AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1243, 10 January 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(by CABLi.—Mtrrim's riuoßAMa), ~SYDNEY, Jot 0, The General Anglican Synod met and appointed a Committee to confer with regard to the election to the vacant Bishopric of Sydney. Arrived, thia morning—Union Co.’eoteam- : ship Wakatipu, from Wellingteo. The re-election of membera «t the Ministry took place to-day. With the e*U caption of Mr Copeland, all were returned without opposition. The oonanuotieu of a cofferdam round the eteamahip Austral, for the jnrtieei at nMng her is proceeding rapidly. SYDNEY, niaDny. The Government has appointed a Commission, consisting of Melon. Anguotno Morris and George Ranldn, to enquire into the condition and working Of the existing land laws of New South Walts.- y LAUNCESTON, Thio Day. The Cricket Match between the English Eleven and Eighteen of Northern Tasmania, was concluded yesterday, and resulted in a victerv for the Englishmen fa one innings, with 86 runs to spars. C. T. Studd was the highest seorsr irith 09 runs, not out. The weather was fins, and there was a large attendance at the match each day. MELBOURNE, Jan. 9. Sailed, this afternoon—Union Company's steamship Rotomahana, for the Bluff. MELBOURNE, This day. The Melbourne manager of tbe National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand reports of the local grain market as follows Shipping wheat firmer at 4e 9d 4s lOd; malting barley 4s to 4e 3d; Zealand oats under bond, 2s 9d to 3a 2d. Th" demand for oats has slackened, and prices have declined. Arribed—this morning, P. and O. Co.'s Clyde, with Sues mail. (TUB MERCHANT SHIFTING AXt> ' WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION,) The ship Mendoza arrived at New York, on tbe Bth January, from Auckland.