AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 229, 29 January 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney. The Irish Relief Committee remitted L 3500 to Dublin. Mr Tooth, a brewer, subscribed LSOO, and the Bank of New South Wales the same amount. It is stated that Trickett intends to proceed to England to row Hanlon for. the championship of the world. H.-nldpn writes that bo is willing to row, Triol&tj in Sydney for 10,000 dollars. A horrible case of larrikinism is reported in Sydney, a young girl having been outraged many times before assistance arrived. Persons injured by the Paramatta railway accident claim L2OOO damages. It is stated that early the whole'o the rails between Bathurst and Orange require renewal, although only in use 20 m nths. The South Australian Parliament was prorogued till March 12. The expenditure of the country last year showed an increase of L 226,000 over the corresponding period of last year, while the increase in the revenue was only L 69,800. Several farm laborers at Greenock" were fined for torturing a little boy by locking him in a reaping machine, and compelling him to rem.-in there ten minutes while the machine was at work. It was done in order to make the boy confess where he had planted some stolen money. Active, but unsuccessful efforts, were made to secure the reprieve of Bogan, who was fullv identified ns having been twice conrictsd in Victoria. A number of the jury requested Lord Loftusto give full efleet to their recommendation to mercy, which included Rogah. The Government excluded the Press from the execution, fearing the publication of sensational and improper accounts. A small section of the Assembly condemned the action of the Governor ia connection with the reprieve of the two\, bushrangers, but Sir Henry Parkes warmly defended him. Increased duties on imported spirits and spirits distilled in the colony, sparkling and other wines, have been carried. The proposed excise duties Will be either defeated or withdrawn.

Four cases of poison by drinking colonial beer occured. One man- died from its effects, but the others recovered. It is alleged that all exhibited symptoms of poisoning as imstrychnine cases. All accurred within about a week of each other. It is believed the poison resulted from not properly cleaning bottles. A married man named Benzley was twice detected by his wife trying to outrage his young daughter. When he was arrested he cut l.i > throat. Tho Irish relief fund amounts to LOCoo. . . Mr Childers telegraphs that there is. | good hope of obtaining the consent oi l the Imperial Government to carry maite via Brindisi at Southampton rates. It is expected the Scottish will ultimately get off, and ba taken to Sydney. A quantity rf wreckage was discovered four miles westward of great Australian Bight. The board found was lettered “ Craigenbrock,” but it is believed the name is wrongly reported. Possibly it is Craigendarrock.

Brisbane. Tho Queensland National Bank at Ivunnomulla was stuck up ami robbed on Sunday morning by a man tunned Wells. He took L 179 from the safe. When Mr Murphy, a local storekeeper attempted to help the manager, the robber shot at his head. The bullet glanced off an 1 loged in Mr Murphy’s should- r. . ihe robber escaped after a severe struggle, put the, townspeople followed;and.caught him after a hard race. He had a splendid horse, which, unfortunately for Him, broke away or he would have escaped. Adelaide. The Government has given nr tice ot the resumption of nemly five thousand square miles of country now leased for pastoral purposes.