AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3106, 31 January 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| .. Sydney, 1 Wednesday. I 'i^p^ orp'-irfeWfioki a.»» hißitibh^bmifliiriwSßerterfiy^Witfextfett^Js tire commi*9iofter« r brought up^rpgrest/ Report, in which it was mentioned that a" telegram had been received, dated January 6,,, fr;om stating that 950 British application's Tor iMcVrad been made, requiring 4Hfi6b^ ; %(ft'JipV* plication*' for gpaeel had been. te«i¥*d from France, requiring"42,oooft/? wKiltfl othef couhtrieshadmad^simiiaratmirat. tidns. The''total space MOM ftrtfrin" fb,p|i| t( 2sp,Q(X)ft. )7 ,8y caofeM^i^ alsoflptifiedthit-the! 15afiirpf HS9 Bff|Sh and fereiga p^iati^ B ; cojiia; WttitfiP byisto<Bft*tsKt^mai|y To :, ,; !HT^ ( y v > sion. An application has been ma<ttjjijr<l K&fcbre of JbhwioJM**! l^rtfi^^att^ool^netimaßiifa^nflffaSir Bpace/!andheit»teftdßtocon«tru©4a.fij«h»,;; tam'oflWerfumea, jriiter?^Sfeps> wtff%a>#» bably tie taken'to connect the eltribfe ■ wef .f^^hft .maift s^n^s Tfte^itekmg^^. po^Pi^»Peto^o^Sjadj|hf|^^a^,49|^i m two minutes. All the cargo, ezcepj^^g 15 tons of rice was 4«itroyed, but the ti^e^.to engage miners recently arnred by Jbe Northampton, but failed, the niGSS m3r' affairs. dAIB.S*IWY During a N.E. squall this afternoon a Sell, son of Pilot Bell, was drowned. • The City of. Sydney Coalmining Company, after some delay owing to the caring in of earth, thereby-choking the rods, , hare resumed boring operation!, and are i hewidbwa %&am n 1 a& cr thob et h a ! Sydney, Thursday. r ! A notice wii potteS Col. liery to-day to the effect that no person directly or indirectly connected with the (Newcastle or any other union wonld be jampWyefl %liEfClmMpanyiiliJ3^lfllle pf the men remain firm to the uniospnd hare adopted the rales of the Newcastle MinerV Association. !M wtoxeiatrmtO: send delegates to Sydney in order to explain to the ttWdeisWiettesithe particu* lars of the lock-out and to aik assistance. The I^iount Eeirt and Mount PlßMaatH men hare joined the union. The Mount pleasant mine will ptobafcly cfostfihwtly. to ) A largely - attended meeting of coal* fiigp^eJif *wrfy j flertpwasiw wHBmvQ resolution was unanimoufly carried to form a union. A^oMfWWip^ , lac Jixmbition site nas been pegged I put.jwidjthe WOT^. o f c i ear i n g the spacta, and erecting temporary offices was com* 1* menced this morningr-- • —~- —-— I A daring case of horsestealing occurred acrosi trying^country^jipprehended the ioffender. A quantity of Stolen property 'wiis.fouttdlon^is psirloCf l\ -In replying to a aeptt^^.g^fleW iParkeso ns a^at , : th^» q^etaot, of <fha |colony ought to be asked to, unreil Captain Cook's statue,; and'that a fitting cwemonial should ibe.arranged., . .i^^w : Nearly all the return* for the EaolJfc jare now, v in, girin^' Tifcv Watson, r fW jTreasurer^a good majority, althotfgli^Mr fM'Leatf^fed/wellF"'^"■■'■< '■' ;-'i-U i Thd; cqntfact^ for: .Wtp'^rtfetiMt dfkh* exhibrtidn-buildin^ has been giren^td^Mr iJohn 1, 1 The 'afsistafice.Jin^co. operation [ of( Messrs Hudion' Bros. 1 has ibeen obtained, who will undertake^toput ion their Voqd-wo^king maohittery.onfthe ground, f'ih; W<Mf> f6 yeijMut^ftteP'spiedy iereotibtt' >;df'f^ne';;bWiiaiiigj;-''-'S;#BJrly'oloo jmen are now at work. ••^'iiii ■'.no' 6 ' Information tp-night I that a sliephem has been foiin^d 4ea lr GanImam station, Narandera, with hU-hiad b^£&3£andhis pockets cut away.-Poul'play, ifsaipejt^ Private letter* :jeoeir«d.ioßydn»y.|Btate A that the Duke of Buckingham is desirous of obtairiirfg thel goTerndribTp;of fNew douth \^ales.: Sir James FergiHibh and! SW;^hr|(d^d/ir^lalßP.s>6kel<o^:oaTs^ .The^VerumeDthas'Teceire^^ gra^.|rpmlhe'A:g^ cations for space aili^ 'InternatlonnKc^ hibition are rery.pre«Tng f< .,, Applications doniarenumerous and increasing. iJiia3l "Colonel Scratchley has TBturned—to" Sidney, to transact business irioWtfeetiom wiW'^^^n^Kr-tvHeA^igtigiijß^ii^^ t6wards;:;the-end;oflthl^ Tta'6titto.«^''<'fi^;'*c^'!iJV :^L^ niS^on Btpne~was" Bt|aclk,in %.arire^the;^ri^6^fS) the Pleasant Creek Cross Beef ComjanyV Mine. About a foot of4t~was bareajind splendid ;gold., T=hiß, the -maoaiiersar sj ». th« «■» ?tonevS*aiSJ^n^ side of the claim.

The Geelong Advertiser mates the following statement s-r-" The ma,n Weiberg who is aoetised of "having stolen the fite thousand sovereigns from on board the mail steamer Avoca, was betrayed on, the ocjSaiipn'bf'ihjai arrest!|)y a friend-to whom hVhaa imparted the information that he had committed the robbery. Weiberg's friend desired to get money, and worked on the knowDß&gd of tHe sorerergns'being in the culprit's possession. Some time be,fprf[ /^eiber^ was .< arrested a message wai; carried to, him by a, young man who formerly resided in this district, and who is now located.in Gipps Landj that if he did' not-j gire- some -of the sovereigns to his friend the police would be communicated with. Th'ife 'threat was: Carried !but,' and r,esnlt*d.j'iniW;eiberK!s arre>t, sotfiiaK the detective police can scarcely lay claim to much honour in the capture, r-ft appcarn ithatr Weiberg: jhai frequently pre«rtiWdVihi»llfriends: with' Taluable articles'saidttoqhaVe been picked up on 1 board tho mail steamers. Passengers who^ haTO eter-missed any; Taltikbles might hare some recollection of their losses, and iiiligiWtibW m<j :)6WcWM" i: ■* °- -'•';i