AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2129, 19 January 1880, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Per Tararua 1 at the Bluff.] bluff, jan. 19. The-jTararna,left Melbourne at 1.3 pan. pn the. , 13th, and arrived at the Bluff at 1 pan. to-day. . ' Victoria. The Government' profess i a desire to ! tlie‘' Parlialnent ' quickly with' the view to an immediate dissolution. The Governor ■-is ’ favorable Jtb ; this course. Mr Berry,-,ih ;Parliament, defended the nominee cause, but only in qualified terras, although he fecently asserted it to bo the,kernel of the reform scheme. He now says he attaches much less importance to it. . The Orient- Company has arranged for a regular fortnightly service to and from the colonies, alternating with the P. and O. vessels, commencing on Feb' 20. The Orient steamers proceed direct to Naples, t ~■. j,,,t ■; - , A love tradcgy has occurred at Emerald Hill. Wade, late fireman of the steamer Enva, endeavored to enter a houses WfhereJl Miss; Driver,; a: servant, live. She had been once engaged to him, but had hrpkon of .the engagement. She refused to admit’him, whereupon he twice fired at her with -a revolver, but fortunately missing his aim; She escsped to a iieighhour’s house./ Wade, after trying.,to gain admittance, blew his own brains out. New south wales.' A numerously attended protectionist meeting has been held in Sydney. It is considered doubtful whether the Government, will succeed in carrying the whole of their fiscal.policy. The wine and spirit merchants strongly protest against the ihcreasctUtaxation of thenbusiness.

The quarters revenue shows - a' decrease -of £29,159. The revenue of the year i5;£4 ; 491,665 being a deficiency of £016j203 bn the previous year.