AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 245, 20 March 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VICTORIA

At the Melbourne University,, on an! after March 22nd, females will be admitted to all privileges, but they will be restricted from following that of medicine.

Mr Manlo takes tho place of C. Bannerraan in the Australian team.

It is rumoured that Sir John O’Shan7iessy goes to England for tho sake of his health, and that ha will be offered ‘ ’Hd-v

The President of the Agricultural Engineers’ Association of Great Britain writes the association declined toexliibit ajfl’hiladelphia in consequence of the high protective duties, but they will exhibit at Melbourne, hoping the display may lend to more liberal fiscal arrang .merits . It is rumoured that t e reason of Mr Farrell’s —the Into Agent-Genoi-al of ~ Now South Wales—resignation .is that he regarded an *ct of the Ministry as a disgraceful political job. <■ Complaints are made that Mr Longmore, previous to Ids resignation, increased the salaries of two favourite Crown Land Baliffs by Ll5O each, and also confirmed the appointment of t teir sons.

NEW SOUTH WALES,

The Postmaster-General has made arrangements for the introduction of stamped registered letter envelopes, which will be sold to the public at Id/ The Jcunengs’ testimonial mjd banquet, on the closing of tbe Exhibition promises to-be a brilliant success. A shocking tragedy, occurred at Wattle Flat, near Bathurst. A man named Folds >n, a farmer, killed his daughter, aged twelve years, while asleep by a blow inflicted, by an adze. It is supposed that he was suffering from delirium tremens. He has been committed for trial for wilful murder. Lotrie Wilmott has been summoned to appear at the Court at Newcastle, for 1.-during <>u Urn forbidden fruit on a minday npflil. Tim ease excited great inte'c.M. Tim same lecture was delivered at Sydney without any interference. The charge was dismi-sed after a prolonged hearing and much discussion . A footrace of 100 ya.-ds, for L 25, came oil at ibuidwick to-day between Mai t -ii, ol Mail land, ami Watson, of Melbourne. Watson c mummied . tho lead imtill within - few paces of the goal, when’the spectators, who are said to have heavy bets against him, jostled Watson out of the race. The American elevator was tested at the Exhibition on Thursday. It was loaded with one ton of grain, which it raised and r< pod and cut safely. Tbe A.A. Cobicry, at Newcastle, resumed work tins morning. . The first reading of the Stamp Duties Bill ia the Council was rejeefe! by seventeen to fourteen, members urging that it wla the same Bill as the Council had ri turned to the A-sstmbly shelved. They maintab si that the amendn eats should have been included in bis Bill. There is a probi.ity of further legal proceedings being taken in c mnectiun with a case, which is of interest to the theatrical profession. The case was heard in the Dis rict Court yesterday, and arose out of the recent season of the Williamsons at the Theatre Royal, Mr “Williannoa appears to have said that the returns of the receipts furnished by Mr Lazor wire not correct.' lie counted the attendance upon one'or two occasions, and his opinion was confirmed. Accordingly lie sued Mr-Lczor for tbe proportion tie com-idered he was entitled to, but ho was nonsuited without a witness for the defence being called. It was not proved that Mr Lazor had come into the possession of the money.