been burne i to de»th at ! n through an explosion of kerosine while lighting the fire. , A new; lea lof gold ia reported to have be n discovered at Gn'gong. Latjnceston, Sept. 25 A preltminiry enquiry into the l<si of the Cambridgeshire has.. Keen held with ploed doors! :