AUSTRALIA.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2273, 30 June 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

[Kkutkr’s Agency.] The Kelly Crang*. Another Victim. Mianounxi'., June 2\). There is Utile fresh regarding yesterday’s events at Glcnvowan. Ned Kelly has iu all thirteen wounds, and eighteen shots struck his armor. Dan Kelly and Hart were, it is said, burnt after death, but it is not certain whether they committed suicide, or were shot by the police. Later. Ned Kelly has reached and is progressing favorably. Flesh wounds only have been found, which arc not likely to prove fatal. A child belonging to Jones, hotelkeeper at Glen-

rowan, where the affray took place, is dead. The liberal SV"asiifesto. A caucus of Liberals was held yesterday, when a manifesto was adopted and lias to-day been issued by Mr Berry. It recommends the extension of the franchise for the Council by enlarging the ratepayers roll ; and further that members of the Council should be elected for six years ; and that the total number of electorates should be thirty, each returning one member. dissolution of Parliament. Parliament has been dissolved. The new elections will be held on July 24. Official correspondence between the Governor and Mr Service, Premier, has been published, from which it is shown that the-former unhesitatingly granted .a dissolution, as he considered the settlement of the reform of the Constitution absolutely necessary.