INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 219, 6 November 1880, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

Sydhet, Friday. The produce and other markets are unchanged. Saturday. District. Judge Meynott, whose conduct recently formed the subject of a Commission of Enquiry, has been superseded by the Go vcroment on the following grounds -.-Habitual discourtesy to legal practitioners ; interffereuco with juries, and the subordination of the interests of justice to his personal convenience. Bkisbane, Friday. The committee of enquiry appointed to examine iuto rail contracts have made » report which h signed only by Ministerialists. They relieve Mr Palmer the Colonial Secret tary, and Mr M'ltrsith, the Premier and Colonial Traasurer, from the charge of being contractors, and recommend a further enquiry in England on certain unexplained matters. The Opposition protest that ths allegations Rgainst the Ministers have been proved and urge that a Royal Commission be sent to England. Saturday. In the Legislative Council last night the clause of the Railway Companies Bill which would have restricted ■ the employment of the Chinese was rejected. Melbourne, Saturday. A meeting of 6000 persons last night adopted a petition to the Governor for the reprieve of Ned Kelly. Mr' Gaunson was the promoter of tho agitation, and will present the petition to-day. " Several New Zealand residents now in Melbourne intend holding a banquet at aii early date. Adelaide, Friday, Freights to London per Bailing ship 355; freights to the United Kingdom from Adelaide 37s Gd ; from the out ports ',40s. The tone of freights ia dull.