AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 5, 6 January 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[Per Rotorua.] Melbourne, December 31. England and France have applied for more space in the Exhibition. The Commissioner has informed Mr Berry that another £100,000 will be required if the .request is granted. Mr Berry declines to sanction any further outlay. Victoria won the Intercolonial match easily, making 338 in the flrst innings. New South Wales scored 139 in the fcflrst, and 103 in the second innings, closing the match by an innings and ninety-six runs. Victoria is now two matches ahead. A storm of rain deadened the ground, to the disadvantage of the N.S.W. team. The Committee on Foreign Commerce and the revenue laws of New York, appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, have recommended the adoption of a resolution acknowledging the justice of the complaint of the Chambers of Commerce of Australia and New Zealand, and pledging the Chamber to renew their previous petition to Congress for relief from the exorbitant duties on Australian wool imposed in America. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Governor to compel Mr Berry to submit his Reform Bill as a whole to the opinion of the country, it is believed that it is intended to abandon the last nominee clause. Sir Bryan O'Loughlin publicly stated that the Bill get along without the nominee system arty were divided respecting its COUii- ... if the >_. x nat arrangements will be merits. of 6d per half ounce It is probable v. M 8 to and from made for a uniform raw 1,- si, and that fdr the conveyance ,of in>'-«. *>ddned England and Australia yip. Brin*»_. the Southampton route will be a,to«».«W after the close of the year. • . '_, ':, • *

Victoria and New South Wales Wye agreed to the respective subsidies to the Cable Company. The ekact Contributions of the other Colonies is not decided. The dispute between the Bank and Mr Berry is unsettled. The former insists bh better terms, refusing to ftmew the old agreement whifeh Sir B. O'Loughlin terminated. The public account is already overdrawn £•240,000. The Government, it ia believed, have no power to withdraw tbe loan except for the purposes for which it waß raised: It is probable at the general election Ministers Will submit, specific proposals for tbe establishment of a National Bank. Colonel Scratchley has obtained leave from the Government employing him to report on the defence of New Zealand; Both sides are preparing earnestly for the general election. Sydney, December 31. A special train returning from the Hawkesbury races on Boxing Day ran into a train just about to leave Parramatta station, and completely telescopedthe hindmost carriages, injuring, it is feared, one person fatally, and about ten others more or less severely. The accident Would have been terrible, only that Mr Richardson, the line inspector, observed the special approaching (oo fast, ahd shottted to the passengers of the stationary train to jump out, a large number doing so as the Hawkesbury engine crashed through several carriages before it was stopped. The shrieks of the passengers were terrific, and numbers of women went into wild hysterics. Murphy, a laborer, received a frightful jagged wound in the stomach, and Turkentou, a brushmaker, an injury to the spine: Several ladies were badly bruised. The passengers iv the special were jumbled together, but were not seriously burnt. It is believed that the accident was caused by the points not being shifted, aud the brakes acting badly after the rain. The steamer Agnes Irving went aground in attempting to enter Macley Heads on the 28th December. A tremendous sea struck her on the starboard side, driving her on the south spit, and she became a total wreck. She was only just repaired at a heavy cost, and was insured in several offices, the total being £9000. The passengers and crew escaped. The Executive have fixed the execution of Scott and Rogan for the 20th January, and bave committed the sentence on Williams aud Bennett to imprisonment for life, the first three years in irons. It is reported that the two condemned men have broken down, especially Rogan. Scott exhibits a mania for writing, and has nearly exhausted his stock of paper. The Executive consider the youths* Williams and Bennett, were inveigled by Scott, The sixteen convicts who escaped in a ship from New Caledonia have been recaptured, and all are condemned to perpetual imprisonment in irons. South Australia. The trial of wheat harvesters is concluded now. The judges recommend £100 to Marshall's machine, and smaller amounts to three other machines exhibiting merit. Many advise that the bonus be kept open until next harvest. About a dozen ships will load at Port Augusta this season with wheat from the Northern areas. Queensland. The balance of debentures for the new loan will be forwarded to London by the next Torres Straits mail. An extensive fire occurred at McLeman's livery stables and the Sovereign Hotel at Brisbane. They were insured in the "tiew Zealand office for nearly £5000.