AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 6, 6 January 1877, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Mefboubotb, December 27. I W. H. Clarke, supposed f o kv« h*?en a ; lieutenant in the army, died on bo^id the ; Ar^,wata { 9n the passage to Melbourne: i Stirling wop the gawkesbury Handicap, Rismil second. U is reported in shipping circles that the Great Queensland, which has been out IU days .now, is ppsj:ed at Lloyd's as lost. Ifc ' is reported aUp. tha^ .r**eyeral insurance compauies here and Ifl. .Sydney have received telegrams confirming the '\qss of the City Siringapatain. Stdnet, December 25. *" \ The schooner Selling, of Hobarton, tomder/jdoif Cape Three Points. The captain , and crey >ypre picked up by the steamer Aew England, after being nine hours in the boat. The sculling match between Tricketi's : brother and Solomon was won easily hy the 0 re \ pother and sister, were Wm the 24th December at Newcastle by gunsh..' TOB r s W a *°7 -snapping what was supposed to * e *" W&y SW'tt thm. Davis won tuC s *Wy athletic cup of 60 guineas. . Mr Parkes has retired fr-Oin the leadership of the Opposition.

A report has been made to the police of further cruelty to boys at the Randwick Asylum. The sickness on board the mail steamer Brisbane is reported toj be malignant small pox. Adelaide, December 26. A fire occurred at Margrey's Mill, when 90 tons of flour were destroyed. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. The loss is estimated at £9000. It was insured for £35,000. White won the match against Roberts by 137, the latter giving 700 out of 1000. A man named Dudley stabbed his wife seriously last night in a fit of jealousy. A girl named Higgins has been burned to death through her clothes catching fire. Wydle beat Roberts last night by 328, the same odds being given as with White.