AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1371, 20 October 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

From our own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE, Oct 18 Coulston and Robert the Devil have been scratched for the Melbuuruo Cup. Harry Thomas, who attempted to commie suicide in the Bank of Victoria in this city, on the 18th, has been released from cub >»dy under surety of £IOU for his goud beh wiour.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile \gency Co. held their opening wool saie for the season to day, there was a crowded attendance of Ho oe an-1 Foreign buyers. I'he catalogue was of a fairly rep esent ative oharac er. and rompris- d Zl3't ba es, of whi-’h all but 25 bales were nol-1, competition whs very brisk, and the prices realised were vey satisfactory to growers Greasy wool sold up to 12b j-1, and scoured up lo IDs l|d, prices generally were about equal to rat- s uiitig at the clos •of last season. Owing to consider able improvement which has been manifested in the latent London advices, lhe prospects for the Melbourne wool sa es are exceeding y ,!oud, and it i-* known Hiat bujing -He'S are on hand. Freig ils on woo tn London are quoted h-re as follows :—Grea-*}, |d per lb ; scoured, §d per lb SYDNEY, Get. 18

In the Legislative Council this evening the Bui to amend the Aos relating to Contempt of Court was again brought up for consideration. The second reading of the measure was moved by the Hou W. B. Dailey, and the discussion on the moti n was proceeding when the House rose, and the debate was then adjourned A Bil to Hinend the existing law of libel has been read a first time in the Legislative Council. HOBXRT. The Government has decided to prorogue the Tasmanian Parliament until the Ibth of Novemoer, when they will re-intro-duce the Railway Bill, which was thrown out by the Legislative Council. ADKLiIDE, Thursday.

In the House of Assembly la~t night, a res -lution wub passed agreeing to the Treasurer’s proposal* for the imposition of a tax on real and personal property, and incomes.