AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3223, 18 June 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(FjEe s.s. Eotobua, it Bluff.)

VICTOBII.

The City Council urge the Gorernment to establish a Metropolitan Board of Works, chiefly with the view of carrying out an efficient system of sewerage. Sir Bryan O'Loughian thought that political exigencies did not permit dealing with the subject this session.

,A California salmon, fourteen inches long, and full of ora, was found in the salmon-ponds at Ercildonne. The attempted acclimatisation of the English salmon hat proved a failure, owing to-the confinement of the fish, which prevents them reaching the sea. The detectives profess to know where the balance of the £5000 stolen from the Ayoca is concealed, but pending further evidence, are unable to sieze it. The witnesses ajgainst Weiberg are expected in the coming mail. '''" {-f -'-i ■■'■-•'■■

The Kelly gang are behind the Paizle Eanges, within 14 miles of Mancfield. They police, are said to hare found an abandoned camp of tho outlaw*, n The.disgracdt'ulrumottri ia circul*tion, respecting a firm-of ; the highest standing and respectability (James McEiren and €o.)^: probably 'carrying 4<mpth« largest iron business in the colonies, are persistently attended to. The rumour has received an, authoritative and unquali* fied contradiction in the Argus. The Minister for Eailways considers tjMu|ii«B|ir^f; Ihej^^^ei^ipei iw^J bad, that he imperatively directs station* masters to curtail expense*.. The Medical Department have despatched 200 tubes of raccine lymph to Fiji, where the Leonidas, Coolie ship, ftom, ..Calcutta, had brought small-pox. Tlctoria sends regular monthly supplies to Sura, LeTuka, and some thousand! of " labour **"' hiire been* successfully vaccinated.

The Minister for Education states tbat ov«M? .^.qttaUfi^d^teaoher* are awaiting employment. He intends, after a short notice, to dismiss all tmcertificated teachers*. Jl claisificatipn ? i» paring under which patronage will be removed from Ministerial f contrp,l, proceeding solely by seniority and merit. It it proposed to attach the School, of Mineiand the Technological Museum to the Educa* ; tioaDepartment of Sphqlirflh^pEJjthibitioo to students, to encourage mining and technical education, f ,-j h^t- uur^

The Australian and European Bank has arranged to commence: bosiae* shortly. The manager states that the direcT6fi~ftannjf%-run, hare applied to the Union Hank for £300,000 on security, tHe even offering to become personally liable for £50,000. Subsequently they were referred to the Asso* ciatedßanksiwho, after the in»psctiofi|6f the b00k5,.., declined, y Assistance. T||e shareholders are 'very indignant at the treatment 'received. The' depositors and shareholders met on Monday, when it ,wai-reported that £30,000;wouldjedrer any lo»B/ likely to accrue, at present, the business leaving the £120,000* J capital untouched, apart from a fresh sum of £60,000 juW called up. Air the cl&e^qt the meeting the depositors, representing nearly £90,0p(V .agreed to ■giv^tMPp. They desired the bank to reopen in afejr days. ; .,- !T >r »'U-^J>M *s>wr}? ■n.^'/::^^' f Itis resolred to wind up the,PrQrinoi«l Suburban Bank Toluntarily. The com* mittee ■■ of inTestigation consider Messai Elder and Valentine undM?«l«e the assets of the bank, which, were estimated at :£ls,oGoor £20,000.' Some of the largest creditors are so diisatigfisd with the, ap'« pointmeni^of J''" ( iiqiji4f'|»lp|ji-; r|M| t, i:.;;t^ej threaten to force the bank into the InsoN -Tent Court., r ,, ,,,~"~ ,., 'It is intended to fdisplay in one collec- . ti?e exhibit the .mineral resources of all the Australian colonies at the Melbourne [Exhibition. Victoria will djaplay, a gold obelisk. " '' '' s/j £50,000's worth of silver coinage is'expeoted in about 10 days, which will relieve persons applying to the Melbourne Mint, and sent home. This year the Mint will coii|'£^<3po^f jgpld;; the greater part of which will be sent to England by the banks.

Thomas'Eegan was executed on Moa« day at Beech worth for fratricide. When the Sheriff asked i£ he rwished to speak, he curtly replied " No," himself giving < the signal to the hangman to draw the bolt. 83.O03: Tt:pT>pf *n'AO.. A melancholy oase of svicide has occurred of an ex-ciril serrant—Thomas Abbot, ahibffiier'in a}gaodi jK>*ition in the Education Department, who was dismissed during the crisis last year. Accepting Ml'ip*sfti#,|j!i applied fof-the compeniation due after 14 years' service, intending to open business, to keep his wife aud large family;;HThe GoTjßmpunt delayed so long in complying with the request of the unfortunate man that he was obliged to hypothecate his oonpensation order to support his family, and was also obliged to surronder his life-polioy, a"d to borrow money on; fail fitrnitnre. The bill of sale becoming due, and not being able to meet it, he put an end to his mmmnkin<iM>j& «^ 3«ah#,, New South Walks. At the quarterly dinner of the Muniot* pal Council's U*st, the LJeotetuniq,)?ernor received mingled cheers and hisses, owing to his attitude orer the condemned criminals. The Executive intend to bfng the coloured criminal, for rape on the old woman. '

Edwards, the Melbourne sculler, beat Sullivan, of Sydney, easily by a lengtJE 1*) There, ate rumours that, 26 s oirU »erTantswiirbe Wspendea forMnsuboriiina. tion in a petition against the promotion of a junior officer in v the Post-office orer them. rf „ . Mr McElhone in the AsJombly fcharged the officers attached to the colonial military force WMik©epibg«a|{imbling hell. The officers concerned emphatically denied the charge* ?Q as A Two machinery annexes, furnishing 1000 feet of floor space, hare been erected at the Exhibition, which,_with the shelter sheds, afford half a millioa of feet ipace. I|" is, t ,,iutsttd,ed to show machinery in mffc^,£wUh the Tartous processei of manufacture. •'■ South Austbalia. The Society cf Fiends protest against the practice of mikttvy drill the use of firearms in the publ c srhoals, as inimical to. Christianity and humanity. They intend to petition Parliament, acd discgn* tinue the practice.

.-.'-/-?■:■■■-.;'> It-.-;---Lately up North a policeman collared a man, saying—"Come along with me." "What for?" said the man, " I hare done nothing/ "?' NeitherhaTe I," '»»$ fhobobby, " but I ami disgrace'to the Force, I hav'nfchad a case thesis .thre* months," bo he begged the man tb^'cbnVe away with him.—Exchange,