INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 112, 12 May 1881, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

Adelaide, Wednesday. The Hon. G. S Fowler has resigned his position as Colonial Treasurer in the Ministry owing to iil-health. Thursday. Mr W, B liounswell has been appointed Colonial Treasurer in placo of Mr Fowler resigned. Meluotirne, Wednesday. In the Legislative Council to-day the consideration of the Reform Bill in Committee waß concluded. Several important amendments were carried, and the Bill was read the third time and ordered to he returned to the Assembly. Thursday. At its rising last night the Legislative Council adjourned until Tuesday next, when tho Assembly will consider the Reform Bill as amended by the Council. It is generally believed (bat tfcere arp hopes pf

a compromise being effected, and a settlemeat of the difficulty between the two Houses being arrived at. The P and O Company's steamship Rosetta with the homeward Suez mail sailed from thiß port on Tuesday morning last. Sydney, Wednesday.

The leesea of (he C'outarf pleasure grounds, in tbc Middle Harbor, has brought an action for lihnl against the proprietor of jthe Sydney IJulhtin on account of a paragraph which appeared some time ago iv that paper. The trial commenced on Thursday the sth mst., and has continued daily, but it is unlikely that the case will be concluded this week. The nciion is attracting great attention, and the Court has been crowded daily. .

Hobaut, Thursday. The ceusua taken on the 3rd April shows the population of Tasmania to be 116,000.