Late Australian News.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3181, 30 April 1879, Page 4

Late Australian News.

(PEB B.S. HBBO AND CITY OF NEW 1 TOBK.)

Sydney, April 24 The Ninevah left London on the 10th ultimo with 400 immigrants for the port of Sydney. : ; v At Wentwortli a melancholy fatal accident occurred in the drowning of John Sharp, the best awimmer in the neighbourhood. .■ The deceased swam on horseback at the Anabranch of the Murray for a swim, but his horse becoming entangled in weeds, threw him. Hie friends, whom he told five minutes before drowning that he was all right, were unable to asßiit him, and after getting a resting of hal& an-hour, he sank. During the flood of 1870 the deceased carried the mails fortyfire miles per day, frequently having to' swim his horse miles through a flooded country. Meibotjenb, April 24 The yield«of Bond end Albion Consols for the week is 464 ounces from 176 tons of stone. This caused great excitement atßallarat. The country is in a very bad state, owing to want of rain. The Minister of Eailways, at a banquet given in his honour at Trenthein, took; great credit to himself for his administratioa of the Railway Department, and justified the Black Wednesday proceedings, as part of the policy of the Governmont in getting rid of incompetent persons.

Mr Elkington has been appointed Professor of History and Political Economy at tbe University. A surrey is being made in view of the possibility for supplying Melbourne with water from Watt's J^iver.

Adelaide, April 24. The Chamber of Manufacturers has resolved to interview the Government and a6k them to sink an artesian we'll near Adelaide with a view of getting a supply of water.

Bishop Parry has been married.