OUR MELBOURNE LETTER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 233, 7 February 1880, Page 2

OUR MELBOURNE LETTER.

(Fkom Ouk Owisr Correspondent.) Melbourne, Feb. 27. The date of the dissolution of the'Ass"mhlv still remains a matter for specnlabtlion. The h-ad'-rs on both sides of the House are anxious that no 'delay shall ;take place, but, on the other hand, several lion, gentlemennire determined to do. their VieSf to*prolotig ; the<sessk>'n. "l^isV-Thurs-day evening was the rjpst t i.'f the session. Mr Furgusson so forgot * himself in-the'heat of passierii as toj assault Mi; M'Tntyre,and, had Ijo,t..Rgyeral hon. members interfered, there is no telling'" where this disgracefiil affair would Have en dud, Mr Fergusf>on's-r" baa calVd foiuh severe comn.e t fr m all sectnrnß if- the Press. Although hon. members v :Jiave, frorg lime to time, used the most urigeriilemanly language towards one anotherv this is'-the first tune that a blow struck in the House. I think, never'diir•jng.'ttie time,sirtce the colony:has ;been established,'lias'there been such a, wretched ■crew in the-Assembly. - •": : .- , .

.1A gentleman, residing at Geelong, and living on his niea'ns, ''committed".-suicide, yesterday morning.: -The deceasefl' gentleman fetiredito rest the night previous,-ap-parently in; his usual health. At four "o'clock he got up and went to the ladies' baths,- and, having t ie<i his ; 'f-'-'ot; together. audi secured the rf>peg.to<a beam-,--threw himself down, and'was 1 some short-"time afterwards.-founil dead. No reason-'-6an be assigned.for his having destroyed .himself.' '- i_ i .'- <■■ ' -,,.*., ... .;,:•';

i , The Irish Relief Fund now, amounts to I over LIO,OOO, j a"nd money continues ..to. be ..'sent ta-.the con'n#it!eo fr'>vii . v rill parts' ofthe "colon jv, <"Judging fnjiii t,be fun.d oughl "to renHi hetwee'nf LTS,COO before it '*' A destructive firo occurred-Tajft'"night-at. tho Eastern -Arcade J n, -hotel;:<indlargoshop was completely destroyed'.' It was .svith.jihegi'patist difficulty, thak'.'fhb fi?e I wafj;e"£tinguihhed,, .>... ~....-. = ! Kate Kelly and .her"sister arc.at present" | in Melbourne, .anil the'iiv'ov/cd ; purpose of their--visit is to presunt -n-pctilion to", the Govornm.cjit; for tho release .-of, their mother, now undergoing a sbnlence of three ye'aTS For assaulting OonsJable'-'Fitz-phtrick.-- TJjo'defcoctives do -not; seem satis*-. fled with'the young womena'"story, and considers their visit is in 'somo; way con,nected with the outlawed Kelly gang,and are keepin.tr a watch on therm .-.. .The Hon. .Sir-C. J. Duffy hafs not much, longer to remain with uh. He-has taken' liis .passage to' tho' mail steamer, which leaves :Molb*oni;ne on the 20th February. ~••■. • A telegram has been received from X«illy white, st.iting_t!i.'it'h"sp'etjdid lot of matches have in England, Scotland," and Irebind, for the , Australian E!e'V6n during'the ens-ung;cricket season.: •A Chinese,--named. F/J.o Ilia]: did sucT-' denly in Jjitilo'Bouvk^-Street last Saturday under .suspicious circumstances. ■