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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2837, 19 March 1878, Page 2

(Per s.s. Botobua at Auckland.)

Sydney, March 13.

Mr Higginson of New Caledonia has issued a writ for £SC3, for libel, against The Age.

? The military establishment at Freemantle is to be broken up. '

The Political Association of Adelaide propose to abolish free immigration, and effect reforms in the Upper House.

The Barque Pacific Slope, New Zea'-::d to Shanghai, with cargo shifted, p;i into Noumea. The yesael was damped and had to discharge 85.0C0 feet of limber. The chief steward jumped overboard and was drowned.

Colonels Scratchley and Richardson hare gone to Newcastle to carry out defensive measures.

Mr Graham, partner of Mr Moore, bookseller, Sydney, fell down through a trapdoor and was killed.

A fire at the Ross Glass Works, New South Wal«s, destroyed much property, insured for a thousand in the New Zealand Insurance Company. < Burglaries are frequent in Sydney. :

From New Guinea, Mr Chalmers reports that after May 8, when the South Cape parly had t an anxious time,, tho natives were very threatening, bat friendly villagers prevented others from attacking. Chalmers left his wife at South Capo. There is no other European there. McGorn, master of the Retrieve, Captain Bedleeks, beeche de le mer party, reported killed by the natives of the Engi. neer group. The vessel was burnt and the ransacked. After landing at Ingbam, Point Moresby, in the Prospect Cutter,

j cdlecksjjprocecded to ascertain the par-

ticulars. Mr Chester writes that he has received v letter from Air Goldie, in which .he deplores the excitement caused by his gold discovery, and again warns the people against going to Kew Guinea.