AUSTRALIAN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 95, 22 April 1881, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Tararua at Russell.) New South Walks,

A meeting of Italian residents in Sydney was held on Tuesday for the purpose of expressing appreciation of the kindness shown by tbe Government to the Italian immigrants who arrived by the India. It was decided to send a report of the meeting to tbe Italian press and the Mayor of Rome with a request that the latter would make known to the people the generous offer of the New South Wales Government.

A meeting was held at Burwood yesterday night to express sympathy with Mr Archer, the Mayor of the Borough, and his family in connection with the recent proceedings against Archer for alleged misconduct ai returning officer at the last election of Alderman.

At the Assizes the only oaae of public interest was that of Preston and bis wife charged with causing the death of an orphan Honed Emma Cross, 14 years jof age, living with them. The husband was sentenced to three years and the wife to eighteen months hard labor. Temoea. Newham, who was arrested on suspicion of firing the Herald office, has been remanded for eight days. Bail was allowed in £800. Newcastle. I Biwden, the late member for Clarence, appeared to answer a charge of information for libel filed by Mr McDougall a Magistrate at Tenterfietd. | Renewed excitement has been earned here respecting tha Boorook silver reefs. j Yiotobu. '■'' In the Assembly on Tuesday Mr Longmore made a proposition that the tax on cattle coming to Victoria be 10s and on sheep one shilling per head. He argued that the pro-! sent tax had attracted cat Ha of a superior Class to the colony, , Defalcations bare been discovered in the accounts of Carter, the book-keeper and manager of the Victorian Foundry. He suddenly left Melbourne and never returned. Mr Clarke has presented Trinity College, with a marble bust of the late Judgs Bed. mond Barry, executed by Charles Summers. A diver found a quantity of the jewellery and other stolen property from Webster's shop planted at the bottom of the Yarra. « Sooth Austbalia. The case of Cubale charged with the ; murder of his daughter, occupied the Court the whole day. He was found gaiity of manslaughter, and sentenced to four years. The Mayor of Adelaide, at a sale of | pictures yesttrday, purchased the " Edict of Nehemiah " for £200. He intends to present it to the South. Australian gallery, i The directors of the Sonth Australian I Land and Mortgage Agency Company have determined to offer to the public the ten thousand shares which were reserved for Colonial subscription. < The seamen and firemen on board the Government dredge have decided to resist the reduction of wages ordered by the Marine Board.

The porters on the port railways have received notice that reductions will be mide shortly in their wages.

{ Queensland. The evidence before the Steel Bails Committee has closed, Mr Moll wraith called no witnesses, comidering his caie to be proved by the other side. Griffith was challenged to repeat bis charges where evidence was available, but declined, so Mr Mcllwraifch leaves for Australia next week.