AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3150, 24 March 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stdnbt, Marchls.

The address of the Legislative Assem/ bly, presented to His Excellency Mit Hercules Robinson prior to his dejjjftare for New Zealand, was agreed MVby 41 roes to 2, the mibori^ beinffllerars M'Elhone and Terry. It expressed approval of His Excellency's administrative capacities in connection with publio affairs in New South Wales, and stated that his career in his new sphere of action would be watofced with interest. The scheme knoffa as the Tend, which associated collerie's and associated miners wish to enforce, meets with .serious oppdv Bition. The non-aisooiat^ oolleries«Npet that any body should dictate the. number of tons they should sell. The Lambton proprietary are determined,; at all hazards* eyen if miners must be imported, to resist this,scheme. ''..■.,..'"" '"l^uji /"'J ' , I The Legislative prooeedings, hare : been of an ordinary cbAraoter. The Assembly think a, fifth Judge is require^ Th« Parkes Ministry still commandift large majority, but does little, *ilhe Felons Apprehension Act recently passed, did not clearly specify whether: its, provisions applied to persons outlawed; m^.ptktr colonies, and; accordingly^ it WM^He'edingly doubtful whether it would apply to the Kelly gang. These doubts h«<e now been removed: by an amended.fcill ft y R r The report of the Commission «pDoint& to inquire into.the land administration has ■ brought to light extraordinary>«iiaiinage« ment. ~ :■■■■;•■ >■■ v.'::•■■.■■•! •;.■(« .♦_^i,.^ : .^vj;K ■ The Chief Justice, Sir: James Martin, has applied for six months^'luive of absence to recruit hh health.; i ; i -. \ ; The experiment of carrying on the exhibition building by means of the electric light has been tried. The lights used were those which were experimented occasionally with by Mr E. C. Orapkneli from the roof of the general Post-office, and which were ; stationed on % Wei erected at a height of about sixty, or seventy feet at the northern end ofltjbe ground. The experiment; iras scarcely a success, for though the t light was strong enough when burning brightly and steadily, yet its variations were frequent, and so much shadow was caused on the reverse side of every object that it is questionable whether, to use a; ebmnion and, in this connection, in apt saying, the game is worth the candle.